2023 RGPS Jacksonville

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1c
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Event Info

2023 RGPS Jacksonville

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$92,796
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$653,120
Entries
628
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
330
Players Left
51

$1,200 Main Event

Day 1c Completed

Valdivieso Claims Day 1c Lead in Final Opening Flight of RGPS Jacksonville Main Event

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Pablo Valdivieso
Pablo Valdivieso

The $1,200 Main Event of the RunGood Poker Series Jacksonville saw its largest field of the weekend on Day 1c, with 330 runners taking their shot at a share of the $653,120 prize pool and Sunday's champion scoring a six-figure payday of $119,773.

After a day of tightly contested play with no one truly staking their claim to the chip lead until late in the day, it’s Pablo Valdivieso taking 505,000 chips into Sunday’s final day of play. His stack will be the 2nd largest of the final 100 players that survived one of the three opening flights, with Day 1a chip leader Josh Wang and his 689,000 chips the largest stack taken forward into Day 2.

Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

PlaceNameHometownStateChip CountBig Blinds
1Josh WangOrlandoFL689,000138
2Pablo ValdiviesoJacksonvilleFL505,000101
3Jose MontesHighland VillageTX484,00097
4Matthew JohnsonSmyrnaTN471,00094
5Dale NorthHilton HeadSC442,00088
6Marvin ThomasAmeliaLA395,00079
7Charles KelleyJacksonvilleFL368,00074
8Geoffrey BlumJacksonvilleFL353,00071
9Rodrigo HerrerosJacksonvilleFL337,00067
10Jerimiah BooherCharlotteNC328,00066
Josh Wang
Josh Wang

Day 1c Action

As players knew they wouldn’t have another chance to reach Day 2, play was more cautious in the late stages than in the previous flights, with the tournament reaching the end of Level 14 with a little over 15% of the field remaining.

Plenty of notables took their shot on Day 1c, with such names as Steven Snyder (750,000), Jon Swift (213,000), Thomas Carroll (247,000), and RGPS Ambassadors Kris Burchfield (140,000) and Jonathan Gaviao (258,000) advancing, while others such as Corey Paggeot, Shane Barnard, and Joey Gargiulo weren’t as fortunate.

Jonathan Gaviao
Jonathan Gaviao

Day 2 Schedule

The final 100 players will now come back to the bestbet Jacksonville at noon tomorrow to play down to a winner. 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.

Tags: Charles KelleyCorey PaggeotDale NorthEd MroczkowskiGeoffrey BlumHilton HeadJerimiah BooherJoey GargiuloJon SwiftJose MontesJosh WangKris BurchfieldMarvin ThomasMatthew JohnsonPablo ValdiviesoRodrigo HerrerosShane Barnard

