$600 Main Event ($100,000 Guaranteed)
Day 2 Completed
2023 RGPS Tulsa
$600 Main Event ($100,000 Guaranteed)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 RGPS Tulsa
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$377,480
Entries
649
Level
27
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
81
Players Left
1
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
The RunGood Poker Series at Hard Rock in Tulsa, Oklahoma, came to an end Sunday night with the conclusion of the $600 Main Event. The guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 was blown out of the water as a total of 649 entrants came out to make a total purse of $337,480, which was paid out to the top 81 players.
After the dust settled, it was Oklahoma resident Pete Petree who dominated the final table to win his first RGPS main event for a career-best score of $62,911.
“I was fortunate enough to have a chip lead at the final table,” remarked the newest champion after the win, “I bet it when I had it, and I got lucky.”
Prior to this win, Petree had lifetime earnings of $125,225, and victories that included a WSOP circuit ring, and a RGPS Pot-Limit Omaha title in 2017 in Tulsa. With this win, Petree triples his biggest prior cash, and becomes the first player to win the free seat to the Thunder Valley freeroll, where he will have an opportunity to play in The PokerGO Tour $1,000,000 freeroll.
“A trip to California, it sounds awesome. My wife will love it,” Petree responded when asked about the seat.
RGPS Tulsa Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Petree | Broken Arrow, OK | $62,911 |
| 2 | Sam Panzica | Deadwood, SD | $39,350 |
| 3 | Grant Hart | Conway, AR | $29,091 |
| 4 | Mark Martin | Dexter, KS | $21,767 |
| 5 | Nikhil Behl | Tulsa, OK | $16,469 |
| 6 | James Herderhorst | Kansas City, MO | $12,622 |
| 7 | Travis Speck | Wichita Falls, TX | $9,821 |
| 8 | Jeff Tolbert | Broken Arrow, OK | $7,728 |
| 9 | Joseph Gargiulo | Port Charlotte, FL | $6,176 |
Action of The Day
The eliminations started out slow at the beginning of the day, but once the clock ticked down to 60 players, a flurry of competitors headed to the exit. Among the fallen were Keith Jeffrey (58th-$1,215), Brian Frenzel (40th-$1,384), Duster Ellis (31st-$1,654), start of day chip leader Kris Burchfield (28th-$1,856), Ashley “PokerFaceAsh” Frank (22nd-$2,430), Caitlin Comeskey (19th-$2,835), and Sandra Main (13th-$4,084). On the final table bubble, it was Kyle Michael who ended up going to the exit when his ace-five could not hold against Jeff Tolbert’s king-queen. Michael ended the tournament in tenth place for $4,961.
Final Table Recap
Joseph Gargiulo started off the week by winning the RGPS ambassador bounty, and he ended it by making an appearance at the $600 Main Event final table. His run was cut short when he doubled up Sam Panzica, with ace-nine against Panzica’s ace-king, leaving him with just two big blinds. Shortly after he found himself all in and holding king-queen suited. He was unable to improve against Mark Martin’s ace three suited and the colorful RGPS ring winner exited the tournament in ninth place for $6,176.
The next eliminations came together in the same hand. Tolbert came into the final with a larger-than-average chip stack, but an ace-king to kings confrontation with Petree left him with just two big blinds. He moved all in from first position getting called by Petree and Martin. The short-stacked Travis Speck then moved all in from the small blind, which folded out Martin, but Petree called. Petree’s ten-nine suited was able to improve against both Tolbert’s ace-jack offsuit and Speck’s ace-king suited, adding to Petree’s growing chip stack while eliminating Tolbert in eighth place for $7,728, and Speck in seventh place for $9,821.
It was James Herderhorst who was eliminated next in a multiway pot that saw both Grant Hart and Herderhorst make a flush. Herderhorst held jack-eight of hearts looking at a board with three hearts on it. He moved all in for his last eight big blinds, only for Hart to move all in over the top with king-ten of hearts for the second nut flush. Herderhorst wished his table mates well as he exited the tournament in sixth for $12,622.
Nikhil Behl fell next in fifth place for $16,469. Behl started as one of the shorter stacks at the final table, but managed to ladder up multiple spots to see his stack make it to five-handed play. When he moved in his final four big blinds, he was called by three players who checked down a board and his ace-high was unable to best Martin’s rivered pair of sevens and he left the tournament area.
Mark Martin doubled through Hart when his queens held against ace-king suited, which saw Martin put himself in a clear second place while Hart fell very short. What seemed like a high likelihood of a Martin versus Petree heads-up match, vanished in an instant when Martin held ten-nine suited and flopped a straight, only for Petree’s king-ten off to make a superior straight on the turn. Both players got in their chips on the turn and Martin could not find a river chop to survive and the RGPS Joplin champion ended his impressive run in fourth place for $21,767.
