RGPS Headed to Bay Area for Graton Casino Stop Feb. 28-March 8

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RGPS Bay Area

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.

RGPS Bay Area
RGPS Bay Area

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.

Kulwant Singh
Kulwant Singh

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

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Kulwant SinghUnited States$100,070
2Bryan SaltzmanUnited States$69,115
3Paul SerrateUnited States$44,660
4Julian RuvalcabaUnited States$33,205
5Jose CastilloUnited States$25,465
6Matt MassaroUnited States$20,590
7Sean BursonUnited States$17,010
8Max GratuitoUnited States$13,480
9Jeff SpruitenburgUnited 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

 DATESTARTEVENT
 Feb. 2810:00 AMSeniors 50+ NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $250)
 Feb. 281:00 PM6-Max NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $250)
 Feb. 283:00 PMMain Event Mega Satellite (Buy-In $105, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat)
 Feb. 286:00 PMGuest Bounty NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $200)
 March 111:00 AMMega Stack Ring Event FLT A (Buy-In $360, $50,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 12:00 PMMain Event Mega Satellite (Buy-In $105, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat)
 March 13:00 PMH.O.R.S.E. Ring Event (Buy-In $300)
 March 16:00 PMMega Stack Ring Event FLT B (Buy-In $360, $50,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 211:00 AMOne Day NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $250)
 March 212:00 PMMega Stack Ring Event Restart
 March 22:00 PMMain Event Mega Satellite (Buy-In $185, 1 in 5 Wins A Seat)
 March 23:00 PMPot Limit Omaha Ring Event (Buy-In $300)
 March 26:00 PMBlack Chip Bounty Ring Event (Buy-In $360)
 March 311:00 AMRunGood Main Event FLT A (Buy-In $800, $250,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 32:00 PMMain Event Mega Satellite (Buy-In $185, 1 in 5 Wins A Seat)
 March 33:00 PMLimit 08 Ring Event (Buy-In $300)
 March 36:00 PMRunGood Main Event FLT B (Buy-In $800, $250,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 38:00 PMMain Event Satellite (Buy-In $105, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat)
 March 49:00 AMMain Event Satellite (Buy-In $105, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat)
 March 411:00 AMRunGood Main Event FLT C (Buy-In $800, $250,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 42:00 PMTurbo Main Event Satellite (Buy-In $185, 1 in 5 Wins A Seat)
 March 46:00 PMRunGood Main Event FLT D (Buy-In $800, $250,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 48:00 PMNLH Survivor (Buy-In $125, 1 in 10 Wins $1,000 CASH)
 March 512:00 PMMain Event Restart
 March 51:00 PMOne Day NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $400, $25,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 53:00 PMBIG O Pot Limit Hi/Lo Ring Event (Buy-In $300)
 March 56:00 PMDouble Green Chip Bounty Ring Event (Buy-In $200)
 March 610:00 AMSeniors Earlybird Ring Event (Buy-In $250, Age 50+)
 March 61:00 PMOne Day NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $200, $10,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 63:00 PMOmaha 8/Stud 8 Ring Event (Buy-In $300)
 March 65:00 PMMonster Stack Ring Event FLT A (Buy-In $250, $25,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 711:00 AMMonster Stack Ring Event FLT B (Buy-In $250, $25,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 73:00 PMMixed Omaha (Big O, PLO, PLO8) Ring Event (Buy-In $300)
 March 75:00 PMMonster Stack Ring Event FLT C (Buy-In $250, $25,000 GTD Prizepool)
 March 78:00 PMSatellite to the $1,100 Deepstack (Buy-In $135, 1 in 10 Wins A Seat)
 March 811:00 AMOne Day Deepstack NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $1,100)
 March 812:00 PMMonster Stack Restart
 March 83:00 PM6-Max NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $300)
 March 86:00 PMSeries Sendoff NLH Ring Event (Buy-In $200)
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Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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