Day 2 Seat Draw

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
TableSeatNameHometownStateChip Count Big Blinds
141Jose MontesHighland VillageTX484,000 97
142Karl ManningJacksonvilleFL154,000 31
143Adam WellsTallahasseeFL291,000 58
144Michael TicknorValdostaGA103,000 21
145David VogelJacksonvilleFL133,000 27
146Yuval BronshteinTel AvivIsrael71,000 14
147Jeong MoonJacksonvilleFL103,000 21
148Toby BoasSylvaNC269,000 54
151Jaime dung TranDel Ray BeachFL108,000 22
152Christopher LongJacksonvilleFL148,000 30
153Johnn LangevinPensacolaFL91,000 18
154Andres Abad ampudiaOcalaFL123,000 25
155Jonathan GaviaoHoustonTX258,000 52
156An NguyenJacksonvilleFL172,000 34
157Perry JohnstonBoliviaNC172,000 34
158Dale NorthHilton HeadSC442,000 88
561Bradley BeetzOlFallonIL247,000 49
562Steve ZhangJacksonvilleFL94,000 19
563Jaymie Virtusio  78,000 16
564Kelly AndrewsFlorenceSC156,000 31
565Jonathan CroninSavannahGA186,000 37
566Steven SnyderCorneliasNC75,000 15
567William KoppBedsvilleOH102,000 20
568Ronald SluckerPonte VedraFL294,000 59
571Joseph NaySt. AugustineFL131,000 26
572James HollandFayettevilleNC156,000 31
573Nicholas ChongSt. AugustineFL114,000 23
574Christopher LongJacksonvilleFL65,000 13
575Carson NennstielMonticelloFL303,000 61
576Alan Wentz OH158,000 32
577Brian FrenzelLas VegasNV155,000 31
578Feliciano AlexOrange ParkFL166,000 33
611Hunter WrotenSt. AugustineFL58,000 12
612Carl MastersClarkesvilleTN135,000 27
613Jon SwiftMemphisTN213,000 43
614Peter MooreFernandina BeachFL147,000 29
615Matthew JohnsonSmyrnaTN471,000 94
616Breland CoolerBeaufortSC264,000 53
617Brooks FloydMount PleasantSC92,000 18
618Anthony MidoloNorth StoningtonCT210,000 42
621Victor LiLos AngelesCA239,000 48
622Jack SheaJacksonvilleFL85,000 17
623Rodrigo HerrerosJacksonvilleFL337,000 67
624Qui NguyenJacksonvilleFL109,000 22
625Jerimiah BooherCharlotteNC328,000 66
626Charles ClementJacksonvilleFL177,000 35
627Jack SumnerSt. JohnsFL185,000 37
628Antwan PrinceJacksonvilleFL115,000 23
631Tarun GulatiTampaFL102,000 20
632John OnealJacksonvilleFL208,000 42
633Nghia LeJacksonvilleFL240,000 48
634Jamie KerstetterLas VegasNV107,000 21
635Joseph FrizziFleming IslandFL117,000 23
636Edward MroczkowskiJacksonvilleFL142,000 28
637Dimas Martinez jrWoodbineGA218,000 44
638Frances ConnollyClarkesvilleNJ51,000 10
641Doan AuJacksonvilleFL290,000 58
642Phuong TaBlufftonSC236,000 47
643Kristopher BurchfieldSpringTX140,000 28
644Adam TravisAlworthGA55,000 11
645Sean ConklinJacksonvilleFL129,000 26
646Geoffrey BlumJacksonvilleFL353,000 71
647Mario OliveiraJacksonvilleFL121,000 24
648Keith HarrisValdostaGA134,000 27
651Alan FrancoJacksonvilleFL97,000 19
653Raminder SinghDelray BeachFL98,000 20
654Caleb LarsenTallahasseeFL85,000 17
655Clayton AdamsCrestviewFL149,000 30
656David JolicoeurJacksonvilleFL95,000 19
657Eric Salazar  232,000 46
658Pablo ValdiviesoJacksonvilleFL505,000 101
661Josh WangOrlandoFL689,000 138
662Adam FoleyBarnesvilleGA157,000 31
663Sung KeemHoustonTX63,000 13
664Marvin ThomasAmeliaLA395,000 79
665Raymond HensonHoustonTX214,000 43
666Brendan WaiteNorth PlatteME220,000 44
667Dustin HolladayMurrays InletSC150,000 30
668Charles CamposFenadina BeachFL151,000 30
671Mark ManeshJacksonvilleFL21,000 4
673Henry HullSt. AugustineFL251,000 50
674Gabriel PardoPlantationFL253,000 51
675William MitchellJeffersonSC280,000 56
676Lan VoSavannahGA300,000 60
677David BurnsTallahasseeFL110,000 22
678Kevin AppleyardBeaufortSC96,000 19
681Jeffery Cunningham NC210,000 42
682Charles KelleyJacksonvilleFL368,000 74
683Greg RobinsonJacksonvilleFL277,000 55
684Alexandru VasilescuColumbusGA154,000 31
685Thomas CarrollNorth AugustaSC247,000 49
686Aja OwensSt. AugustineFL138,000 28
687Timothy MilesTallahasseeFL180,000 36
691Mark ShullaPonte VedraFL134,000 27
692Preston BecknerJacksonvilleFL221,000 44
693Angel BoasSylvaNC147,000 29
694Jeremy GaubertSt. JohnsFL114,000 23
696Paul ChungJacksonvilleFL175,000 35
697Brian HaasOrlandoFL134,000 27
698David TuchmanPasadenaCA147,000 29

