Day 2 of RGPS Passport Season Tulsa $800 Main Event Gets Underway at Noon
Day 2 of the $800 Main Event at the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season is set to resume at 12:00 p.m. local time here at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. The three Day 1 starting flights saw a total of 209 entries, 23 of which will be returning for the final day of action. The remaining players will be battling it out for a piece of the $146,300 prize pool with the first-place prize of $34,074 going to the winner, along with the RGPS ring.
Day 1a attracted 74 runners, with 9 advancing to Day 2. Randy Cramer finished the flight as the player on top with 630,000 - good for second in the overall counts.
Day 1b matched the energy of the opening flight, with a total of 74 entries tallied. Of the 9 who survived, it was Jesse Jones who finished the flight as the runaway chip leader with 987,000. He is the overall chip leader heading into Sunday and will look to leverage his big stack and experience in search of RGPS ring number three.
Day 1c saw plenty of action, with 61 competitors showing up, but only 7 making it through. Coulter Conner bagged big with 619,000 and will enter the final day third in chips.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Jones | United States | 987,000 | 197 |
| 2 | Randy Cramer | United States | 630,000 | 126 |
| 3 | Coulter Conner | United States | 619,000 | 124 |
| 4 | Richard Gebhart | United States | 482,000 | 96 |
| 5 | Jason Gambill | United States | 420,000 | 84 |
| 6 | Joshua Hatfield | United States | 390,000 | 78 |
| 7 | Braden Garrison | United States | 291,000 | 58 |
| 8 | Brian Winter | United States | 267,000 | 53 |
| 9 | Josh Wyatt | United States | 264,000 | 53 |
| 10 | Rex Robinson | United States | 258,000 | 52 |
Notables to look out for as Day 2 progresses include Richard Gebhart (485,000), Joshua Hatfield (390,000), Brian Winter (267,000), Daniel Hughes (220,000), Bobby Randolph (186,000), Eric Bunch (79,000), and Lauren Bunch (62,000).
Jones and Eric Bunch were the only two players to double-bag and qualify for the final day with two stacks. Their smaller stacks will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and will be credited with a min-cash.
RGPS Passport Season Tulsa $800 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $34,074 | 8 | $4,243 |
| 2 | $22,720 | 9-10 | $3,409 |
| 3 | $16,488 | 11-12 | $2,780 |
| 4 | $12,158 | 13-14 | $2,312 |
| 5 | $9,114 | 15-16 | $1,960 |
| 6 | $6,949 | 17-20 | $1,697 |
| 7 | $5,384 | 21-23 | $1,492 |
Action will resume in Level 13 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante and the tournament will play down to a winner. Levels will be 40-minutes in length and a 15-minute break will occur at the end of every three levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as the final day of action wraps up in the $800 Main Event here at the 2026 RGPS Passport Season Tulsa.