2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series

$400 NLH
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
$50,801
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$251,250
Entries
750
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
84
Players Left
12

Carson Nennstiel Leads 12 Surviving Players from Day 1a in the Opening Event of the bestbet Summer Heater Poker Series

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Carson Nennstiel
Carson Nennstiel

Day 1a of Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold��em has come to an end after 84 players turned out for the opening day of the bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Poker Series, and Carson Nennstiel leads the returning 12 players into Sunday��s Day 2. The opening flight generated a prize pool of $28,140.

Nennstiel leads after a late charge left him as the only player with over 200,000 chips when the players bagged up for the evening. Nennstiel is followed by Michele Lawson in second place with 191,500 and John Goyette in third place with 187,500. Mac Johnson and Charles O��Neal round out the top five.

$400 NLH Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

RankNameChip CountDay 2 Big Blinds
1Carson Nennstiel224,50056
2Michele Lawson191,50048
3John Goyette187,50047
4Mac Johnson149,50037
5Charles O��Neal143,50036
6Michael Robilotto129,00032
7Steve Idels111,50028
8Anthony Infantini111,50028
9Tammer Ilcaffas98,00025
10Eric Chastain88,00022

Day 1a Action

Johnson got off to an early start when he chipped up in the opening levels after his two pairs were good against Nathan Campbell. Johnson fell back near the starting stack in the subsequent levels after surrendering a pot to Harold Pompey, but he went to work and steadily built his stack throughout the evening to finish among the leaders.

Lawson went on a late charge after she picked up some momentum with a double through Juan Llamas. She chipped over the remaining few levels to finish near the top of the leaderboard, and she will return for Day 2 with nearly 200,000 chips.

Anthony Infantini bagged for Day 2 after he survived several clashes throughout the evening, most notably with David "Moose" Hughes. Hughes got it all in with ace-king and outlasted the ace-nine of Infantini, who chipped back up almost immediately after surrendering the large pot.

Other returning players include Michael Robilotto, Steve Idels, Chris Halkitis, and Tracy Hodson. Hodson returns as the short stack with 63,500 and the opportunity to spin it up on Day 2.

Day 1b will kick off on Friday at 12 p.m. local time and players will once again start with 20,000 chips and play 30-minute levels. Day 1c kicks off later on Friday evening at 6 p.m. local time under the same format. Players surviving the five opening flights will return on Sunday for Day 2.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all weekend long for updates from the floor of the Summer Heater Series at bestbet Jacksonville.

Tags: Anthony InfantiniCarson NennstielCharles O��NealChris HalkitisEric ChastainHarold PompeyJohn GoyetteJuan LlamasMac JohnsonMichael RobilottoMichele LawsonNathan CampbellSteve IdelsTammer IlcaffasTracy Hodson