$2,700 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Thunder Valley
$2,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Thunder Valley
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$2,700
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Total Entries
386
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
240
Players Left
72
Players Left 1 / 386
Filter
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Day 1b of the $2,700 Mission Run Good Million Dollar Main Event at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort hosted a total of 240 entries as players congregated to take their chance at the Run Good Poker Series (RGPS). 72 entries advanced to Day 2 after ten levels of play on Day 1b. A total of 386 entries occurred across the two opening flights, with 116 players in all advancing to the second day. This built a prize pool of $1,000,000, with first place set to earn $200,080 for their effort.
Haixia Zhang (445,000), Joshua Steinberg (393,000), and Robert Grossglauser (358,000) finished on top of the leaderboards after Day 1b.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haixia Zhang | United States | 445000 | 178 |
| 2 | Joshua Steinberg | United States | 393000 | 157 |
| 3 | Robert Grossglauser | United States | 358000 | 143 |
| 4 | James Van Brunt | United States | 338500 | 135 |
| 5 | Arish Nat | United States | 301500 | 120 |
| 6 | Zachary Bergevin | United States | 286500 | 114 |
| 7 | Mark Egbert | United States | 279000 | 111 |
| 8 | Joshua Prager | United States | 250000 | 100 |
| 9 | Sou Saeteurn | United States | 235500 | 94 |
| 10 | Shane Miller | United States | 233000 | 93 |
Zhang’s highest finish at an RGPS event was second place in the $1,000 Run Good Director’s Cut held at Thunder Valley Casino and Resort. She will be looking to add to her total career live earnings of over $750,000, according to The Hendon Mob.
Grossglauser is no stranger to tournaments at Thunder Valley. All of his registered first-place finishes have occurred at this venue, so Grossglauser will look to recreate that magic as he heads into the second day of play.
Notables to advance to Day 2 from Day 1b include Erick Lindgren (107,000), Forrest Kollar (97,500), Matthew Wantman (92,500), Michael Loncar (125,500), and Casey Sandretto (173,000).
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $200,080 | 13th-15th | $13,000 |
| 2nd | $139,240 | 16th-18th | $11,000 |
| 3rd | $89,620 | 19th-21st | $9,250 |
| 4th | $61,220 | 22nd-24th | $7,750 |
| 5th | $47,030 | 25th-27th | $6,700 |
| 6th | $39,130 | 28th-36th | $5,870 |
| 7th | $32,750 | 37th-45th | $5,100 |
| 8th | $26,350 | 46th-54th | $4,350 |
| 9th | $19,950 | 55th-58th | $3,650 |
| 10th-12th | $16,350 |
Players from both opening flights will now combine on Day 2. Play is scheduled to resume with the blinds at 1,500/2,500. There are 15-minute breaks scheduled after every two levels, with a 75-minute dinner break taking place after level 16. Players will be tasked with playing ten levels on Day 2 to bag for Day 3. Day 2 will also introduce the shot clock. Players will be given five time chips at the beginning of Day 2, with an additional five issued at 27 players left and another five given out at the beginning of the final table.
