Another RunGood Stop in Missouri Next Month as RGPS Heads to Joplin
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The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is heading to Joplin, Missouri for a poker stop that will award eight rings across six days of action.
The Mission RunGood Joplin stop at Downstream Casino will take place April 8-13. It comes on the heels of another Missouri stop, the Mission RunGood St. Louis running April 1-6.
The Mission RunGood stop will culminate with an $800 RGPS Joplin Main Event with a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
RunGood Poker Series Heading to St. Louis
RunGood Returns to Joplin
Action will kick off on April 8 with a $300 Seniors Ring Event and a $300 Opener Ring Event, as well as a $150 Flip and Go Ring Event that will run on demand.
The next day will see the first two flights of a $400 DeepStack Ring Event with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and another on-demand Flip and Go Ring Event.
Other highlights across the series include a $300 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) Ring Event, a $300 One Day NLH Ring Event and a $300 Black Chip Bounty Ring Event that will close on the series on April 13.
The $800 Main Event will kick off on April 10 and will see another starting flight on April 11 and two more on April 12. The $200,000 guaranteed event will then play to a winner on April 13.
Andre Allen Won Last Year's Event
The last RGPS Joplin stop took place in April 2024. It featured a $600 Main Event that drew 620 runners for a prize pool of $316,200.
Andre Allen climbed back from a single big blind to win $60,972 and his second RGPS Main Event ring as he defeated runner-up William Fisher.
The final table also included Jackson Turrentine (3rd - $27,549) and poker vlogger Ashley Frank, who suffered a second-nut-flush-versus-nut-flush cooler that led to her going out in fourth place for $20,568.
Read About Last Year's RGPS Joplin Main Event!
2024 RGPS Joplin Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Allen | Kansas City | $60,972 | |
| 2 | William Fisher | Broken Arrow | $37,975 | |
| 3 | Jackson Turrentine | Shawnee Mission, KS | $27,549 | |
| 4 | Ashley Frank | Arizona | $20,568 | |
| 5 | Vincent Meyer | Shawnee Mission, KS | $15,532 | |
| 6 | Lucas Hughes | Buffalo, MO | $11,893 | |
| 7 | David Greufe | Kansas City, MO | $9,228 | |
| 8 | Byron Abernathy | Grove, OK | $7,256 | |
| 9 | Jared Schoonover | Cave Springs, AR | $5,783 |
After wrapping things up in Joplin, the RunGood team will head to Council Bluffs Iowa for a stop running April 22-27 that will feature an $800 buy-in Main Event with a $100,000 guarantee.
The full schedule for the upcoming RGPS Joplin stop is available in the table below.
2025 RGPS Joplin Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 | 10:00 AM | Seniors Ring Event (Ages 50+) | $300 |
| Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 | 2:00 PM | Opener Ring Event | $300 |
| Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 | 7:00 PM | Ultimate Satellite (1 in 10 Wins: $400 DeepStack Seat, $800 Main Event Seat, $150 Flip and Go Seat, $300 Seat, $100 Cash) | $220 |
| Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 | 9:00 PM | Turbo Satellite into the DeepStack (1 in 5 Wins a $400 DeepStack Seat) | $100 |
| Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 | On Demand | Flip and Go Ring Event | $150 |
| Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 | 12:00 PM | DeepStack Ring Event FLT A ($50,000 GTD) | $400 |
| Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 | 3:00 PM | Turbo Satellite into the DeepStack (1 in 5 Wins a $400 DeepStack Seat) | $100 |
| Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 | 6:00 PM | DeepStack Ring Event FLT B ($50,000 GTD) | $400 |
| Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 | On Demand | Flip and Go Ring Event | $150 |
| Thursday, April 10th, 2025 | 12:00 PM | DeepStack Restart | — |
| Thursday, April 10th, 2025 | 1:00 PM | One Day NLH Ring Event | $300 |
| Thursday, April 10th, 2025 | 3:00 PM | Turbo Main Event Satellite (1 in 5 Wins a Seat) | $190 |
| Thursday, April 10th, 2025 | 6:00 PM | Main Event FLT A ($200,000 GTD) | $800 |
| Thursday, April 10th, 2025 | On Demand | Flip and Go Ring Event | $150 |
| Friday, April 11th, 2025 | 12:00 PM | Flip and Go Ring Event Day 2 | — |
| Friday, April 11th, 2025 | 1:00 PM | Pot-Limit Omaha Ring Event | $300 |
| Friday, April 11th, 2025 | 3:00 PM | Turbo Main Event Satellite (1 in 10 Wins a Seat) | $110 |
| Friday, April 11th, 2025 | 6:00 PM | Main Event FLT B ($200,000 GTD) | $800 |
| Friday, April 11th, 2025 | 9:00 PM | Turbo Main Event Satellite (1 in 10 Wins a Seat) | $110 |
| Saturday, April 12th, 2025 | 10:00 AM | Main Event FLT C ($200,000 GTD) | $800 |
| Saturday, April 12th, 2025 | 1:00 PM | Turbo Main Event Satellite (1 in 5 Wins a Seat) | $190 |
| Saturday, April 12th, 2025 | 3:00 PM | Main Event FLT D ($200,000 GTD) | $800 |
| Sunday, April 13th, 2025 | 1:00 PM | Main Event Restart | — |
| Sunday, April 13th, 2025 | 2:00 PM | Black Chip Bounty Ring Event | $300 |
| Sunday, April 13th, 2025 | 3:30 PM | 110SC RGPS Online Ring Event (25,000SC GTD) | 1,10SC |
*Photos courtesy RGPS & 8131 Media
