Dinner Break
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The final 12 players have been sent on a 30-minute dinner break, returning at approximately 7:25 p.m. local time.
2023 bestbet Winter Open
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 bestbet Winter Open
Prize Pool
$580,425
Entries
327
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
48
Players Left
9
Adam Wells Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,002)
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
After a button raise from Toby Boas, Adam Wells moved all in from the big blind for 150,000.
Boas didn't love it, but he made the call.
Adam Wells: 
Toby Boas: 
Wells' ace-high held through the 
flop, then paired up with the 
on the turn.
But Boas still had an overcard and a gutshot straight draw, which came in on the river as the 
fell to give Boas the hand and end Wells' hopes for a return to the winter Open Main Event Final Table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
905,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
Busted |
Russell Quick Eliminates Kelley Slay in 15th Place ($6,618); John Bellotte in 14th Place ($8,002)
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Russell Quick has regained the chip lead following a double elimination.
Kelley Slay was all in for his last big blind in late position, while Quick and John Bellotte had built a side pot.
On the 
flop, Bellotte moved in for 330,000 from the small blind and Quick called in middle position.
Kelley Slay: 
John Bellotte: 
Russell Quick: 
Both Slay and Bellotte would need to drill a two-outer with their overpairs, as Quick had flopped a full house.
The 
turn and 
river changed nothing though and Quick scored a massive double elimination to vault over two million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,050,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Talesh Patel Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,618)
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Talesh Patel moved all in from early position for 115,000 and got called by Maxwell Young in the small blind.
Talesh Patel: 
Maxwell Young: 
The flop came 
, giving Young a set of sixes, with the 
runout changing nothing and sending Patel home with 16th place money of $6,618.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
Busted |
Patni Eliminates Smith in Biggest Pot of Tournament
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
With about 100,000 in the middle on a flop of 
, Aftab Patni checked in the big blind and Rodney Turvin bet 55,000 in the hijack.
Frederick Smith moved all in for 405,000 and Patni called with 115,000 behind sending Turvin into the tank.
After about five minutes, Turvin dropped a call forward, but didn't put the rest in to put Patni at risk yet.
Patni would instantly put it in on the turn and Turvin called for the last 115,000, creating the biggest pot of the tournament.
Frederick Smith: 
Aftab Patni: 
Rodney Turvin: 
Smith's pair of nines was drawing dead, and Turvin needed a spade to beat Patni's flopped straight.
The 
fell on the river clinching the massive pot for Patni, while eliminating Smith.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
340,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
|
Busted |
Macella Doubles in a Scene from Saturday
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Saturday's Day 1b saw a ton of wild hands and suckouts, and while action has been relatively sane on Day 2, the chip leader from that flight, Justin Macella just channeled a bit of that action to score a massive double-up.
After Russell Quick opened to 45,000 under the gun, Macella piled his 545,000 chip stack forward, then said "uh oh" when he got a quick call from Quick.
Justin Macella:
Russell Quick: 
Quick somehow got what he needed on the flop, but unfortunately for him, so did Quick as they both paired their kickers on the 
board.
There were more fives in the deck though, and sure enough, the 
rolled off to give Macella one of his remaining two outs.
The river changed nothing and Macella dragged a massive pot to move him over a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
304,000
|
304,000 |
|
||
|
|
925,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
Campos Doubles Through Young
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Charles Campos got his last 185,000 chips in preflop on the button over an early position raise from Maxwell Young.
Young obliged and they were off to the races.
Charles Campos:
Maxwell Young: 
The 
board looked safe for Young until the king came on the end to pair Campos and keep his hopes alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
395,000
-295,000
|
-295,000 |
|
370,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
965,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
720,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
690,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
670,000 | |
|
|
522,000
-148,000
|
-148,000 |
|
415,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
410,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
386,000
-217,000
|
-217,000 |
|
|
240,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
120,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
Schaedlich Eliminated by Macella
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Brian Schaedlich opened to 37,000 on the button and got called by Justin Macella in the big blind.
On the flop, Macella checked to Schaedlich who bet 90,000. Macella then moved all in, and Schaedlich called off for about 250,000 total.
Brian Schaedlich: 
Justin Macella: 
Schaedlich's two pair were up against a monster draw, which didn't hit on the turn, but the river completed a straight for Macella to eliminate Schaedlich in 18th place for $5,552.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
796,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |