PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard

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The PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard is a season-long competition running across the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season, with points awarded at designated PokerNews PowerStack events at every stop.

The top ten finishers on the leaderboard at season’s end will earn a $1,100 RGPS Passport Thunder Valley Main Event seat plus two nights’ accommodation.

PokerNews has also introduced a PowerStack points calculator, designed to make tracking the leaderboard race as clear and accessible as possible.

The calculator lets players quickly see how many leaderboard points they earn based on their finish in each PokerNews PowerStack event, using the official RGPS points formula.

Throughout the season, PokerNews will publish chip counts and results at the end of each day of play, or once an event concludes if it is a one-day tournament.

Leaderboard standings will be updated within 72 hours of points appearing in the Tournament Hub Manager system, making it easy for players to follow the race and see exactly where they stand as the season unfolds.

PokerNews PowerStack Rankings

RankPlayerCountryPoints
1Lucus DrummondsUnited States60
2Roger FrancoUnited States55
3Scott AuldsUnited States55
4Dwight EnglekirkUnited States55
5Douglas SpeirUnited States42
6Travis MoranUnited States38.5
7Michael StarekUnited States38.5
8Naomi WagnerUnited States38.5
9Preston "Allen" RobertsUnited States30
10Tyler ParkerUnited States27.5
11Daniel HughesUnited States27.5
12Kasey HessUnited States27.5
13James FlemingUnited States26.4
14Harold BeaumanUnited States25
15Jimmy LujanUnited States24.2
16Maksim TatarintsevRussia24.2
17Adam SavenUnited States24.2
18Eric BunchUnited States22.8
19Japneet ChawlaUnited States20.9
20Corey PaggeotUnited States20.9
21Dann TurnerUnited States20.9
22Terry ThomasUnited States19.2
23Brian WinterUnited States19.2
24Branndon KingUnited States17.6
25Thanate BanchonhattakijUnited States17.6
26Steven GnatovichUnited States17.6
27Robert WardenUnited States16.8
28Erin ConstantinoUnited States15.4
29Denis LeeUnited States15.4
30Anthony FinleyUnited States14.4
31Michael LehnerUnited States13.2
32Daniil FedunovUnited States13.2
33Ross NeumannUnited States12
34Pamela MaldonadoUnited States11
35Christopher Smith (CA)United States11.0
36Greg RaymerUnited States11
37Ashley HelmickUnited States9.6
38Brian GarnerUnited States9.6
39Donnie PhanUnited States9.6
40Hanunyah FishUnited States9.6
41Michael MillerUnited States9.6
42Miles TaylorUnited States9.6
43Robert RandolphUnited States9.6
44Steven WamplerUnited States9.6
45Adam LevyUnited States8.8
46Christian RamirezUnited States8.8
47Darren PerkinsUnited States8.8
48Emmanuel McKenzieUnited States8.8
49Gonzalo GonzalezUnited States8.8
50Joshua LowyUnited States8.8
51Randall BottUnited States8.8
52Samuel DiepUnited States8.8
53Steven SanchezUnited States8.8
54Mike PerryUnited States8.8
55Susan Milestone-SchackeUnited States8.8
56Au HoUnited States8.8
57Grant FosterUnited States8.8
58Dae Cheol KwonUnited States8.8
59Davis OchoaUnited States8.8
60Ediberto PilotinMexico8.8
61Robert MacGregorUnited States8.8
62Ron SegniUnited States8.8
63Andrew Tang (CA)United States8.8
64Michael PhillipsUnited States8.8
65Jason AmesUnited States8.8
66Jonathan McClainUnited States8.8
67Shawn Van AsdaleUnited States8.8
68Andrew GreenawaltUnited States8.8
69Gennadiy FedunovUnited States8.8
70Chris AudrainUnited States8.8
71Marco EspinosaUnited States8.8
72Brandon ElmoreUnited States7.2
73Craig WelkoUnited States7.2
74Donald ReevesUnited States7.2
75Jeffrey CopelandUnited States7.2
76Johnnie PlaceUnited States7.2
77Kenny NicolettiUnited States7.2
78Mark JacksonUnited States7.2
79Todd TuckerUnited States7.2
80Yovanni SerratiUnited States7.2
81Chandon HintonUnited States6.6
82Dennis BrandUnited States6.6
83Micah MartinUnited States6.6
84Pedro Fernandez (US)United States6.6
85Ryan ShawUnited States6.6
86Se PakUnited States6.6
87Trent GoertzUnited States6.6
88Yao ClintonUnited States6.6
89Zach KelleyUnited States6.6
90Andre AllenUnited States6
91Anthony BlankenshipUnited States6
92Christopher HosierUnited States6
93Jason ConawayUnited States6
94Jeremy ThomasUnited States6
95Keith CoppockUnited States6
96Kevin UnkelUnited States6
97Martin HoughamUnited States6
98Nicholas GuglielmoUnited States6
99Robert GardnerUnited States6
100Rocky RenfroUnited States6
101Yordanos MebrahtuUnited States6

RGPS Tulsa

Luke Drummonds
Luke Drummonds

The opening PowerStack event at RGPS Tulsa saw 317 entries turn out for the $400 buy-in tournament.

