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

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

07-23-2023 16:06 UTC-7

Aces Hold for Kramer

Kirk Brown

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of 8♦3♦J♠, there was already 400,000 in the bloated pot when Asmare Bekalu and Matthew Kramer got it all in for heaps, with Kramer at risk.

Matthew Kramer: A♦A♥
Asmare Bekalu: K♦Q♦

Kramer was ahead with his pocket aces, but Bekalu was very much alive with his flush draw.

The board bricked out with the 7♣5♣ runout and Kramer's aces held to scoop the massive pot to boost him over 2,000,000 while Bekalu was left on life support.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Kramer	2,025,000 1,375,000	1,375,000
Asmare Bekalu	175,000 -475,000	-475,000

Tags: Matthew Kramer Asmare Bekalu

07-23-2023 16:21 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Barrera	2,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Vincent Lemoine	Busted

Break Time

Kirk Brown

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day and will return to the action soon!

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

07-23-2023 16:49 UTC-7

Updated Counts After Break (full)

Kirk Brown

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Miralem Mujkic	3,385,000 2,625,000	2,625,000
Charlen Aseberos	2,225,000 575,000	575,000
Yousef Salameh	2,150,000 1,340,000	1,340,000
Borui Zhang	2,145,000 1,245,000	1,245,000
Tony Barrera	2,115,000 -185,000	-185,000
Jagdeep Bal	2,100,000 1,505,000	1,505,000
Matthew Kramer	2,060,000 35,000	35,000
Hong Moon	2,000,000 1,640,000	1,640,000
Ralph Smith	1,850,000 1,175,000	1,175,000
Justin Mcdaniel	1,680,000 980,000	980,000
Phatseluck Yang	1,675,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Joe Nguyen	1,600,000 200,000	200,000
Wilson Chan	1,400,000 420,000	420,000
Daniel Evans	1,365,000 580,000	580,000
Matthew Schumacher	1,305,000 1,130,000	1,130,000
Michael Sy	1,270,000 -780,000	-780,000
Timothy Niles	1,270,000 1,127,000	1,127,000
Toan Nguyen	1,200,000 135,000	135,000
Anthony An	1,145,000 265,000	265,000
Rifki Yazid	1,135,000 455,000	455,000
Donald Helmig	1,080,000 250,000	250,000
Matthew Boddorf	1,075,000 295,000	295,000
Jeffrey Griffiths	1,045,000 605,000	605,000
Yahor Yuzefovich	1,015,000
Thomas Morris	1,005,000 425,000	425,000

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Level: 24

Blinds: 30,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

07-23-2023 17:09 UTC-7

An Outkicked by Niles

Kirk Brown

Level 24 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On a heads-up completed board of 4♠9♣4♣A♠8♥, there was already 500,000 in the pot when Timothy Niles led out for 200,000.

The action was then on Anthony An who went into the tank to review his options.

After 30 seconds or so, he made the call but was shown A♥J♠ for aces and fours, jack kicker by Niles. An checked his hand one more time and tossed it into the muck, admitting that he was outkicked as the pot was pushed over to Niles.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Niles	1,350,000 80,000	80,000
Anthony An	800,000 -345,000	-345,000

Tags: Anthony An Timothy Niles

07-23-2023 17:28 UTC-7

High-IQ Plays Only

Kirk Brown

Level 24 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On a completed board of 4♣2♠3♣8♦7♥, Charlen Aseberos led out for 120,000 but was then raised to 350,000 by his heads-up opponent, Donald Helmig.

Aseberos thought about it for a few seconds before tossing out the call and was shown 3♦4♦ by Helmig for just a pair of threes. Crazily enough, a pair of threes was good as Aseberos flashed K♣2♣ for an inferior pair of deuces before he sent it into the muck and Helmig was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlen Aseberos	1,800,000 -425,000	-425,000
Donald Helmig	1,750,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Charlen Aseberos Donald Helmig

07-23-2023 18:09 UTC-7

Three Table Redraw (full)

Kirk Brown

Level 24 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
21	1	Joe Nguyen	2,300,000	46
21	2	Tony Barrera	2,150,000	43
21	3	Ralph Smith	1,650,000	33
21	4	Hong Moon	1,850,000	37
21	5	Donald Helmig	1,800,000	36
21	6	Alan Bittikofer	500,000	10
21	7	Miralem Mujkic	3,100,000	62
21	8	Borui Zhang	3,350,000	67
21	9	Yousef Salameh	1,950,000	39

22	1	Joseph Quaile	950,000	19
22	2	Yahor Yuzefovich	1,050,000	21
22	3	Wilson Chan	2,500,000	50
22	4	Anthony An	1,650,000	33
22	5	Rifki Yazid	1,920,000	38.4
22	6	Jeffrey Griffiths	700,000	14
22	7	Matthew Schumacher	1,600,000	32
22	8	Jagdeep Bal	3,100,000	62
22	9	Thomas Morris	2,850,000	57

23	1	Timothy Niles	950,000	19
23	2	Pedro Rodriguez	1,780,000	35.6
23	3	Matthew Kramer	1,550,000	31
23	4	Matthew Boddorf	1,300,000	26
23	5	Charlen Aseberos	1,925,000	38.5
23	6	Phatseluck Yang	1,975,000	39.5
23	7	Daniel Evans	2,000,000	40
23	8	Albert Sanchez Jr	1,175,000	23.5
23	9	William Pinheiro	1,300,000	26

Player	Chips	Progress
Borui Zhang	3,350,000 1,205,000	1,205,000
Miralem Mujkic	3,100,000 -285,000	-285,000
Jagdeep Bal	3,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Thomas Morris	2,850,000 1,845,000	1,845,000
Wilson Chan	2,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Joe Nguyen	2,300,000 700,000	700,000
Tony Barrera	2,150,000 35,000	35,000
Daniel Evans	2,000,000 635,000	635,000
Phatseluck Yang	1,975,000 300,000	300,000
Yousef Salameh	1,950,000 -200,000	-200,000
Charlen Aseberos	1,925,000 125,000	125,000
Rifki Yazid	1,920,000 785,000	785,000
Hong Moon	1,850,000 -150,000	-150,000
Donald Helmig	1,800,000 50,000	50,000
Pedro Rodriguez	1,780,000 995,000	995,000
Ralph Smith	1,650,000 -200,000	-200,000
Anthony An	1,650,000 850,000	850,000
Matthew Schumacher	1,600,000 295,000	295,000
Matthew Kramer	1,550,000 -510,000	-510,000
Matthew Boddorf	1,300,000 225,000	225,000
William Pinheiro	1,300,000 450,000	450,000
Albert Sanchez Jr	1,175,000 325,000	325,000
Yahor Yuzefovich	1,050,000 35,000	35,000
Joseph Quaile	950,000 310,000	310,000
Timothy Niles	950,000 -400,000	-400,000

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