Day 1b of the $2,000 Main Event at bestbet Jacksonville Kicks Off Shortly
Welcome to Day 1b of the $2,000 Main Event in the 2022 Winter Open at bestbet Jacksonville. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m. EST for what will be the second of two opening flights in the culminating event of the series.
Steve Idels leads a field of 21 surviving players after bagging a big lead on Day 1a. The first flight drew 148 entries and generated a prize pool of $264,920. Advancing players from Day 1b will join the previous qualifiers on Sunday's Day 2. Day 2 will play until a final table is reached, and the final eight players will return on Monday at 4 p.m. EST to determine a winner.
$2,000 Main Event Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Idels | St. Augustine, Florida | 585,000 | 146 |
| 2 | Warren Sheaves | Asheville, North Carolina | 373,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Justin Zaki | Tampa, Florida | 370,000 | 93 |
| 4 | Ryan Hohner | Plainfield, New Jersey | 345,000 | 86 |
| 5 | David Dibernardi | Youngstown, Ohio | 216,000 | 54 |
| 6 | Matt Mauldin | Columbia, South Carolina | 215,000 | 54 |
| 7 | TK Miles | Tallahassee, Florida | 215,000 | 54 |
| 8 | Stephen Strout | St. Augustine, Florida | 190,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Matt Thomas | Jacksonville, Florida | 182,000 | 46 |
| 10 | Robert Zeff | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 163,000 | 41 |
Players start with 25,000 chips and and unlimited re-entries are available until the beginning of Level 10. Levels are 40 minutes long with a 15-minute break every three levels and a one-hour dinner break at the end of Level 9. Players may enter again if they qualified on Day 1a, and the highest stack will advance to Day 2.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all weekend long for updates from the $2,000 Main Event at bestbet Jacksonville.
on the board and John Cernuto had all his chips in the middle. Thomas Jackson had bet 800 from middle position and Cernuto shoved his last 7,700 from the cutoff. After a few moments of though, Jackson tossed in calling chips. 
and the river came 
, with no help for Jackson, and Cernuto secured the early double.
on the board, Thomas Newton bet 1,500 from middle position. Min Zhang three-bet shoved for her last 9,000 and Newton went into the tank. 
