$2,000 NLH Main Event Day 2 | 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Series Open

$2,000 NLH Main Event

Day 2 Completed

02-06-2022 19:20 UTC-5

Tyler Payne Leads the Final 8 into Day 3 of the $2,000 Main Event at bestbet Jacksonville

Matt Hansen

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

Tyler Payne of Fayetteville, North Carolina leads the final table in the $2,000 Main Event of the 2022 Winter Open at . The final eight players survived a Day 2 field of 55 players from a grand total of 387 runners. The field generated a prize pool of $692,730, from which the winner will take home $140,058.

The final eight players will return on Monday at 4 p.m. EST for a final table that will be broadcast on bestbetLIVE.

Payne is trailed closely by Raymond Leone, who finished the day just above 2 million, and with Gavin Munroe rounding out the top three stacks. They’ll be joined at the Day 3 finale by Warren Sheaves, Adam Wells, Matt Mauldin, Ryan Hohner, and David Dibernardi.

2022 Winter Open $2,000 Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

Place	Name	Hometown	Chip Count	Day 3 Big Blinds
1	Tyler Payne	Fayetteville, North Carolina	2,240,000	75
2	Raymond Leone	Charleston, South Carolina	2,210,000	74
3	Gavin Munroe	Montgomery, Alabama	1,990,000	66
4	Warren Sheaves	Asheville, North Carolina	1,020,000	34
5	Adam Wells	Tallahassee, Florida	945,000	32
6	Matt Mauldin	Columbia, South Carolina	560,000	19
7	Ryan Hohner	South Plainfield, New Jersey	450,000	15
8	David Dibernardi	Youngstown, Ohio	265,000	9

Day 2 Highlights

Kelley Slay fell behind early, but he found a remarkable run when he picked up pocket aces in back-to-back hands to scoop up over 500,000 chips. Slay didn’t qualify for the final table, but the run was good enough for a 22nd place finish.

The eliminations were steady throughout the afternoon, but once the tournament reached its final two tables the knockouts picked up to a lightning pace. It started with Michael Scoma, who finished in 16th place when his pocket jacks ran into Payne's pocket aces. Brian Kent was right behind him in 15th place when his ace-jack couldn't improve against Payne's pocket tens.

Sheaves took out Bradley Beetz in 14th place when he made the nut flush to crack pocket kings. James Leonardfell in 13th when Leone's sixes held up against his suited king.

Leone continued his run by knocking out Austin Reilly in 12th place with a straight. Moments later, Caleb Owens was out in 11th when his pocket tens couldn't catch up to Payne's queens. Leone scored another knockout a few hands later when he made the better flush against 10th place finisher Johnny Landreth.

The players went on a brief break before returning to eliminate one more. It didn't take long for Ben Allen to get it all-in with kings, but Leone scored again when he made a set of eights on the flop and improved to quads on the river.

In all, the final two tables took about 50 minutes to play down to eight. The final eight players are guaranteed at least $17,673 and the winner will take home $140,058.

$2,000 Main Event Final Table Payouts

Place	Payout
1	$140,058
2	$93,369
3	$68,574
4	$50,986
5	$38,986
6	$29,262
7	$22,595
8	$17,673

Day 3 continues on Monday at 4 p.m. EST. Final table action will kick off in Level 23 with 26:59 left and blinds at 15,000/30,000/30,000. The entire final table will be broadcast on bestbetLIVE shortly after cards go in the air.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team on Monday night for all of the final table action from the $2,000 Main Event in the 2022 bestbet Winter Open.

Tags: Adam Wells Austin Reilly Ben Allen bestbet Jacksonville bestbetLIVE Bradley Beetz Brian Kent Caleb Owens David Dibernardi Gavin Munroe James Leonard Johnny Landreth Kelley Slay Matt Mauldin Michael Scoma Raymond Leone Ryan Hohner Tyler Payne Warren Sheaves

02-06-2022 18:50 UTC-5

Final Table Seating Draw

Matt Hansen

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

Table	Seat	Name	Chip Count
59	1	Matt Mauldin	560,000
59	2	Raymond Leone	2,210,000
59	3	Ryan Hohner	450,000
59	4	Warren Sheaves	1,020,000
59	6	Gavin Munroe	1,990,000
59	7	Tyler Payne	2,240,000
59	8	David Dibernardi	265,000
59	9	Adam Wells	945,000

02-06-2022 18:47 UTC-5

Final Table Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Payne	2,240,000 115,000	115,000
Raymond Leone	2,210,000 -20,000	-20,000
Gavin Munroe	1,990,000 715,000	715,000
Warren Sheaves	1,020,000 -725,000	-725,000

Adam Wells	945,000 65,000	65,000
Matt Mauldin	560,000 180,000	180,000
Ryan Hohner	450,000 -10,000	-10,000
David Dibernardi	265,000 -75,000	-75,000

02-06-2022 18:42 UTC-5

End of Day 2

Matt Hansen

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

The final eight players are now bagging their chips and will return tomorrow for the final table at 4 p.m. EST.

Stay tuned for a full recap from the PokerNews team.

02-06-2022 18:41 UTC-5

Ben Allen Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,006)

Matt Hansen

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

Raymond Leone raised to 70,000 and Ben Allen shoved for 365,000 from the next seat over. Leone went into the tank for a moment.

"This is the hand that kept me in the tournament," Leone said before he called.

Ben Allen:
Raymond Leone:

The board ran out and Leone cracked Allen's kings to send him to the rail in ninth place for $14,006.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Leone	2,230,000 380,000	380,000
Ben Allen	Busted

Tags: Ben Allen Raymond Leone

02-06-2022 18:27 UTC-5

Break Time Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Payne	2,125,000 75,000	75,000
Raymond Leone	1,850,000 50,000	50,000
Warren Sheaves	1,745,000 155,000	155,000

Gavin Munroe	1,275,000 255,000	255,000
Adam Wells	880,000 205,000	205,000
Ben Allen	650,000 195,000	195,000

Ryan Hohner	460,000 -190,000	-190,000
Matt Mauldin	380,000 -195,000	-195,000
David Dibernardi	340,000 -280,000	-280,000