$1,200 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Jacksonville

03-22-2024 18:32 UTC-4

McGarity Busts Two Before Dinner

Matt Hansen

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player in the cutoff raised to 2,600 and Mark McGarity called from the button before the big blind shoved for 7,600. Both players called and action was three ways.

The flop was 10♥8♣Q♠ and the cutoff shoved his remaining chips. McGarity called without hesitation and the cards were all turned up.

Big Blind: 2♠2♥ All in
Cutoff: 10♦8♦ All in
Mark McGarity: Q♦8♥

The cutoff had two pair, but McGarity has the better two. The board finished up 4♦K♣ to seal the deal and send both players to the rail just before dinner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark McGarity	166,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Mark McGarity

03-22-2024 18:08 UTC-4

"That Was a Horrible River!"

Matt Hansen

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was heads up with over 10,000 in the middle and J♥10♣6♣ on the board when Deborah Miller fired 30,000 into a shove for 51,600 from Mark McGarity. Miller gave it a few moments of thought before she looked him up with exact change.

Mark McGarity: A♣A♦ All in
Deborah Miller: J♦10♦

The board finished up with 5♦ on the turn and 6♥ on the river, giving McGarity aces and sixes to beat Miller's flopped two pair.

"That was a horrible river!" Miller said as the dealer mucked her hand and pushed the double to McGarity.

Player	Chips	Progress
Deborah Miller	150,400 8,900	8,900
Mark McGarity	125,000 94,500	94,500

Tags: Deborah Miller Mark McGarity

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

03-22-2024 17:53 UTC-4

Last Time in Jacksonville

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The RunGood Poker Series is back in Jacksonville, after a debut stop in 2023. Last year’s RGPS Jacksonville Main Event saw Antwan Prince take down the title after the final four remaining players agreed to a deal. Prince locked up $92,796, along with the bestbet trophy and the RunGood Series ring.

It easily marked the largest score of Prince’s career, despite entering Day 2 with one of the shorter stacks in the room and reaching the final table fourth in chips. The rest of the four-way deal and other final table payouts are listed below.

2023 RGPS Jacksonville Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
1	Antwan Prince	$92,796*
2	Dimas Martinez Jr.	$71,971*
3	Charles Kelley	$68,739*
4	David Vogel	$68,735*
5	Thomas Carroll	$33,015
6	Josh Wang	$25,171
7	Marvin Thomas	$19,417
8	Jack Sumner	$15,148
9	Toby Boas	$11,977

_{* Denotes four-way deal}

03-22-2024 17:42 UTC-4

The Boss is Set to Join Tonight's bestbetLIVE Stream

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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03-22-2024 17:37 UTC-4

A Round of Level 8 Chip Count Updates

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Like	245,000 36,000	36,000
Jason Isbell	205,000 175,000	175,000
Deborah Miller	141,500 18,200	18,200
Brian Arbaugh	134,600 4,600	4,600
Donavon Wright	104,400 25,400	25,400
Larry Musall	96,000
Ewan Leatham	89,000 3,000	3,000
Christopher Long	85,700
Thad McNulty	85,300 -36,700	-36,700
Caitlin Comeskey	84,000 32,500	32,500
Angela Jordison	76,500 15,500	15,500
Keaton Lamb	70,800 54,100	54,100
Roy Crews	68,500 35,100	35,100
Travis Simpson	66,500 -22,500	-22,500
David Roisen	66,000 36,000	36,000
Crystal McCusker	62,000 4,200	4,200
Denavol Wilson	39,800 2,300	2,300
Edward Mroczkowski	38,000 -10,000	-10,000
Gregory Shields	35,000 -58,100	-58,100
James Leonard	34,000 20,200	20,200
Mark McGarity	30,500 500	500
Katerina Lukina	29,000 500	500
Kelly Slay	28,500 18,400	18,400
Dickie Malone	24,000 -8,000	-8,000
Wayne Cone	12,200

03-22-2024 17:16 UTC-4

Brian Winter Maintains RGPS Player of the Year Lead

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

As the Destination RunGood heads into spring, Shaun Emery has slightly closed the gap as he chases down Brian Winter atop the RGPS Player of the Year Race powered by the Global Poker Index.

Winter sits just shy of 2,000 points, while Emery is the only other competitor with more than 1,000 heading into this week’s action at bestbet Jacksonville.

How it works:

Leaderboard Points: Players will score points based on their performance in RunGood Poker Series events by the Global Poker Index ranking system.
Five Winners: The tally started on August 29th, 2023, and end June 1st, 2024. The top five players on the leaderboard will win a seat in the 2024 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship and a $500 travel stipend.
Immortality: The top player will be featured forever on tour with a RunGood Player of the Year banner.

2023/2024 RGPS POY Rankings (Through Mar. 19)

Rank	Player	POY Points
1	Brian Winter	1999.49
2	Shaun Emery	1317.06
3	Walker Miskelly	862.77
4	Loi Hoang	773.88
5	Forrest Kollar	733.64
6	Jason Simon	678.1
7	William Stanford	658.33
8	Daniel Hughes	608.97
9	Kenneth Nicoletti	597.67
10	Carl Masters	592.97

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-22-2024 17:10 UTC-4

Henson Chips Up With a Knockout

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was heads up with around 5,000 in the middle and 5♣9♠4♠9♣ on the board when Marcus Schilling check-called a 2,000 bet from Ray Henson. The river was 10♣ and Schilling checked again, this time to see Henson bet 10,000. Schilling went into the tank for a few moments before he thought better of it and gave up the pot.

On the next hand, Henson bet 1,600 and a player in the big blind called. The flop was 8♣K♥2♥ and Henson's opponent check-called a bet of 1,000 to see 6♣ on the turn. Henson's opponent checked again and then shoved when the RGPS Ambassador tossed out 3,800. Henson looked him up and turned over 5♥4♥ with his opponent showing K♣9♠.