RunGood Poker Series returns to Ohio with a guaranteed $200,000 Main Event.

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The RunGood Poker Series Gold Tour Ohio will be held from September 28 to October 4 at Lake Erie Poker Room. The Main Event guarantees $600, with a total of nine ring events. PokerNews will be providing live coverage.

Published: 2026.09.18 Updated: 2026.09.18 Category: Regional News
Regional Poker News RunGood Poker Series returns to Ohio with a guaranteed $200,000 Main Event.

RunGood Poker Series returns to Ohio with a guaranteed $200,000 Main Event. The RunGood Poker Series Gold Tour Ohio will be held from September 28 to October 4 at Lake Erie Poker Room. The Main Event guarantees $600, with a total of nine ring events. PokerNews will be providing live coverage.


The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is heading to Ohio for the RGPS Gold Expedition Ohio, which will take place from September 28 to October 4 at the Lake Erie Poker Room.

The RunGood event in Elyria will feature nine ring events over six days, culminating in the $600 Main Event with a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000. PokerNews will be providing live coverage of the main events from the field.

Winning a ring in Ohio

The RGPS Gold Expedition Ohio will kick off on September 28th with the $300 Senior NLH Ring Tournament, the $300 Omaha 8 Ring Tournament, and the on-demand $100 Flip and Go Ring Tournament Day 1A.

The $400 PokerNews PowerStack Ring Tournament will begin on September 30th. This is a tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000, featuring two preliminary rounds, with the champion to be determined on October 1st.

The series will culminate in the $600 main event, which will begin on October 1st and feature five preliminary rounds. This guaranteed $200,000 event will determine its champion on October 4th.

Other highlights of the series include the $300 Team Ring Event, the $300 Black Chip Bounty Ring Event, and the $200 Women's Ring Event, which will conclude the series on October 4.

Last time in Ohio

The last time the RunGood team was in Ohio was in 2024, when they participated in the RGPS RunGood Resort Cleveland event, where the $1,000 main event attracted 223 entries and had a total prize pool of $474,962.

In that tournament, Dane Miller defeated Thomas Gray in heads-up play to win his career-best $98,607 prize, which he described as "a lucky run".

The final table also included Andrew Manchen (3rd place – $44,080), Kyle Grupp (4th place – $32,825) and bracelet winner Katie Kopp (5th place – $24,850).

RGPS Cleveland Main Event Final Table Results

 
 
Rankingplayerbonus
1st placeDane Miller$98,607
2nd placeThomas Gray$60,495
3rd placeAndrew Manchen$44,080
4th placeKyle Grupp$32,825
5th placeKatie Kopp$24,850
6th placeMichael Valore$18,755
7th placeGregory Brletich$14,535
8th placeDavid Berman$11,255
9th placeShane Swank$8,910

After their stay at Lake Erie Poker Room, the RunGood team will travel to Hollywood, St. Louis, Missouri for the October 6-11 event, which will also feature a Main Event with a guaranteed $200,000.

The complete schedule for the upcoming RGPS Gold Championship Ohio event is shown in the table below.

RGPS Golden Road Trip Ohio Schedule

 
 
DateStart TimeTournamentGuarantee
September 28, 202612:15 PM$300 Senior NLH Ring Tournament—
September 28, 20263:15 PM$300 Omaha 8 Ring Tournament—
September 28, 20266:15 PM$300 Ultimate Ticket Satellite Race (1/5)Guaranteed 5 sets of tickets
September 28, 2026Call anytime$100 Flip & Go Ring Tournament Day 1 A—
September 29, 202612:15 PM$200 Single-Day NLH Ring Tournament—
September 29, 20262:15 PM$100 TurboSatellite Race to PokerNews PowerStack (1/5)—
September 29, 20266:15 PM$300 ($150 per person) Team Ring Tournament—
September 29, 2026Call anytime$100 Flip & Go Ring Tournament Day 1 B—
September 30, 202612:15 PM$400 PokerNews PowerStack Ring Tournament Preliminary Round A$30,000 Guaranteed
September 30, 20263:15 PM$100 TurboSatellite Race to PokerNews PowerStack (1/5)—
September 30, 20266:15 PM$400 PokerNews PowerStack Ring Tournament Preliminary Round B$30,000 Guaranteed
September 30, 2026Call anytime$100 Flip & Go Ring Tournament Day 1 C—
October 1, 202611:15 AMPokerNews PowerStack Ring Tournament Day 2 Finals—
October 1, 202612:15 PM$140 Main Event Satellite Match (1/5)—
October 1, 20263:15 PM$600 Main Event Preliminary Round A$200,000 Guaranteed
October 1, 20266:15 PM$140 Main Event Satellite Match (1/5)—
October 1, 2026Call anytime$100 Flip & Go Ring Tournament Day 1 D—
October 2, 202611:15 AMFlip & Go ring tournament restarts on day two—
October 2, 202612:15 PM$600 Main Event Preliminary Round B$200,000 Guaranteed
October 2, 20263:15 PM$140 Main Event Satellite Match (1/5)—
October 2, 20266:15 PM$600 Main Event Preliminary Round C$200,000 Guaranteed
October 2, 2026Call anytime$100 Flip & Go Main Event Satellite Tournament—
October 3, 202612:15 PM$600 Main Event Preliminary Round D$200,000 Guaranteed
October 3, 20263:15 PM$140 Main Event Satellite Match (1/5)—
October 3, 20266:15 PM$600 Main Event Preliminary Round E$200,000 Guaranteed
October 3, 2026Call anytime$100 Flip & Go Main Event Satellite Tournament—
October 4, 202612:15 PMMain Event Day 2 Final—
October 4, 20261:15 PM$300 Black Chip Bounty Ring Tournament—
October 4, 20263:15 PM$200 Women's Ring Tournament—

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