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The PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard is making its return for the 2026 Fall RunGood Poker Series season, offering players another chance to parlay strong results into a trip to Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
Following its debut earlier this year, the season-long promotion comes back with a bigger reward. The top 10 finishers on the leaderboard will each receive a package to Thunder Valley along with entry into the exclusive $300 Dream Seat Invitational.
That event will be held during the RunGood Dream Factory Festival, running November 27 through December 3. Its winner will earn a seat in the PGT Championship at the PokerGO Studio in January 2027, giving PowerStack participants a potential path from a $400 buy-in event to a stage alongside top professionals.
Points will accumulate throughout the fall across multiple RGPS stops, with the full schedule, scoring details, and leaderboard standings to be released as the season progresses.
The inaugural PowerStack race sent 11 players to the $1,200 Million Dollar Main Event at the RGPS Passport Season Finale at Thunder Valley in July. Nicholas Rigby topped that leaderboard, while Paul Schreiner and Sean Hold converted their free entries into cashes worth $5,400 each. JC Tran ultimately won the Main Event, defeating a field of 1,086 entries for his first title there and a $163,700 payday from a $1,140,300 prize pool.
The fall season begins at the RGPS Golden Expedition at Caesars Southern Indiana, running August 18-23, with the $400 PowerStack event starting August 19 carrying a $50,000 guarantee.
