$1,200 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2023 RGPS Jacksonville
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 RGPS Jacksonville
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$653,120
Entries
628
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
99
Players Left
1
Level 30
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
After a marathon day of poker, Antwan Prince was crowned the winner of the RGPS Jacksonville Main Event after the four remaining players agreed to a chop deal. He was awarded $92,796, the bestbet trophy, the RunGood Series champions ring, and a trip to Las Vegas plus entry into the RunGood Pro-Am this later this year.
This is by far the largest score of Prince’s career, with his last big win recorded back in 2021 in a $500 event during Pinktober Poker Open in Tampa for $28, 218.
“It’s still sinking in... definitely excited that I was able to get the ring, I wouldn't have made the chop without it…”
When the 29-year-old was asked what he planned to do with his winnings, he simply said he was going to put most of it aside for investments and keep playing the same stakes that he has been playing (as well setting aside a bankroll for WSOP). Prince is also in the military, so he doesn’t play professionally but likes to play in tournaments as much as he can.
RGPS Jacksonville Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 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 4-way deal
Crazily enough, Prince was one of the shorter stacks coming into Day 2 after only bagging 115,000 on his second bullet.
"It was crazy, I busted out of flight 1a and had no plans to fire again but I kept seeing the entry numbers and prize pool climbing like crazy and I just couldn't let myself miss out on that crazy value...really glad I did."
Prince ended up catching fire about seven hours in when he survived an elimination flip and just used that momentum to accumulate a large stack, busting out players left and right. He also gained a lot of chips when he busted Van Lo when he called an all-in on an ace-high flop with three hearts while Lo held the king of hearts and Prince held with ace-king for a major pot.
Prince came into the final table fourth in chips, but once there he went right to work first busting Jack Sumner in eighth with aces, Marvin Thomas in seventh with ace-queen, and Thomas Carroll in fifth with aces yet again.
Once he eliminated Carroll, he was sitting with almost double the chips as the rest of the table, which led to the eventual chop declaring him the winner.
Prince's win concludes PokerNews’ coverage of the inaugural RGPS Jacksonville Series which has been a tremendous success here at the outstanding bestbet Jacksonville.
Be sure to keep up with everything RunGood as the next stop is outside of Joplin, MO at Downstream Casino Resort from April 11-16!
Level 30
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
The remaining four players have agreed to chop the prize money with payouts as follows:
| Place | Name | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antwan Prince | $92,796 |
| 2 | Dimas Martinez Jr. | $71,971 |
| 3 | Charles Kelley | $68,739 |
| 4 | David Vogel | $68,735 |
Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's events!
Level 30
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Thomas Carroll opened to 350,000 from under-the-gun but was then three-bet to 900,000 from Antwan Prince in the big blind.
Carroll made the call and the two went heads-up to a flop of 
. Prince then led out for 1,000,000 which sent Carroll into the tank.
"What does fifth place pay again?" he asked as the numbers scrolled across the screen.
A few seconds later he made the call and the cards were on their backs, with Carroll at risk.
Thomas Carroll: 
Antwan Prince: 
Carroll needed some help to catch up to Prince's aces, but the board did him no favors with the 
runout and he was sent to the rail in 5th place for a payout of $33,015.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,765,000
4,525,000
|
4,525,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 30
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,435,000
-30,465,000
|
-30,465,000 |
|
|
4,240,000
-610,000
|
-610,000 |
|
3,245,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
2,840,000
-168,000
|
-168,000 |
|
2,005,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Josh Wang moved all in preflop and was called by Charles "Chuck" Kelley who covered.
Josh Wang: 
Charles Kelley: 
On the turn 
, Wang was ahead with his pair of nines and open-ender, but the river fell the to give Kelley a Broadway straight to win the hand. After it was determined that Wang was covered, he was sent to the rail in 6th place for a payout of $25,171.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,008,000
458,000
|
458,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
One of the players decided not to take the chop, so play has continued.
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The clock has been paused briefly to count stacks amidst chop discussions.
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000