$175 Colossus
Day 1ab Started
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Japan
$175 Colossus
Day: 1ab
Event Info
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Japan
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
Buy-in
$175
Prize Pool
$165,394
Entries
1,585
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
828
Players Left
92
Players Left 1 / 1,585
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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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The cards are officially in the air for the first of four starting days. And while the tournament info only shows one player registered, we can tell that there are already seven tables in play. Almost all of the early participants so far are locals from Japan, and we will try and grab a few player names as the action unfolds.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
When we said that there are mostly local Japanese players in the field, we definitely didn't miss comedian and commentary aficionado Joe "Stapes" Stapleton, as he walked into the tournament area a few minutes after the start. Stapleton appears to be the only foreigner involved in the action so far and will try to turn his stack of 30,000 into much more throughout 15 levels of play on Day 1a.
He has also become a "fan favourite" of sorts as many of the local players wanted to have their picture taken with Stapleton in the first two tournament days.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The first update to the player field shows a total of 109 entries mid-way through the first level and no player has been eliminated so far. One of the early notable showdown pots saw "Shio" check-call for 1,300 with the board showing 8♠4♠2♦K♦7♥ and his K♠10♥ in the big blind was good, as his opponent only showed K♠10♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
mugimugi opened the button to 500 and the small blind called, Shio in the big blind three-bet to 1,800 and earned two calls. On the Q♦J♠10♣ flop, it checked to Shio and he bet 2,000 to earn yet another two calls.
After the 7♥ turn, the small blind and Shio checked for mugimugi to bet 3,500 and that was only called by the small blind who then led the K♠ river for 8,000. mugimugi pushed all-in for 23,900 and his opponent reluctantly folded to get shown A♥9♦ for both ends of the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
28,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
On the river of a A♥10♣4♠7♠2♣ board, Yoshitaka faced a bet of 12,000 and called after only a few seconds of consideration. He was shown the 8♦8♣ for a pair of eights only and won the pot with the A♣Q♦ for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
