Massachusetts tournament player and 2026 RGPS Jacksonville PowerStack champion
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Inducted 2014
Derek Kerns is an American tournament poker player from Granby, Massachusetts. His recorded results include victory in the 2026 RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition $400 PokerNews PowerStack at bestbet Jacksonville.
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2026 RGPS Jacksonville PowerStack win
Kerns won the 2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Jacksonville $400 PokerNews PowerStack on October 25. He topped 859 entries and earned $59,255 from a $279,175 prize pool.
The official bestbet Jacksonville result sheet lists Kerns first, Steven Blay second for $36,642 and Stephen Strout third for $22,571. Eighty-eight players cashed.
RunGood scheduled the PowerStack as one of the championship-ring events at its Golden Expedition stop. PokerNews also awarded Kerns 70 points in its PowerStack leaderboard for the victory.
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Earlier tournament results
PokerNews links the Jacksonville result to its Derek Kerns player record. That page includes a 51st-place finish in the 2020 WSOP.com Online $500 Summer Saver for $2,618.
The official WSOP player record lists five WSOP cashes and $5,729 in WSOP earnings as of October 26, 2026. Those figures cover WSOP results rather than Kerns’ complete tournament record, and the RunGood title is not a WSOP bracelet or Circuit ring.
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Reading tournament records
Tournament databases can update after organizers submit results. The $59,255 PowerStack award is a gross tournament cash and does not show profit after buy-ins, travel or other expenses. Angry Aces will update this profile when additional verified career milestones are available.
