2023 bestbet Winter Open

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 bestbet Winter Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$122,017
Event Info
Prize Pool
$580,425
Entries
327
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Carroll Across Three Million

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Thomas Carroll
Thomas Carroll

Thomas Carroll raised to 65,000 on the button with {5-Spades}{2-Spades} and got three-bet to 250,000 by Aftab Patni in the small blind with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Carroll decided to stick around and take a flop, which came {j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}.

Patni continued for 215,000 with two overcards and the nut flush draw and Carroll decided to call with his pair of dueces.

On the {4-Clubs} turn, Patni took a moment and then checked. Carroll immediately peered over Patni's arm to count his remaining stack, which was 725,000.

Carroll then stacked a tower of chips and pushed them forward. Patni would have to call off his whole stack to continue, which he chose not to do as the healthy pot was sent to Carroll.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Carroll us
Thomas Carroll
3,285,000
985,000
985,000
Aftab Patni us
Aftab Patni
725,000
-635,000
-635,000

Tags: Aftab PatniThomas Carroll

Toby Boas Eliminated in 6th Place ($25,437)

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Toby Boas
Toby Boas

After Thomas Carroll raised to 60,000 under the gun, Toby Boas moved all in for 555,000 and Carroll called.

Toby Boas: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Thomas Carroll: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

The flop came {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} pairing Carroll's eight. The turn {q-Clubs} and river {2-Spades} sealed the hand for Carroll and eliminated Boas in 6th place.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Carroll us
Thomas Carroll
2,300,000
750,000
750,000
Toby Boas us
Toby Boas
Busted

Tags: Thomas CarrollToby Boas

Macella Bluffs Versus a Bluff

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Russell Quick raised to 60,000 in the hijack with {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and got called by Aftab Patni in the small blind with {a-Spades}{9-Spades}, and Justin Macella in the big blind with {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and action was checked to Quick who bet 75,000. Patni folded, but Macella check-raised to 200,000. Quick quickly called.

On the {8-Clubs} turn, the players checked, but on the {3-Clubs} river, Macella led out for 700,000 which got a fold from Quick.

Macella then tossed his dueces face up to the middle of the table as he dragged the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Macella us
Justin Macella
4,035,000
535,000
535,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Russell Quick us
Russell Quick
1,030,000
-260,000
-260,000

Tags: Aftab PatniJustin MacellaRussell Quick

Quick Takes Three-Way Pot

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Michael Frierson raised to 65,000 in the cutoff with {4-Hearts}{4-Spades} and got called by Russell Quick on the button with {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Thomas Carroll in the big blind with {j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

The flop came {j-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Carroll checked to Frierson who continued for 90,000. Quick called, as did Carroll.

The turn brought the {10-Diamonds} and all three players checked.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and again the trio checked, with Quick's top pair taking down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Carroll us
Thomas Carroll
1,550,000
-625,000
-625,000
Michael Frierson us
Michael Frierson
1,300,000
-200,000
-200,000
Russell Quick us
Russell Quick
1,290,000
610,000
610,000

Tags: Michael FriersonRussell QuickThomas Carroll

David Tuthill Eliminated in 7th Place ($19,648)

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
David Tuthill
David Tuthill

After Aftab Patni raised to 70,000 in the hijack, David Tuthill three-bet to 350,000 on the button, leaving himself just 95,000 behind.

Patni raised again to put Tuthill all in and Tuthill called.

David Tuthill: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Aftab Patni: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The board came {q-Spades}{3-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds} sending Tuthill to the rail without a sweat to claim his 7th place money.

Player Chips Progress
Aftab Patni us
Aftab Patni
1,360,000
505,000
505,000
David Tuthill us
David Tuthill
Busted

Tags: Aftab PatniDavid Tuthill

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Carroll Doubles Through Macella

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Thomas Carroll
Thomas Carroll

Justin Macella raised under the gun to 65,000 and got three-bet to 195,000 by Thomas Carroll in the small blind.

Macella then moved all in for 1,095,000 effective and Carroll happily called it off.

Thomas Carroll: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Justin Macella: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The board came {8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs}, giving Carroll a huge double up to move him to second in chips behind Macella.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Macella us
Justin Macella
3,565,000
-675,000
-675,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Thomas Carroll us
Thomas Carroll
2,240,000
1,350,000
1,350,000

Tags: Justin MacellaThomas Carroll