Welcome To The 2023 RunGood Poker Series Season at Hard Rock, Tulsa
The new year is upon the poker world, and with it comes a new season of The RunGood Poker Series, starting off at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The tour’s first stop saw a total of nine events, with the largest being the $600 Main Event, with Flight 1a starting at 6 PM tonight and boasting a $100,000 guarantee on the prize pool.
Two massive promotions are going to be in effect this season. For starters, for every side event this season they will ship a care kit out and for every main event, ten care kits. In addition, RGPS will be selling Limited Edition RGPS Checkpoint hats where for every purchase, a care kit will also be sent out to our service members abroad. The second promotion will see the inclusion of the dream seat, which will see one player make their way to PGT freeroll at the end of the year.
Last September saw a total of 472 entries come out to play this event. After the dust settled, it was Shantanu Garg who ended up taking home the lion’s share of the prize pool for $40,555. Garg’s first live victory saw him taking home not just his first RGPS ring, but his first live victory ever.
2022 RGPS Tulsa Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shantanu Garg | Springfield, MO | $40,555 |
| 2 | Nikhil Behl | Tulsa, OK | $38,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Bevenue | Tulsa, OK | $23,440 |
| 4 | Christopher Livesay | Siloam Springs, AR | $17,451 |
| 5 | Daniel Sleeper | Bentonville, AR | $13,156 |
| 6 | John Millsap | Broken Arrow, OK | $10,014 |
| 7 | Kris Burchfield | Spring, TX | $7,731 |
| 8 | Andrew Kinder | Imperial, MO | $6,038 |
| 9 | Devin Arnone | Bella Vista, AR | $4,786 |
A flurry of names are expected to play this event. YouTuber Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank, poker player and twitter personality Caitlin Comeskey, RGPS regulars Brian Frenzel, Duster Ellis, Daniel “Donk,” Hughes, Mark Slatcher, and WSOP 1998 Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen, have all been spotted playing side events and will likely be firing into the main event.
Players will begin with 30,000 in chips, with the blinds beginning at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Every level will last 30 minutes, with 15-minute breaks after every four levels. After level 8, players will go on their final break before registration closes. Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains, which will see the remaining players bag up and move onto to Day 2, where they will all be in the money. Those who do not find a bag, will be able to exercise their right to re-enter tomorrow for the following two flights.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding The RunGood Poker Series.