Halkitis, Sukyung Latest Winners At CPPT bestbet Jacksonville
Aug 17, '23
Below is a look at the two latest winners decided during the 2023 CPPT bestbet Jacksonville series.
The 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
The $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 |
Player Tags: Christopher Halkitis, Kim Sukyung
Chris Halkitis got all-in with pocket tens against the pocket kings of Chonyou Chen. An eight-high runout was ni help for Halkitis and he was eliminated just over a table away from the money.