Lake Erie Poker Room will host the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) for the first time as players will head to Ohio to compete in the $200,000 guaranteed RGPS Golden Expedition Lake Erie $600 Main Event from Oct. 1 through Oct. 4.

The main event will host five starting flights beginning on Oct. 1 at 3:15 p.m with Day 1a. The calendar page will flip to Oct. 2 when the main event will pivot to hosting two starting flights with Day 1b slotted to start at 12:15 p.m. and Day 1c scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Oct. 3 will the be the final day players can qualify for Day 2 with Day 1d beginning at 12:15 p.m. and Day 1e will close out the opening flights at 6:15 p.m. Day 2 will host all the players that qualify on October. 4 at 12:15 p.m.

RGPS Lake Erie Main Event Schedule

Blind levels will be 30 minutes for flights that begin at 12:15 p.m. or 3:15 p.m. The tournament will host 20 minute-blind levels for evening flights that begin at 6:15 p.m. Day 2 will host 40-minute blind levels. 15-minute breaks are scheduled after every four levels during opening flights. Breaks will shift to after every three blind levels on Day 2.

Players begin with a starting stack of 40,000. Registration is open until the start of Level 13. At the completion of Level 12, players may forfeit their stack and re-enter for $600 for a fresh starting stack. Players are entitled to unlimited re-entry and are allowed to play in all Day 1 flights. Should a player qualify for Day 2 more than once, only their higher chip stack will move forward to Day 2 and they will forfeit their lower stacks and receive a $3,000 Double Bag Bonus.

The top 12.5% of each field rounded down will make the money. The top 10% rounded up from each flight will qualify for Day 2. Day 2 blinds will begin at the lowest level of play during the Day 1 starting flights.

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