The RunGood Poker Series Road Trip $1,000 Main Event Begins at 3:15 p.m.
For the first time this year, The RunGood Poker Series has returned to JACK Casino in Cleveland, Ohio. The series included eight ring events including a $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship that will begin on Sunday, and the $1,000 RGPS Main Event with $400,000 prize pool guarantee, beginning today at 3:15 p.m. local time.
Last year when the tour came to this casino, an $800 main event saw a total of 712 entrants come out to play, creating a prize pool of $491,280. This saw the final three players make a deal for a part of the prizepool and after a little bit more play, Derek Bowers ended up winning $86,560 for his first RGPS title. With a slightly upped buy in this year, time will tell to see if Bowers will defend his title.
RGPS Cleveland $800 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Bowers | United States | $86,560* |
| 2 | Donald Mullen | United States | $61,410* |
| 3 | Paul Campbell (OH) | United States | $60,000* |
| 4 | Nicholas Lanzi | United States | $33,895 |
| 5 | Anthony Carbone | United States | $25,545 |
| 6 | Michael Volk | United States | $19,155 |
| 7 | Raymond Ezzie | United States | $14,735 |
| 8 | Joe Gugliotta | United States | $11,790 |
| 9 | Stephen Stock Jr | United States | $8,840 |
*denotes adjusted payouts
This week so far has seen plenty of RunGood ambassadors come out to play and collect trophies. Players like Emily Berglund, Nick Rigby, Daniel Hughes, Michael Lech, and WSOP Main Event champion Greg Raymer have all made appearances this week and will likely appear at some point during the main event.
Players will start the tournament with 30,000 chips. Blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante, with levels lasting 40 minutes. A break will occur after every three levels. Play will complete when the field reaches level 18, or when just 13.5% of the field remains.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the RGPS Road Trip. Be sure to check out all the updates with the RGPS Tunica running at the same time as this event.