End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Pablo Valdivieso us
Pablo Valdivieso 		505,000 5,000
Jose Montes us
Jose Montes 		484,000 164,000
Dale North us
Dale North 		442,000
Marvin Thomas us
Marvin Thomas 		395,000
Rodrigo Herreros
Rodrigo Herreros 		337,000
Carson Nennstiel
Carson Nennstiel 		303,000
Adam Wells us
Adam Wells 		291,000 161,000
Doan Au us
Doan Au 		290,000
Greg Robinson us
Greg Robinson 		277,000 165,000
Breland Cooler
Breland Cooler 		264,000 9,000
Jonathan Gaviao us
Jonathan Gaviao 		258,000
Henry Hull us
Henry Hull 		251,000
Bradley Beetz us
Bradley Beetz 		247,000 -173,000
Thomas Carroll us
Thomas Carroll 		247,000 92,000
Phuong Ta us
Phuong Ta 		236,000
Preston Beckner us
Preston Beckner 		221,000 210,400
Brendan Waite
Brendan Waite 		220,000
Jon Swift us
Jon Swift 		213,000 -42,000
Jeffery Cunningham
Jeffery Cunningham
210,000
Timothy Miles us
Timothy Miles 		180,000
Charles Clement
Charles Clement
177,000
Paul Chung us
Paul Chung 		175,000
An Nguyen us
An Nguyen 		172,000
Feliciano Alex
Feliciano Alex
166,000
Karl Manning
Karl Manning 		154,000

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End of Day 1c; Players Bag

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Play has officially ended for flight Day 1c of the RGPS Jacksonville $1,200 Main Event and the remaining 51 players have found a bag for Day 2 tomorrow.

Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action and chip counts.

Valdivieso Wins Without Showing

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a heads-up turn of {6-Spades}{3-Spades}{k-Spades}{3-Clubs}, Thomas Carroll bet 25,000 but was then raised to 60,000 by Pablo Valdivieso.

After some thought, Carroll made the call and the two saw the {q-Hearts} fall on the river.

Carroll then led out for 75,000 and was snap-called by Valdivieso. Carroll then sheepishly mucked his hand and the pot was pushed to Valdivieso, who claimed he had {k-}{q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Valdivieso us
Pablo Valdivieso 		500,000 477,000
Thomas Carroll us
Thomas Carroll 		155,000 155,000

Tags: Pablo ValdiviesoThomas Carroll

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Langevin Takes a Stand

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Johnn Langevin
Johnn Langevin

John Langevin opened to 7,000 and then was three-bet all-in by the big blind. Action folded back around to Langevin who paused for just a moment before flicking in a chip.

Big Blind Player: {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
John Langevin: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}

Langevin need some help to catch up, and the poker gods provided as the board ran out {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} to give him two pair, kings and tens to defeat his opponent and sent him to the rail.

Langevin also wanted it to be known that was the seventh time that guy had shoved on him and he decided he'd had enough and took a stand. He then began singing Eminem's "Not Afraid" all to himself as he stacked his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
John Langevin us
John Langevin 		285,000 149,000

Tags: John Langevin

Mathews Wins the Flip

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Don Mathews and Ben Scrogins got all the chips in the middle before the flop, with Mathews at risk.

Don Mathews: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Ben Scrogins: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

Scrogins was a slight favorite going into this flip, but the flop of {k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs} quickly reversed that as Mathews flopped a pair of kings along with the nut flush draw. The turn {3-Clubs} improved him to the nut flush and left Scrogins drawing dead as the meaningless {q-Diamonds} appeared on the river.

Mathews was pushed the pot for a successful double up to put him right at 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Don Mathews us
Don Mathews 		100,000
Ben Scrogins us
Ben Scrogins 		80,000 80,000

Tags: Ben ScroginsDon Mathews

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