Survivor Alum & Reality Star ��Boston�� Rob Mariano Wins 2022 RGPS Pro-AM in Vegas
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This past weekend, the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) concluded its All-Stars Season with the year-end ��All-Stars Pro-Am�� at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The second annual RGPS All-Stars Pro-Am saw 65 entrants, a combination of invited pros and qualifiers from across the country, who competed for a $32,500 prize pool.
When the dust settled, ��Boston�� Rob Mariano emerged as the last player standing to claim the season-ending title, an $8,775 top prize, and his second RGPS ring of the season.
Mariano qualified for the tournament by topping a 206-entry field to win the $200 NLH Guest Ambassador Bounty Event at RGPS JACK Cleveland, good for $8,615.
Mariano is arguably the biggest star to come out of the hit CBS television show Survivor (he��s appeared on six seasons) and has also appeared on Amazing Race, The Price is Right, and most recently Season 2 of Secret Celebrity Renovation.
2022 RGPS All-Stars Pro-Am Final Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ��Boston�� Rob Mariano | $8,775 |
| 2 | Denise Pratt | $6,500 |
| 3 | Dakotah O��Dell | $4,225 |
| 4 | Kulwant Singh | $3,250 |
| 5 | Ashley Jenkins | $2,600 |
| 6 | Timoteo Callejo | $1,950 |
| 7 | Forrest Kollar | $1,625 |
| 8 | Jean Santos | $1,300 |
| 9 | Vladimir Grechnikov | $1,300 |
| 10 | Shantanu Garg | $975 |
Got ��em! If you dream it, and believe it, you will Achieve it! #Let��s Go!!! We are the official @RunGoodGear AllSta�� https://t.co/U2EvhYSTJB
— Boston Rob (@BostonRob)
Topping a Tough Field
Day 1 saw Studio Ticket winners and RGPS Main Event champs from across the season compete against a mix of poker pros, ambassadors, and industry veterans. That included 2021 WSOP Player of the Year Josh Arieh, who stayed busy playing props against bracelet winner Daniel Weinman; Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra; poker vlogger Johnnie Vibes; and Survivor alum Tyson Apostol.
Day 1 played down to the final table of nine with Dakotah O��Dell leading the way with Mariano and Denise Pratt sitting in second and third respectively. It wound up being those two who made it all the way to heads-up play.
At the time, Mariano held a 3:1 chip lead over Pratt, but she evened it up with a quick double. Not long after, Pratt shoved all in after flopping the nut-flush draw and Mariano called with top two pair. Both the turn and river were blanks, and Pratt had to settle for second place and $6,500 in prize money.
You can check out the final table replay here:
*Images courtesy of RGPS.
