RGPS Thunder Valley Main Event Features $200k GTD This Weekend
The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is in Northern California at Thunder Valley Casino Resort, and is set to host a $575 buy-in no-limit hold'em Main Event starting January 7. PokerNews will be in attendance live reporting the $200,000 guaranteed poker tournament.
The series began January 4 with a $135 buy-in RunGood Ambassador Bomb Pot Bounty tournament, along with a Main Event satellite. On Wednesday, the mid-stakes series will host a $255 NLH event with $55,000 guaranteed. And then on Thursday, pot-limit Omaha fans can take a shot at the $300 RunGood PLO tournament starting at noon.
Later that night, poker commentator and comedian Joe Stapleton highlights a comedy night at Illusions Lounge inside the Thunder Valley casino.
Main Event Details
Stapes will provide the laughter Thursday night, and then again unintentionally the following day while he competes in the Main Event. Day 1a kicks off at 11 a.m. January 7, followed by session 1b at 4 p.m. On Saturday, Day 1c begins at 11 a.m. and then all remaining players will return to the poker room Sunday at 11 a.m. for the second and final day of the tournament.
Each player can re-enter one time per Day 1 flight. Those with a re-entry option remaining can opt to forfeit their stack at the conclusion of Level 8 and start over for another $575. Players start with 25,000 chips and the blinds will increase every 30 minutes on Day 1, 40 minutes on Day 2.
Thunder Valley has become a regular home for the RunGood Poker Series. Back in September 2021, Sasha Sabbaghian shipped the RGPS Thunder Valley Main Event for $40,485, beating out 565 entrants.
PokerNews is proud to announce we will live report the Main Event from start to finish this coming weekend. Stay tuned for regular updates and a tournament recap of the action.
Following the conclusion of the Main Event in Northern California, RGPS has three additional series planned for early 2022 starting with a trip to Jamul Casino in San Diego from February 1-6. Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa is up next February 15-20, followed by a trip to the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi from March 1-6.
