Inaugural RGPS bestbet Jacksonville Main Event Champion to be Crowned Sunday
After what’s been a tremendously successful week of events for the RunGood Poker Series in its first-ever trip to bestbet Jacksonville, the marquee event crowns its champion Sunday with the completion of the RGPS Jacksonville $1,200 Main Event.
The 100 survivors of the three opening flights will be vying for a share of the staggering $653,120 prize pool, with the champion taking home $119,773, and the top 79 players earning at least $1,920.
Day 1a chip leader Josh Wang brings the largest stack into play with 689,000 chips, followed by Day 1c chip leader Pablo Valdivieso (568,000). Day 1b chip leader Charles “Chuck” Kelley will start the day in 7th place with his stack of (368,000).
Day 2 Top Ten Stacks
| Place | Name | Hometown | State | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Wang | Orlando | FL | 689,000 | 138 |
| 2 | Pablo Valdivieso | Jacksonville | FL | 505,000 | 101 |
| 3 | Jose Montes | Highland Village | TX | 484,000 | 97 |
| 4 | Matthew Johnson | Smyrna | TN | 471,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Dale North | Hilton Head | SC | 442,000 | 88 |
| 6 | Marvin Thomas | Amelia | LA | 395,000 | 79 |
| 7 | Charles Kelley | Jacksonville | FL | 368,000 | 74 |
| 8 | Geoffrey Blum | Jacksonville | FL | 353,000 | 71 |
| 9 | Rodrigo Herreros | Jacksonville | FL | 337,000 | 67 |
| 10 | Jerimiah Booher | Charlotte | NC | 328,000 | 66 |
Plenty of notables will be returning today, including five RunGood Ambassadors Jamie Kerstetter (107,000), Ray Henson (214,000), David Tuchman (147,000), Kris Burchfield (140,000), and Jonathan Gaviao (258,000). Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Yuval Bronshtein (70,000) will also be in the mix, as well as WSOP Circuit winner Steven Snyder (75,000).
The final 100 players will now come back to the bestbet Jacksonville at noon today to play down to a winner, with the final table to be live-streamed on YouTube at bestbetLive. The top 79 players will take home at least a min-cash of $1,921.
All flights ended after completing 14 full levels, so play for Day 2 will begin at the start of Level 15 with blinds of 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. Levels will again be 40 minutes in length with 15-minute breaks scheduled after every third level.
Stay close to PokerNews for live reporting of all the action until the first ever RunGood Poker Series Jacksonville Main Event champion is crowned here at the action-packed bestbet.