Jeremy Gaubert emerged victorious in the RGPS Grand Prix New Orleans $800 Main Event, outlasting a 307-entry field to claim his first RunGood Poker Series ring and the $45,897 top prize. The tournament marked the first RGPS stop in New Orleans since 2015, and Gaubert’s win caps over 15 years of live tournament experience in the South.
Results
Jeremy Gaubert navigated a competitive field to take the championship. Zackary Poll finished second with $30,559, while Brian Senie claimed third place and $22,343. The final table included a mix of seasoned players, all from the United States.
Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Gaubert | $45,897 |
| 2 | Zackary Poll | $30,559 |
| 3 | Brian Senie | $22,343 |
| 4 | Charles Bartlett | $16,547 |
| 5 | Ronald Inman | $12,431 |
| 6 | Chris Audrain | $9,476 |
| 7 | Michael Chilton | $7,331 |
| 8 | Dee Wampler | $5,757 |
| 9 | Frank Alpandinar | $4,590 |
Tournament Highlights
Day 2 saw 36 survivors return from the starting flights, all in the money. Gaubert began with the fifth-largest stack and quickly rose to the chip lead as the field thinned. At the final table, Ronald Inman briefly overtook him, and Gaubert dropped to just 20 big blinds with five players remaining. He regained control after turning a set of kings to crack Inman’s two pair, setting the stage for his path to victory.
A pivotal hand against Brian Senie occurred in a blind-on-blind battle, where Gaubert defended the big blind with ace-four, flopped top pair, and successfully called a river shove, eliminating Senie and holding a commanding chip lead for the heads-up.
Heads-up Battle
In the final confrontation with Zackary Poll, Gaubert maintained a 6:1 chip lead. Poll captured a few small pots, but Gaubert steadily reclaimed control and secured the win with a full house, ace-eight, in the last preflop race.
Champion’s Reaction
“Feeling good. I just got second place in Coushatta like three weeks ago. Took a bad beat heads-up. So this was a good feeling to finally win it,” Gaubert said following his victory. Reflecting on his poker journey, he added, “A lot of people in this area know me by Chemist83, that’s my online screen name. I was well known in Louisiana in the online poker scene. I had a lot of health problems in College, so I found online poker. That’s been my profession since 2005. Then online poker got taken away, and it forced me into the live scene a little bit more.”
