$1,200 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Jacksonville
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Jacksonville
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$540,800
Entries
520
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
185
Players Left
25
Le Tieu Leads 25 Players From Day 1b of the RGPS Jacksonville Main Event
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b of the $1,200 Destination RunGood: Jacksonville Main Event has come to an end and Le Tieu is the chip leader after 14 levels of play. The surviving 25 players will return on Sunday to bestbet Jacksonville to join the other two flights and play down to a winner.
The second of three flights drew 185 entries and contributed $192,400 towards the $300,000 guarantee. The grand total after two flights is now at 244 entries with 59 of them turning out for Thursday’s opener.
Tieu bagged just over a half-million chips and he’s followed by Ron Slucker, who held the chip lead in the later levels until he ceded it to Tieu. Slucker, a native of Chicago who lives in Ponte Vedra, nearly bagged the lead after a late charge that included the elimination of Caitlin Comeskey in the final level of the evening.
Tieu and Slucker are followed by Jared Reinstein in third and Jason Isbell in fourth, while TK Miles rounded out the top five.
RGPS Jacksonville Main Event Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Tieu | Jacksonville, FL | 501,000 |
| 2 | Ron Slucker | Ponte Vedra, FL | 464,000 |
| 3 | Jared Reinstein | Tallahasse, FL | 392,000 |
| 4 | Jason Isbell | Peachtree City, GA | 357,000 |
| 5 | TK Miles | Miami Beach, FL | 347,000 |
| 6 | Deborah Miller | Jacksonville, FL | 327,000 |
| 7 | Ray Henson | Houston, TX | 312,000 |
| 8 | Joey Burns | Brooklyn, NY | 308,000 |
| 9 | Mark McGarity | Holden Beach, NC | 305,000 |
| 10 | Joseph Jordan | Greenville, SC | 252,000 |
Day 1b Highlights
The day kicked off with 45 players in their seats and it swelled quickly throughout the afternoon. Among the early favorites was Elanit Hasas, who entered the day with over $564,000 in earnings, according to the Hendon Mob. Hasas stayed in it throughout the day, but ultimately fell short of Day 2 after Isbell sent her to the rail with Big Slick in Level 13.
Isbell, one of the players who joined the tournament at the start of the day, bagged a top-five stack of 357,000 for Day 2. He’s joined by Deborah Miller, one of the other earlier risers in the flight. Miller built up a steady stack all day but suffered a setback when Mark McGarity got it all in with pocket aces after a flop that gave her two pair. The river paired the board and McGarity scored a big double that helped to propel him to the top ten.
Miller bounced back quickly and put 327,000 in the bag for Sunday’s finale. Also bagging for Day 2 was Judith Bielan, who rode the short stack in the final level before she doubled with queens to secure her spot. Nancy Birnbaum joins them as the third woman from the flight to find a bag.
Other Day 2 qualifiers include Ray Henson, Kris Burchfield, Chris Conrad, Edward Mroczkowski, and Thad McNulty, who lived to see another day thanks to a rivered straight flush that beat quad sevens.
The third and final flight goes off on Saturday at 12 p.m. The surviving players will return to bestbet on Sunday at 12 p.m. to play down to a winner.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all weekend long for live updates from the floor of the RGPS Main Event at bestbet Jacksonville.
End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
501,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
||
|
464,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
392,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
|
357,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
347,000
347,000
|
347,000 |
|
327,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
312,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
308,000
-132,000
|
-132,000 |
|
305,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
252,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
240,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
212,000
-148,000
|
-148,000 |
|
180,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
174,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
169,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
169,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
152,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
127,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
125,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
124,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
115,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
78,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
61,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
38,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
End of Day 1b
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b has come to an end with 25 players left. Stay tuned for chip counts and a full recap from the PokerNews team.
Final Three Hands
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Tournament directors have paused the clock with ten minutes left and they have announced there will be three more hands before players bag up.
Slucker Parks Comeskey
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Caitlin Comeskey was all in and Ron Slucker was the one to put her at risk. The cards were already turned over and the dealer was ready to go.
Caitlin Comeskey: A♥K♦ 
Ron Slucker: K♥K♣
The board ran out 7♣6♦3♣J♠2♥ and Slucker held on with pocket kings to eliminate Comeskey as the night winds down.
Meanwhile, Judith Bielan was seen doubling up with Q♥Q♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
|
132,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
Busted |
The Final Level
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level 14 is underway and it will be the last one of the night. The flight will conclude at the end of Level 14, or with 24 players left. Whichever comes first.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
A Round of Late Night Chip Counts
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
360,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
311,000
-114,000
|
-114,000 |
|
|
277,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
249,000
-500
|
-500 |
|
|
230,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
230,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
|
222,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
205,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
191,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
|
185,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
178,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
|
175,000
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
|
|
167,000
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
|
153,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
|
145,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
127,000
-500
|
-500 |
|
|
105,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
75,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
63,000
-95,500
|
-95,500 |
|
|
52,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
29,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
Set-Over-Set Propels Long
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
A commotion was heard at Table 56 and Christopher Long was dragging a big pot from a hand against Ewan Leatham.
The board read A♥7♠6♥5♥3♣ and Leatham had 7x7x for a set of sevens, but Long tabled A♦A♠ for the better set of aces to score a big double.
Meanwhile, Jason Isbell would like it stated in the blog that he folded a straight today, but not on this hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
187,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
|
185,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |