RGPS San Diego Taking Place Feb. 20-25 Will Have $125K GTD Main Event
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The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) continues this month, and the latest stop will see the award-winning poker tour heading back to Jamul Casino in San Diego. The RGPS San Diego stop, running Feb. 20-25, will culminate with a $600 buy-in Main Event that has a $125,000 guarantee attached.
In addition to the Main Event, which will be live reported by PokerNews, the RGPS San Diego stop will feature a handful of ring events and will bring out the RunGood ambassadors.
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Action in San Diego will kick off with $200 buy-in Seniors Ring Event on Feb. 20, an event with a $10,000 guarantee attached. Later in the day, there will be a $5,000 guaranteed Series Opener Ring Event and a $10,000 guaranteed Ambassador Bounty Ring Event, both of which cost $200 to enter.
Other highlights through the RGPS San Diego stop include a $300 buy-in Tag Team Double Ring Event, a $200 buy-in Double Green Chip Bounty Ring Event and a $200 buy-in Closer NLH Ring Event that will close out the series.
The RGPS Main Event will feature three starting flights, the first of which will take place on Feb. 23. Flights B and C will play out on Feb. 24 ahead of Day 2 on Feb. 25, which will crown a winner.
Players looking for a cheap way to play the series are in luck as there are already satellites underway starting at $85 and climbing to $145.
At the last RGPS San Diego stop in November 2023, local Derrick Yamada got through a field of 299 players in the Main Event before reaching a heads-up deal with Steve Hoang to win the ring and $31,545.
2023 RGPS San Diego Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Yamada | $31,565* |
| 2 | Steve Hoang | $25,690* |
| 3 | Johnny Groat | $15,325 |
| 4 | Maurice Thomas | $9,665 |
| 5 | Jasmin Grabic | $7,455 |
| 6 | Brendan Wiley | $6,175 |
| 7 | Randy Shamo | $5,185 |
| 8 | Anastasia Knapp | $4,260 |
| 9 | Richard "Coach" Furfaro | $3,395 |
*Indicates heads-up deal
After wrapping up in San Diego, the RunGood team is will head to Mississippi for RGPS Tunica, a stop that will take place Feb. 27-March 3 and will feature a $200,000 guaranteed Main Event.
The full schedule for the upcoming RGPS San Diego stop is available in the table below.
RGPS San Diego Schedule
| DATE | TIME | EVENT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13 | 4:00 PM | $85 Main Event Satellite THREE SEATS GTD (1 in 10) | |
| Feb. 14 | 4:00 PM | $85 Main Event Satellite THREE SEATS GTD (1 in 10) | |
| Feb. 15 | 4:00 PM | $85 Main Event Satellite THREE SEATS GTD (1 in 10) | |
| Feb. 16 | 6:00 PM | $145 Main Event Satellite FIVE SEATS GTD (1 in 5) | |
| Feb. 17 | 4:00 PM | $145 Main Event Satellite TEN SEATS GTD (1 in 5) | |
| Feb. 20 | 10:00 AM | $200 Seniors Ring Event (AGE 50+, $10,000 GTD) | |
| Feb. 20 | 1:00 PM | $200 Series Opener Ring Event ($5,000 GTD) | |
| Feb. 20 | 7:00 PM | $200 Ambassador Bounty Ring Event* ($10,000 GTD) | |
| Feb. 21 | 11:00 AM | $250 DeepStack $25,000 GTD Ring Event FLT A | |
| Feb. 21 | 4:00 PM | $145 Main Event Satellite (1 in 5) | |
| Feb. 21 | 6:00 PM | $250 DeepStack $25,000 GTD Ring Event FLT B | |
| Feb. 22 | 12:00 PM | DeepStack Ring Event Restart | |
| Feb. 22 | 1:00 PM | $250 One Day NLH Ring Event ($10,000 GTD) | |
| Feb. 22 | 6:00 PM | $300 Tag Team Double Ring Event ($150 per partner, $5,000 GTD) | |
| Feb. 23 | 11:00 AM | $200 Double Green Chip Bounty Ring Event | |
| Feb. 23 | 2:00 PM | $300 Pot Limit Omaha Ring Event | |
| Feb. 23 | 4:00 PM | $145 Main Event Satellite (1 in 5) | |
| Feb. 23 | 6:00 PM | $600 Main Event $125,000 GTD FLT A | |
| Feb. 24 | 9:00 AM | $145 Main Event Turbo Satellite (1 in 5) | |
| Feb. 24 | 11:00 AM | $600 Main Event $125,000 GTD FLT B | |
| Feb. 24 | 6:00 PM | $600 Main Event $125,000 GTD FLT C | |
| Feb. 25 | 10:00 AM | $200 Turbo NLH Ring Event | |
| Feb. 25 | 12:00 PM | Main Event Restart | |
| Feb. 25 | 1:00 PM | $300 Black Chip Bounty Ring Event ($10,000 GTD) | |
| Feb. 25 | 5:00 PM | $200 Closer NLH Ring Event |
