$800 Main Event | 2022 RGPS Cleveland

10-03-2022 00:29 UTC-4

RunGood Tulsa Stop to Feature $100K Guaranteed Main Event Oct. 14-16

Mike Patrick

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is headed to Oklahoma Oct. 11-16 for RGPS Tulsa, a poker stop that will feature a $600 buy-in Main Event with a $100,000 guarantee.

The RGPS Tulsa stop, taking place at Hard Rock Casino Tulsa, will also feature a handful of other Ring Events and satellites into the Main Event.

$100,000 Guaranteed Main Event

The $100,000 guaranteed Main Event will have three starting flights, the first of which will kick off on Oct. 14 while the next two flights play on Oct. 15.

The exchange for their $600 buy-in, players will receive a starting stack of 30,000 chips with blinds starting at 100/200/200. The Day 1 flights will play until 12.5% of the field remains from each and the remaining players will combine on Oct. 16 for Day 2, which will play down to a winner.

For those who don’t want to put up $600 for the event, there will be a number of satellites running for an opportunity to win a seat, including a $150 satellite awarding ten guaranteed seats and another $150 satellite awarding five guaranteed seats.

Other Ring Events

RGPS Tulsa will kick off on Oct. 11 with a the $200 Seniors Ring Event and a $160 Ambassador Bounty Ring Event, which will feature special guests with bounty envelopes that contain prizes between $1,000 cash and RunGood apparel store credit.

Next up on Oct. 12 will be two flights of the $250 Studio Ticket Ring Event, which will award a seat into the 2022 All-Stars ProAM Event at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas in December.

Day 2 of that event will play out on Oct. 13, alongside a $200 No-Limit Hold-em Ring Event and a $300 Pot-Limit Omaha Ring Event.

After the Main Event, a $200 Closer NLH Ring Event will close out the series on Oct. 16.

After RGPS Tulsa, where PokerNews will be on-site to provide coverage of the Main Event, the RunGood team will head to Iowa for RGPS Council Bluffs, which will feature a $600 Main Event with a $200,000 guarantee.

The full schedule for RGPS Tulsa is available in the table below.

RGPS Tulsa Schedule

DATE	TIME	EVENT
Oct. 11, 2022	12:00 PM	Seniors Ring Event (AGE 50+, Buy-in $200)
Oct. 11, 2022	7:00 PM	Opening Night Guest Bounty Ring Event (Buy-in $160)
Oct. 12, 2022	12:00 PM	PokerGO Studio Ticket Ring Event FLT A (Buy-in $250)
Oct. 12, 2022	6:00 PM	PokerGO Studio Ticket Ring Event FLT B (Buy-in $250)
Oct. 13, 2022	12:00 PM	PokerGO Studio Ticket FINALS
Oct. 13, 2022	1:00 PM	ONE DAY NLH RING EVENT (Buy-in $200)
Oct. 13, 2022	4:00 PM	POT LIMIT-OMAHA RING EVENT (Buy-in $300)
Oct. 13, 2022	7:00 PM	Main Event Satellite (Buy-in $150, TEN Seats GTD)
Oct. 14, 2022	12:00 PM	Mega Satellite (Buy-in $150, FIVE Seats GTD)
Oct. 14, 2022	6:00 PM	RUNGOOD Main Event FLT A (Buy-in $600, $100,000 GTD Prizepool)
Oct. 15, 2022	12:00 PM	RUNGOOD Main Event FLT B (Buy-in $600, $100,000 GTD Prizepool)
Oct. 15, 2022	6:00 PM	RUNGOOD Main Event FLT C (Buy-in $600, $100,000 GTD Prizepool)
Oct. 16, 2022	12:00 PM	MAIN EVENT FINALS
Oct. 16, 2022	1:00 PM	TURBO NLH RING Event (Buy-in $200)

10-03-2022 00:41 UTC-4

Michael Volk Eliminated in 6th Place ($19,155)

Mike Patrick

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

After Nicholas Lanzi raised to 250,000 in the hijack, Michael Volk moved in from the cutoff for 675,000.

