Saturday to Host Final Pair of Starting Flights
RunGood Poker Series will host the second day of the RGPS Passport Graton Casino Rohnert Park $1,100 Main Event with two additional starting flights as players compete to qualify for Day 2 and get a piece of $300,000 guarantee at the Graton Resort and Casino.
Day 1b hosed a total of 88 entries, resulting in 11 players advancing to Day 2. Xiong Thao (697,000) finished atop the standings on Day 1b as the chip leader. Thao has amassed over $60,000 in earnings at RunGood stops and is a two-time RGPS ring winner.
Day 1b Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiong Thao | United States | 697,000 | 58 |
| 2 | Ryan Kaplan | United States | 574,000 | 48 |
| 3 | Anthony Hugenberg | United States | 438,000 | 37 |
| 4 | Sasha Sabbaghian | United States | 390,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Juan Figueroa | United States | 375,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Austen Silva | United States | 264,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Kris Burchfield | United States | 226,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Ramin Hasani | United States | 220,000 | 18 |
| 9 | Aaron Overton | United States | 198,000 | 17 |
| 10 | Eduardo Miranda | United States | 87,000 | 7 |
| 11 | Robert Sellers | United States | 53,000 | 4 |
Ryan Kaplan (574,000) and Anthony Hugenberg (438,000) were second and third on the leaderboard as they punched their ticket to Day 2.
The main event has attracted a total of 212 players, with 27 total advancing to Day 2 after two starting flights.
The 2026 RGPS Passport $1,100 Main Event will feature two more starting flights on Saturday, March 14, beginning at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Players who qualified for Day 2 will begin their journey to an RGPS Main Event title on Sunday, March 15, at 12 p.m. All times listed are local time.
RGPS Passport Graton Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Mar 14 | 11 a.m. | $1,100 Main Event Flight 1c |
| Sat, Mar 15 | 5 p.m. | $1,100 Main Event Flight 1d |
| Sun, March 16 | 12 p.m. | $1,100 Main Event Flight Day 2 |
Day 1 will feature 30-minute levels, with the blinds going up on Day 2 to 40-minute levels. Players begin with a starting stack of 40,000. Players are entitled to unlimited re-entries. Re-entry is permitted until the beginning of Level 11.
Players who qualify more than once for Day 2 will have the right to take the highest stack into play on Day 2 and will be awarded the minimum cash prize for their forfeited stacks.
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