News Sunday Recap: Run Up Series gets off to a strong start Americas Cardroom July 13, 2026 The July action at the tables continued to sizzle this past weekend with the start of the $10 Million Run Up Series and the first packages awarded to ACR Pro Chris Moneymaker’s tour event in Aruba. Read our July 12th Sunday Recap for full details. Run Up #9 – $100,000 GTD The 5-week Run Up Series began yesterday with over $10 Million GTD across 163 events through August 17th. One of the series events yesterday was a $100,000 GTD with a $55 buy-in that finished with 1,978 entrants. That meant there was a small $1,100 overlay. Here’s a look at the top three: MightBue -> $17,544 jigggyyy -> $12,756 Appleton1967 -> $9,312 Moneymaker Tour Satellites We ran the first of two Moneymaker Poker Tour Satellites that guaranteed 10 packages to the $400,000 GTD Main Event in Aruba this September. This satellite had a $95 buy-in and 10 packages were awarded. The final satellite will come this Sunday, July 19th at 5:05pm ET as our weekly Beast Tournament. $500,000 GTD Sunday High Roller The $500,000 GTD Sunday High Roller ($630 buy-in) tourney finished with 718 entrants yesterday, creating a value-driven overlay for players. There were 97 players who took home cash, including these three after a final table deal: Runner114 -> $71,256 justfknhold -> $69,965 C3H5N306 -> $60,246 Phil’s Thrill Phil’s Thrill ($10,300 buy-in) had 33 high roller entrants in total, which meant the prize pool reached $330,000. ACR CEO Phil Nagy, the namesake of the tournament, again took part. Here’s a look at the top three: GlobalElite222 -> $115,000 one-hundred_eyes -> $72,600 OMGHilarious -> $56,100 $300,000 GTD Sunday Banana Our $1,050 buy-in Sunday Banana event finished with a slippery 279 total entrants. That resulted in a $21,800 overlay that brought more value for players. Take a look at the top three: RicoMiniAbyGOD -> $69,551 Minimahl -> $50,769 JessicaTeusl -> $37,061