$800 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood St. Louis
$800 Main Event
Day: 2
Satellite to Glory: Justin Done’s Emotional Victory in the RunGood Poker Series St. Louis Main Event
Level 26
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The $800 Main Event of the RunGood Poker Series at Hollywood Casino St. Louis has concluded with a three-way deal. Emerging as the big winner was chip leader Justin Done, who secured $62,000, a PokerGO PGT Dream Seat, and the prestigious RGPS Main Event ring.
Hunter Cichy second in chips at the time of the deal, took home $59,661, while Tyler Breeding rounded out the top three with a payout of $55,603.
$800 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Done | United States | $62,000* |
| 2 | Hunter Cichy | United States | $59,618* |
| 3 | Tyler Breeding | United States | $55,603* |
| 4 | Gilbert Shadowens | United States | $30,052 |
| 5 | Michael Johns | United States | $22,646 |
| 6 | Josh Hawkins | United States | $17,266 |
| 7 | John Roberts | United States | $13,319 |
| 8 | Corey Nazaruk | United States | $10,397 |
| 9 | Nick Syrigos | United States | $8,215 |
*Denotes three-way ICM deal
Done, who had never recorded a major poker tournament cash prior to this event and had no earnings listed on HendonMob, reflected on his breakthrough victory:“It’s kind of unreal. I felt like this was a long time coming,” he said.
He went on to reminisce about his early passion for the game: “I always thought I was going to be a poker pro—that didn’t exactly pan out. But back in college in the early 2000s, it was all about the Moneymaker boom. You know, ordering Chinese food and playing on PartyPoker all hours of the night.”
When asked when he began to feel like he could truly win the tournament, Done recalled a pivotal stretch. “I got aces twice, and queens once, and all three times someone jammed into me,” he said. “You know, sometimes it just feels like it’s your day, and nothing could go wrong.”
Overcome with emotion, Done continued, with his voice shaking and eyes filled with tears. “My dad passed away about a year and a half ago from throat cancer, and this hat I’m wearing—it’s his,” he said, pausing. “He was definitely with me today.”
Day 2 Action
The Main Event attracted a total of 640 entrants, generating a prize pool of $448,000, with 79 players advancing to Day 2.
Done, who admitted he doesn’t get many opportunities to play large poker tournaments, initially tried to satellite into the event on Thursday but fell just four players short. Undeterred, he returned Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. “with a vengeance,” and successfully earned his seat through a $185 satellite. He then entered Day 1b, where he bagged a healthy stack of 359,000 chips—good enough for 13th place heading into the final day.
Feeling confident, Done shared his mindset for Day 2: “Just play smart, pick your spots, play your opponents, but definitely play your position as well.”
As the day progressed, Done began to steadily build his stack, leaning into his aggression and executing well-timed bluffs. “With the chip stack I had, I felt that the pressure of putting their tournament life at risk was far superior to the hand they had,” he explained. “I was just looking to apply pressure.”
Breeding, who was part of the ICM deal, nearly found himself on the rail before the final table on Day 2. In a dramatic hand, he was all-in and at-risk holding ace-five suited against Michael Johns’ pocket aces in a six-bet pot. Nearly out the door, Breeding watched as the board gave him a flush on the river, awarding him a massive pot and a surge of momentum heading into the final table.
Jacob Foley, the overall chip leader heading into Day 2, saw his run come to an end earlier than planned as he finished in 20th place. Day 1d chip leader Keith McKuin also fell short, exiting in 12th. Other notable players who didn’t make the final table include RGPS ambassador Jeffrey Copeland, WSOP bracelet winner Kyle Cartwright, and Josh Martin, who burst the final table bubble.
Final Table
Done entered the final table sitting third in chips, with Breeding holding the chip lead and John Roberts just behind. However, Roberts quickly seized the lead after eliminating Nick Syrigos in ninth and Corey Nazaruk in eighth.
But things took a turn for Roberts when he doubled up Hunter Cichy. Shortly after, he found himself on the rail in seventh place after three-betting all-in with pocket jacks, only to be outdone by Done's aces.
Done really took a stranglehold on the final table when, with five players remaining, Michael Johns jammed from the small blind with pocket fours. However, Done woke up with pocket queens in the big blind and eliminated the RGPS Player of the Year leader, Johns, sending him to the payout desk in fifth place. With that pot, Done now held about half of the chips in play
Soon enough, the players were down to three, with Breeding as the short stack. He managed to double up after flopping a set of deuces to beat Cichy's pocket fives, bringing the two players closer to even, with Done still holding a bit more than half the chips. After that, the players decided to review the ICM numbers. Once they adjusted the figures slightly to account for Done receiving the PokerGO PGT Dream Seat, the players reached a deal, and the tournament concluded with Done being crowned the champion.
Done, who mentioned that he recently gained more confidence in his game by playing alongside the likes of WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer and Blair Hinkle, said that it showed him he can "play with the big dogs, actually hang around, and keep up with them."
Now, it looks like he’ll be putting his abilities to the test once again. He added, "I'm definitely thinking about playing in Joplin for the RGPS Main Event next week."
That concludes our coverage here in St. Louis, but be sure to follow PokerNews as we will have live coverage in Joplin next week for the RGPS, and tournaments all across the globe.
Level 26
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Hunter Cichy raised to 240,000 on the button and Tyler Breeding in the small blind three-bet all in for his stack of 1,900,000. It folded back to Cichy who confirmed the count and made the call.
Tyler Breeding: 2♦2♣] 
Hunter Cichy: 5♠5♦
Cichy had the bigger pocket pair, but when the board ran out 2♥4♥J♠A♠J♦ Breeding flopped a set to take the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,000,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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5,000,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
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4,100,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Hunter Cichy opened from the cutoff to 240,000, and when it folded to the big blind Gilbert Shadowens, he three-bet all in, and Cichy snap called to put him at risk.
Gilbert Shadowens: K♠9♥
Hunter Cichy: A♥K♥
Cichy had Shadowens dominated, and once the board ran out 2♦2♣7♥A♣6♠ he improved to a pair of aces to take the pot and knock out Shadowens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,100,000
200,000
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200,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level: 26
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level 25
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The four remaining players have been sent on a 20-minute break.
Level 25
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action folded to Michael Johns in the small blind and he moved all in which was snap called by the big blind Justin Done.
Michael Johns: 4♠4♥
Justin Done: Q♠Q♥
Johns ran into the queens of Done, and he was unable to improve once the board ran out7♦A♥6♦7♥2♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,900,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 25
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action was picked up with Josh Hawkins all in for roughly 800,000 and Hunter Cichy putting him at risk.
Josh Hawkins: A♠9♠
Hunter Cichy: A♣Q♣
Cichy had Hawkins dominated, and once the board ran out 6♥3♦10♠6♠4♦ the ace-queen of Cichy was still best, eliminating Hawkins in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,300,000
3,800,000
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3,800,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 25
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action folded to Justin Done in the small blind and he limped in before Gilbert Shadowens raised to 400,000. Done made the call to see a flop.
The flop came 5♣6♥9♠ and Done checked to Shadowens who bet out 400,000 and Done raised all in for Shadowens' stack of 2,200,000. After giving it some thought, Shadowens mucked his hand to give the pot to Done, and said "I had tens". Done the turned over Q♥10♥ for just queen-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,900,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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1,800,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
