$800 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Tulsa
$800 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Tulsa
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$361,900
Entries
517
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
140
Players Left
17
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It’s the dawn of a new year and the RunGood Poker Series is off to a swinging start as the year of 2025 begins with an eleven event series here at the Hardrock Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With the homebase of the series just a couple of miles away from the casino, many of the tours regulars and legends look to add the tour’s newest styled ring to their collection. The crowning jewel of the stop sits in the form of the $800 Main Event which boasts a $100,000 guarantee, the first of its three flights begins today.
Last year, a bunch of the tour's biggest names came out to play the november edition of this main event which drew out 472 entrants and created a prize pool worth $330,400. Among the bunch of legends was the one that became the eventual champion, Eric Bunch. He collected $65,829 for his efforts to claim his third RunGood title. He beat out a field that included former RGPS Main Event champions Iman Alsaden (6th-$13,958), Jesse Jones (18th-$2,811), Tyler Barnes (48th-$1,437), Andre Allen (50th-$1,248), and William McCracken (52nd - $1,248). Many look ready to take their game to the streets in this series too.
November 2023 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Bunch | United States | $65,829 |
| 2 | Harold Harvey | United States | $43,906 |
| 3 | Han Lam | United States | $32,472 |
| 4 | Jason Wiske | United States | $24,258 |
| 5 | Rob Noce | United States | $18,307 |
| 6 | Iman Alsaden | United States | $13,958 |
| 7 | Savannah Mora | United States | $10,753 |
| 8 | Isaac Cramer | United States | $8,371 |
| 9 | Derrick Yegge | United States | $6,586 |
Every stop features an eclectic and exciting group of brand ambassadors and this Tulsa stop is no exception. Texas cash game legends Nicholas “OnTiltNick” Splawn, Curtis “3CoinRandy” Sadler, and Mallory RX, are looking to spice up the local competition. Joining them are Pokerstars’ own ambassador Caitlin Comeskey and EPT commentator Joe Stapleton, and RGPS ring winner Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank. They will be joining lots of local legends like Daniel “Donk” Hughes, John “Cracker” Reynolds, Forrest Kollar, and Michael Perrone who won the Deepstack event earlier this week.
Players will sit down with 30,000 in starting chips with blinds beginning at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels will last 30 minutes each with a 15-minute break at the conclusion of every four levels. At the start of Level 9, registration will be closed and players will continue to play until 12.5% of the field remains to bag up for Sunday January 26th.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the updates for the RunGood Poker Series.
The players have taken their seats and cards are in the air!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action is picked up on the river in a pot between Michael Phillips in the big blind, William McCracken in late position, and Mark Johnson on the button.
The board read K♠2♠7♥9♠10♦ and with 5,600 in the middle, Phillips bet 3,300 which only the RGPS KC Main Event champion called.
Philips tabled Q♠3♠ for a flush and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Ryan Anderson in the hijack and James Halford in the big blind.
The board read A♠7♠9♠10♣ and Halford checked over to Anderson who bet 1,500 and Halford called.
Halford took the betting lead on the river K♦, where he sized up to 2,000 and Anderson called.
"Straight," Halford said as he tabled 8♥6♠ for a ten-high straight, prompting Anderson to muck and give Halford the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
After two players called including Papa Karn in the hijack, Edward "Wayne" Welch raised to 1,500 on the button which a player in early position and Karn called.
The flop rolled out J♥J♣7♦ and action checked to Karn who bet 2,500 which Welch called.
On the turn, Karn bet 3,500 and Welch thought for some time before folding to the all-time RGPS cashing leader.
At another table, Michael Skimbo was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
The RGPS in Tulsa kicked off with Event #1: $250 Seniors drawing out a 223 entrants over the eight levels of late registration. This generated a prize pool of $44,600 that only 28 of the 50+ players could get a piece of.
At the end of the day it was Oklahoma tournament regular Mashir Khan taking his first ring, for $8,000 after a four-way deal was struck. This brings Khan's lifetime total for tournament cashes up to $240,821 and he looks to parlay some of his winnings into the Main Event.
RGPS Tulsa Seniors Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mashir Khan | $8,000 |
| 2 | Jody Shelenhamer | $6,997 |
| 3 | Michael Blanton | $6,997 |
| 4 | Philip Roth | $3,697 |
| 5 | Eugene Alloway | $2,783 |
| 6 | Richard Stanton | $2,119 |
| 7 | Gary Kuykendall | $1,637 |
| 8 | Michael Williams | $1,284 |
| 9 | Patrick Olsen | $1,021 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews to see all of the updates from throughout the week.