After two days of play, Luke Drummonds emerged victorious, ultimately agreeing to a three-way chop with Doug Speir and Allen Roberts, with all three players taking home $15,916.

RGPS Tulsa PokerNews PowerStack Results

PlacePlayerPrize (USD)Points
1Luke Drummonds$15,91660
2Doug Speir$15,91642
3Allen Roberts$15,91630
4James Fleming$8,02426
5Eric Bunch$6,03623
6Terry Thomas$4,60319
7Robert Warden$3,55717
8Anthony Finley$2,78314
9Ross Neumann$2,21812
10Donnie Phan$2,21810
11Brian Garner$1,78910
12Hanunyah Fish$1,78910
13Steven Wampler$1,46510
14Ashley Helmick$1,46510
15Miles Taylor$1,21310
16Robert Randolph$1,21310
17Michael Miller$1,02510
18Harold Beauman$1,02510
19Jeffrey Copeland$1,0257
20Kenneth Nicoletti$1,0257
21Craig Welko$8797
22Brandon Elmore$8797
23Todd Tucker$8797
24Donald Reeves$8797
25Mark Jackson$7647
26Johnnie Place$7647
27Yovanni Serrati$7647
28Robert Gardner$7646
29Brian Winter$7646
30Andre Allen$7646
31Kevin Unkel$7646
32Nicholas Guglielmo$7646
33Christopher Hosier$6806
34Jeremy Thomas (US)$6806
35Martin Hougham$6806
36Yordanos Mebrahtu$6806
37Jason Conaway$6806
38Michael Renfro$6806
39Keith Coppock$3406
40Anthony Blankenship$3406

RGPS Austin

Roger Franco
Roger Franco

The RGPS Passport Austin $200 PokerNews PowerStack event attracted 201 entries, for a total prize pool of $31,557. The final five players reached an ICM deal, adjusting the remaining payouts.

After playing down to the final hand, Roger Franco earned the title, along the RGPS ring and first-place prize of $4,673.

PlacePlayerPrizePoints
1Roger Franco$4,67355
2Travis Moran$4,10038.5
3Tyler Parker$3,90027.5
4Jimmy Lujan$3,70024.2
5Japneet Chawla$3,50020.9
6Branndon King$1,25917.6
7Harold Beauman$1,07315.4
8Michael Lehner$92513.2
9Pamela Maldonado$77611
10Steven Sanchez$6758.8
11Darren Perkins$6758.8
12Christian Ramirez$6758.8
13Emmanuel McKenzie$5748.8
14Gonzalo Gonzalez$5748.8
15Adam Levy$5748.8
16Samuel Diep$4738.8
17Joshua Lowy$4738.8
18Randall Bott$4738.8
19Pedro Fernandez (US)$3796.6
20Micah Martin$3796.6
21Chandon Hinton$3796.6
22Ryan Shaw$2926.6
23Trent Goertz$2926.6
24Yao Clinton$2926.6
25Dennis Brand$2366.6
26Se Pak$2366.6

RGPS San Diego

Scott Aulds
Scott Aulds

Scott Aulds outlasted a field of 162 entrants to claim the title of the $300 PokerNews PowerStack.

The Day 1 chip leader defeated Michael Starek after a four-hour heads-up battle. Aulds took home $9,639, along with the RGPS ring.

PlacePlayerPrizePoints
1Scott Aulds$9,63955
2Michael Starek$6,42638.5
3Daniel Hughes$4,55827.5
4Maksim Tatarintsev$3,30924.2
5Corey Paggeot$2,46020.9
6Thanate Banchonhattakij$1,87317.6
7Erin Constantino$1,46315.4
8Brian Winter$1,17213.2
9Christopher Smith (CA)$96311
10Mike Perry$9638.8
11Susan Milestone-Schacke$8148.8
12Au Ho$8148.8
13Grant Foster$7078.8
14Dae Cheol Kwon$7078.8
15Davis Ochoa$6318.8
16Ediberto Pilotin$6318.8
17Robert MacGregor$5818.8
18Ron Segni$5818.8
19Zach Kelley$5816.6

RGPS Reno

Dwight Englekirk
Dwight Englekirk

Dwight Englekirk outlasted a field of 159 entries to claim the $400 PokerNews PowerStack title in Reno.

The Day 1c chip leader was declared the champion after a four-way ICM chop, taking home $10,160 and the coveted RGPS ring.

PlacePlayerPrizePoints
1Dwight Englekirk$10,16055
2Naomi Wagner$8,72038.5
3Kasey Hess$7,16027.5
4Adam Saven$6,64524.2
5Dann Turner$2,57020.9
6Steven Gnatovich$2,15017.6
7Denis Lee$1,86515.4
8Daniil Fedunov$1,65513.2
9Greg Raymer$1,46511
10Andrew Tang (CA)$1,2858.8
11Michael Phillips$1,2858.8
12Jason Ames$1,2858.8
13Jonathan McClain$1,1158.8
14Shawn Van Asdale$1,1158.8
15Andrew Greenawalt$1,1158.8
16Gennadiy Fedunov$9608.8
17Chris Audrain$9608.8
18Marco Espinosa$9608.8