It was an eventful day of poker in Day 1a of the 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Jacksonville $1,200 Main Event.
A total of 83 runners made their way to bestbet Jacksonville with their eyes on a bag. However, after 13 levels of play, just 11 have punched their ticket to Sunday’s Day 2. They’re all fighting for a piece of the $300,000 guarantee, a bestbet trophy, and a coveted RGPS ring.
Leading the way from Day 1a is Bradley Beetz who used a late surge to bag an impressive 535,000.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Beetz | 535,000 |
| 2 | Matthew Hoffman | 389,000 |
| 3 | Cornelius Walker | 354,000 |
| 4 | David Trager | 193,000 |
| 5 | Shane Scorza | 186,000 |
| 6 | Terakun Karnchanakphan | 154,000 |
| 7 | Kristopher Burchfield | 132,000 |
| 8 | Nicholas Raio | 111,000 |
| 9 | Christopher McGarrah | 107,000 |
| 10 | Nick Costa | 83,000 |
| 11 | John Oneal | 62,000 |
Day 1a Highlights
Just 15 players were seated at the starting bell, but the tables quickly filled up and chips were flying from the very first hand.
Several notable players hopped into the action early, including Terakun Karnchanakphan, RunGood ambassadors Maggie Fox, Kristopher Burchfield, and Heather Alcorn, and 2023 RGPS Jacksonville champion Antwan Prince.
However, the most notable player to take their seat was none other than Ali Imsirovic. The high-stakes crusher with a checkered past got seated at the end of Level 3 and quickly built up a stack, including an impressive triple barrel bluff in a pot of almost 200 big blinds.
Imsirovic would enter the dinner break as the largest stack in the room. However, upon returning from dinner Imsirovic was nowhere to be seen and his chips were taken out of play. For the full story, please check out this article.
The field dwindled quickly as the bubble loomed around the end of Level 12, after Bradley Beetz scored a massive double knockout with top boat.
Shortly into Level 13 with the blinds at 2,000/3,000, hand-for-hand play began. After 8 hands, Shannon Scalice busted on the stone bubble after jamming pocket sevens into the top set of Shane Scorza.
Day 1a wrapped up with 10 minutes left in Level 13. The tournament will offer two more opening flights on Friday and Saturday, both at 12 p.m. local time. All surviving players will return on Sunday, May 4 at 12 p.m. to play down to a winner in the Day 2.
This tournament also features a multi-bag bonus. If a player bags twice, they will receive a $3,600 bonus along with a min-cash for the smaller of the two bags, and the higher bag will be in play for Day 2.
Remaining RGPS Jacksonville Full Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| May 2 | 12:00 PM | $1,200 Main Event 1B ($300,000 GTD) |
| May 2 | 6:00 PM | $280 Milestone Mega Main Event Satellite (10 Seats GTD) |
| May 3 | 12:00 PM | $1,200 Main Event 1C ($300,000 GTD) |
| May 4 | 12:00 PM | Main Event Day 2 |
| May 4 | 1:00 PM | $500 The bestbet 500 No-Limit Hold'em Ring Event |
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Jacksonville $1,200 Main Event.
