February 2021 - Run Pure Sports

BIG T

BIG T

Tony Niehaus, COO
@BigT44DFS

Expertise: NFL, MLB, Tournaments & Showdown Slates

BigT is one of the most well-known personalities in the DFS industry. He consistently ranks as one of the best DFS tournament players in the world. He is also regarded as one of the top DFS minds when it comes to playing Showdown slates. Tony has been a professional in the gambling world all his life and brings an immense amount of knowledge to the Run Pure Sports community
AP

AP

Andrew Peterson, CEO
@AP8809dfs

Expertise: NBA, NFL, PGA & Tournaments

While in college, AP leveraged his knowledge in Economics and Game Theory to gain an edge playing online poker. AP went on to build a successful financial practice and later started Your DFS Playbook, LLC. He specifically used his knowledge in Game Theory to help him become one of the top DFS tournament players in the industry. AP has been a professional in the finance and gambling world his entire life and is excited to share this knowledge with the Run Pure Sports community.
Hoop

Hoop

Mike Petta, CFO
@Hoop2410

Expertise: NFL, NBA, PGA & Cash Games

Hoop has been a consistent winner in the highest DFS stakes for the past 7-8 years. His skill set has allowed him to excel in cash games (H2H’s, 50-50’s, double-ups, and 3-man contests) along with success in high stakes tournaments. This includes numerous live final appearances. Hoops brings a wide range of DFS knowledge to the Run Pure Sports community.
JSU

JSU

John Surabian, Director of Media Content
@JSurab

Expertise: NBA, NFL, MLB & Tournaments
Mangone

Mangone

Travis Mangone, Director of Social Media
Expertise: NBA, NFL, PGA & Cash Games
@TravisMangone

Mangone has been a full-time Daily Fantasy Sports player since 2016 and is one of the top-ranked cash game players in the world. His disciplined research process and ability to evaluate statistics give him an edge over his competition. Mangone is excited to share his cash game knowledge with the Run Pure Sports community.
Holden

Holden

Holden Kushner, Live Stream Host

Holden has been playing DFS since the days of StarStreet. His focus is MLB and NFL. Prior to joining the Run Pure team, Holden hosted fantasy shows on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio and Rotogrinders. Holden was a sports radio host and television anchor in Washington, D.C. for 13 years before moving to Denver where he now devotes his time to DFS and sports betting.
Tambo

Tambo

Tyler Tamboline
@ToeTagginTambo

Expertise: PGA/NFL/Tournaments
Draftcheat

Draftcheat

Peter Christensen
@Draftcheat

Draftcheat is one of the most well-known personalities in DFS. He is a top player in NBA and NFL, but MLB DFS is his favorite and most successful. Rule #1 of MLB is “don’t fade DC’s pitchers”

JJ

JJ

JJ Apricena (Dunkle) Lead Handicapper
@SportswithFacts

Expertise: MLB, NFL, NCAAF, NCAAB, WTA, ATP

Son to long-term Pro Gambler Joe Apricena (The Factsman), JJ has learned countless skills from his father and molded his own strategies off them. JJ has been providing YouTube Sports Betting content since late 2018 on his own channel (now RunPureBets) and for Sharpside. Sporting a sub 60% win rate across five different sports never laying more than -135 as he preaches bankroll management. JJ is as disciplined a sports bettor you’ll find, and his unique sense of humor makes him one of the most interesting personalities in the space.
KEG

KEG

Jason Paglia, Creator and Host of The Sports Keg
@KeggerCEO

Expertise: NFL, MMA, NCAAF, NASCAR

Jay has been betting sports professionally for almost a decade. His sports betting articles have been featured on various websites including ‘The Sporting News’. There are few handicappers in the nation that have a better understanding of MMA, NFL, NASCAR & In-Game betting. In late 2018 he proved that when he created The Sports Keg, a network of sports betting shows that has shown it’s viewers incredible profits. The Keg’s flagship betting show is the predominant live betting show in the sports betting content space today.
Joey

Joey

Joey Ancic, The Sports Keg Contributor
@joeywerk

Expertise: MLB, NFL, MMA

Sports betting is an obsession for Joey. He follows all major sports with a concentration in MLB, NFL, and MMA. Joe grew up playing and watching baseball and has been around the MMA regional scene for 10+ years. These factors, along with his hard work and years of professional capping, allow him to better understand the variance in betting and consistently finds a betting edge. Joe is extremely excited to bring his knowledge to the Run Pure Sports team.
Spread

Spread

Greg Farrar, The Sports Keg Contributor
@SpreadAstaire

Expertise: NBA, WTA, NFL

Also known as Spread Astaire, Greg focuses on NBA, WTA, and NFL. He used gambling to supplement his income for many years before finally taking the plunge of becoming a full-time professional gambler while quitting the corporate grind a couple of years ago. Greg has serious encyclopedic sports knowledge in the sports he focuses on. He is a regular contributor to the highly-successful live betting show “The Sports Keg”. He writes for Odds. com, Sports Book Review, and The Last Word On Sports. He is excited to bring his experience and insight into the RunPure sports team.
Tyler

Tyler

Tyler Hicks, The Sports Keg Contributor
@TH412_

Expertise: NBA, NFL, NCAAF

Tyler is the youngest member of the Keg, but already carries a solid resume when it comes to sports betting. He has been betting on sports since the age of 18. He found his knitch specializing in NBA, NFL & College Football, but player props is where he truly excels. He joined TSK in early 2019 and has benefited greatly by surrounding himself with some of the best sports bettors in the space.