2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Aruba

$400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 RGPS Golden Expedition Aruba
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♦k♣
Prize
$29,116
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$133,320
Total Entries
404
Places Paid
42
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
42
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 404
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Level: 14

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

42 Survivors Return at 11 a.m. to Crown a Victor in RunGood Aruba

Tim Acker
Tim Acker

For the first time ever, the RunGood Poker Series made its way to the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino. The largest event of the series will crown a champion today in the $400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event.

A total of 404 players tried their luck across the past three days, generating a prize pool of $133,320, but just 42 remain in contention for the first-place prize of $29,116.

These survivors will return at 11 a.m. this morning to play down to a champion in 30-minute levels.

Holding the chip lead coming into the day is Tim Acker who finished with 709,000 in the second flight, enough to lead the overall leaderboard coming into today's finale.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Tim AckerUnited States709,000
2Derick Joyner 702,000
3Vincenti ChamAruba540,000
4Paul NheiuUnited States494,000
5Anonymous 464,000
6Shawn BeaupreCanada440,000
7Christian Anders 436,000
8Todd DunlopUnited States436,000
9Ernest BushUnited States436,000
10Suru PatelCanada425,000
Ernest Bush
Ernest Bush

Others to return today include Vincenti Cham (540,000), Ernest Bush (436,000), Ronnie Bardah (400,000), La Sengphet (315,000), Lisa Roberts (267,000), Kris Burchfield (204,000), and Tyler Boyer (106,000).

Play resumes with 16:16 remaining in Level 14 with blinds of 4,000/8,000. Play will continue today until a victor is crowned.

RGPS Ring
RGPS Ring

Payouts

PlacePrizePlacePrize
1$29,1168$2,829
2$19,3449$2,258
3$13,16610-11$1,856
4$9,18612-13$1,572
5$6,57514-17$1,373
6$4,83118-26$1,239
7$3,64627-42$1,180

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PokerNews will be on the floor at 11 a.m. providing live updates as the RunGood Poker Series awards some hardware for the $400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event.

Tags: Christian AndersDerick JoynerErnest BushKris BurchfieldLa SengphetLisa RobertsPaul NheiuRonnie BardahShawn BeaupreSuru PatelTim AckerTodd DunlopTyler BoyerVincenti Cham

Seat Draw by Seat

First NameLast NameChip CountTableSeat
RonnieBardah400,000121
DougLee287,000121
MilesLinde136,000122
RachelUsack159,000123
ErnestBush436,000124
SrdanMihajlovic418,000125
DerickJoyner702,000126
SuruPatel425,000127
StevenDechello312,000128
JoseDuzanson128,000129
AnonymousAnonymous464,000131
AsiElias49,000132
TimothyAcker709,000133
Li ZiZhou58,000135
JoseGoncalves268,000136
KrisBurchfield204,000137
ToddDunlop436,000138
JesseMull186,000139
TravisJohns77,000141
OmarRodriguez234,000142
LaLaSengphet315,000143
KimSchinco197,000144
PaulNhieu494,000145
JuneJenkins211,000146
ChristopherFunari181,000147
VanjaOvuka326,000148
MichaelBaumann384,000149
EvgeniiTsatskin358,000152
VeroniqueCroes204,000153
ThomasRienessl125,000154
ChristianAnders436,000155
TylerBoyer106,000156
MaherAl Mouselly353,000157
JosephConnor322,000159
MichaelKillory161,000191
VincentiCham540,000192
NickAmato135,000193
ShawnBeaupre440,000194
LisaRoberts267,000195
ThuurRademakers173,000196
HowardBeamish123,000197
KelliMix172,000199

Seat Draw by Chip Count

First NameLast NameChip CountTableSeat
TimothyAcker709,000133
DerickJoyner702,000126
VincentiCham540,000192
PaulNhieu494,000145
AnonymousAnonymous464,000131
ShawnBeaupre440,000194
ChristianAnders436,000155
ErnestBush436,000124
ToddDunlop436,000138
SuruPatel425,000127
SrdanMihajlovic418,000125
RonnieBardah400,000121
MichaelBaumann384,000149
EvgeniiTsatskin358,000152
MaherAl Mouselly353,000157
VanjaOvuka326,000148
JosephConnor322,000159
LaLaSengphet315,000143
StevenDechello312,000128
DougLee287,000121
JoseGoncalves268,000136
LisaRoberts267,000195
OmarRodriguez234,000142
JuneJenkins211,000146
KrisBurchfield204,000137
VeroniqueCroes204,000153
KimSchinco197,000144
JesseMull186,000139
ChristopherFunari181,000147
ThuurRademakers173,000196
KelliMix172,000199
MichaelKillory161,000191
RachelUsack159,000123
MilesLinde136,000122
NickAmato135,000193
JoseDuzanson128,000129
ThomasRienessl125,000154
HowardBeamish123,000197
TylerBoyer106,000156
TravisJohns77,000141
Li ZiZhou58,000135
AsiElias49,000132

Seat Draw by Last Name

First NameLast NameChip CountTableSeat
TimothyAcker709,000133
MaherAl Mouselly353,000157
NickAmato135,000193
ChristianAnders436,000155
AnonymousAnonymous464,000131
RonnieBardah400,000121
MichaelBaumann384,000149
HowardBeamish123,000197
ShawnBeaupre440,000194
TylerBoyer106,000156
KrisBurchfield204,000137
ErnestBush436,000124
VincentiCham540,000192
JosephConnor322,000159
VeroniqueCroes204,000153
StevenDechello312,000128
ToddDunlop436,000138
JoseDuzanson128,000129
AsiElias49,000132
ChristopherFunari181,000147
JoseGoncalves268,000136
JuneJenkins211,000146
TravisJohns77,000141
DerickJoyner702,000126
MichaelKillory161,000191
DougLee287,000121
MilesLinde136,000122
SrdanMihajlovic418,000125
KelliMix172,000199
JesseMull186,000139
PaulNhieu494,000145
VanjaOvuka326,000148
SuruPatel425,000127
ThuurRademakers173,000196
ThomasRienessl125,000154
LisaRoberts267,000195
OmarRodriguez234,000142
KimSchinco197,000144
LaLaSengphet315,000143
EvgeniiTsatskin358,000152
RachelUsack159,000123
Li ZiZhou58,000135

$400 RunGood in Aruba Ring Event

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