$2,000 NLH Main Event Day 1b | 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Series Open

02-05-2022 21:34 UTC-4

Rollercoaster Runout

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kelley Slay tracked down the PokerNews live reporting team to relay a crazy runout.

Just before Level 11 started, Slay had shoved his last 30,000 into the middle and Josh Adkins was the lone caller.

Kelley Slay:
Josh Adkins:

The flop came , giving Adkins a set of nines, but Slay had an open-ended straight draw. A dropped on the turn, completing Slay's straight, but the river completed the straight on the board and everything ended up just as it started.

Slay has picked up a few more chips since and is looking for an opportunity to spin it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adkins	85,500
Kelley Slay	52,500 10,300	10,300

Tags: Josh Adkins Kelley Slay

02-05-2022 21:48 UTC-4

Adkins Takes from Andrews

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

PokerNews joined the action with on the board. Kelly Andrews checked from the big blind and Josh Adkins bet 6,500. Andrews check-called and the turn was .

Andrews checked one again and called when Adkins continued for 12,000.

The river was and Andrews checked for a third time. Adkins fired 15,500 and flipped over when Andrews called. Andrews tossed the losing hand in the muck and Adkins dragged the pot with three sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adkins	123,500 38,000	38,000
Kelly Joe Andrews	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Josh Adkins Kelly Andrews

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

02-05-2022 22:11 UTC-4

Scrogins Setting the Pace, Malone and Leone Moving Up in Latest Round of Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Scrogins	285,000 285,000	285,000
Raymond Leone	160,500 18,400	18,400
Dickie Malone	158,000 131,200	131,200
Toby Boas	143,000 56,000	56,000
Matthew Sundberg	127,000 67,000	67,000
Ed Buker	97,000 -141,000	-141,000
Cheryl Parker	85,000
Byron Kaverman	81,000 30,000	30,000

Cody Durden	76,500 18,500	18,500
Min Zhang	76,000 58,500	58,500
Greg Robinson	73,000 34,700	34,700
Brooks Jampole	70,000 42,500	42,500
Thomas Newton	53,000 3,000	3,000
Zaw Ja Marip	43,000 -111,000	-111,000
Howard Holcomb	36,500 -88,500	-88,500
Lunique Petiote	36,000 -113,500	-113,500
Lisa Buck	34,000 -101,000	-101,000
Derrick Cutler	17,000 -38,000	-38,000

02-05-2022 22:24 UTC-4

Adkins Busts One to Cross 200K

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The player in the small blind came along and Joshua Adkins shoved from the big blind. The small blind moved a large column of chips into the middle and was well covered by Adkins.

Small Blind:
Joshua Adkins:

The board ran out and Adkins made aces and kings to score the knockout and move above the 200K mark.

"Damn!" shouted Kelly Joe Andrews from the other side of the table. "He's good!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adkins	218,000 94,500	94,500

Tags: Joshua Adkins

02-05-2022 22:31 UTC-4

Some of the Emerging Big Stacks

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Clayton Adams	306,500 306,500	306,500
Ben Scrogins	285,000
Lance Garlington	271,500 271,500	271,500
Raymond Leone	235,000 74,500	74,500
Michael Scoma	235,000 235,000	235,000

02-05-2022 22:34 UTC-4

Player Break

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The remaining 49 runners are now on the final 15-minute break of the evening. There are two more levels of play before players bag up for the night.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

02-05-2022 23:05 UTC-4

Malone Takes from Scrogins

Matt Hansen

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ben Scrogins raised to 6,000 from middle position and a player on the button made it 18,000. Dickie Malone called from the small blind and the big blind folded before Scrogins came along.

The flop was and all three players checked to see on the turn.

Malone bet 20,000 and Scrogins called before the button ducked out of the way. The river was .

Malone fired 15,000 on the river and Scrogins thought it over before tossing calling chips into the middle. Malone turned over for a pair of aces and dragged the pot as Scrogins mucked the losing hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Scrogins	265,000 -20,000	-20,000
Dickie Malone	225,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Ben Scrogins Dickie Malone

02-05-2022 23:19 UTC-4

Scoma Sends Durden to the Rail

Matt Hansen

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Cody Durden raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Michael Scoma three-bet to 40,000 from the big blind. Durden thought for a moment and shoved for a total of 45,000. Scoma called the last 5,000 and action was heads-up with Durden at risk.

Cody Durden:
Michael Scoma: