Last week, the RunGood Poker Series made another stop at Atlantis Casino in Reno, Nevada. The $600 Main Event saw its biggest ever prize pool of $188,700, generated by 370 entrants over the course of four starting flights. Just 44 came into the final day with a chance to take down that title, but after eight hours of play, only one player remained.
Readers who have followed the poker circuit for years will be very familiar with the name Ian Steinman. A WSOP bracelet winner out of California with 14 years of live poker experience that includes massive final tables and tournament wins aplenty. Now he can add a RGPS Main Event title to his resume as he walked away with his second RGPS ring and $36,220 to boot.
“I’m pretty calm no matter what,” Steinman said when asked about the massive chip lead he maintained throughout the final table. “I’m ok even if I make a mistake. It’s a little bit more pressure with the chip lead because even then your odds of winning are still low. Even with that, I was still zoned in.”
Three-handed play ended rather quickly as Steinman, Art Tanimoto, and Yang Zhou all discussed and agreed to a deal that would see Steinman take the lion’s share and the ring while Tanimoto and Zhou finished in third and second for the same amount.
2025 RGPS Reno Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Steinman | Mountainview, CA | *$36,220 |
| 2 | Yang Zhao | Reno, NV | *$25,000 |
| 3 | Art Tanimoto | Elk Grove, Ca | *$25,000 |
| 4 | Shawn Van Asdale | Reno, NV | $11,690 |
| 5 | Ryan Awwad | Ann Arbor, MI | $9,010 |
| 6 | Ed Miller | Granite Bay, CA | $7,455 |
| 7 | Greg Paradero | Reno, NV | $6,255 |
| 8 | Adam Saven | Del Mar, CA | $5,125 |
| 9 | Johnny Ye | Salem, OR | $4,010 |
* Denotes three-way deal
