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The RunGood Poker Series returns to the Gateway to the West when the RGPS Golden Expedition St. Louis $800 Main Event begins today at 11 a.m. local time.
The Hollywood Casino will play host to four starting flights over the next two days. It starts with Day 1a, while Day 1b takes place later today at 5 p.m. There are two more starting flights tomorrow, Day 1c at 11 a.m. and Day 1d at 5 p.m., as hundreds of players are expected to come chase the championship ring and a piece of the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Event Schedule
| Date | Flight | Time | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 9 | Day 1a | 11 a.m. | 30 minutes Level 1-8, 40 minutes Level 9- |
| October 9 | Day 1b | 5 p.m. | 30 minutes Level 1-8, 40 minutes Level 9- |
| October 10 | Day 1c | 11 a.m. | 30 minutes Level 1-8, 40 minutes Level 9- |
| October 10 | Day 1d | 5 p.m. | 30 minutes Level 1-8, 40 minutes Level 9- |
| October 11 | Day 2 | 12 p.m. | 40 minutes |
Players begin with a 40,000 starting stack. Levels will be 30 minutes up until the start of Level 9, when they will be extended to 40 minutes for the remainder of the tournament. Late registration is open for the first eight levels, with unlimited reentries allowed during the registration period. Each starting flight will play down to 12.5 percent of the field. All surviving players then return for Day 2 on October 11 at noon to play down to a champion.
The RGPS team was last year in St. Louis back in August for the Gateway Poker Classic, when local police officer Brett Hagopian beat out a field of 705 entries to earn $71,740. Javier Terrazas, Keith Heine, and Cameron Dugan also made the final table.
It’s already been a successful week for the RGPS ambassadors. Reigning Player of the Year Craig Welko took down the Opener event, Angela Jordison and Christina Lofquist won the Tag Team event, while Blair Hinkle finished runner-up in the PokerNews PokerStack last night. They are expected to enter the field over the coming days, along with hundreds of other hopefuls.
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PokerNews will be following the action the entire way, so stay tuned for live updates as the RGPS St. Louis kicks off.