Main Event Day 2 | 2023 bestbet Winter Open

02-05-2023 14:09 UTC-4

Carroll Doubles Through Ferro

Mike Patrick

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Thomas Carroll moved 97,000 of his 98,000 chips into the middle from under the gun and was called by Jacob Ferro in the hijack.

On the flop, Carroll tossed his final chip in and Ferro called.

Thomas Carroll:
Jacob Ferro:

The board completed with the to send a double-up to Carroll.

Meanwhile, at adjacent tables, Darren Young and David Burns were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Ferro	215,000 104,000	104,000
Thomas Carroll	204,000 113,000	113,000
David Burns	Busted
Darren Young	Busted

Tags: Jacob Ferro Thomas Carroll

02-05-2023 13:51 UTC-4

Double Elimination Bursts Bubble

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Mike Patrick

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Rodney Turvin opened to 10,000 in the cutoff and was called by Bryce McVay on the button. Hunter Cichy then moved all in from the small blind for 106,000, then Dane Cass moved in as well in the big blind for 122,000,

Turvin called to put both at risk and McVay folded.

Hunter Cichy:
Dane Cass:
Rodney Turvin:

If Turvin won the hand, the bubble would burst with the two eliminations, and after the dealer spread a board of , the bubble was indeed burst without the need for hand-for-hand play, with Turvin rocketing up toward the chip lead.

Also shortly after, Steven Ruighaver became the first post-bubble bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Turvin	690,000 233,000	233,000
Bryce McVay	196,000 92,000	92,000
Hunter Cichy	Busted

Dane Cass	Busted
Steven Ruighaver	Busted

Tags: Bryce McVay Dane Cass Hunter Cichy Rodney Turvin

02-05-2023 13:36 UTC-4

An Early One For the Chip Leader

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Mike Patrick

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With approximately 60,000 in the middle on a completed board of , Brett Feder bet 35,000 from the small blind into Matthew Johnson on the button.

Johnson chose to fold, sending a pot to Feder, who has maintained his chip lead in the early going.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Feder	652,000 2,000	2,000

Matthew Johnson	212,000 73,000	73,000

Tags: Brett Feder Matthew Johnson

02-05-2023 13:26 UTC-4

Three More Eliminations

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Mike Patrick

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

William Davis, Tyler McKinney, and Nghia Lee have been recently eliminated, bringing the field down to 43 players, two away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nghia Lee	Busted
William Davis	Busted
Tyler McKinney	Busted

Tags: Nghia Lee William Davis

02-05-2023 13:20 UTC-4

Tournament Poker Player Surrenders During Heads-Up Play & Just Takes 2nd-Place Money

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jacob Mitich had the easiest heads-up battle ever — literally — in a $400 buy-in tournament at the Potomac Winter Poker Open when his opponent, William Pinkerton, simply conceded and took second-place money. We're not talking about chump change either as there was a $8,716 difference between first and second-place payouts.

Pinkerton didn't even ask for an ICM chop, a chip chop, a Tomahawk Chop, or any kind of chop. He was down approximately 6-1 in chips and still had more than 10 big blinds. Clearly, he was an underdog at that point, but anyone who has followed tournament poker for more than, oh, five minutes, knows that you're never out until there isn't a single chip left in front of you. At the very least, he could've moved all in dark and rolled the figurative dice.

Chip and a chair, as the late Poker Hall of Famer Jack "Treetop" Straus famously said. Just ask Phil Hellmuth, who rallied to win after being down approximately 96,000-4.000 in chips to Daniel Negreanu in the first of three High Stakes Duel matches between the two poker legends.

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Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

02-05-2023 13:09 UTC-4

Campos Coolers Zrihen

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Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After preflop raises went back and forth, David Zrihen's 84,000 chips were in the middle in the worst possible spot near the bubble.

David Zrihen:
Charles Campos:

The board came giving Campos a winning straight to send Zrihen home short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Campos	199,000 84,000	84,000

David Zrihen	Busted

Tags: Charles Campos David Zrihen

02-05-2023 13:05 UTC-4

Cards are in the Air

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Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The final 48 players have taken their seats, and on the first hand of play, Nicola Mancieli became the first elimination, leaving six more bustouts to reach the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Mancieli	Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

02-05-2023 11:53 UTC-4

Feder Leads Final 48 at bestbet Winter Open Main Event

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Mike Patrick

With 650,000 chips to start the play, Day 1a chip leader Brett Feder takes the overall chip lead into Sunday’s Day 2 of the $2,000 bestbet Winter Open Main Event. Day 1b chip leader Justin Macella bagged the second-best overall stack with 496,000.

When action resumes at noon on Sunday it will be a sprint to the money as 41 of the 48 returning players will earn at least the min-cash of $3,577. Play will continue until just the final table of eight remains. On Monday, those final eight will play under the lights of the bestbetLIVE stage for the top prize of $122,017.

Top Ten Start of Day 2 Chip Counts

Place	First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Brett	Feder	Jacksonville, FL	650,000	162
2	Justin	Macella	McRae, GA	496,000	124
3	Rodney	Turvin	Cairo, GA	457,000	114
4	Maxwell	Young	Portland, OR	444,000	111
5	Joshua	Palmer	Boone, NC	369,000	92
6	David	Tuthill	St. Petersburg, FL	324,000	81
7	Brian	Schaedlich	Ponte Vedra, FL	324,000	81
8	Derek	Sacoff	Jacksonville, FL	323,000	81
9	Toby	Boas	Sylva, NC	316,000	79
10	Adam	Wells	Tallahassee, FL	311,000	77

Play resumes Sunday with 13 minutes remaining in level 14 at blinds of 2,000/4,000/4,000, the point where play was stopped on Day 1a with 12.5% of that day’s field remaining. Levels extend to 60 minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament, with breaks every two levels, and a 30-minute dinner break scheduled after level 20.

Keep your browser locked on PokerNews as our live reporting coverage continues Sunday, and right up until a champion is crowned on Monday.

Tags: Adam Wells Brett Feder Brian Schaedlich David Tuthill Derek Sacoff Justin Macella Maxwell Young Rodney Turvin Toby Boas