The latest North Florida poker tournament action will get underway later this month with the bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Poker Series, which is slated to take place Aug. 11-21.
The Summer Heater Poker Series will consist of 11 events, culminating with the $1,500 buy-in Summer Heater Main Event running Aug. 19-21.
With Omaha and mixed game events and buy-ins ranging from $260 to the $1,500 Main Event, the Summer Heater Poker Series is one Florida grinders don’t want to miss.
Bounties & H.O.E.s
The bestbet Summer Heater Poker Series will kick off with a $400 No-Limit Hold’em event that will be sure to draw a big field and prize pool as it offers players five starting flights to choose from.
Next on the schedule is another $400 NLH event, this one with a bounty component where players will earn $100 for every opponent they eliminate.
Later in the series will be a variety of mixed game events, including a $300 H.O.E. event consisting of Limit Hold’em Omaha 8 or Better and Stud 8 or Better, as well as a $300 Big O event and a $500 Pot-Limit Omaha event.
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But the biggest event of them all will be the Summer Heater Main Event, which has two starting flights and will see players beginning with a stack of 25,000 and blinds at 100/200. Levels will increase every 40 minutes and both starting flights will end when 12.5% of players remain in each field.
Day 2 of the Main Event will commence on Aug. 21 and will pay down to a winner, who will take home the bulk of the prize pool and the trophy. The final table will be live-streamed by bestbetLIVE on Twitch and YouTube.
The Summer Heater Poker Series will close out with a $500 NLH event on Aug. 21. For more information about the series, visit http://bestbetjax.com/poker/tournaments/summer-heater-2022.
Recent bestbet Winners
There has been plenty of tournament action at bestbet Jacksonville in 2022.
In April, PokerNews live reported at the bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series, which kicked off with Mary Darnell of Crawfordville winning the $560 buy-in opening event for $36,450 after a four-way chop. The others who got in on the final table deal were Gregory Salem ($35,673), Steve Zhang ($30,000) and Mac Johnson ($27,513).
Closing out the series, Nick Raio of St. John’s took down the $1,680 NLH Mystery Bounty Main Event for $60,000 after a five-way deal with Tyler Phillips, Gil Levy, Justin Swilling and Jason Cummings, each of whom received the same $41,813.
In addition to finishing fifth, Cummings pulled the second-largest bounty of $25,000, while the elusive $50,000 bounty prize went to Dickie Malone.
bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | Nick Raio | St. John’s, FL | $60,000* | |
| 2 | Tyler Phillips | Charlotte, NC | $41,813* | |
| 3 | Gil Levy | Sanford, FL | $41,813* | |
| 4 | Justin Swilling | Port Orange, FL | $41,813* | |
| 5 | Jason Cummings | Jacksonville, FL | $41,813* | |
| 6 | Jason Lee | Jacksonville, FL | $17,031 | |
| 7 | Russell Quick | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $13,144 | |
| 8 | Charles Lonaise | Tallahassee, FL | $10,269 |
The full schedule for the bestbet Summer Heater Poker Series is available in the table below. PokerNews will be on-site to live report on the series, so stay tuned for coverage.
bestbet Summer Heater Poker Series Full Schedule
| DATE | TIME | EVENT | CHIPS | BUY-IN | |
| August 11, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Event #1 $400 NLH Flight 1 | 20,000 | $400 | |
| August 12, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Event #1 $400 NLH Flight 2 | 20,000 | $400 | |
| August 12, 2022 | 6:00 PM | Event #1 $400 NLH Flight 3 | 20,000 | $400 | |
| August 13, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Event #1 $400 NLH Flight 4 | 20,000 | $400 | |
| August 13, 2022 | 6:00 PM | Event #1 $400 NLH Flight 5 | 20,000 | $400 | |
| August 14, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Event #1 Final Day bestbetLIVE | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 1:00 PM | Event #2 $400 NLH w/$100 Bounties | 15,000 | $400 | |
| August 15, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Event #3 $260 NLH | 12,000 | $260 | |
| August 15, 2022 | 3:00 PM | Event #4 $300 H.O.E. | 15,000 | $300 | |
| August 16, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Event #5 $360 NLH Monster Stack | 20,000 | $360 | |
| August 16, 2022 | 3:00 PM | Event #6 $300 BIG O 8 or Better | 20,000 | $300 | |
| August 17, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Event #7 $500 PLO | 20,000 | $500 | |
| August 17, 2022 | 3:00 PM | Event #8 $260 NLH TURBO w/$50 Bounties | 12,000 | $260 | |
| August 18, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Event #9 $660 NLH 6 MAX | 20,000 | $660 | |
| August 19, 2022 | 12:00 PM | $1,500 NLH Summer Heater Main Event Day 1A | 25,000 | $1,500 | |
| August 20, 2022 | 12:00 PM | $1,500 NLH Summer Heater Main Event Day 1B | 25,000 | $1,500 | |
| August 21, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Summer Heater Main Event Final Day – bestbetLIVE | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 1:00 PM | Event #10 $500 NLH The bestbet 500 | 20,000 | $500 |