RGPS Headed to Bay Area for Graton Casino Stop Feb. 28-March 8
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After wrapping up at Jamul Casino in San Diego, the award-nominated RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) will stick around in California and will head up to Graton Casino in the Bay Area for the latest stop in its ��Checkpoint�� season taking place Feb. 28-March 8.
It's an exciting time for the RGPS team as they once again have been nominated for "Best Mid-Major" at the annual Global Poker Awards and RunGood founder Tana Karn is also on the shortlist for ��Industry Person of the Year.�� It's also a busy time for the team as RGPS Horseshoe Tunica will be taking place alongside the Bay Area stop Feb. 28-March 5.
The RGPS Bay Area stop will feature several Ring Events and will culminate with the $800 buy-in Main Event with a guaranteed $250,000 prize pool up for grabs March 3-5, which PokerNews will be on-site to report on.
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Mixed Game and Bounty Events
Ahead of the $250,000 guaranteed Main Event will be a series of Ring Events, kicking off on Feb. 28 with a $250 Seniors 50+ NLH Ring Event, a $250 6-Max NLH Ring Event and a $200 Guest Bounty NLH Ring Event.
The Guest Bounty event is one of several bounty tournaments at the Bay Area stop, which will also feature a $360 Black Chip Bounty Ring Event and a $200 Double Green Chip Bounty Ring Event.
There will also be plenty of Omaha and mixed game action throughout the stop, including a Pot Limit Omaha Ring Event, a Limit 08 Ring Event, an Omaha 8/Stud 8 Ring Event and a Mixed Omaha (Big O, PLO, PLO8) Ring Event, all of which cost $300 to enter.
Other highlights of the RGPS stop include a $125 NLH Survivor Event where one in ten players will win $1,000 cash and a two-day $250 Monster Stack Ring Event with a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The RGPS Bay Area Main Event will feature four starting flights as it looks to crack the $250,000 guarantee. The event will play down to a winner on March 5 alongside several other Ring Events as the series closes out.
Previous Winners
Last year, the RGPS Bay Area $600 Main Event drew a record-setting field of 1,144 runners for a prize pool of $594,880. Omaha specialist Kulwant Singh took down the event for $100,070 after defeating heads-up opponent Bryan Saltzman, who in turn took home $69,115.
Other highlights of the 2022 Bay Area stop included Kevin Goldman taking down Event #1: $250 Seniors for $12,100 and Svetlana Meinikova winning Event #2: 250 6-Max for $5,690 after an even chop with Ashkun Latevardi and Angelo Kratsas.
RGPS Bay Area Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kulwant Singh | United States | $100,070 |
| 2 | Bryan Saltzman | United States | $69,115 |
| 3 | Paul Serrate | United States | $44,660 |
| 4 | Julian Ruvalcaba | United States | $33,205 |
| 5 | Jose Castillo | United States | $25,465 |
| 6 | Matt Massaro | United States | $20,590 |
| 7 | Sean Burson | United States | $17,010 |
| 8 | Max Gratuito | United States | $13,480 |
| 9 | Jeff Spruitenburg | United States | $10,000 |
After wrapping up the Bay Area and Tunica stops, the RunGood team will head to bestbet Jacksonville in Florida for the next "Checkpoint" stop taking place March 23-April 2.
The full schedule for the upcoming RGPS Bay Area stop is available in the table below.
2023 RGPS Bay Area Full Schedule
| DATE | START | EVENT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28 | 10:00 AM | Seniors 50+ NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $250) | |
| Feb. 28 | 1:00 PM | 6-Max NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $250) | |
| Feb. 28 | 3:00 PM | Main Event Mega Satellite (Buy-In $105, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat) | |
| Feb. 28 | 6:00 PM | Guest Bounty NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $200) | |
| March 1 | 11:00 AM | Mega Stack Ring Event FLT A (Buy-In $360, $50,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 1 | 2:00 PM | Main Event Mega Satellite (Buy-In $105, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat) | |
| March 1 | 3:00 PM | H.O.R.S.E. Ring Event (Buy-In $300) | |
| March 1 | 6:00 PM | Mega Stack Ring Event FLT B (Buy-In $360, $50,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 2 | 11:00 AM | One Day NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $250) | |
| March 2 | 12:00 PM | Mega Stack Ring Event Restart | |
| March 2 | 2:00 PM | Main Event Mega Satellite (Buy-In $185, 1 in 5 Wins A Seat) | |
| March 2 | 3:00 PM | Pot Limit Omaha Ring Event (Buy-In $300) | |
| March 2 | 6:00 PM | Black Chip Bounty Ring Event (Buy-In $360) | |
| March 3 | 11:00 AM | RunGood Main Event FLT A (Buy-In $800, $250,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 3 | 2:00 PM | Main Event Mega Satellite (Buy-In $185, 1 in 5 Wins A Seat) | |
| March 3 | 3:00 PM | Limit 08 Ring Event (Buy-In $300) | |
| March 3 | 6:00 PM | RunGood Main Event FLT B (Buy-In $800, $250,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 3 | 8:00 PM | Main Event Satellite (Buy-In $105, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat) | |
| March 4 | 9:00 AM | Main Event Satellite (Buy-In $105, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat) | |
| March 4 | 11:00 AM | RunGood Main Event FLT C (Buy-In $800, $250,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 4 | 2:00 PM | Turbo Main Event Satellite (Buy-In $185, 1 in 5 Wins A Seat) | |
| March 4 | 6:00 PM | RunGood Main Event FLT D (Buy-In $800, $250,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 4 | 8:00 PM | NLH Survivor (Buy-In $125, 1 in 10 Wins $1,000 CASH) | |
| March 5 | 12:00 PM | Main Event Restart | |
| March 5 | 1:00 PM | One Day NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $400, $25,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 5 | 3:00 PM | BIG O Pot Limit Hi/Lo Ring Event (Buy-In $300) | |
| March 5 | 6:00 PM | Double Green Chip Bounty Ring Event (Buy-In $200) | |
| March 6 | 10:00 AM | Seniors Earlybird Ring Event (Buy-In $250, Age 50+) | |
| March 6 | 1:00 PM | One Day NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $200, $10,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 6 | 3:00 PM | Omaha 8/Stud 8 Ring Event (Buy-In $300) | |
| March 6 | 5:00 PM | Monster Stack Ring Event FLT A (Buy-In $250, $25,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 7 | 11:00 AM | Monster Stack Ring Event FLT B (Buy-In $250, $25,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 7 | 3:00 PM | Mixed Omaha (Big O, PLO, PLO8) Ring Event (Buy-In $300) | |
| March 7 | 5:00 PM | Monster Stack Ring Event FLT C (Buy-In $250, $25,000 GTD Prizepool) | |
| March 7 | 8:00 PM | Satellite to the $1,100 Deepstack (Buy-In $135, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat) | |
| March 8 | 11:00 AM | One Day Deepstack NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $1,100) | |
| March 8 | 12:00 PM | Monster Stack Restart | |
| March 8 | 3:00 PM | 6-Max NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $300) | |
| March 8 | 6:00 PM | Series Sendoff NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $200) |
