Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2023 RGPS Graton Casino
$800 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2023 RGPS Graton Casino
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$730,100
Entries
1,043
Level
30
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
650
Players Left
82
Break
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Michael Arents Wins the H.O.R.S.E for $4,245
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The fifth event of The RunGood Poker Series in Graton was the first mixed game event in the form of The $300 H.O.R.S.E, which kicked off on Wednesday March 1st. A total of 50 players found their way to enter this first mixed game tournament of the series, creating a prize pool worth $12,500.
7 players found their way to a payout and at the end of it all, it was Michael Arents who took home the first place for his first RGPS ring.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Arents | $4,245 |
| 2 | Craig Carrillo | $2,930 |
| 3 | Gary Furness | $1,890 |
| 4 | Jed Nelson | $1,310 |
| 5 | Daniel Suloff | $945 |
| 6 | Loren Egide | $715 |
| 7 | Kyle Hopkins | $565 |
Underwood Makes A Hero Call
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action was picked up on the river in a hand between Benjamin Underwood in the big blind and another player in early position.
The board read 
and the pot contained a significant amount of chips in it. Underwood checked to his opponent who tossed in a bet of 7,000 which sent Underwood into the tank. Afters some thought he tossed his chips into the middle and his opponent said "you've got it."
Underwood turned over 
and his opponent tossed his hand into the muck, giving Underwood the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,300 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Wong Doubles Up
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Action was picked up in a pot between Paul Wong in the small blind and Elisa Nakagawa in the big blind in a pot containing 15,400 in the center.
The board read 
and Wong bet 8,000, which saw Nakagawa move all in for 23,900 effective, sending Wong into the tank. "Do I have a chance?" he asked while pondering his decision. After some more time he called and the hands were tabled.
Paul Wong: 
Elisa Nakagawa: 
The river 
did not complete the flush draw or straight draw of Nakagawa and Wong received a sizable double up early in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 | |
|
35,600 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Loncar Fires Twice
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action was picked up on the flop in a three-bet pot between Michael Loncar on the button and two players in the cutoff and late position.
The board read 
and action checked over to Loncar who bet 3,300 which only the late position player called.
On 
the late position player checked over to Loncar who sized up to 5,000. His opponent looked Loncar up and down, but ultimately decided to toss his hand into the muck, ceding the pot to Loncar.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500 | 4,500 |
John Ramil Wins The Mega Stack Event For $23,300
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
The fourth event of The RunGood Poker Series in Graton was the $360 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em, which kicked off on Wednesday March 1st. A total of 373 players found their way to enter this first tournament of the series, creating a prize pool worth $111,900.
47 players found their way to a payout and at the end of it all, it was John Ramil who took home the first place after a four-handed deal. Rindy has had tournament cashes dating all the way back to the 2000s, but this remains his best first place finish score at $9,710 and his first RGPS ring.
$360 Mega Stack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Ramil | $23,300 |
| 2 | Ratu Caucau | $16,200 |
| 3 | Patrick Perry | $10,430 |
| 4 | Nicholas Gorman | $6,815 |
| 5 | Allan Kwong | $5,325 |
| 6 | Victor Paredes | $4,405 |
| 7 | Paul Rodgers | $3,695 |
| 8 | Adam Curchak | $3,020 |
| 9 | Jonathan Rueda | $2,340 |
| 10 | Souraj Sairam | $2,340 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300