$800 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Tulsa
$800 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Tulsa
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
469
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
58
Players Left
1
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Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Usually, when travel plans fall through, it’s bad news. But for Nicholas Burris, the cancellation turned into a blessing worth $65,435.
The RunGood Poker Series Tulsa Grand Prix $800 Main Event champion decided to head to the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tulsa after a friend reminded him of the tournament. It proved a wise call, as Burris topped a field of 469 entries to claim the title and a share of the $328,300 prize pool.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Burris | United States | $65,435 |
| 2 | Dexter Wise | United States | $43,627 |
| 3 | Wesley Jones | United States | $32,627 |
| 4 | John Heckenkamp | United States | $24,104 |
| 5 | Bobby Randolph | United States | $18,190 |
| 6 | Mika Evans | United States | $13,869 |
| 7 | Freeman Allen | United States | $10,684 |
| 8 | Terry Harrell | United States | $8,318 |
| 9 | Jon Kreder | United States | $6,544 |
Burris, a husband and father of three children, shared with PokerNews that he has not been as active in the poker world the last couple of years as he and his wife raised a young child, but the opportunity to play the RGPS Tulsa Grand Prix Main Event presented itself, and he took it.
Burris stated, “My oldest (son) loves poker, so he’s going to love the ring, and he’s just going to be grinning it up after this. It’s going to be hilarious.”
Burris became a force to reckon with down the stretch of the final table. He endured a six-handed stalemate that lasted over an hour and a half before another elimination occurred.
Burris secured a key double up when he called the bluff of Mika Evans on the river to vault past three and a half million in chips. Burris was a tornado at the final table after that point, denting his opponent’s stack with regularity as he knocked out Evans in sixth, Bobby Randolph in fifth, John Heckenkamp in fourth, and finally Dexter Wise to win the title.
Burris shared that once the final table got down to four-handed, he felt confident in his ability to close out the win. This first-place finish was the second-highest cash of his career, surpassing his best recorded RGPS result according to The Hendon Mob when he won the 2019 RGPS Main Event in Council Bluffs. This win puts Burris over $400,000 in earnings, according to his recorded earnings, and may prompt the accomplished poker player to visit the felt just a bit more.
“I have a little more right to go play,” Burris said jokingly about his poker schedule in the future.
Day 2 Action
The opening hours of the final day of play saw a flurry of all-ins and eliminations as players rose and fell in the standings as they chased a slice of the over $300,000 prize pool. Several notables fell during the opening rounds, including Eric Bunch, Forrest Kollar, Marvin Donaldson, Craig Savage, and Rob Gardner.
By the time the field hit the final three-table redraw, Day 1a chip leader John Lopez was still one of the top stacks in the room, as well as Day 1b chip leader Bobby Randolph, who was chip leader as they hit the final 27 players.
Randolph continued his success after he duked it out with Andre Allen in a big hand during the 10,000/20,000 level that saw Randolph grow his stack to over two million in chips.
Randolph rode that wave to the final table, but it was Wesley Jones who entered the final nine as the chip leader with John Heckenkamp and Burris within striking distance. Jones maintained that chip lead until Burris put a dent in his plans when Jones saw his pocket queens cracked by Burris, who flopped a full house. It was from that point forward that Burris began to assert himself and put together a strong run to take down the title.
This wraps up coverage of the RGPS Tulsa Grand Prix. Check back here at PokerNews for updates on future RGPS stops as players continue to chase the RGPS titles.
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Nicholas Burris outlasted a field of 469 entries to take down the RunGood Poker Tulsa Grand Prix Main Event champion.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for a recap of the final table and reaction from Burris following his title run.
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Nicholas Burris began the hand with a raise to 250,000 and faced an all-in from Dexter Wise, who jammed for his final 2,600,000. Burris called to put Wise at risk for the title.
Dexter Wise: J♦8♠
Nicholas Burris: 7♠7♥
Wise needed to improve to overcome the pocket sevens of Burris, but the 6♦3♥Q♦ flop gave Wise little to work with.
The 2♦ turn and the A♣ river completed the board to eliminate Wise in second place.
Wise earned $43,627 for his effort.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,070,000
2,670,000
|
2,670,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Dexter Wise opened the action with a raise to 375,000 and was called by Nicholas Burris.
Burris checked the J♦10♥4♠ flop before Wise put out a bet of 250,000. Burris came along with a call.
Both players checked the 2♣ turn to bring the 9♠ river.
Burris slipped it over to Wise, who bet 500,000. Burris flicked out a chip for a call. Wise announced, " Good call," as he tabled K♣7♥ for king high. Burris showed 10♠6♠ for a pair of tens to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,400,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Wesley Jones and Dexter Wise have battled since the beginning of three-handed play. Wise delivered a heavy blow when he doubled through Jones, and then got it all-in against him again to put Jones at risk for his tournament life.
Wesley Jones: 10♦8♣
Dexter Wise: Q♦4♠
Wise flopped better when the 2♠5♠7♠ flop gave him a flush draw.
The 3♠ turn was the decisive blow to Jones as the meaningless Q♣ peeled on the river.
Jones earned $32,265 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
John Heckenkamp's main event run is over. Nicholas Burris opened the action with a raise to 250,000 from the cutoff. Heckenkamp shoved for 1,700,000 from the small blind and was called by Burris to be at risk.
John Heckenkamp: Q♦J♦
Nicholas Burris: K♥J♠
Burris had Heckenkamp's hand dominated, and the board did not provide any solace for Heckenkamp as it came 7♥5♥3♥4♦A♦ to award Burris the pot.
Heckenkamp earned $24,104 for his fourth-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,375,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Nicholas Burris has soared to the top of the chip counts with four remaining in the RGPS Tulsa Grand Prix Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,675,000
2,575,000
|
2,575,000 |
|
|
2,050,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 75,000/125,000
Ante: 125,000
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Players are currently on a 15-minute break. There are four remaining in the RGPS Tulsa Main Event. Play will resume at the 75,000/150,000 level.
