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$2,700 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Thunder Valley
$2,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Thunder Valley
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$2,700
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Total Entries
386
Level
29
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
116
Players Left
17
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Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Only 17 remain standing after a consequential Day 2 saw the field trimmed down to the final two tables in the $2,700 Mission Run Good Million Dollar Main Event at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort. Day 2 featured a total of 116 players returning to chase a piece of the $1,000,000 prize pool, as the players were not only tasked with bagging to make Day 3, but also making the money as the top 58 places paid in this year’s iteration of the main event at the Run Good Poker Series (RGPS).
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Grossglauser | United States | 3,095,000 | 103 |
| 2 | Jackson Spencer | United States | 1,690,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Andrew Moreno | United States | 1,580,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Dan Stavila | United States | 1,465,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Hamed Valizadegan | United States | 1,160,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Shane Miller | United States | 940,000 | 31 |
| 7 | Joel Foscalina | United States | 880,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Mahmoudreza Heshmati | United States | 745,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Paul Vang | United States | 675,000 | 22 |
| 10 | Thu Tran | United States | 655,000 | 21 |
Robert Grossglauser (3,095,000), Jackson Spencer (1,690,000), and Andrew Moreno (1,580,000) finished as the top three stacks in the room when play concluded.
Grossglauser entered the day as a top-three stack and continued his success all throughout Day 2 as he continued his march towards the final goal of the title. He got going early in the day, chipping up during the third level as he leveraged his stack with aggression. By the fourth level of the day, he had already crossed the seven-figure mark, but his march to three million began with the last three levels, as he surged to the Day 2 chip lead.
Andrew Moreno stumbled out of the gate on Day 2 after losing a big pot to Haixia Zhang to dip down to below 150,000 in chips, but Moreno stayed the course and began to chip back up during the day. Moreno got his footing when he doubled through Tyler Patterson. He then clashed again with Zhang, but this time was on the better end of it when he doubled through Zhang with kings versus her fives to vault past the half-million mark. Moreno crossed the seven-figure chip mark when he eliminated Ali Berenji in 23rd place.
Tyler Patterson, the 2023 champion of this very event, bagged for Day 3 after a rough ending left him short with 150,000. Despite that, Patterson is still alive as he continues his quest to become a two-time champion at Thunder Valley.
Each player returning for Day 3 is guaranteed at least $11,000 with the final 17 players chasing the top prize of $200,080 for first place. Below are the remaining payouts for Day 3.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $200,080 |
| 2 | $139,240 |
| 3 | $89,620 |
| 4 | $61,220 |
| 5 | $47,030 |
| 6 | $39,130 |
| 7 | $32,750 |
| 8 | $26,350 |
| 9 | $19,950 |
| 10-12 | $16,350 |
| 13-15 | $13,000 |
| 16-18 | $11,000 |
Several notable players' tournament runs ended on Day 2, including Day 1b chip leader Haixia Zhang, Erick Lindgren, Casey Sandretto, Matthew Wantman, Michael Noori, Francis Anderson, Ian Steinman, and Darren Rabinowitz.
Rise and Fall of Zhang
The eliminations were quick during the onset of Day 2, with the field being trimmed down to 60 players within four levels. Zhang was a dominant force to begin Day 2. Zhang picked up right where she left off on Day 1b and got to work early, taking down big pots against Moreno and Adam Nattress to cross 900,000 in chips. Unfortunately for Zhang, that would be her peak, as she was unable to keep up the hot streak until she met her demise in 28th place.
Single Chip
The bubble was an elongated ordeal as play slowed down once players were close to the money. Yotam Shmuelov was one of the many players looking to survive as he was down to just a single 1,000 chip, but despite being short, Shmuelov snuck into the money after Larry Thomas popped the bubble and sent the rest of the field into the money.
Play will resume at 11 a.m. local time tomorrow as the final 17 entrants play down to a champion. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for updates on the action and the eventual champion.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,095,000
1,795,000
|
1,795,000 |
|
||
|
1,690,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
1,580,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
1,465,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
1,160,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
940,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
880,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
745,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
675,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
655,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
555,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
450,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
390,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
360,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
340,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
320,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
150,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A total of 17 players will make their return tomorrow at 11 a.m. local time for Day 3, where the tournament will play down to a champion. Stay tuned for final chip counts and a recap of today's action.
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Tyler Patterson opened to 45,000 from middle position and faced an all-in from Kao Saevang in the next seat over for 220,000. Patterson gave it some thought before he opted to call to put Saevang at risk.
Kao Saevang: A♥J♦
Tyler Patterson: K♣J♣
Saevang needed to fade the king, and there was none to be found on the flop when it fanned out Q♦5♥3♥.
The 7♣ did not change anything, and the 4♣ river secured the double for Saevang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
490,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
210,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
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Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Shane Miller raised to 45,000 from under the gun before Stephen Hesse jammed for 225,000 from middle position. Miller took some time before he made the call to put Hesse at risk.
Stephen Hesse: A♦K♦
Shane Miller: K♣Q♠
Hesse had the dominant hand, and the flop did not compromise his lead as it fanned out 7♣4♣4♠. The A♣ gave Miller a flush draw, but it did not convert on the J♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
500,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | Hamed Valizadegan | United States | 850,000 | 43 |
| 23 | 2 | Tyler Patterson | United States | 360,000 | 18 |
| 23 | 3 | Kao Saevang | United States | 370,000 | 19 |
| 23 | 4 | Paul Vang | United States | 660,000 | 33 |
| 23 | 5 | Jackson Spencer | United States | 1,500,000 | 75 |
| 23 | 6 | Mahmoudreza Heshmati | United States | 710,000 | 36 |
| 23 | 8 | Joshua Prager | United States | 410,000 | 21 |
| 23 | 9 | Joel Foscalina | United States | 1,060,000 | 53 |
| 24 | 1 | Thu Tran | United States | 635,000 | 32 |
| 24 | 2 | Andrew Moreno | United States | 1,160,000 | 58 |
| 24 | 3 | Shane Miller | United States | 1,450,000 | 73 |
| 24 | 4 | Dan Stavila | United States | 1,360,000 | 68 |
| 24 | 5 | Michael Persky | United States | 580,000 | 29 |
| 24 | 6 | Stephen Hesse | United States | 260,000 | 13 |
| 24 | 7 | Jonathan Wang | United States | 600,000 | 30 |
| 24 | 8 | Kais Mohammad | United States | 435,000 | 22 |
| 24 | 9 | Robert Grossglauser | United States | 2,860,000 | 143 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
1,183,000
|
1,183,000 |
|
|
1,450,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
1,360,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
1,160,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
1,060,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
850,000
446,000
|
446,000 |
|
|
710,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
660,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
635,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
|
600,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
580,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
435,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
|
410,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
|
370,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
360,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
260,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Both Jacqueline Burkhart and Idalicio Da Silva were eliminated to trim the field down to 18.
Burkhart earned $9,250 for her finish, while Idalicio Da Silva earned $11,000 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Paul Brown got his chips in against Michael Persky and was at risk for his tournament life.
Paul Brown: Ax7x
Michael Persky: 10x10x
Brown failed to improve on the runout as Persky's tens held to be eliminated in 20th place.
Brown earned $9,250 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
