Daniel Lowery topped a 468-entry field to win the 2026 RunGood Poker Series Passport Season Dallas Main Event, taking home $100,007 and his 12th RGPS title, the most in series history. The victory also marked the first-ever six-figure ($100K+) prize awarded at this venue.
The $1,200 buy-in event was held at Palace Poker in Grand Prairie, Texas, a room that opened this past summer and hosted its first RunGood partnership. The tournament generated a $500,000 prize pool. Fifty-six players returned for the final day, all chasing a six-figure score, with Lowery entering as the overall chip leader after bagging big on Day 1c.
He held his advantage through the final table and beat Thao Tran heads-up to close it out. Tran finished second for $66,618. Ryan Albert took third for $49,149.
"Ecstatic. I mean, it's great. This room's great, the staff was great, the food was great, and I just had a great time. And to cap it off, I get to win two tournaments down here, so it's been a fun week."
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Lowery | $100,007 |
| 2 | Thao Tran | $66,618 |
| 3 | Ryan Albert | $49,149 |
| 4 | William Berry | $36,715 |
| 5 | Sophie Le | $27,693 |
| 6 | Mason Vieth | $21,114 |
| 7 | Karanvir Singh | $16,273 |
| 8 | Sharon Aloor | $12,681 |
| 9 | Charles Keisling | $9,992 |
Record Titles and All-Time Money Lead
The Dallas win was Lowery's second of the week. He also took down the $400 Big O Ring Event earlier in the series. The two results moved him past Preston McEwen for the all-time lead in RGPS titles, with 12 to McEwen's 11. The main event cash also pushed him past Tyler Patterson to the top of the RGPS all-time money list.
"So, I was behind Preston McEwen when I came down here," Lowery said. "He had 11, I had 10 titles, and now I have 12, and he has 11. That's a really good friend of mine. So a little good, friendly competition on something like that, for sure."
An OG in the RunGood Community
Lowery has been part of the RunGood setup since the early days, going back to around 2013 and 2014 with founder Tana Karn. He credits a group of early regulars for helping grow the series before it expanded its content-creator roster.
"There was 8 or 10 of us that we call ourselves the OGs that promoted RunGood back in the day," he said. "For the first 7-8 years, we helped it grow and we're proud of that. And most of us are still a big part of it."
Lowery said the Dallas win carried extra meaning because of his history in the area.
"I used to play in Dallas a lot, I know a lot of the players down here. I thought that would be good for me to come and try to promote. And it just so happened that I get to win the biggest one down here, so it's kind of cool."
For Lowery, the appeal of the RunGood stops goes beyond results. "This poker series is great for poker. We just all turned into family and it's really cool to me to be a part of something like that."
