Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
2023 bestbet Winter Open
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 bestbet Winter Open
Prize Pool
$580,425
Entries
327
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Thomas Carroll raised to 65,000 on the button with 
and got three-bet to 250,000 by Aftab Patni in the small blind with 
.
Carroll decided to stick around and take a flop, which came 
.
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 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
3,285,000
985,000
|
985,000 |
|
725,000
-635,000
|
-635,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
After Thomas Carroll raised to 60,000 under the gun, Toby Boas moved all in for 555,000 and Carroll called.
Toby Boas: 
Thomas Carroll: 
The flop came 
pairing Carroll's eight. The turn 
and river sealed the hand for Carroll and eliminated Boas in 6th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Russell Quick raised to 60,000 in the hijack with 
and got called by Aftab Patni in the small blind with 
, and Justin Macella in the big blind with .
The flop came 
and action was checked to Quick who bet 75,000. Patni folded, but Macella check-raised to 200,000. Quick quickly called.
On the turn, the players checked, but on the 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
4,035,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
||
|
1,030,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Michael Frierson raised to 65,000 in the cutoff with 
and got called by Russell Quick on the button with and Thomas Carroll in the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and Carroll checked to Frierson who continued for 90,000. Quick called, as did Carroll.
The turn brought the 
and all three players checked.
The river was the 
and again the trio checked, with Quick's top pair taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
1,300,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
1,290,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
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: 
Aftab Patni: 
The board came 
sending Tuthill to the rail without a sweat to claim his 7th place money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,360,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,175,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
|
855,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
680,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
675,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
400,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The seven remaining players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
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: 
Justin Macella:
The board came 
, giving Carroll a huge double up to move him to second in chips behind Macella.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,565,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,240,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |