Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood San Diego
$600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood San Diego
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$211,640
Entries
407
Level
28
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
119
Players Left
15
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Level 9
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
At 1:00 of the first day of the series out here at Jamul Casino in San Diego, California, the first open event of the series kicked off. All players, whatever age they were, came out to play and claim one of the series newest rings, complete with the rocket ship on the face of it.
A total of 64 entrants came out to play, besting the guarantee set on the prize pool and $10,240 to be divided up between eight players.
It was the last stop that Tavish Margers pulled off the impressive feat of winning two RunGood rings in a single day. He now has added a hat trick to his RunGood resume, winning his third ring out here at Jamul Casino. His final table included such regulars of the stop like Mark Feinberg and Thomas Woodward.
Event #2: $200 Opener Final Table
| Place | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Tavish Margers* | $2,478 |
| 2 | Michael Perry | $2,180 |
| 3 | William Allred | $1,600 |
| 4 | Mark Feinberg* | $1,450 |
| 5 | Thomas Woodard | $1,219 |
| 6 | Michael Bollar | $563 |
| 7 | Vladislav Roslov | $461 |
| 8 | Brian Schafer | $369 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The registration period for the tournament has closed, a total of 119 entrants have made their way out to this flight.
Only 15 players will be bagging up at the conclusion of the night.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to see who ends up making it to Day 2.
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A RunGood Poker Series staple is the Ambassador Bounty, which drew out the largest crowd yet at Jamul Casino in San Diego, California. A grand total of 162 entrants came out to play this event, besting the prize pool guarantee and seeing a total of 21 players secure a piece of the $25,920 prize pool.
The ambassadors were put forth by both the Rungood included Jonathan Gavaio, Corey Paggeot, Conrad Simpson, Jamie Kerstetter, and Scott Stewart. Players would receive multiple prizes with the elimination of these players, ranging all the way up to $1,000 in cash.
At the conclusion of the tournament it would be Richard Yoshinaga making his third cash with the RunGood Poker Series his biggest lifetime score. Yoshinaga had earlier knocked out one of the casino ambassadors (Liam Gannon), and he propelled himself into the final table chip lead before claiming his first RG ring and a new high score of $6,892.
Ambassador Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Richard Yoshinaga | $6,892 |
| 2 | Patsy Cortez Karimi | $4,514 |
| 3 | Cody Blades | $2,659 |
| 4 | Zackery Rodriguez | $1,619 |
| 5 | Maksim Tatarintsev | $1,249 |
| 6 | Luke Richard | $1,036 |
| 7 | Thomas Kelley | $897 |
| 8 | Brian Schafer | $791 |
| 9 | Bradley Miller | $689 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Brian Brown moved in his final 12,000 from the small blind and in the big blind, Evan Lindeman called to put him at risk.
Brian Brown: K♣2♣
Evan Lindeman: A♦K♠
The board ran out Q♣6♦10♠J♥3♣ and the Broadway was good for Lindeman to take down the pot.
At another table, two time RGPS Jamul Main Event champion was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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49,500 | |
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Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Scott Aulds raised to 6,000 from middle position and in the big blind, Thomas Kornecook called.
The flop rolled out 10♠3♣5♣ and Kornecook checked over to Aulds who bet 7,000, prompting Kornecook to move all in for 21,000 and Aulds called.
Thomas Kornecook: 10♦8♥ 
Scott Aulds: A♥9♠
The board ran out A♣4♣ and the turn ace was good enough for the recently crowned three-time RGPS ring winner to take down the pot and eliminate Kornecook.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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Busted |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action was picked up with cards on their backs in the biggest pot of the tournament.
After various bets preflop, Prakhar Jain was all in for his last 134,000 up against Scott Aulds who held the bigger stack.
Prakhar Jain: A♣K♠
Scott Aulds: J♥J♣
The board ran out 8♥10♣4♥6♦7♥ and the jacks held up to give the overall tournament lead to Aulds while Jain was left to take the elevator ride down to the casino floor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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310,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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Busted |
