Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Tulsa
$800 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Tulsa
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$361,900
Entries
517
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
63
Players Left
1
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tyler Barnes raised to 20,000 in early position and Jon Braker in early position raised to 55,000 which saw action fold back around to Barnes who four-bet to 150,000 which Braker called.
The flop rolled out 9?8?7? and Barnes moved all in for 129,000 and Braker quickly folded.
"I'm sure you can guess what I had," Braker mentioned while the 2023 champion raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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449,000
177,000
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177,000 |
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235,000
-67,000
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-67,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 14: 3,000/6,000, 6,000
Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Jenifer Grisset all in and at risk for her last 145,000 against Byron Abernathy.
Jenifer Grisset: A?Q? 
Byron Abernathy: A?K?
The board ran out 10?7?6?4?3? and the ace-king held up for Abernathy to continue to grow.
Shortly after, Scott Wilkinson was eliminated by Abernathy who's stack continued to climb, nearing the seven figure mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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935,000
317,000
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317,000 |
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Level 14: 3,000/6,000, 6,000
A player opened to 15,000 in the cutoff and on the button, Kevin Elwood three-bet to 55,000. In the big blind Edward "Wayne" Welch moved all in for 139,000 and only Elwood called.
Edward Welch: A?A?
Kevin Elwood: A?K?
The board ran out Q?7?2?8?Q? and the aces up were good for Welch to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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283,000
113,000
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113,000 |
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255,000 |
Level 14: 3,000/6,000, 6,000
Nikhil Kurmadasu moved all in from early position and in the big blind, Shannan Roberts called to put himself at risk for his last 81,000.
Shannan Roberts: A?Q?
Nikhil Kurmadasu: 8?8?
The board ran out 6?9?2?J?7? and the eights held up for Kurmadasu to win the pot and eliminate Roberts from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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193,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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Busted |
The RGPS in Tulsa kicked off with Event #1: $250 Seniors drawing out a 223 entrants over the eight levels of late registration. This generated a prize pool of $44,600 that only 28 of the 50+ players could get a piece of.
At the end of the day it was Oklahoma tournament regular Mashir Khan taking his first ring, for $8,000 after a four-way deal was struck. This brings Khan's lifetime total for tournament cashes up to $240,821 and he looks to parlay some of his winnings into the Main Event.
RGPS Tulsa Seniors Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mashir Khan | $8,000 |
| 2 | Jody Shelenhamer | $6,997 |
| 3 | Michael Blanton | $6,997 |
| 4 | Philip Roth | $3,697 |
| 5 | Eugene Alloway | $2,783 |
| 6 | Richard Stanton | $2,119 |
| 7 | Gary Kuykendall | $1,637 |
| 8 | Michael Williams | $1,284 |
| 9 | Patrick Olsen | $1,021 |
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Busted |
The final 63 players have takein their seats and are looking for the massive first place prize of $70,169.
