$1,200 Main Event
Day 1c Started
2023 RGPS Jacksonville
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2023 RGPS Jacksonville
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$653,120
Entries
628
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
330
Players Left
51
Day 1c of RGPS bestbet Jacksonville $1,200 Main Event Starts at Noon
Welcome to Day 1c of the RunGood Poker Series Jacksonville $1,200 Main Event hosted here at bestbet. Today’s flight is the third and final of three opening days of the tournament, so entry numbers are expected to be well above the previous two flights. The $300k guarantee was also hit during yesterday’s flight, so all entries today will only be adding to the quickly growing prize pool, which is projected to be over $500,000.
Charles “Chuck” Kelley bagged the biggest stack of Day 1b, earning 368,000 chips to take into Sunday’s Day 2, so Josh Wang of Day 1a still holds the title of largest stack. Notable names that also bagged included RunGood AmbassadorsJamie Kerstetter, David Tuchman, and Ray Henson. Two-time WSOP Bracelet winner Yuval Bronshtein also found a bag from this flight.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Kelley | 368,000 |
| 2 | Jerimiah Booher | 328,000 |
| 3 | Lan Vo | 300,000 |
| 4 | William Mitchell | 280,000 |
| 5 | Toby Boas | 269,000 |
| 6 | Gabriel Pardo | 253,000 |
| 7 | Victor Li | 239,000 |
| 8 | Eric Salazar | 232,000 |
| 9 | Dimas Martinez jr | 218,000 |
| 10 | Ray Henson | 214,000 |
There were 195 total entrants in yesterday's Day 1b with 35 of those finding bags with play ending around 10 players off of the money bubble.
Day 1c will get cards in the air at 12:00 noon local time with 14 40-minute levels scheduled, however, it is possible to end earlier if 12.5% of the field is reached, at which point play will be stopped.
Players will start their day with 30,000 chips at opening blinds of 100/200 with no big blind ante until the start of level 2. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 10 which will be approximately 7:30 p.m. and re-entries are unlimited.
Players will have a 15-minute break after every third level, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9.
The tournament has a $300,000 guarantee and with 298 total entries on Day 1ab, this tournament has already smacked that number with the largest expected flight still to come.
This is the last and final flight of this event so this is the last shot for players to find a bag for Day 2 and be in the running for the RGPS ring and massive payout.
Be sure to stay with PokerNews for live reporting from each day of action until the first-ever RGPS Jacksonville Main Event champion is crowned.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Shuffle up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Cards are in the air as Day 1c of the RGPS bestbet Jacksonville $1,200 Main Event is officially underway!
Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Becker Lays Down a Monster
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
On a heads-up flop of 
, the action was checked to Preston Beckner who then bet 2,400.
Herbert Gartner made the call and the tow went to the turn 
, which saw another check-call from Gartner after a bet of 6,000 from Beckner.
But on the river 
, Gartner led out for 16,000, covering Beckner, and sent him into the tank.
After a good thirty seconds or so, Beckner decided to open-fold 
, much to the surprise of the table.
Gartner just looked at him but said nothing as the pot was pushed his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 | |
|
|
10,600 |
Sharing is Caring
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
On a heads-up turn of 
, Jon Swift was first to act and he bet 2,000 but was quickly raised to 5,000 by his opponent Richard Ruch.
Swift made the call and the two saw the 
fall on the river.
Swift checked over to Ruch who bet another 5,000 and Swift quickly made the call. Ruch then flipped over 
for trip tens with an ace-kicker while Swift flipped over 
for trip tens with also an ace-kicker. The two players then shared a look as they chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
27,400
27,400
|
27,400 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Holladay Forces Fold
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
The flop read 
when Albert Hansen bet 1,200 into the pot and was quickly raised by his heads-up opponent Dustin Holladay to 3,200.
Hansen made the call and the duo saw the 
appear on the turn, which prompted a check from both players.
On the river 
, Hansen checked once more to Holladay, who then fired for 8,200. After thinking about it for a few seconds, Hansen decided to let it go and the pot was awarded to Holladay.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
36,500 |