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Halkitis and Sukyung Latest Winners Decided at Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville

A Look At Recent Results From The CPPT Stop

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The 2023 Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville series is heading into its climactic final weekend, with winners already decided in seven of the nine events on the schedule. So far, $448,590 in prize money has been paid out, with over 1,400 entries made. The CPPT bestbet Jacksonville $300,000 guaranteed $1,700 buy-in no-limit hold’em mystery bounty event kicked off at noon on Thursday, Aug. 17 with the first of three starting flights. Below is a look at the results from events 6 and 7. A recap of the first two tournaments on the schedule can be found here, while events 3-5 were summarized here.

CPPT bestbet Jacksonville Event 6 – $880 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max

Christopher HalkitisThe second-largest buy-in of the series belonged to event no. 6, the $880 no-limit hold’em six-max tournament. A total of 53 entries turned out, creating a prize pool of $40,280.

The top eight finishes ultimately made the money, with the largest share of the prize pool going to Christopher Halkitis. He earned $10,101 and the trophy after striking a three-way deal with Qui Nguyen (2nd – $10,000) and Nicholas Chong (3rd – $8,800).

This was the fourth-largest recorded score yet for Halkitis, who now has $125,000 in career earnings to his name.

2017 CPPT bestbet Jacksonville main event winner Jared Reinstein finished fifth for $3,048.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:

Place Player Earnings POY Points
1 Christopher Halkitis $10,101 60
2 Nicholas Chong $10,000 50
3 Qui Nguyen $8,800 40
4 David Gallimore $4,219 30
5 Jared Reinstein $3,048 25
6 Deborah Miller $2,299 20

CPPT bestbet Jacksonville Event 7 – $300 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em

Kim SukyungThe $300 buy-in ladies no-limit hold’em event had 91 entries, building a $22,295 prize pool. The top 13 finishers made the money, with Kim Sukyung securing the $6,205 top prize as the eventual champion. This was her second recorded title, having also taken down the 2023 Winter Open ladies event right at bestbet Jacksonville back in February. Sukyung now has $15,890 in recorded cashes to her name.

Mary Darnell finished second for $4,169. The 2022 Spring Series $560 buy-in event winner now has $101,334 in lifetime earnings after this latest deep run.

2023 Lodge Championship Series ladies event winner Chris Read finished 12th in this event, earning $580 for her efforts.

Here is a look at the payouts awarded at the final table:

Place Player Earnings
1 Kim Sukyung $6,205
2 Mary Darnell $4,169
3 Mary Duffy $2,894
4 Turkan Martin $2,035
5 Rose Nguyen $1,487
6 Stella Davila $1,130
7 Kim Demarre $895
8 Jean Osta $740
9 Cassandra Batey $640

Make sure to make your way to bestbet Jacksonville to get in on the action this week. There are still two tournaments left to enter, including the CPPT bestbet Jacksonville $300,000 guaranteed $1,700 buy-in mystery bounty main event that is running from Aug. 17-21.

For more info on the series, click HERE.