Josh Wang Holds Massive Chip Lead in Day 1a
After over 10 hours of play, Josh Wang is the undisputed chip leader after a wild opening flight of the RunGood Poker Series Jacksonville Main Event saw 28 survivors advance to Day 2 here at bestbet Jacksonville.
Wang's stack of 689,000 places him well above the pack average of 206,867 with Matthew Johnson coming in second with 471,000.
Day 1a Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Hometown | State | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Wang | Orlando | FL | 689,000 |
| 2 | Matthew Johnson | Smyrna | TN | 471,000 |
| 3 | Geoffrey Blum | Jacksonville | FL | 353,000 |
| 4 | Ronald Slucker | Ponte Vedra | FL | 294,000 |
| 5 | Nghia Le | Jacksonville | FL | 240,000 |
| 6 | Alan Wentz | OH | 158,000 | |
| 7 | Kelly Andrews | Florence | SC | 156,000 |
| 8 | Jeremy Gaubert | St. Johns | FL | 114,000 |
| 9 | Nicholas Chong | St. Augustine | FL | 114,000 |
| 10 | Tarun Gulati | Tampa | FL | 102,000 |
| 11 | Raminder Singh | Delray Beach | FL | 98,000 |
| 12 | Alan Franco | Jacksonville | FL | 97,000 |
| 13 | Steve Zhang | Jacksonville | FL | 94,000 |
| 14 | Christopher Long | Jacksonville | FL | 65,000 |
| 15 | Hunter Wroten | St. Augustine | FL | 58,000 |
A field of 103 entries took their shot at advancing to Sunday’s Day 2, starting the tournament well on its way to eclipsing the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Play wrapped up at the end of level 14 as scheduled, with just under 15% of the field remaining.
Some of the other notables to survive the day include Raminder Singh (98,000), Tarun Gulati (102,000), and Kelly Joe Andrews (156,000).
Among those not fortunate enough to find a bag were RGPS Jacksonville ambassador Kris Burchfield and 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series runner-up James Leonard.
The second of three opening flights will take place Friday, with a starting time at noon. Players who failed to advance Thursday will have another shot at making it to Sunday’s final day of play, and even those who did make it through Day 1a can hop in again in hopes of accumulating a bigger stack to take into Sunday instead of their total from this flight.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for our continuing coverage of the event until a champion is crowned on Sunday at the action-packed bestbet Jacksonville!