203 Players Enter Day 2 of Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
It’s finally here! Day 2 of the $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship fires off today at high noon (12 p.m.) local time and it is sure to be quite the spectacle.
As for the tournament as a whole, through all starting flights, there were 1,592 entries in this record-breaking event which squashed the $500k GTD by over $300,000! Unfortunately, only 203 of those have the opportunity to bask in the glow of a Day 2 restart. These players have all locked up a guaranteed score of $860, but everyone’s sights are set on the $137,375 sitting at the top.
Leading this elite group is Day 1c chip leader Robert Fett with a staggering 1,017,000 followed by Miralem Mujkic (674,000) and Ralph Smith (654,000).
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Fett | United States | 1,017,000 | 127 |
| 2 | Miralem Mujkic | United States | 674,000 | 84 |
| 3 | Ralph Smith | United States | 654,000 | 82 |
| 4 | Vincent Lemoine | United States | 636,000 | 80 |
| 5 | Tony Barrera | United States | 611,000 | 76 |
| 6 | Toan Nguyen | Netherlands | 594,000 | 74 |
| 7 | Anthony Androski | United States | 574,000 | 72 |
| 8 | Adam Curchack | United States | 557,000 | 70 |
| 9 | William Pinheiro | United States | 547,000 | 68 |
| 10 | Borui Zhang | United States | 540,000 | 68 |
Other notable names to continue on include Brett Murray (458,000), Jeff Platt (352,000), Tyler Patterson (170,000), Stephen Song (165,000), and Harley Brooks(139,000).
Play will start with 26:38 left in Level 16 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 30 minutes in length until the field reaches 161 players (10% of the field), and will then be changed to 40-minute levels. There will then be breaks every three levels and play will continue until a winner is crowned.
PokerNews will be right here every step of the way in the grand finale of this event so make sure to stay tuned!