button in Safari
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 1a will end when eight players remain or at the end of Level 14, whichever happens first.
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Jacksonville
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Jacksonville
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$540,800
Total Entries
520
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
59
Players Left
8
Players Left 1 / 520
Filter
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
In the 821st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz & Kyna England come to you from Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas to discuss the latest poker news, stories, and gossip. That includes the recent drama surrounding Tom "durrrr" Dwan, who recently talked to PokerNews in a 45-minute in-depth conversation about debt allegations recently leveled against him by Peter Jetten and Haralabos Voulgaris.
You can read everything Dwan had to say in our feature article here but suffice it to say he didn't give clear answers. Some say he spouted a word salad to most of the questions, and our crew took a look at some clips and offered their thoughts. We also asked Dwan point blank if he's ever been kidnapped by the Triads, an urban legend of sorts in the poker world.
Mike and Kyna then talked about their respective tournament successes since the last show, which led to a larger talk about women in poker and how the industry sometimes struggles to market to such a large segment of the population. From there, it was on to a discussion about the recent uptick of poker-related names venturing into the reality TV space including Boston Rob Mariano, Brantzen Poker, and Athena Jett.
Finally, the crew touched on Kevin Martin's 24/7 stream while attempting to win $5,000 playing online and close it out by offering their thoughts on the often-critical Allen Kessler.
Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!
Did you know the PokerNews Podcast is no longer just audio? That's right, we've added a video show as well that you can view on the PokerNews YouTube Channel.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Raminder Singh raised to 5,000 before Mark McGarity got his last 15,500 into the middle. The rest of the table got out of the way and Singh put McGarity at risk.
Mark McGarity: Q♦8♠ 
Raminder Singh: A♠J♣
The board ran out 10♥3♥6♣A♦A♣ and Singh picked up the knockout with three aces.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Just before blinds went up, Pablo Valdivieso raised to 4,000 before Brian Winter made it 12,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Valdivieso made it 40,000.
Winter called and Valdivieso pushed his stack into the middle before the flop appeared. Winter called that, as well, and the cards were turned up.
Pablo Valdivieso: A♣Q♣
Brian Winter: A♦A♠
The board ran out 3♥7♥7♣Q♦10♦ and the aces held to secure another big pot for Winter.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The latest Destination RunGood series stop came at Horseshoe Tunica, where Michael Esquivel was crowned the champion after a deal with Loi Hoang at the start of heads-up play.
The event drew a total of 662 entries - one more than the previous trip in November 2023 - and the top 82 players split up a prize pool of $337,620. Esquivel dominated a wild final table to finish with the big stack for a top prize of $55,321, along with the RGPS ring.
2024 Destination RunGood Tunica Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Esquivel | $55,321* |
| 2 | Loi Hoang | $45,608* |
| 3 | Brian Duffy | $30,337 |
| 4 | Michael Chilton | $22,614 |
| 5 | Chris Cochran | $17,047 |
| 6 | Walker Miskelly | $12,996 |
| 7 | Brian Winter | $10,022 |
| 8 | Chris Dandrea | $7,819 |
| 9 | Dorothy Crossman | $6,172 |
* Denotes heads-up deal
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action was heads up with 10♣2♠4♠ on the board when Dimas Martinez Jr. bet 4,000 and James Ollis called.
The turn was 9♥ and this time it was a bet of 7,000 from Martinez. Ollis called once again and the river was 7♦.
Martinez fired 15,000 on the river and Ollis called without much hesitation.
"Pocket queens," Martinez said as he turned over Q♣Q♥. Ollis checked again and mucked the losing hand.