Action folded back to Lanzi who called.

Michael Volk:
Nicholas Lanzi:

The flop came , bringing no help to Lanzi. The turn gave him some additional outs to a gutshot straight.

That straight dramatically came in on the river with the , as Lanzi eliminated Volk to bring the field down to five.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Lanzi	3,650,000 700,000	700,000
Michael Volk	Busted

Tags: Michael Volk Nicholas Lanzi

Level: 29

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

10-03-2022 00:54 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Bowers	6,250,000 650,000	650,000

Paul Campbell (OH)	5,400,000 900,000	900,000
Donald Mullen	5,250,000 5,250,000	5,250,000
Nicholas Lanzi	2,800,000 -850,000	-850,000
Anthony Carbone	1,080,000 -1,295,000	-1,295,000

10-03-2022 01:09 UTC-4

Carbone Doubles Through Bowers

Mike Patrick

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

After action was folded to the blinds, Derek Bowers checked his cards, then moved all in for Anthony Carbone's 685,000 chips.

Carbone checked his cards, saw he had an ace, and called.

Anthony Carbone:
Derek Bowers:

The board came , keeping Carbone's ace-high ahead for the double up to about ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Bowers	6,880,000 630,000	630,000

Anthony Carbone	1,520,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Anthony Carbone Derek Bowers

10-03-2022 01:22 UTC-4

Anthony Carbone Eliminated in 5th Place ($25,545)

Mike Patrick

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

After Derek Bowers opened to 350,000 in the cutoff, Anthony Carbone moved all in for 1,220,000.

Paul Campbell moved in over top with both players covered for over 6,000,000.

Bowers showed and folded, leaving Carbone's tournament life in the hands of Campbell.

Anthony Carbone:
Paul Campbell:

The Day 1a chip leader knew he was in rough shape, and after the board came [7h2s2h9s6], his fears were confirmed as he was eliminated in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Campbell (OH)	9,100,000 3,700,000	3,700,000
Derek Bowers	5,315,000 -1,565,000	-1,565,000

Anthony Carbone	Busted

Tags: Anthony Carbone Derek Bowers Paul Campbell

Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

10-03-2022 01:42 UTC-4

Mullen Survives With Chop, Then Doubles Through Bowers

Mike Patrick

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Donald Mullen moved all in on the button for 2,200,000 and got called by Derek Bowers in the small blind. Paul Campbell folded the big blind and Mullen was at-risk and dominated.

Donald Mullen:
Derek Bowers:

Mallen was in trouble, but the runout of , double paired the board and kept Mullen alive with the chop.

A couple of hands later, Mullen moved in again for 1,900,000 and again Bowers called.

Donald Mullen:
Derek Bowers:

This time it was Bowers with the ace-eight, same suits and all.

The settled things quickly with a set for Mullen. The board completed , and this time Mullen successfully doubled through Bowers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Campbell (OH)	7,150,000 -1,950,000	-1,950,000
Derek Bowers	5,250,000 -65,000	-65,000

Donald Mullen	4,300,000 4,300,000	4,300,000

Tags: Derek Bowers Donald Mullen Paul Campbell

10-03-2022 01:58 UTC-4

Mullen Gets Tricky and Gets Paid

Mike Patrick

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Donald Mullen opened with a limp in the cutoff which was followed by a limp from Derek Bowers on the button, a call from Paul Campbell in the small blind, and a check by Nicholas Lanzi in the big blind.

On the flop, action checked to Mullen who bet 485,000. Only Bowers called to see the on the turn. The players checked to the river and Mullen bet 700,000.

Bowers made the call and saw Mullen roll over for sneakily played aces, which won him a big pot to take over the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Mullen	8,720,000 8,720,000	8,720,000
Paul Campbell (OH)	7,000,000 -150,000	-150,000
Derek Bowers	4,100,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000

Nicholas Lanzi	1,250,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000