Mary Darnell of Crawfordville, Florida took down Event #1: $560 NLH at the 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series on Sunday evening following a four-handed ICM deal at the final table. Darnell, who had a slight chip lead over her competitors, earned $36,450 for her first-place finish in addition to the beautiful blue bestbet trophy.
Other players who got in on the chop include Alabama's Gregory Salem ($35,673) and fellow Floridians Mac Johnson ($27,513) and Steve Zhang ($30,000).
The opening event of the bestbet Jackson Spring Series attracted 571 runners across three starting flights to generate $274,080 in prize money.