Richard Yoshinaga wins first RGPS ring in Event #3: $200 Ambassador Bounty ($6,892)


A RunGood Poker Series staple is the Ambassador Bounty, which drew out the largest crowd yet at Jamul Casino in San Diego, California. A grand total of 162 entrants came out to play this event, besting the prize pool guarantee and seeing a total of 21 players secure a piece of the $25,920 prize pool.
The ambassadors were put forth by both the Rungood included Jonathan Gavaio, Corey Paggeot, Conrad Simpson, Jamie Kerstetter, and Scott Stewart. Players would receive multiple prizes with the elimination of these players, ranging all the way up to $1,000 in cash.
At the conclusion of the tournament it would be Richard Yoshinaga making his third cash with the RunGood Poker Series his biggest lifetime score. Yoshinaga had earlier knocked out one of the casino ambassadors (Liam Gannon), and he propelled himself into the final table chip lead before claiming his first RG ring and a new high score of $6,892.
Ambassador Bounty Final Table Results
Place | Player | Prize |
1 | Richard Yoshinaga | $6,892 |
2 | Patsy Cortez Karimi | $4,514 |
3 | Cody Blades | $2,659 |
4 | Zackery Rodriguez | $1,619 |
5 | Maksim Tatarintsev | $1,249 |
6 | Luke Richard | $1,036 |
7 | Thomas Kelley | $897 |
8 | Brian Schafer | $791 |
9 | Bradley Miller | $689 |