Welcome to Day 2 of the $1,500 Main Event at the bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Poker Series. Cards go in the air for the finale of the flagship event of the series at 12 p.m local time.
The tournament drew 374 runners and generated a prize pool of $497,420. Each of the 47 returning players is guaranteed a min-cash of $2,671 and the winner will take home the grand prize of $101,146.
$1,500 Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
| 1 | Peter Le | Jacksonville, FL | 520,000 | 130 |
| 2 | Jason Lee | Jacksonville, FL | 483,000 | 121 |
| 3 | Chanthou Chau | Jacksonville, FL | 465,500 | 116 |
| 4 | Jack Sumner | St. Johns, FL | 432,000 | 108 |
| 5 | Tai Lee | Savannah, GA | 360,500 | 90 |
| 6 | Toby Boas | Clermont, FL | 340,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Anderson Premdas | Antigua | 292,000 | 73 |
| 8 | Blake Baumgartner | Jacksonville, FL | 287,000 | 72 |
| 9 | Ryan Hogan | Winter Garden, FL | 275,000 | 69 |
| 10 | Joseph Carden | Flomaton, AL | 274,500 | 69 |
Peter Le leads the way after a late run on Day 1b to bag 520,000 chips. He’s followed closely Jason Lee, who hit quads for a big hand at the end of the night to take the Day 1b chip lead. They're both trailed by Chanthou Chau and Jack Sumner, the only other players that finished with over 400,000 chips. Tai Lee rounds out the top five.
Players will return with 16:00 left in Level 14 and blind levels of 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante. Levels remain 40 minutes long and a 30-minute dinner break is tentatively scheduled after Level 22. Action will continue on Sunday until a winner is declared, and the final table will be broadcast on bestbetLIVE.
$1,500 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
| 1 | $101,146 | 11-12 | $8,141 |
| 2 | $67,431 | 13-14 | $6,645 |
| 3 | $49,446 | 15-16 | $5,502 |
| 4 | $36,724 | 17-20 | $4,622 |
| 5 | $27,630 | 21-24 | $3,940 |
| 6 | $21,064 | 25-32 | $3,409 |
| 7 | $16,273 | 33-40 | $2,994 |
| 8 | $12,742 | 41-47 | $2,671 |
| 9-10 | $10,115 |
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