Action went four-ways to a flop of 2♦7♣5♣, where it checked over to Sirivattana Souryavong in middle position, who bet 3,000.
Steven McCartney then moved all in for 16,500 on the button to put himself at risk, prompting both the players in the blinds to fold.
Souryavong reluctantly tossed his cards into the muck and McCartney offered to show one card, the 4♥.
Action went three ways to a flop of 8♥A♥9♦ in a hand between the under-the-gun Christopher Meza, the player in early position, and Steven McCartney in middle position.
It checked over to McCartney, who bet 2,500, and only Meza called to see the 5♦ turn. Meza check-called again, this time for 8,000, and the A♠ rolled off on the river.
Meza fired out a bet of 16,000, representing most of McCartney's remaining stack. McCartney thought for a brief moment before giving up his hand.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Archie Sneed in the small blind and Paul Atwood in the hijack.
With the board reading 7♦3♠2♣6♦, Sneed led out for 1,200 and Atwood called, bringing the 2♠ river.
Sneed bet 1,200 again and Atwood responded with a raise to 6,200. After a moment of thought, Sneed tossed his cards into the muck and the pot was pushed Atwood's way.
Cards are in the air in Day 1a of the $300 PokerNews PowerStack Mystery Bounty.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The RunGood Poker Series returns to Texas here at Palace Poker to kick off the first stop of the 2026 Golden Expedition season. Action begins with the $300 PokerNews PowerStack Mystery Bounty, which features six Day 1 starting flights taking place over three days, with Day 1a starting at 6:00 p.m. local time. Players who advance from each flight will return for Day 2 on Sunday, August 16, where the winner will take home the lion's share of the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and the coveted RGPS ring.
Also up for grabs are points toward the PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard, where the top 10 players throughout the Fall season will each earn a package to Thunder Valley Casino Resort and entry into the exclusive $300 Dream Seat Invitational.
The last time the RGPS made a stop in Dallas was back in March for the 2026 Passport Season, where the $360 PokerNews PowerStack generated a whopping $170,700 prize pool. Of the 569 total entries, husband-wife duo James and Dori Coyle were both in the mix on Day 2, but it was James who walked away with the $32,211 top prize, along with his first RGPS ring and bragging rights.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Coyle | United States | $32,211 |
| 2 | Zozimo Cardenas | United States | $21,465 |
| 3 | Michellee Simon | United States | $15,802 |
| 4 | Jose Garcia (US) | Mexico | $11,768 |
| 5 | Taylor Carlat | United States | $8,867 |
| 6 | Joseph Franks | United States | $6,760 |
| 7 | Carson Winneker | United States | $5,215 |
| 8 | Isaac Ovalle | United States | $4,073 |
| 9 | Michael Insall | United States | $3,219 |
Players will begin each starting flight with 40,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels will be 30 minutes in length and registration will remain open until the start of Level 9.
Should a player choose to play multiple Day 1 flights, only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to Day 2. Any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive a min-cash.
Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field (rounded down) remains and those who bag will be in the money. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level of the six flights on Sunday, August 16, where the event will play down to a winner.
Mystery Bounties begin once players are in the money and $100 of the tournament buy-in will be added to the Mystery Bounty prize pool.
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | August 13 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Day 1b | August 14 | 11:00 a.m. |
| Day 1c | August 14 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Day 1d | August 15 | 11:00 a.m. |
| Day 1e | August 15 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Day 1f | August 15 | 10:00 p.m. |
| Day 2 | August 16 | 10:00 a.m. |
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