Event #1 $560 NLH Day 1b | 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Series Open

Event #1 $560 NLH

Day 1b Started

01-28-2022 11:44 UTC-4

Day 1b of Event #1: $560 NLH Kicks Off Shortly at bestbet Jacksonville

Matt Hansen

Welcome to Day 1b of Event #1: $560 NLH in the 2022 Winter Series at bestbet Jacksonville. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. EST for the second of three flights in the opening event of the series. The three opening flights will combine into Day 2 on Sunday, January 30.

Thad McNulty is the Day 1a chip leader after going on a late run to bag 353,000 in chips. He leads a field of 17 that will return on Sunday for the finale. The opening event is the first in a series with eleven events that will culminate in a $2,000 Main Event with two opening flights February 4-5.

Event #1: $560 NLH Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Thad McNulty	353,000	117
2	Enrico DiFranco	332,000	111
3	Ronald Johnston	285,000	95
4	Steve Zhang	238,000	79
5	Joshua Burbul	192,000	64
6	Pom Souvannasoth	164,000	55
7	Richard Padin	145,000	48
8	William Thomas	145,000	48
9	Matthew Sundberg	128,000	42
10	Jean Tenhulzen	126,000	42

Players will start in 20,000 in chips and levels are 30 minutes long. The tournament will play eight-handed and registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 10 each day, and unlimited registration is available until that point.

Day 1a ended with 8:00 left in Level 13, and the remaining two opening flights will play until approximately 12.5% of the field remains. Players may re-enter on Day 1b and Day 1c even if they were not eliminated on a previous starting day. A player’s highest chip stack will advance and the others will be removed from play.

Be sure to stay with the PokerNews live reporting team all weekend long as we bring you live reports from the opening event of the 2022 Winter Open at bestbet Jacksonville.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

01-28-2022 13:02 UTC-4

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Matt Hansen

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Cards are now in the air for Day 1b of Event #1: $560 NLH in the 2022 Winter Open at bestbet Jacksonville. Action will continue throughout the day until 12.5% of the field remain.

01-28-2022 13:13 UTC-4

Early Runners

Matt Hansen

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Priest	20,000	20,000
Thomas Jackson	20,000	20,000
Greg Robinson	20,000	20,000
Matthew Mauldin	20,000	20,000
Lisa Buck	20,000	20,000
Davina Haigh	20,000
Marie Shilale	20,000	20,000
Casey Jarzabek	20,000	20,000
Gloria Jackson	20,000	20,000
Kelly Slay	20,000	20,000
Brenda Miller	20,000	20,000
James Lucas	20,000	20,000
James Blick	20,000	20,000

01-28-2022 13:31 UTC-4

Albennes Pressures Parker

Matt Hansen

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Armstrong Albennes raised to 400 from early position and action folded around to Matthew Parker on the button for a call.

The flop was and Parker checked. Albennes continued for 600 and Parker check-called. The turn was .

Parker checked the turn and Albennes fired 1,200. After a moment of thought, Parker got away from it and Albennes dragged the early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Armstrong Albennes	25,000	25,000
Matthew Parker	18,000	18,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

01-28-2022 13:35 UTC-4

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Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

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