RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Returns to Tunica for Road Trip Series Aug 29-Sept 3
The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is back on the road and the next stop is Horseshoe Tunica for the kickoff of the RGPS Road Trip series. The series runs from August 29 to September 3 and it culminates in a $600 Main Event with a $200,000 guarantee.
The winner of the Main Event will also claim their spot in the Dream Seat Invitational at Thunder Valley Resort in November. The winner of that will move on to the PokerGO Tour Championship in December where they will battle it out with poker��s best for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
The last time RGPS stopped in Tunica in March it was Arkansas native Kevin Broadway that took home $46,804 and a RGPS after a final-two chop deal in the Main Event. Broadway, a potato chip manufacturer by trade, outlasted a field of 601 players for a share of the $312,520 prize pool.
Read more about Kevin Broadway's win at RGPS Checkpoint Tunica
RGPS returns to Horseshoe Tunica for a late-summer series on Tuesday, August 29, and kicks off the action with the 10 a.m. $200 Seniors ring event. After lunch, it��s the $200 Series Opener ring event and the opening evening wraps up with the $200 Opening Night Guest Bounty. The popular bounty event is a mainstay on the tour and special guests will be holding envelopes that can hold prizes from RunGood Apparel store credit to $1,000 cash.
Wednesday, August 30 brings two flights into the $250 Deepstack ring event with $50,000 guaranteed. The flights kick off at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. and the restart is on Thursday at noon. Wednesday will also offer a $145 satellite where 1-in-5 players will win a seat into the Main Event.
Day 3 on Thursday offers the $300 One Day NLH ring event at 1 p.m. with a $20,000 guarantee and a $200 Double Green Chip Bounty at 7 p.m.
Friday, September 1 is the kick-off for Day 2 of the Flip and Go ring event at 11 a.m. Players will have the opportunity to qualify throughout the week in $160 Flip and Go tables that will run on demand when eight players are signed up. Winners from the Flip and Go tables return for Day 2 to battle it out for a RGPS ring.
Also on offer on Friday is the $300 Pot-Limit Omaha event at 3 p.m. and the opening flight of the $600 RGPS Main Event at 6 p.m. Players that want a chance at a Main Event seat can take a 1-in-5 shot at 2 p.m. in the $145 Main Event satellite.
The penultimate day will have two Main Event flights, a turbo satellite, and the $200 RGPS Ladies ring event. Main Event flights kick off at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 2 and early risers have another 1-in-5 chance at a Main Event seat in a turbo structure at 9 a.m. The Ladies ring event kicks off at 4 p.m..
Sunday, September 3 will wrap up the series with one Main Event champion punching their ticket for the Dream Seat Invitational in November. Elsewhere, the $160 Turbo NLH takes place at 9 a.m. before the Main Event restarts at noon, while those that didn��t move onto Day 2 can hop in the $250 Black Chip Bounty at 1 p.m. or the 4 p.m. $200 Closer.
2023 RGPS Road Trip Tunica Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, August 29 | 10 a.m. | Seniors Ring Event (Age 50+) | $200 |
| 1 p.m. | Series Opener Ring Event | $200 | |
| 7 p.m. | Opening Night Guest Bounty Ring Event | $200 | |
| On Demand | Flip and Go Tables | $160 | |
| Wednesday, August 30 | 12 p.m. | DeepStack Ring Event Flight A | $250 |
| 4 p.m. | Main Event Satellite | $145 | |
| 6 p.m. | Deepstack Ring Event Flight B | $250 | |
| On Demand | Flip and Go Tables | $160 | |
| Thursday, August 31 | 12 p.m. | Deepstack Day 2 | |
| 1 p.m. | One Day NLH Ring Event | $300 | |
| 7 p.m. | Double Green Chip County Ring Event | $200 | |
| On Demand | Flip and Go Tables | $160 | |
| Friday, September 1 | 11 a.m. | Flip and Go Ring Event Day 2 | |
| 12 p.m. | Pot-Limit Omaha Ring Event | $300 | |
| 2 p.m. | Main Event Satellite | $145 | |
| 6 p.m. | RGPS Main Event Flight A | $600 | |
| Saturday, September 2 | 9 a.m. | Turbo Satellite | $145 |
| 11 a.m. | RGPS Main Event Flight B | $600 | |
| 4 p.m. | Ladies Ring Event | $200 | |
| 6 p.m. | RGPS Main Event Flight C | $600 | |
| Sunday, September 3 | 10 a.m. | Turbo NLH Ring Event | $160 |
| 12 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 | ||
| 1 p.m. | Black Chip Bounty Ring Event | $250 | |
| 4 p.m. | Closer NLH Ring Event | $200 |
