The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship | 2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley

07-23-2023 23:02 UTC-7

Thomas Morris Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,740)

Kirk Brown

Level 30 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Short-stacked Thomas Morris moved all in preflop for around 1,200,000 and Hong Moon made the call to put him at risk while the other players got out of the way.

Thomas Morris: A♥J♠
Hong Moon: A♦Q♥

Morris needed some help to catch up to Moon's superior holding, but the flop of Q♠10♣10♥ gave Moon an even bigger advantage with queens and tens. Morris could now only hit running jacks or a king for a straight to win, but the runout of 7♣7♥ did not do it and he was eliminated in ninth place as the first final-table casualty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hong Moon	6,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Thomas Morris	Busted

Tags: Hong Moon Thomas Morris

07-23-2023 22:13 UTC-7

Borui Zhang Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,740)

Kirk Brown

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

After a big pot by doubling up Miralem Mujkic, Borui Zhang moved all in with his last 1,000,000 and was called by none other than Mukjic to put him at risk.

Borui Zhang: A♣Q♣
Miralem Mujkic: K♥K♣

"Oh no, this is it!" he shouted as he realized what he was up against.

Zhang needed some help to stay alive, but the flop of 4♠6♥K♦ quickly dashed those hopes as Mujkic made top set of kings. The runout of 9♥J♣ sealed Zhang's fate and he was eliminated in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miralem Mujkic	3,500,000 1,725,000	1,725,000
Borui Zhang	Busted

Tags: Borui Zhang Miralem Mujkic

07-23-2023 21:26 UTC-7

Timothy Niles Eliminated in 11th Place ($10,240)

Kirk Brown

Level 28 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Short-stacked Timothy Niles moved all in preflop and was called by Charlen Aseberos in the big blind to put him at risk.

Timothy Niles: Q♦9♣
Charlen Aseberos: A♠9♠

"Well, look at that, he has an ace in the big blind!" Niles sighed, visibly frustrated.

The board ran out J♥2♥6♦5♣K♥ for Aseberos to take the pot with his ace high and Niles was eliminated in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Niles	Busted

Tags: Charlen Aseberos Timothy Niles

07-23-2023 20:32 UTC-7

Tony Barrera Eliminated in 12th Place ($10,240)

Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tony Barrera and Anthony An managed to get all of the chips in the middle before the flop, with Barrera at risk.

Tony Barrera: A♠A♣
Anthony An: 5♠5♣

Barrera was a huge favorite with his rockets, but the flop of 9♦3♣5♥ gave An a big lead with his set of fives. The board completed with a Q♣K♥ runout and failing to improve, Barrera was eliminated in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony An	7,500,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Tony Barrera	Busted

Tags: Anthony An Tony Barrera

07-23-2023 20:26 UTC-7

Joe Nguyen Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,905)

Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of 3♣J♣8♣, Joe Nguyen and Hong Moon got all the chips into the middle, with Moon barely covering.

Joe Nguyen: A♣Q♦
Hong Moon: Q♣10♣

The runout of 4♦4♥ failed to give Ngyuen his much-needed club and he was eliminated in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Hong Moon Joe Nguyen

07-23-2023 20:12 UTC-7

Rifki Yazid Eliminated in 14th Place ($7,905)

Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Rifki Yazid moved all in preflop and was called off by Joe Nguyen to put him at risk.

Rifki Yazid: A♣K♣
Joe Nguyen: K♥Q♣

Yazid was in a prime spot to double with his superior holding, but the flop of J♠10♣9♠ gave Nguyen the nut straight to put him far into the lead.

The runout of 10♠3♦ was of no help to Yazid and he was eliminated in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Nguyen	3,125,000 600,000	600,000
Rifki Yazid	Busted

Tags: Joe Nguyen Rifki Yazid

07-23-2023 19:57 UTC-7

Matthew Kramer Eliminated in 15th Place ($7,905)

Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Matthew Kramer moved all in preflop for his last 700,000 and was called by Timothy Niles after the rest of the table folded.

Matthew Kramer: 8♦8♠
Timothy Niles: Q♠J♣

Although Kramer was in the lead to start, the runout of 4♠A♦6♦Q♥K♣ gave Niles a pair of queens on the turn and Kramer was eliminated in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Niles	3,100,000 425,000	425,000
Matthew Kramer	Busted

Tags: Matthew Kramer Timothy Niles

07-23-2023 14:10 UTC-7

Wise Words from Rudd

Kirk Brown

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On a heads-up completed board of Q♠J♦8♣8♠Q♥, the pot was already swelled to 310,000 when Thomas Morris set out a bet of 75,000 after a check from Christopher Rudd.

Rudd then went into the tank for a good 20 seconds before he made the call, but was then shown 7♥8♥ by Morris for a full house.

"Aghh!" Rudd sighed as he tossed his cards into the muck to award Morris the large pot.

Left with only 135,000, Rudd then got it all in the very next hand with 9♣9♦ against the A♠J♥ of Miralem Mujkic. Unfortunately, the board ran out 3♦4♦5♥7♥2♦ to give Mujkic the wheel straight on the river and Rudd was eliminated.