Welcome to the 2025 Mission RunGood Japan ¥25,000 Colossus
Live poker in Japan is booming and the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is thriving in the United States, so why not combine these two exciting brands for a special partnership during the Japan Open Poker Tour (JOPT) Grand Final in Tokyo? That's what the RGPS Mission RunGood Japan special event is about, which will unfold from April 27 to 29, 2025, at the La Belle Salle in Shinjuku.
It is the very first time that a RunGood ring can be won outside of the US and the special event is one of several tournaments throughout the entire series here in Tokyo which is sponsored by main stream brands, all of which can be found prominently displayed throughout the tournament area.
With a spacious tournament area featuring 163 tables, the JOPT Grand Final 2025 has a packed tournament schedule with 170 events and the first winners have already been crowned. The tournament area has been filled up to the brim and the chips have been flying already throughout the last two days.
That will also be the case as of 11 a.m. local time when Event 22 NLH Colossus Sponsored by Mission RunGood kicks off for the first of four starting days and the remaining three flights are scheduled for today and tomorrow. The tournament features a modest buy-in of ¥25,000 and the overall prize pool as well as number of players in the money are fixed as per local gambling regulations, which makes this event a low buy-in but very fun environment.
All players receive 30,000 in chips and the levels last 35 minutes each in the first three regular flights, while the turbo heat 1d has a reduced level duration of 20 minutes each. On the final day, all levels last 30 minutes each until a winner has been crowned. The vast majority of all participants will be poker enthusiasts from Japan but some local poker pros who also participate in international events are expected to enter the fray such as JOPT ambassador Shiina Okamoto and Jun Obara.
The late registration for Day 1a is open until the start of level nine at approximately 4:35 p.m. local time and the opening flight concludes at approximately quarter past 8 p.m. local time. By then, the second flight of the day is already underway as of 5 p.m. and will have a late night finish past 2 a.m. in the morning.
Apologies in advance if picking up the action is somewhat slow at the beginning, as the language barrier here in Japan does exist and many of the participants use player names to compete.
