The busiest week of the 2026 RunGood Passport Season continues, as the $600 Main Event gets underway at the iconic Horseshoe Casino Tunica here in Mississippi.
The Day 1a action begins tonight at 6:00 p.m. local time, with two more opening flights set to run on Saturday, March 14. This unlimited reentry tournament boasts a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000.
Last time in Tunica, the 2025 RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix Season produced a victory for Carl Masters, who dominated the final table to claim his third RGPS ring in the $600 Main Event.
Masters outlasted a field of 645 entries to take home $60,251 after a hard-fought heads-up battle with Rafael Lopez.
2025 RGPS Grand Prix Tunica II $600 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Masters | United States | $60,251 |
| 2 | Rafael Lopez | United States | $40,172 |
| 3 | Eric Salazar | United States | $29,598 |
| 4 | BJ McBrayer | United States | $22,054 |
| 5 | Jason Maeroff | United States | $16,621 |
| 6 | Josh Butler | United States | $12,672 |
| 7 | Cody Stanford | United States | $9,775 |
| 8 | Brian Durr | United States | $7,629 |
| 9 | Marlon Hammond | United States | $6,026 |
It has already been a successful week for Cody Stanford, who finished seventh in the RGPS Tunica Main Event last fall. Stanford captured the $250 PokerNews PowerStack event on Thursday, earning $18,067 and the RGPS Passport ring.
Players will begin with 30,000 chips, looking to navigate their way into the top 12.5 percent before bagging for Day 2. Blinds will start at 100/200, with a 200 big blind ante.
All levels on Day 1 will last 30 minutes, before lengthening to 40 minutes on the final day. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 9 on all opening flights.
Any players who find multiple bags will carry their largest stack forward, and see an additional minimum cash added to their payout on Day 2.
$600 Main Event Schedule
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mar. 13 | 1a | 6:00 p.m. |
| Mar. 14 | 1b | 11:00 a.m. |
| Mar. 14 | 1c | 6:00 p.m. |
| Mar. 15 | 2 | 12:00 p.m. |
Don’t miss any of the action here in Tunica, and be sure to catch PokerNews live reporting coverage of RGPS Main Events in Atlantic City and the Bay Area this weekend.