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Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, California will welcome tournament poker players from August 20 as it hosts the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) NorCal Poker Championships. The festival spans 11 days and features 19 trophy events, with PokerNews providing live reporting coverage of the Main Event.
Action kicks off with the $250 Series Opener, a No-Limit Hold’em event starting at 11 a.m. on the first day. Players who bust early or arrive later can join Day 1a of the $400 PokerNews Power Stack, a tournament guaranteeing $200,000, which begins at 5 p.m.
The Power Stack will run across five starting flights total, with two additional Day 1 sessions over the following two days. The finale is scheduled for August 23 at 11 a.m.
The schedule also includes unconventional formats, such as a $300 PLO/NLH team event on August 23, requiring partners skilled in both disciplines. Omaha enthusiasts can look forward to the $200 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO on August 24 and a Mixed PLO event, combining Big O, PLO, and PLO8, on August 26.
The series’ marquee event is the $1,100 NorCal Championship, which will receive full live reporting from PokerNews. It begins August 28 with Day 1a at 10 a.m. and Day 1b at 5 p.m., followed by Days 1c and 1d the next day at the same times.
Players advancing to Day 2 will return on August 30 at noon to determine a champion, with the event guaranteeing a prize pool of at least $300,000.
