RGPS All-Stars Online Freeroll
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RunGood Poker Series All-Stars Online on Faded Spade
RGPS All-Stars Online Freeroll
Day: 1
Welcome to RunGood Poker Series All-Stars Online
After several years and dozens of events at venues around the country, it's time for RunGood Poker Series to go where it's never gone before: online.
Adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic that has put a kibosh on live poker tournaments, the RunGood team has organized a special online freeroll taking place tonight on the Faded Spade card club platform. The RunGood Poker Series All-Stars Online will take this year's RunGood theme to the virtual felt and give 360 players who beat their peers to the sign-up window the chance to win some prizes with nary an investment but their time and effort.
One lucky player tonight will win a seat in a livestreamed PokerGO event taking place later this year — tentatively scheduled — in Las Vegas. A RunGood series ring will always be awarded to the victor.
Aside from that big winner, everyone has a shot at six random prizes available for selected knockouts of bounties in the event. Those who eliminate RunGood founder Tana Karn, Jamie Kerstetter, Joe Ingram, PokerNews' own Sarah Herring, "Boston" Rob Mariano of "Survivor" fame and Faded Spade founder Tom Wheaton will get their hands on one of the following prizes:
- RunGood store credit (2x)
- VIP Game Night ticket
- Hat signed by Boston Rob
- iPad
- PlayStation 4
Bounty winners also get a deck of Faded Spade playing cards, and final table participants get special swag packs.
Cards begin flying at 9 p.m. EDT, so tune in to PokerNews to see how the special RunGood event plays out.
Off and Running
The tournament is underway. Players begin with 8,000 in their stacks and blinds of 10/20 so play is very deep to start.
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Tough River for Herring
Blinds 15/30
"Stringer466" raised to 90, Sarah "SarahHerring" Herring made it 210 a couple of seats over, and they went heads up to 
for that price. Both players checked and Stringer466 led for 232 on the 
. Herring called, bringing an 
. Stringer466 bet 464 and Herring called.
Stringer466 showed 
for a rivered pair, beating Herring's 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,632 | 10,632 |
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6,959 | 6,959 |
Platt Coolered
Blinds: 25/50
Jeff "JeffPlatt" Platt check-called the flop and turn against "AnalogKid" as the board came 
. On the end, Platt checked and AnalogKid bet 1,134, the same as they'd bet on the turn. Platt made it 4,655 and faced a shove for 6,306. He quickly called with 
for a straight but was shown 
for a full house.
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17,124 | 17,124 |
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10,778 | 2,778 |
Papa Karn Among Early Casualties
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Mariano Cooking Early
Blinds: 50/100
After a call of 100 and a raise to 400 by Chris “Hortskiiiii” Horter, Rob "BostonRob" Mariano made it 1,500 in the next seat. The big blind called and the two others made it four to 
. Mariano kept up the heat with 2,700 and that cleared the field.
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13,655 | 5,655 |
Mariano, Kerstetter Among Top Stacks
The objective is to knock out the bounty players, but instead, Rob Mariano and Jamie Kerstetter are among the top stacks early on.
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24,999 | 11,344 |
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First Bounty Claimed
Blinds: 100/200/25
"SAHPKRPK" raised to 400 in the hijack and everyone behind them called. On the 
flop, Sarah "SarahHerring" Herring shoved for 4,677, Matt “mastodon460” Donaldson called, and SAHPKRPK called.
SAHPKRPK: 
Herring: 
Donaldson: 
The 
turn and 
river left Donaldson with a winning flush. The bounty opened on stream: VIP Game Night ticket.
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