| Event | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Flight Day 2 | August 3 11 a.m. | |
| Flight Day 3 | August 4 11 a.m. |
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for coverage of Day 2 of the main event as the remaining entrants battle it out to advance to Day 3 as they chase the RGPS ring and the title at the RunGood Poker Series Mission RunGood: Final Orbit Main Event.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | Thu Tran | United States | 128,000 | 51 |
| 15 | 2 | Yotam Shmuelov | United States | 91,500 | 36 |
| 15 | 3 | Abhishek Singh | United States | 281,000 | 112 |
| 15 | 4 | Kenneth Jorgensen | United States | 32,000 | 12 |
| 15 | 5 | Benson Xu | United States | 102,500 | 41 |
| 15 | 6 | Chad Burum | United States | 32,500 | 13 |
| 15 | 7 | Erle Mankin | United States | 228,000 | 91 |
| 15 | 8 | Andrew Moreno | United States | 229,000 | 91 |
| 15 | 9 | Abhishek Singh | United States | 281,000 | 112 |
| 16 | 1 | Jacqueline Burkhart | United States | 45,000 | 18 |
| 16 | 3 | Joe Toney | United States | 88,500 | 35 |
| 16 | 4 | Joshua Prager | United States | 250,000 | 100 |
| 16 | 6 | Jedidiah Hoffman | United States | 103,500 | 41 |
| 16 | 7 | Mahmoudreza Heshmati | United States | 171,000 | 68 |
| 16 | 8 | David Olson | United States | 13,500 | 5 |
| 16 | 9 | Joseph Schmidt | United States | 122,500 | 49 |
| 17 | 2 | Robert Grossglauser | United States | 358,000 | 143 |
| 17 | 3 | Venkata Gongala | United States | 84,500 | 33 |
| 17 | 4 | Richard Spears | United States | 80,500 | 32 |
| 17 | 6 | Zachary Bergevin | United States | 286,500 | 114 |
| 17 | 7 | Steven Ritchie | United States | 95,000 | 38 |
| 17 | 8 | Charles Himes | United States | 80,000 | 32 |
| 17 | 9 | Abhishek Singh | United States | 281,000 | 112 |
| 18 | 1 | Rian Valenti | United States | 83,000 | 33 |
| 18 | 2 | Marc Danai | United States | 154,500 | 61 |
| 18 | 3 | Rick Mechammil | United States | 137,000 | 54 |
| 18 | 4 | Chen Liao | United States | 84,000 | 33 |
| 18 | 5 | Sanjeev Sisodiya | United States | 323,000 | 129 |
| 18 | 7 | Darren Spicer | United States | 57,500 | 23 |
| 18 | 8 | Todd Tucker | United States | 55,000 | 22 |
| 18 | 9 | Gene Davenport | United States | 132,000 | 52 |
| 21 | 1 | Xiong Thao | United States | 26,000 | 10 |
| 21 | 3 | Bradley Anderson | United States | 165,000 | 66 |
| 21 | 4 | Michael Persky | United States | 127,000 | 50 |
| 21 | 5 | Joseph Baghdalian | United States | 91,000 | 36 |
| 21 | 6 | James Colson | United States | 105,500 | 42 |
| 21 | 7 | Joshua Steinberg | United States | 393,000 | 157 |
| 21 | 9 | Joseph Schmidt | United States | 122,500 | 49 |
| 22 | 1 | Justin Williams | United States | 45,000 | 18 |
| 22 | 2 | Paul Brown | United States | 121,000 | 48 |
| 22 | 3 | Michael Noori | United States | 92,500 | 37 |
| 22 | 6 | Bilguun Odgerel | United States | 76,000 | 30 |
| 22 | 7 | Scott Bartlett | United States | 110,500 | 44 |
| 22 | 8 | Alecxander Gould | United States | 76,000 | 30 |
| 22 | 9 | Kais Mohammad | United States | 119,500 | 47 |
| 23 | 2 | Hock Lau | United States | 29,000 | 11 |
| 23 | 3 | Arish Nat | United States | 301,500 | 120 |
| 23 | 4 | Chen Liao | United States | 84,000 | 33 |
| 23 | 5 | Idalicio Da Silva | United States | 175,000 | 70 |
| 23 | 6 | Thomas Morris | United States | 192,500 | 77 |
| 23 | 7 | Lucy Lamperouge | United States | 169,500 | 67 |
| 23 | 8 | Tyler Patterson | United States | 72,000 | 28 |
| 23 | 9 | Francis Anderson | United States | 90,000 | 36 |
| 24 | 1 | Bin Duan | United States | 111,000 | 44 |
| 24 | 2 | Casey Sandretto | United States | 173,000 | 69 |
| 24 | 3 | Jae Chung | United States | 99,000 | 39 |
| 24 | 4 | Jose Ochoa | United States | 107,000 | 42 |
| 24 | 5 | Benjamin Ludlow | United States | 65,000 | 26 |
