Three Day 1’s have come and gone at the 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Jacksonville $1,200 Main Event.
A total of 246 runners made their way to bestbet Jacksonville for Day 1c today with their eyes on a bag. However, after 16 levels of play, just 31 have punched their ticket to Sunday’s Day 2.
Day 1c has brought the total number of players to 465 with 59 advancing, including two double-bags from Nicholas Raio and Michael Vela, as they will receive a $3,600 bonus along with a min-cash for their smaller Day 1b bags. This means that 57 players will be returning tomorrow to fight for their piece of the $483,600 prize pool.
Hand-for-hand play was brutal for some and helpful for others as it took a total of 37 hands and 105 minutes of real time to complete.
Leading the way from Day 1c is Nikhil Sunku who accumulated a big stack early and never looked back on his way to a bag of 782,000.
End of Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikhil Sunku | 782,000 |
| 2 | Luke Fraga | 553,000 |
| 3 | Aja Owens | 479,000 |
| 4 | Michael Vela | 459,000 |
| 5 | Damian Brewster | 400,000 |
| 6 | Kenneth Baker | 389,000 |
| 7 | Nicholas Raio | 386,000 |
| 8 | Wilford Lyons | 332,000 |
| 9 | Dimas Martinez | 281,000 |
| 10 | Phuoc Nguyen | 251,000 |
Day 2 starts tomorrow Sunday, May 4 at 12 p.m. local time. Play will begin with 10 minutes remaining in Level 13 with blinds at 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 40 minutes in length on Day 2 through to the end of the tournament.
The seat draw for Day 2 and payout information will be posted in the morning. All players who advanced to Day 2 are in the money.
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