RGPS Dream Factory at Thunder Valley to Award Two PGT Championship Seats to Ring Winners
The RGPS Dream Factory runs November 27-December 2 at Thunder Valley with a $250,000 guaranteed Main Event and 12 ring events. Two exclusive winner-only tournaments offer PGT Championship seats to 2023-2026 ring holders, supplemented by PokerNews PowerStack packages for the top 10 leaderboard players. (48 words)
SCCG Take — The format rewards repeat RGPS performers while concentrating attendance at a single tribal casino finale, strengthening series loyalty without expanding the overall calendar.
The RunGood Poker Series Golden Expedition season concludes with the RGPS Dream Factory at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, California, from November 27 through December 2. The schedule lists 12 ring events highlighted by a $1,100 Main Event with a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool and two starting flights.
According to PokerNews reporting, two exclusive tournaments will award seats in the PokerGO Tour Championship to prior RGPS ring winners. These events are limited to players who secured official championship rings in the 2023, 2024, 2025 or 2026 seasons.
Exclusive Tournaments for Ring Winners
The $300 RunGood Winner's Circle runs on December 1, followed by the $300 RunGood Dream Seat Invitational on December 2. PokerNews added a second PGT Championship seat in October to the Winner's Circle, bringing the total available to two. Both events award additional prizes to second- and third-place finishers.
The Winner's Circle connects to the RunGood "Compete for the Seat" Gameshow at the player party on December 1, with $6,000 in additional prizes available. Winners will advance to compete at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
Supporting Events, Satellites and Leaderboard Packages
The Main Event opens with Day 1A on November 27 and Day 1B on November 28, playing down to a champion on November 29. Seven $220 package satellites run from November 23 onward, each guaranteeing five seats. Other events carry these guarantees: $40,000 for the $400 Dream Away 40K, $30,000 for the $300 Summit Stack on November 30 and $24,000 for the concluding $300 RunGood 24K on December 2.
The PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard, active throughout the fall season, awards the top ten players a package that includes entry to the Dream Seat Invitational, a $300 travel stipend and a two-night hotel stay at Thunder Valley. The initiative previously sent 11 players to an earlier Thunder Valley Main Event. These targeted incentives close the season by rewarding consistent series participation at a tribal casino property.
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