Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2023 RGPS Tulsa
$600 Main Event ($100,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2023 RGPS Tulsa
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$377,480
Entries
649
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
492
Players Left
61
Gunn Wins Three-Bet Pot
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
A player in middle position raised to 1,500, which saw one player in the hijack call, and another player on the button call as well. In the big blind, Robert Gunn three-bet to 6,000 and only the hijack and button called.
On the flop of 
, Gunn continued for 11,000, which sent both of his opponents into the tank.
After some time the hijack threw his hand away, leaving the button to shake his head and toss his hand into the muck, ceding the pot to Gunn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,500 |
Token Versus Lewis
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Action was picked up on the turn between Alexander Token in middle position and Jacob Lewis in late position on the turn with 6,300 in the center.
On a board reading 
, Token checked to Lewis who bet 2,500 and Token called.
The river 
rolled off and Token took the betting lead, throwing out two blue chips to represent 10,000, eliciting a frown and a fold from Lewis. Token took a decent sized pot off of Lewis, closing the gap between their two chip stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,400 | |
|
|
49,400 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Millsap Rivers Watson
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Joshua Watson raised to 1,100 from under the gun, and was called by John Millsap in late position, and another player called on the button.
Watson checked on the 
flop which saw Millsap bet 1,700, getting only Watson to call.
The turn 
saw Watson check again and Millsap bet 2,200, which Watson called.
Watson checked the river, and before Millsap bet his hand, Watson said "you rivered me," flashing his
for nines full of queens and tossing it into the muck. Millsap flashed a 
, signaling that he did in fact river a better full house than him and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,500 | |
|
28,900 |
Break
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Players have gone on their first 15-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Brian "The Golden Blazer" Frenzel Wins Third RGPS Title In Event #3: $250 Deepstack
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
In Event #3: $250 Deepstack, a total of 399 entrants came out to play and chase what would ultimately be the second biggest prize of the whole series. 51 players got a piece of the $79,800 prize pool, with many bigger names making it deep. RunGood regulars like Caitlin Comeskey (46th-$446), Michael Miller (23rd-$638), Derek Gomez (17th-$726), and Dustin Hill (12th-$1,221) all fell short of the final table.
Arlo Turner came into the final table with the massive chip lead, and it only seemed to grow as the players fell. He would fall short of winning his first RGPS ring, exiting the tournament in third place for $7,643 and the arena was left with RunGood regular Kasey Stanford battling heads up against two-time RGPS champion, Brian "The Golden Blazer" Frenzel.
After a relatively short heads up battle, Frenzel was crowned as champion. Collecting $16,760 for his third RGPS title and his first ever five-figure score. The former streamer was over the moon to win his biggest live score to date. He has solidified himself as a staple of the series, tying for third in terms of titles won in RunGood Poker Series History.
Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Frenzel | Las Vegas, Nevada | $16,760 |
| 2 | Kasey Stanford | Springfield, MO | $10,633 |
| 3 | Arlo Turner | Tulsa, OK | $7,643 |
| 4 | Robert Muckleroy | Tulsa, OK | $5,585 |
| 5 | Braden Garrison | Tulsa, OK | $4,149 |
| 6 | Donald Forshey | DeSoto, KS | $3,135 |
| 7 | Michael Woods | Jones, OK | $2,409 |
| 8 | Paul Griffith | Tulsa, OK | $1,883 |
| 9 | Glenn Vermillion | Dub Town, OK | $1,500 |
Taylor Bombs The River
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Christopher Taylor defended his big blind, to a 1,200 chip raise from the hijack.
The flop of 
saw Taylor check to his opponent who continued for 1,500, which Taylor called.
Action checked through on the 
turn to the river and Taylor overbet the pot, to the tune of 7,000. His opponent glanced at Taylor, but quickly mucked, ceding the pot to Taylor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,700 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800