The RunGood Poker Series Road Trip continues with a stop in the Sooner State from October 10-15 at Hard Rock Casino Tulsa. PokerNews will be on hand for live coverage of the $600 Main Event from Oct. 13-15.
The series will offer a full slate of popular RGPS events, including the Opening Night $160 Ambassador Bounty Ring Event on Tuesday, Oct. 10 and the $250 DeepStack on Wednesday, Oct. 11 with $25,000 guaranteed. The series will culminate in the $600 Main Event with three opening flights and a $100,000 guarantee starting on Friday, Oct. 13.
The popular mid-major tour returns to Tulsa for the first time since the opening stop of 2023, when Pete Petree won the Main Event for $62,911. It was the second RGPS ring for Petree in a tournament that drew 649 entries for a total prize pool of $337,480.
Throughout the Road Trip series, Main Event players will compete for a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000 and a spot in the Dream Seat Invitational at Thunder Valley Resort in November. The winner of the Dream Seat Invitational will be entered into the invitation-only PokerGO Tour Championship in December where they will battle it out with the game’s top players for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
The Rundown
The series kicks off on Tuesday, Oct. 10 with the $200 Seniors Ring Event at 10 a.m. before a $85 Main Event Satellite is offered at 1 p.m. The satellite gives players a one-in-ten chance at a Main Event seat and flights start on the following Friday. There will also be $100 Flip and Go’s on offer throughout the day for players that want a shot at its Day 2 on Friday.
Tuesday finishes with the ever-popular $160 Ambassador Bounty Ring Event, where players will have a chance to score bounty envelopes that contain RunGood Apparel store credit or $1,000 cash.
The $250 DeepStack Ring Event starts on Wednesday with two opening flights at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. The surviving players will return on Thursday at 11 a.m. for their shot at the guaranteed prize pool of $25,000.
Thursday brings a mix of one-day events, including the $300 Big O Ring Event at 12 p.m. and the $250 One Day NLH Ring Event at 1 p.m. There will also be a $200 Double Green Chip Bounty Ring Event at 6 p.m. and more $100 Flip and Go opportunities on demand throughout the day.
The survivors of the week’s Flip and Go tables will meet for their Day 2 on Friday, Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. The $300 Pot Limit Omaha Ring Event jumps off at 12 p.m. before a $145 Main Event Satellite is offered at 2 p.m. One in five players will win their Main Event seat in the satellite, and their first chance comes at 6 p.m. for the opening flight of the $600 RunGood Main Event.
The second flight of the Main Event is on Saturday, Oct 14 at 11 a.m. and another $145 satellite is available at 2 p.m. The third and final flight will go at 6 p.m. and all surviving players will return on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 12 p.m. for the Day 2 restart. They’ll fight for a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 on the final day of the series while the $300 Black Chip Bounty NLH Ring Event offers a last chance at 1 p.m.
2023 RGPS Road Trip Tulsa Full Schedule
| Day | Time (CT) | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 10 | 10 a.m | Seniors Ring Event | $200 |
| 1 p.m. | Main Event Satellite | $85 | |
| 6 p.m. | Opening Night Guest Bounty Ring Event | $160 | |
| On Demand | Flip and Go Ring Event Day 1 | $100 | |
| Wednesday, October 11 | 11 a.m. | DeepStack Ring Event Flight A | $250 ($25K GTD) |
| 6 p.m. | DeepStack Ring Event Flight B | $250 ($25K GTD) | |
| On Demand | Flip and Go Ring Event Day 1 | $100 | |
| Thursday, October 12 | 11 a.m. | DeepStack Ring Event Day 2 | |
| 12 p.m. | Big O Ring Event | $300 | |
| 1 p.m. | One Day NLH Ring Event | $250 | |
| 6 p.m. | Double Green Chip Bounty Ring Event | $200 | |
| On Demand | Flip and Go Ring Event Day 1 | $100 | |
| Friday, October 13 | 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. | RunGood Main Event Flight A | $600 ($100K GTD) | |
| Saturday, October 14 | 11 a.m. | RunGood Main Event Flight B | $600 ($100K GTD) |
| 2 p.m. | Main Event Satellite | $145 | |
| 6 p.m. | RunGood Main Event Flight C | $600 ($100K GTD) | |
| Sunday, October 15 | 12 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 | |
| 1 p.m. | Black Chip Bounty NLH Ring Event | $300 |
Las Vegas-based PokerNews Live Reporting Executive, originally from Chicago, IL
