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After five days of action including two starting days, the 2011 edition of the World Poker Tour Jacksonville Main Event is now in the books. Following 149 hands of final table play, Anthony Ruberto secured the title on the strength of K-J offsuit, which improved to a pair of jacks on the flop. Ruberto received a massive first-place prize of $326k, as well as a WPT World Championship seat worth $25k.

Final table play began in a rather guarded manner, with little action occurring until hand 34 when second-place contender Vitor Coelho doubled up through Ruberto on all-in trip queens play.

The first elimination didn’t occur until hand 52 in heads-up showdown between Lisa Hamilton (7-7) and Darryll Fish (3-3). The board ran out K-9-5-5-3, sending Fish to the rail for $46k. Play loosened slightly at this point, with Arti Rodriguez pushing all-in just a few hands later holding 9-7. Rodriguez’s opponent was Hamilton as well, who held K-4 offsuit. Hamilton scored a pair of 4s on the turn, giving her the upper hand and leaving Rodriguez with $55k in fifth place.

Action slowed down again until the 119th hand, when Coelho pushed his entire 1.85 million chip stack in against Ruberto. Following a J-6-6-3-J board, Coelho turned over 4-4 only to be crushed by the pocket aces of Ruberto. Coelho received $75k for his excellent run.

Soon after, Ruberto turned his crosshairs on Hamilton herself, sending out the final female player with A-K offsuit over A-3 suited. Hamilton cashed for $112k as a result.

Heads-up play was fast and furious, with Ruberto holding a nearly 5:1 chip lead over Sam Soverel. Soverel was hoping for a straight with K-7 on a Q-J-10 board, but that draw never finished and he hit the rail for $188k.