2021 Rungood All-Stars ProAm Day 1 | 2021 Rungood All-Stars ProAm

12-11-2021 17:35 UTC-7

Aldemir Cracks Stapleton's Cowboys

Brandon Bloom

Level 7 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Koray Aldemir opened to 12,000 in middle position and Joe Stapleton jammed in his stack of around 110,000 from the small blind. Aldemir quickly called.

Joe Stapleton:
Koray Aldemir:

Stapleton was in great shape as the came on the flop. However, the provided more of a sweat, and the spiked the river to send "Stapes" to the rail, while the 2021 Main Event champ couldn't help but grin.

"He was due though," remarked Stapleton as he made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	240,000 140,000	140,000

Joe Stapleton	Busted

12-11-2021 16:06 UTC-7

Platt Takes Ludlow's Stack Again

Brandon Bloom

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Not too long ago, Jeff Platt took all of Ben Ludlow's chips. Ludlow re-entered and drew the same seat.

Platt's thirst for Ludlow's chips appeared to have not been quenched as he once again had Ludlow at risk when he called in early position against Ludlow's small blind jam for about 75,000 chips.

Ben Ludlow:
Jeff Platt:

Ludlow ran into Platt's rockets and found no help as the board ran out to eliminate him for good as his re-entry was already exhausted, leaving him with more free time today than he had planned.

"Well, I guess I'm gonna get blacked out now," Ludlow joked. "Good luck everyone... even Jeff."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Platt	360,000 115,000	115,000
Ben Ludlow	Busted

12-11-2021 15:48 UTC-7

Flopped Wheel Over Top Set Over Middle Set

Brandon Bloom

Level 4 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a flop, Dave "All-American Dave" Swanson and Richard Solomon got their stacks in along with James Heyman who had both players covered.

Dave Swanson:
Richard Solomon:
James Heyman:

Swanson and Solomon flopped sets but it was Heyman ahead with his straight. The came on the turn, and the completed the board to give Heyman the huge pot and knock out two players, who then re-entered.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Heyman	320,000 195,000	195,000
Dave Swanson	100,000
Richard Solomon	100,000

12-11-2021 11:31 UTC-7

Welcome to the Inaugural RunGood All-Stars ProAm

Brandon Bloom

The inaugural RunGood All-Stars ProAm is set to begin at noon PT at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The RunGood All-Stars ProAm is a two-day event featuring 32 RunGood Poker Series qualifiers from across the country as well as 32 invited celebrities, poker media, and poker players. This 64-player field will have two days of live PokerGO coverage, including the entirety of the final table, and the winner will receive a custom trophy presented by RunGood and PokerGO.

Some of the players in the field include 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir, "Boston" Rob Mariano, Jamie Kerstetter, Veronica Brill, Joe Stapleton, Brad Owen, Beth Hall, Michael Ian Black, Nate Silver, Jeff Platt, and Maria Ho.

Levels are 30 minutes with a 10-minute break every three levels. The tables are seated 8-handed. There is one re-entry allowed and registration is open through level six with a 30-minute dinner break planned after level 12. The poker shot clock is 30 seconds with six 30-second time banks each day. Unused time banks can be used the next day and the final seven players will receive six additional time banks.

The plan today is to play down to the final seven players or until 2 a.m., with the remaining players returning for Day 2 at noon PT tomorrow where they will play to a winner. Stay tuned as PokerNews continues to bring you coverage of the 2021 RunGood All-Stars ProAm.