button in SafariRunGood Returns to Pennsylvania as Passport Season Rolls On
The RunGood Poker Series Passport Season has made its way to Pennsylvania, as the series returns to Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course. The first of four opening flights is set to get underway in the $800 Main Event, featuring a guaranteed prize pool of $60,000.
Action will begin on Day 1a at 12:00 p.m. local time, with the second flight to follow later in the evening. Players will have the first eight levels to take advantage of unlimited reentries, looking to earn a spot in the money for Day 2 on Sunday, April 26.
Last year’s first-ever RunGood stop in Central Pennsylvania was memorable for Chadd Beatty, who took down his second RGPS ring of the series in the RGPS Grand Prix Pennsylvania $800 Main Event.
The local cash game player defeated a field of 165 entries, taking home the largest share of the $115,500 prize pool. Beatty and Rob Gardner agreed to a deal to adjust the payouts once they reached heads-up play.
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Pennsylvania $800 Main EventFinal Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chadd Beatty | United States | $26,018* |
| 2 | Rob Gardner | United States | $22,351* |
| 3 | Christopher Coles | United States | $13,520 |
| 4 | Richard Wilburn | United States | $9,712 |
| 5 | Zachary Gruneberg | United States | $7,179 |
| 6 | Anthony Potis | United States | $5,465 |
| 7 | Mark Brodsky | United States | $4,289 |
| 8 | Patrick Waters | United States | $3,472 |
| 9 | Jonathan Ares | United States | $2,903 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
Players will take their seats with a starting stack of 30,000 chips, with blinds opening at 100/200 along with a 200 big blind ante. The first eight levels of day will run for 30 minutes, before extending to 40 minutes from Level 9 onwards.
The start of Level 9 also marks the end of late registration for all flights, and action will continue until the top 12.5 percent of the field remains to bag up for Day 2. Players may qualify for the final day more than once, but only their highest stack will carry forward.
$800 Main Event Schedule
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Apr. 24 | 1a | 12:00 p.m. |
| Apr. 24 | 1b | 6:00 p.m. |
| Apr. 25 | 1c | 11:00 a.m. |
| Apr. 25 | 1d | 5:00 p.m. |
| Apr. 26 | 2 | 12:00 p.m. |
Many RunGood Ambassadors are expected to join the field this weekend, including Keith Becker, Tim Faro, Anthony Cicali, Daniel Hughes and Greg Raymer.
Don't miss any of the exciting aciton, as the PokerNews live reporting team will be inside the ropes to provide full coverage all weekend long.