THMC Main Event
Day 1c Started
THMC Main Event
Day 1c Started
Welcome to PokerNews coverage of the Main Event of The Hendon Mob Winter Championships by Unibet Deepstack Open, being held in the Alps in picturesque Bendern at the impressive Grand Casino, Liechtenstein.
The event features a 350 CHF buy-in along with a guarantee of 150,000 CHF, with Day 1c due to kick off today at 6 p.m. local time.
Players in Day 1c begin with a 50,000 starting stack at blind level 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante, and will have to navigate fourteen 30-minute levels to reach Day 2.
Late registration is open until the end of Level 10 and players are permitted unlimited reentries.
Days 1a and 1b have already been completed, attracting a total of 86 entries. 14 players qualified for Day 2, with Nicola Diaco leading the way on 1,045,000. Full details of Day 2 qualifiers thus far will follow shortly.
Days 1d, 1e, 1f and 1g will take place at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time tomorrow and Saturday, February 3 respectively, and will follow the same structure as previous flights.
Day 1h, the final flight, is a turbo flight and will take place at noon on Sunday, February 4 featuring 15-minute blind levels, but otherwise following the same structure as previous flights.
Day 2 will commence at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 4 and will feature 45-minute blind levels, while the players who are fortunate enough to make Day 3 will come back at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 5 again to 45-minute levels.
PokerNews will be providing full live coverage of each 6 p.m. flight, and from Day 2 onwards, so stay tuned to see who will take the title at The Hendon Mob Winter Championship Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
After a short delay, cards are in the air here at Grand Casino, Liechtenstein on Day 1c of the The Hendon Mob Winter Championship Main Event.
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Wladimir Schlosser opened from the cutoff to 400 and was called by John Five on the button and Christoph Spoerri and Benjamin Gips in the blinds.
The J♣3♣2♠A♠ flop and turn were checked through by all four players.
On the 9♥ river, action was checked to Schlosser who put out a bet of 600, which was called by Christoph Spoerri.
Schlosser declared he had a nine and Spoerri turned over J♥8♥ for a pair of jacks, which led to Schlosser mucking his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christoph Spoerri
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Benjamin Gips
|
49,600
49,600
|
49,600 |
John Five |
49,600
49,600
|
49,600 |
Wladimir Schlosser
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Wladimir Schlosser opened to 300 from early position and was faced with a three-bet to 1,500 from Giuseppe Ditaranto in the next seat.
Christoph Spoerri cold-called in middle position and action was folded back to Schlosser, who folded.
On the 8♦2♦10♠ flop Ditaranto continued with a bet of 2,000, which Spoerri called.
On the 9♦ turn Ditaranto continued with the aggression, firing out a bet of 6,000. Spoerri again called.
The 6♥ river was checked through by both players. Ditaranto showed A♣K♦ for ace-high, while Spoerri showed J♥9♥ for a pair of nines, which was good enough to take the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christoph Spoerri
|
61,800
9,800
|
9,800 |
Giuseppe Ditaranto |
40,500
40,500
|
40,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
John Six opened to 500 under the gun and received calls from Peter Stricker, Besnik Rechi, Wladimir Schlosser, Giuseppe Ditaranto and Marco Magisano.
On the 2♠A♥10♥ flop Six continued with a bet of 1,800 and was called by Peter Stricker and Marco Magisano.
On the 6♦ turn Six fired out a bet of 2,100 and was called by Stricker only.
On the 3♣ river Six put out a bet of 3,100 and was called by Stricker. Six showed A♣K♣ and Stricker mucked his hand, allowing Six to scoop a decent early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Six |
59,800
59,800
|
59,800 |
Peter Stricker
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Picking up the action on the 9♥K♥6♦ flop with around 2,600 in the middle, John Seven fired out a bet of 1,200 from under the gun and was met with a three-bet to 3,200 by John Eight on the button. Ramon Lampert then produced the cold four-bet to 8,600 from the big blind, which only John Eight called.
On the J♥ turn Lampert continued with a bet of 11,200 and after some deliberation John Eight called.
On the J♦ river Lampert moved all in and after a couple of minutes of being in the tank, John Eight folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ramon Lampert |
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
John Seven
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
John Eight |
28,300
28,300
|
28,300 |