Andrew Moreno Takes Down Mission RunGood Million Dollar Main Event

Andrew Moreno recently appeared on his brother Johnnie Vibes’s video podcast to reflect on their performances during the 2025 World Series of Poker. In a candid moment shared on social media, Moreno said, “I’m losing this World Series, I’m winning this year. For the last two years, I’m losing. For the last three years, maybe I’m breaking even. For the last four years, I’m up a lot. How much do you want to zoom in, how much do you want to zoom out, and how much does it really matter? These are the things you tell yourself when you are losing.”

Those words hit differently now, just weeks later, as the 42-year-old tournament pro from Texas found his way back to the winner’s circle. Moreno topped a 386-entry field to win the $2,700 buy-in RunGood Poker Series Mission Million Dollar Main Event at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in California. For the victory, he earned $200,080 and another RunGood championship ring.

Another Milestone in a Decorated Career

The win pushed Moreno’s career tournament earnings past $5.5 million and marked his seventh recorded title. His biggest score remains the $1.4 million payday from his 2021 victory in the Wynn Millions main event.

Breaking Down the Action

The event ran from August 1-4, with the top 58 players sharing the seven-figure prize pool. Notable names making deep runs included Erick Lindgren (58th), Taylor Black (57th), Jacqueline Burkhart (19th), and defending champion Tyler Patterson (17th).

Moreno started the final day of play third in chips with 17 players left. He surged into the chip lead before the final table and maintained control from there. His first knockout came when he eliminated Dan Stavila in ninth place. Moreno’s A♦2♥ cracked Stavila’s A♠9♥ with a deuce on the river, sending Stavila out for $19,950.

Michael Persky, who made waves in 2023 with two WSOP Circuit main event wins—including one at Thunder Valley—was the next to go. His pocket queens ran into the pocket kings of Robert Grossglauser, who improved to kings full. Persky exited in eighth place for $26,350.

Grossglauser then eliminated two more opponents before running pocket jacks into Jackson Spencer’s kings. Soon after, he lost a preflop showdown with pocket fours against Moreno’s pocket sixes to finish fifth for $47,030.

Moreno Closes Strong

Jackson Spencer’s run ended in a blind-vs-blind clash. Moreno shoved from the small blind with 8♦4♥, and Spencer called with A♥K♣. Although ahead preflop, Spencer fell victim to trip fours when the board ran out 7♠4♣2♣4♦A♦. He took home $61,220 for fourth place.

Next, Joshua Prager moved in from the button with A♠10♥ and was called by Moreno holding A♠3♥ in the big blind. The board gave Moreno a wheel straight on the turn, and despite Prager holding a flush draw, he couldn’t catch up. Prager was eliminated in third for $89,620.

Heads-up play between Moreno and Hamed Valizadegan began with a double-up for the latter, but the momentum quickly shifted. The decisive hand came on a 7♥4♦3♠ flop where both players had top pair. Moreno’s J♥7♣ had Valizadegan’s 10♦7♦ out-kicked. The board ran out Q♣8♦, sealing the title for Moreno. Valizadegan earned $139,240 as the runner-up.

Final Table Results