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) |