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Ben Diebold Wins bestbet Jacksonville Fall Frenzy II Main Event ($63,182)

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This past weekend, bestbet Jacksonville hosted a live tournament series in the Fall Frenzy II, which was comprised of three events – a $240 NLH Warm-Up, $360 Monster Stack, and $1,500 Main Event.

The series culminated on Sunday with the conclusion of the 2020 bestbet Fall Frenzy $1,500 Main Event, a tournament that attracted 182 entries and offered up a $243,880 prize pool.

The top 23 finishers got a piece of it including Gloria Jackson (23rd – $2,314), Gabriel Pardo (19th – $3,048), Josh Adkins (14th – $4,512), Raminder Singh (11th – $5,365), Stephen Strout (5th – $11,743), and Patrick Pigford (3rd – $24,998).

In the end, Benjamin Diebold defeated Dhimitri Lleshi in heads-up play to win the title and $63,182 first-place prize.

Prior to the win, Diebold had $315,908 in lifetime tournament earnings, including a career-best $75,.655 for winning the 2018 CardPlayer Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $1,100 Main Event. Later that year, he also finished runner-up in the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee High Roller for $63,721.

2020 bestbet Fall Frenzy Main Event Final Table Results

Place Player Hometown Prize
1 Benjamin Diebold Charleston, South Carolina $63,182
2 Dhimitri Lleshi Clawson, Michigan $42,374
3 Patrick Pigford Neptune Beach, Florida $24,998
4 Guy Caudill St. Augustine, Florida $15,206
5 Stephen Strout St. Augustine, Florida $11,743
6 Roderick Moore Jacksonville, Florida $9,731
7 Edward Mroczkowski Jacksonville, Florida $8,292
8 Michael Cox Sumter, South Carolina $7,292
9 Brooks Jampole Tallahassee, Florida $6,319
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bestbet Jacksonville Fall Frenzy II Main Event final table

While he had to settle for second place in the Main Event, Lleshi did not leave the series without a title. That’s because two days earlier he had prevailed over a 254-entry field to win the $240 Warm-Up NLH event for $11,674.

The series wrapped with Raminder Singh claiming the $360 Monster Stack title. That tournament drew 192 runners and ended with a three-way deal that also saw Dale North and Lunique Petiote each lock up $10,000.

2020 bestbet Fall Frenzy Winners

Date Tournament Entries Prize Pool Winner Prize
November 20 $240 NLH 254 $50,800 Dhimitri Lleshi $11,674
November 20-22 $1,500 Main Event 182 $243,880 Benjamin Diebold $63,182
November 22 $360 Monster Stack 192 $57,600 Raminder Singh $10,457

For December, bestbet Jacksonville will continue to host weekly tournaments including a $60 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament at Noon local time on both Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, 9th and 30th, as well as a $160 buy-in NLH event at the same time on Friday, Dec. 4 and 11th. Additionally, on Sunday Dec. 6th and 27th there will be a $160 NLH tournament at Noon and a $140 PLO/8 event at 7 p.m.

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