RGPS Returns to Jamul Casino for $150K GTD Main Event
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RunGood Poker Series and Passport Season Returns to Jamul Casino San Diego Feb. 17–22.
The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Passport Season is set to return to Jamul Casino in San Diego, California, from Feb. 17–22, 2026, bringing a full schedule of tournament action to Southern California.
Main Event
The festival will be highlighted by a $600 Main Event featuring three Day 1 starting flights and a $150,000 guaranteed prize pool. The multi-flight format gives players several opportunities to advance to Day 2, where the remaining field will combine and play down to a final table and a champion.
RGPS stops at Jamul Casino have consistently drawn strong turnouts, attracting a mix of local regulars and traveling players from across the West Coast, and this Passport Season stop is expected to be no different. However, the man to beat, is the back-to-back RGPS Jamull Main Event Champion, Maksim Tatarintsev, who won the Main Event in November of 2024, and then again almost a year later for $38,890 in 2025.
RGPS Jamul Main Event
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maksim Tatarintsev | United States | $38,890 |
| 2 | Zach Kelley | United States | $27,250 |
| 3 | Gabriel Habbaba | United States | $17,520 |
| 4 | William Wilson | United States | $11,229 |
| 5 | Jose Medina | Mexico | $8,659 |
| 6 | Barbara Lanese | United States | $7,155 |
| 7 | Bradley Miller | United States | $6,017 |
| 8 | Jeff Burquist | United States | $4,940 |
| 9 | Henry Trinidad | United States | $3,887 |
$300 PokerNews PowerStack
One of the featured events on the schedule is the $300 PokerNews PowerStack, which comes with a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool.
There will be two day 1 flights taking place on Feb 18, with the players resuming on Day 2 on Feb 19th in the money.
The PokerNews PowerStack has become a staple at RGPS stops, offering players deep starting stacks and strong value at an accessible buy-in. In addition to the prize pool, the event plays an important role in the PokerNews Tour year-long leaderboard, where players earn points throughout the season toward leaderboard points, where the top 10 players will earn a $1,100 seat to the RGPS Passport Thunder Valley Main Event.
A Full Week of RGPS Action
Beyond the marquee tournaments, players can expect a full slate of side events, cash games, and the relaxed, player-friendly atmosphere the RunGood Poker Series is known for.
PokerNews will be on-site providing live reporting coverage of the Main Event, with updates, chip counts, and key hands available throughout the tournament.
Full Schedule