| 24 | 6 | Sou Saeteurn | United States | 235,500 | 94 |
| 24 | 7 | Daniel Burgess | United States | 213,000 | 85 |
| 24 | 8 | Jedidiah Hoffman | United States | 103,500 | 41 |
| 24 | 9 | Dustin Iannotti | United States | 46,000 | 18 |
| 25 | 1 | Philip Tardif | United States | 65,500 | 26 |
| 25 | 2 | Scott Yacullo | United States | 240,000 | 96 |
| 25 | 4 | Justin Levitt | United States | 37,500 | 15 |
| 25 | 5 | Shane Miller | United States | 233,000 | 93 |
| 25 | 7 | Brett Murray | United States | 30,500 | 12 |
| 25 | 8 | Jackson Spencer | United States | 92,000 | 36 |
| 25 | 9 | Shahin Shojaeyan | United States | 77,000 | 30 |
| 29 | 1 | Ian Steinman | United States | 82,500 | 33 |
| 29 | 2 | Paul Vang | United States | 261,500 | 104 |
| 29 | 3 | Haixia Zhang | United States | 445,000 | 178 |
| 29 | 4 | Daniel Martin | United States | 70,500 | 28 |
| 29 | 5 | Jeffrey Day | United States | 40,000 | 16 |
| 29 | 6 | Elisa Nakagawa | United States | 194,500 | 77 |
| 29 | 7 | Mark Egbert | United States | 279,000 | 111 |
| 29 | 8 | Yue Xia | United States | 45,500 | 18 |
| 29 | 9 | Matthew Wantman | United States | 92,500 | 37 |
| 30 | 1 | David Paletta | United States | 117,000 | 46 |
| 30 | 3 | Richard Green | United States | 200,500 | 80 |
| 30 | 4 | Forrest Kollar | United States | 97,500 | 39 |
| 30 | 5 | William Sandberg | United States | 145,500 | 58 |
| 30 | 6 | Kong Wang | United States | 185,000 | 74 |
| 30 | 7 | Patrick Putman | United States | 139,000 | 55 |
| 30 | 8 | Matthew Wantman | United States | 92,500 | 37 |
| 30 | 9 | James Van Brunt | United States | 338,500 | 135 |
| 32 | 2 | Michael Loncar | United States | 125,500 | 50 |
| 32 | 3 | Timothy Pai | United States | 103,000 | 41 |
| 32 | 4 | Caitlin Comeskey | United States | 79,000 | 31 |
| 32 | 5 | Casimer Fijalkowski | United States | 163,500 | 96 |
| 32 | 6 | Sorin Cristea | United States | 242,000 | 96 |
| 32 | 7 | Taylor Black | United States | 209,000 | 83 |
| 32 | 8 | James Malcolm | United States | 117,500 | 47 |
| 32 | 9 | Stephen Hesse | United States | 185,500 | 74 |
| 33 | 1 | Daniel Turner | United States | 66,500 | 26 |
| 33 | 3 | Rudy Robledo | United States | 136,000 | 54 |
| 33 | 4 | Giovanni Pupo | United States | 168,500 | 67 |
| 33 | 5 | Dan Stavila | United States | 108,000 | 43 |
| 33 | 6 | Kao Saevang | United States | 254,000 | 101 |
| 33 | 7 | Joel Foscalina | United States | 123,500 | 49 |
| 33 | 8 | Hamed Valizadegan | United States | 43,000 | 17 |
| 33 | 9 | Stanislav Kriventsov | United States | 20,500 | 8 |
| 35 | 1 | Darren Rabinowitz | United States | 86,000 | 34 |
| 35 | 2 | Artak Aramyan | United States | 60,000 | 24 |
| 35 | 3 | Adam Miller | United States | 180,500 | 72 |
| 35 | 4 | Dylan Anderson | United States | 53,000 | 21 |
| 35 | 6 | Sasha Sabbaghian | United States | 86,000 | 34 |
| 35 | 7 | Zachary Smyth | United States | 55,500 | 22 |
| 35 | 8 | Dong Meng | United States | 173,000 | 69 |
| 35 | 9 | Larry Thomas | United States | 102,000 | 40 |
| 36 | 1 | Jonathan Wang | United States | 104,500 | 41 |
| 36 | 2 | Erick Lindgren | United States | 107,000 | 42 |
| 36 | 3 | Adam Nattress | United States | 161,000 | 64 |
| 36 | 4 | Lance Austin | United States | 256,500 | 102 |
| 36 | 5 | Joseph Ricardo | United States | 232,000 | 92 |
| 36 | 6 | Aquil Salahudeen | United States | 54,500 | 21 |
| 36 | 7 | Denis Lee | United States | 147,500 | 59 |
| 36 | 8 | Chai Saephan | United States | 74,500 | 29 |
| 36 | 9 | James Colson | United States | 105,500 | 42 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
|
393,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
358,000
186,500
|
186,500 |
|
||
|
338,500
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
301,500
