Jonathan Strange Leads Final 59 Players In CPPT Bestbet Main Event

With two starting flights of the $1,100 no-limit hold’em Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville main event in the books, Jonathan Strange (pictured above) leads the remaining 59 players that will return on Sunday at noon for Day 2.

After 140 entries on Friday’s Day 1A, there were another 189 entries on Saturday’s Day 1B. That brought the total field size to 329 players and prize pool of $319,130, well surpassing the $200,000 guarantee.

There were 24 players that survived the first starting flight and another 35 that made it through Day 1B. The top 42 spots will finish in the money and guarantee themselves a cash of at least $1,640, but they will all have their sights set on the $68,562 first place money.

Strange finished Day 1B with the chip lead and 354,000 in chips. He will take the overall chip lead into Day 2, surpassing Day 1A chip leader John O’Neal, who finished Day 1A with 303,000.

Joining Strange at the top of the Day 1B chip counts are Danny Kaminsky (273,000), Men Nguyen (253,000), Mark Hodge (238,000), John Sanchez (237,000) and Damian Radanov (234,000). Other notables to survive the second flight include Dylan Drazen, defending Champion Ben Diebold, Eddy Mroczkowski and Andy Pokrivnak.

Diebold, who took home $75,665 for winning this event last year, scored a knockout with A-10 against 10-8 just before the end of the night to finish with a healthy 128,000 and will come into Sunday with a healthy 128,000.

Over the day’s scheduled 14 levels of play, plenty of familiar faces hit the rail. Jeffrey Trudeau, Hunter Cichy, TK Miles, Nicholas Raio and Peter Le were among the notable Day 1B casualties.

When cards get int the air on Sunday, the money bubble will be the first thing on the players’ minds, just 17 spots away from guaranteeing themselves a payday. The next step will be making the final table. Day 2 will continue with 40-minute levels until the final table is reached.

At that point, play will conclude for the day and the final nine players will put chips in a bag for the night. Those players that make it through Sunday’s action will come back on Monday at 2 p.m. to play down to a winner on the live streamed final table.

Here is a look at the complete Day 2 chip counts:

Related Articles

Yunis Wins WPT bestbet Scramble Championship

Leonard Wins CPPT bestbet Jax Mystery Bounty

Khanchat Leads CPPT bestbet Jax Final Table

Most Viewed Articles