Main Event
Day 1b Started
2023 bestbet Winter Open
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 bestbet Winter Open
Prize Pool
$580,425
Entries
327
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
196
Players Left
30
Day 1b of bestbet Jacksonville Main Event Goes at Noon Saturday
It’s the last chance to advance for hopefuls at the $2,000 bestbet Winter Open Main Event here in Jacksonville. Day 1b kicks off at noon local time with a large turnout expected to significantly boost a prizepool that already has $232,525 in it.
On Friday, 131 players took their shot on Day 1a, with 17 advancing to Sunday’s Day 2. Brett Feder of Jacksonville has the number that players Saturday will be trying to catch, as he turned his 30,000 starting chips into a huge stack of 650,000 by night’s end.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Feder | Jacksonville, FL | 650,000 |
| 2 | Rodney Turvin | Cairo, GA | 457,000 |
| 3 | Maxwell Young | Portland, OR | 444,000 |
| 4 | David Tuthill | St. Petersberg FL | 324,000 |
| 5 | Toby Boas | Slyva, NC | 316,000 |
| 6 | Matthew Johnson | Smyrna, TN | 285,000 |
| 7 | Talesh Patel | St. Augustine, FL | 213,000 |
| 8 | Russell Quick | Jacksonville, FL | 197,000 |
| 9 | Dane Cass | Booneville, NC | 191,000 |
| 10 | William Davis | Jacksonville, FL | 149,000 |
Once play concludes after 14 40-minute levels (or the final 12.5% of the field is reached), those survivors will join the 17 from Day 1a back in the bestbet Jacksonville poker room at noon Sunday to play down to the final table. That final table will take place at 4 p.m. Monday and be streamed on the bestbet YouTube channel.
Registration and re-entry will remain open on Day 1b until the start of level 10 (approximately 7:30 p.m.), following the 60-minute dinner break.
Keep your browser locked here on PokerNews as our live reporting team brings you updates throughout the day, and right until a champion is crowned on Monday here at bestbet Jacksonville.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
The command has been given by tournament staff and the first 70 players have taken their seats on Day 1b of the bestbet Winter Open Main Event.
Play has begun with 100/200 blinds with no big blind ante until the second 40-minute level of the day.
Bailey Gets an Early Boost
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Christian Jorn raised to 700 from the cutoff and got called by Joseph Bailey in the big blind.
Bailey check-called bets of 1,200, 2,300, and finally 7,000 on a board of 
.
On the river, Jorn told Bailey he was good and was ready to muck his hand before Bailey showed 
for kings and tens, which was indeed good as the pot was pushed his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,500
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
|
20,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
bestbet Winter Open Side Event Results
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
It's been a great week of tournament action already here at bestbet Jacksonville as the Main Event begins.
Seven preliminary events are already in the books with a $500 Pot-Limit Omaha event Saturday and the bestbet 500, a $500 No-Limit Hold'em event on Sunday still to come.
Here is a look at the winners of the preliminary events so far.
bestbet Winter Open Side Event Winners
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $400 NLH | 733 | $250,225 | Kelly Andrews | $40,377* |
| Event #2: $400 NLH with $100 Bounties | 121 | $27,830 | Phillip Napier | $7,247 + Bounties |
| Event #3: $300 NLH | 88 | $21,560 | Kenneth Brossoit | $5,548* |
| Event #4: $400 NLH | 106 | $34,980 | Mark Marcellus | $7,970* |
| Event #5: $300 Ladies NLH | 72 | $17,640 | Kim Sukyung | $4,999* |
| Event #6: $400 NLH with $100 Bounties | 96 | $20,210 | Pablo Valdivieso | $6,341 |
| Event #7: $1,000 NLH 6-Max | 126 | $108,360 | Daniel Anderson | $28,218 |
*indicates a deal was made
Macella and Hale Up Early
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Seville Hale was sitting with two starting stacks early after eliminating an opponent, but he recently sent some of his profit across his table to Justin Macella.
After an early position open to 600 and two calls, including Hale on the button, Macella squeezed to 3,000 from the big blind. Hale and another player called.
On the 
flop, Macella led for 6,500 and only got a call from Hale.
The turn brought the 
and Macella fired again, this time for 11,000. Hale pondered briefly then folded to send the healthy pot to Macella.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | |
|
45,000 | |
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Some Early Chip Counts
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,600 | |
|
33,000 | |
|
30,500 | |
|
|
30,200 | |
|
28,500 | |
|
25,900 | |
|
25,500 | |
|
25,200 | |
|
17,000 | |
|
7,700 |
Carroll Gets a Do-over to Avoid Elimination
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
After a preflop-raising war that saw Thomas Carroll and Geoffrey Blum each get 8,000 in the middle before a flop of 
, Carroll moved his last 10,700 in from the hijack, putting Blum to a decision in the cutoff.
Carroll was chatty with Blum as he pondered his decision, telling Blum he'd show him a card, that he'd let Blum pick the card, and finally telling Blum, "if you want to ride the turnpike, you've gotta pay the toll."
Blum ultimately chose to call and he was in great shape to send Carroll to the rail early.
Thomas Carroll: 
Geoffrey Blum: 
Blum's jacks were ahead of Carroll's eights, but there was more drama to come.
In the time that Blum was making his decision, the dealer placed the burn card for the turn next to the other burn cards, then mistakenly burned a second card before placing the 
on the turn.
The dealer realized his mistake and called the floor. The was pulled from the board and would become the river burn card. What should have been the turn card was retrieved and placed on the board as the new and correct turn card... it was the 
, giving Carroll trips!
The fell on the river and Caroll excitedly repeated his phrase, "if you want to ride the turnpike, you've gotta pay the toll" as the pot was pushed his way, while Blum was left shaking his head at his misfortune.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
21,300 |