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
286,500
123,500
|
123,500 |
|
279,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
250,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
235,500
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
233,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
229,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
228,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
213,000
55,100
|
55,100 |
|
200,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
185,000
139,200
|
139,200 |
|
180,500
180,500
|
180,500 |
|
175,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
173,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
||
|
173,000
32,800
|
32,800 |
|
||
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
169,500
134,800
|
134,800 |
|
168,500
86,100
|
86,100 |
|
|
154,500
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
154,000
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
147,500
98,900
|
98,900 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The floor has called for the last four hands of the evening.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Rick Mechammil opened the action with a raise to 4,000 from under the gun. Richard Green, in the next seat over, called, and Joe Toney came along with a call from middle position.
Zachary Bergevin elected to re-raise to 16,000 from the hijack position. Mechammil folded. Green called, and Toney got out of the way with a fold to make it a heads-up pot.
Toney checked the 8♥K♠Q♦ flop, which led to a bet of 7,000 from Bergevin. Toney wasted little time making the fold to award the pot to Bergevin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
224,000 | |
|
179,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
|
163,000 | |
|
50,000
85,400
|
85,400 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Marc Danai raised to 4,000 from middle position to open the action. Chad Burum came along from the button, and Haixia Zhang defended her big blind to send the trio to a flop.
Zhang checked the J♠7♦Q♣ flop before Danai bet 6,500. Burum folded, but Zhang stuck around with a call.
The 6♥ turn led to another check from Zhang. This time Danai bet 10,500, which was enough to get rid of Zhang, who pitched her cards into the muck to award the pot to Danai.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
419,000
419,000
|
419,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
88,500
16,200
|
16,200 |
|
45,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Joseph Shufelberger opened to 4,000 from early position. This led to a call from both Patrick Putman in the small blind and Norman Yeung in the big blind.
Putman checked the flop of 3♥4♠9♠ before Yeung jammed for his final 21,000. Shufelberger folded, but Putman was interested as he made the call to put Yeung at risk.
Norman Yeung: A♣9♦
Patrick Putman: K♠7♠
Yeung had the made hand with top pair, but Putman was far from drawing dead as he held a flush draw and a few outs to a better pair with his king.
The A♦ on the turn limited Putman's outs to just the flush draw.
The river was the wrong suit as it came down the 10♣ to award Yeung the double during the final level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
168,000
94,500
|
94,500 |
|
55,000
27,300
|
27,300 |
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Cody Golden put in his final 19,000 from under the gun to be all in. Matt Affleck chose to call from middle position to put Golden at risk for his tournament life.
Cody Golden: A♠J♣
Matt Affleck: 10♦10♣
Golden needed to improve to stay alive, but he did not find the board he was looking for as it spread out 5♣3♣4♦9♦9♠ to eliminate Golden from contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
133,000
95,400
|
95,400 |
|
Busted |