Hart fell very shortly after his confrontation with Martin and he got in his final chips with pocket fours, flipping with Panzica’s ace-jack. A jack on the flop and an ace on the river ensured a victory for Panzica and the RGPS regular finished in third place for a career-best cash of $29,091.
Panzica hung around at the bottom of the chip counts most of the final table, but by the time he had gotten to heads up, he was at his tournament peak. Despite that, just two hands into heads up, the chips went all in with Panzica holding king-queen against Petree’s ace-king. A nine-high board did not change anything for the hand rankings and the most experienced tournament player at the final table ended his run in second place for $39,350 to add to his $4,700,000 in lifetime earnings.
RunGood Poker Series Tulsa Event Results
| Event Number | Event Name | Winner | Prize | Total Prizepool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200 Seniors Event | John Guinan | $8,072 | $31,830 |
| 2 | $165 Guest Bounty | Joseph Gargiulo | $8,240 | $35,360 |
| 3 | $250 Deepstack | Brian Frenzel | $16,760 | $79,800 |
| 4 | $200 One Day NLH | Sandra Main | $7,113 | $26,720 |
| 5 | $200 Double Green Chip Bounty | Harley Gollert | $5,262 | $29,440 |
| 6 | $300 Pot-Limit Omaha | John Heckenkamp | $11,760 | $45,250 |
| 7 | $165 Flip and Go | Daniel Hughes | $4,126 | $13,520 |
| 8 | $600 Main Event | Pete Petree | $62,911 | $337,480 |
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Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Pete Petree called on the button which saw Sam Panzica raise to 450,000 in the big blind. Petree moved all in for 4,000,000 effective which sent Panzica into the tank. After some thought he said "let's gamble," and put in the chips to call.
Sam Panzica: 
Pete Petree: 
The board ran out 
and Panzica was unable to find any help to his king-queen, sending him out in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,470,000
4,070,000
|
4,070,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Grant Hart moved in his final 825,000 from the button and in the big blind, Sam Panzica called.
Grant Hart: 
Sam Panzica: 
The board ran out 
and Panzica ran out two pair to win the hand and eliminate Hart in 3rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,950,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 75,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Pete Petree called in the cutoff and action folded to Mark Martin who checked in the big blind.
The flop came out 
and Martin checked to Petree who bet 125,000. Martin responded by raising to 250,000 which Petree called.
The turn 
saw Martin bet 600,000 and Petree moved all in for 3,500,000 which Martin called.
Mark Martin: 
Pete Petree: 
The river did not change anything and the RGPS Joplin champion exited in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,400,000
6,650,000
|
6,650,000 |
|
|
3,150,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
950,000
-4,025,000
|
-4,025,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level: 27
Blinds: 75,000/125,000
Ante: 125,000
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Mark Martin called in the cutoff which saw Pete Petree raise to 250,000 and in the small blind, Nikhil Behl moved all in for 375,000, which Grant Hart, Mark Martin, and Petree all called.
Action checked through on a 
and Behl's hand was revealed.
Nikhil Behl:
Mark Martin: 
Martin had rivered a seven to beat Behl's ace-high and he exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
-1,475,000
|
-1,475,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Grant Hart raised to 250,000 from the hijack and saw three players call him including Pete Petree on the button, and James Herderhorst in the big blind.
The flop of 
saw Herderhorst check to Hart who bet 300,000, which both Petree and Herderhorst called.
Herderhorst moved all in on the 
for 1,300,000 and Hart moved all in with the covering stack, folding out Petree.
James Herderhorst:
Grant Hart:
Both players had turned a flush, but with Hart's being higher, Herderhorst was left drawing dead and he exited the tournament in 6th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,750,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
|
|
4,975,000
1,675,000
|
1,675,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 25
: Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante
Pete Petree raised to 150,000 in the hijack and was called by Grant Hart in the small blind, and Mark Martin in the big blind.
The flop rolled out 
and action checked to Petree who continued for 175,000, getting only a call from Martin.
The turn of 
saw the same action repeat, this time Petree bet to the tune of 225,000.
Martin checked the river , and when faced with a 275,000 bet from Petree, Martin raised to 650,000. Petree quickly called and Martin turned over for a rivered flush which was good for the pot, and to shrink the gap between Petree and Martin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,200,000
-2,300,000
|
-2,300,000 |
|
|
3,925,000
1,225,000
|
1,225,000 |
|
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