Flashback: Professional Bass Fisherman Joshua Butler Ships RGPS Grand Prix Tunica Main Event
Joshua Butler is quite familiar with collecting prize money and participating in winner’s interviews - but not when it comes to poker. The Alabama native is an accomplished professional bass fisherman who, until September, had only competed in two other live tournaments in his life. He got his first taste of glory on the felt by defeating Hamid Izadi heads-up to take down the RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix Tunica Main Event, earning $49,282 and the coveted RGPS ring.
The two-day event featured a $600 buy-in and attracted 627 entries, with only 76 players returning to Horseshoe Tunica here along the banks of the Mississippi River for the final day of action. Butler captured the lion’s share of the $326,040 prize pool, which crushed the $200,000 guarantee that was advertised.
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Tunica Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Butler | United States | $49,282* |
| 2 | Hamid Izadi | United States | $40,000* |
| 3 | Chris Kennedy | United States | $40,000* |
| 4 | Jamie Kizer | United States | $21,897 |
| 5 | Nathan Morton | United States | $16,497 |
| 6 | Cody Stanford | United States | $12,577 |
| 7 | Brian Durr | United States | $9,704 |
| 8 | Dylan Crawford | United States | $7,579 |
| 9 | Teresa Lammie | United States | $5,992 |
*Denotes three-way deal