There have been numerous all-in and the all-in showdowns keep coming at a rapid pace. What we do know is that the prize bubble has burst and several players already collected their prize vouchers.
In the meanwhile, Day 1a chip leader taisyo has been keeping up with his promise to "try his best" and knocked out at least three players. One of them got it in ahead with A♦10♣ versus his A♥4♦ but the J♣6♦4♥3♦9♣ board paired the four.
ZERO-0- then ran into the turned flush of taisyo, who kept on stacking chips.
One of the more cruel eliminations was Fukuda against Ding with A♥K♥ versus A♠K♠ preflop all-in. The 7♦3♦2♠ flop gave Ding a freeroll, which he hit on running spades.
There was a short break to verify the number of remaining players and that now stands at 177 hopefuls, as we are two away from the money. KJ was a high-profile casualty due to his large stack as Day 1a chip leader taisyo soared to the early lead near the bubble.
Miracle mimimi doubled through PINZMAN over on table 321 and the same table then saw the next all-in showdown. pokermax was at risk with 2♠2♦ against the K♣Q♠ of TARO S29 and the board ran out K♥J♦10♥9♦A♠ to give TARO S29 broadway.
Trumpman had his J♦J♠ cracked by Makoto and was the third player to bust, his stack of more than 23 big blinds vanishing and being pushed one seat over.
Almost all of the players qualified for Day 2 have already shown up for the start except for the chip leader, and the cards are now officially underway.
After four starting flights throughout the last two days, the first ever RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) sponsored live event outside of the United States will be playing down to a winner today. A staggering field of 1,585 entries emerged in the 2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Japan, representing an incredibly successful and popular turnout for the groundbreaking cooperation between two thriving live poker tours.
With a buy-in of ¥25,000, which equals approximately $175, the tournament fits to the more recreational nature of the thriving Japan Open Poker Tour (JOPT), one of the longest-running and largest live poker spectacles in Japan. Their ongoing Grand Final in La Belle Salle in Tokyo boasts an extensive schedule of 170 different events and the tournament area features some 163 tables to handle thousands of poker enthusiasts from all over the country.
Several mainstream brands have become sponsors of events on the tournament schedule with RunGood among them, and the JOPT team have provided a very fun and unique environment unlike any other major live poker stops. That fits in line with what RunGood is about and the results of this first partnership between the two brands speaks for itself.
As far as the poker action is concerned, only 185 players out of 1,585 entries made the cut through 15 levels in their respective starting flights and the prize bubble will be looming immediately when the action resumes at 11 a.m. local time with 175 spots set to take home prizes, which are granted via Web Coin and JOPT player contracts according to the local Japanese gaming regulations.
There was a change atop the leaderboard last night when hide4115 soared to 867,000 in chips in the turbo heat 1d, surpassing long-time Day 1a chip leader taisyo and his 793,000. Yoshihiro dropped to third place with 672,000 and many other big stacks in the top ten earned their premium spot for a deep run through the penultimate flight as well such as yukine (604,000), Kei Okuda (601,000) and Hinako (572,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
hide4115
Japan
867,000
2
taisyo
Japan
793,000
3
Yoshihiro
Japan
672,000
4
Tomokatsu Kumano
Japan
613,000
5
yukine
Japan
604,000
6
Kei Okuda
Japan
601,000
7
Hyungjin
Japan
591,000
8
Pon
Japan
589,000
9
Hinako
Japan
572,000
10
Aki0330
Japan
570,000
yukine
With an average of just over 32 big blinds and a fast-paced 30-minute level structure, don't expect it to be long for the prize bubble to burst as the first milestone of the day is fewer than one dozen eliminations away. The action resumes in level 16 with blinds of 4,000-8,000 and a big blind ante of 8,000. Several hopefuls to make the cut have fewer than ten big blinds at their disposal and it is expected that the prize bubble will burst very early into the final day.
All participants are vying for their share of the $165,394.37 in prizes, which had been displayed on the tournament info screens since the very first cards were dealt in this event on Day 1a. The lowest prize is worth $279.74 while the eventual champion is set to receive a JOPT player contract worth $26,052.79 and the coveted Mission RunGood Japan ring. All prizes displayed on PokerNews have been converted to the equivalent USD and do not represent any cash value.
Mission RunGood Japan Ring
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews for another exciting day of live poker action from Japan as Event #22 NLH Colossus Sponsored by Mission RunGood is going all the way to a winner.
