2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley

The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$71,036
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$834,600
Total Entries
1,605
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
244
Players Left
31
Players Left 1 / 1,605
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The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship

Day 1a Completed

Tony Berrera Leads Day 1a of $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Tony Berrera
Tony Berrera

After almost nine hours of play, Flight Day 1a of the $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship has come to a close with 31 players finding a bag to return on for Day 2. Leading the way is Tony Berrera who bagged an impressive 611,000 after going on a huge run towards the end of the day.

Coming in second is Deven Cannon (455,000), and right behind him is Victor Paredes (450,000), who is on a bit of a hot streak after taking down theRunGood $300 Action 8 Tournament just last night for an impressive $24,685!

Rounding out the top five for this flight are Daniel McGee and Antonio Gutierrez who bagged 429,000 and 411,000, respectively.

Flight Day 1a Top Ten Chip Stacks

PlacePlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Tony BerreraUnited States611,00061
2Deven CannonUnited States455,00046
3Victor ParedesUnited States443,00044
4Daniel McGeeUnited States429,00043
5Antonio GutierrezUnited States411,00041
6Bayani FangayenUnited States402,00040
7Peter TranUnited States375,00038
8Joseph CostanzoUnited States320,00032
9Jeffry BuchmanUnited States305,00031
10Joe NguyenUnited States289,00029

The action was hot-n-heavy throughout the day as the face-paced structure encouraged action early on, with multiple all-ins seen in Level 3. Some notable names that unfortunately did not survive the onslaught included PokerNews’ own Chad Holloway and poker broadcaster Jeff Platt, who sadly succumbed to his own wretched curse. Al Sanchez, Terrance Reid, and Tyler Patterson also failed to find a bag this evening, but are sure to fire again in the four remaining flights.

$600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship Remaining Schedule

EventDateTime
Flight Day 1bJuly 21st10 a.m.
Flight Day 1cJuly 21st4 p.m.
Flight Day 1dJuly 22nd10 a.m.
Flight Day 1eJuly 22nd4 p.m.
Day 2 FInaleJuly 23rd12 p.m.

Stay tuned as PokerNews will have all of the live updates as the action continues with Flight 1b of the Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship here at the beautiful Thunder Valley Casino and Resort!

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Tags: Al SanchezAntonio GutierrezBayani FangayenChad HollowayDaniel McGeeDeven CannonJeff PlattJeffry BuchmanJoe NguyenJoseph CostanzoPeter TranTerrance ReidTony BerreraTyler PattersonVictor Paredes

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tony Barrera us
Tony Barrera
611,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of DEVEN CANNON us
DEVEN CANNON
455,000
301,000
301,000
Profile photo of Victor Paredes us
Victor Paredes
443,000
68,000
68,000
StakeKings
Profile photo of DANIEL MCGEE
DANIEL MCGEE
429,000
236,000
236,000
Profile photo of ANTONIO GUTIERREZ us
ANTONIO GUTIERREZ
411,000
312,500
312,500
Profile photo of BAYANI FANGAYEN
BAYANI FANGAYEN
402,000
247,000
247,000
Profile photo of PETER TRAN
PETER TRAN
375,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of JOSEPH COSTANZO us
JOSEPH COSTANZO
320,000
211,500
211,500
Profile photo of JEFFRY BUCHMAN
JEFFRY BUCHMAN
305,000
59,000
59,000
Profile photo of Joe Nguyen us
Joe Nguyen
289,000
104,000
104,000
Profile photo of JOSE SANCHEZ ESTRADA
JOSE SANCHEZ ESTRADA
265,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Michael McGonigle us
Michael McGonigle
264,000
54,000
54,000
Profile photo of THOMAS RIGGS
THOMAS RIGGS
221,000
72,000
72,000
Profile photo of Charles Himes us
Charles Himes
213,000
103,000
103,000
Profile photo of LO SAETERN us
LO SAETERN
195,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of JOSEPH ARENT us
JOSEPH ARENT
191,000
101,000
101,000
Profile photo of SAWMEN TALUKDER us
SAWMEN TALUKDER
182,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of STEVE NEVIUS us
STEVE NEVIUS
181,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of RANDALL CORREA
RANDALL CORREA
167,000
91,000
91,000
Profile photo of TENG VANG us
TENG VANG
162,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of CRAIG DIXON us
CRAIG DIXON
158,000
Profile photo of TIMOTHY BANDY us
TIMOTHY BANDY
149,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Harley Brooks us
Harley Brooks
139,000
29,000
29,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of ALLAN KWONG us
ALLAN KWONG
136,000
93,000
93,000
Profile photo of Joseph Quaile
Joseph Quaile
135,000
40,000
40,000

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End of Day; Players Bag

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With the elimination of Arish Nat, play has stopped for the day and the players have begun the bagging process. These 31 players will return on Sunday, July 23 to combine with the finalists from the other flights for Day 2.

A recap of the Day's events will be released shortly, so stay tuned!

Arish Nat Eliminated as Bubble Bursts

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Arish Nat
Arish Nat

Short stacks Arish Nat and Daniel Lee got all their remaining chips into the middle on the stone bubble, with Nat at risk of elimination.

Arish Nat: 78
Daniel Lee: Q3

The board ran out K2J23 to give Lee a pair of threes on the river to solidify his victory in the pot, eliminating Nat on the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of DANIEL LEE us
DANIEL LEE
128,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Arish Nat us
Arish Nat
Busted

Tags: Arish NatDaniel Lee

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Jacks are Barrera's Best Friend

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Joseph Quaile opened to 25,000 but then big stack Tony Berrera moved all in to cover him. Quaile then went into the tank for a good while before folding JJ face up.

"You folded that!?" Berrera was shocked, and then he himself tabled JJ for the same hand as he scooped in the pot.

The very next hand, the heads-up board on the turn showed J3Q9 when Berrara bet 40,000 after a check from his opponent, Jose Sanchez Estrada.

Estrada made the call and the duo saw the 5 arrive on the river and Estrada checked again.

"Ship it!" Berrera announced after he checked back and tabled AJ for a pair of jacks while Estrada flipped over 1010 for second best.

"Man, pocket jacks two hands in a row, then ace-jack! Crazy!" Barrera couldn't believe his luck as he is now the current chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tony Barrera us
Tony Barrera
605,000
605,000
605,000
Profile photo of JOSE SANCHEZ ESTRADA
JOSE SANCHEZ ESTRADA
180,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Joseph Quaile
Joseph Quaile
175,000
85,000
85,000

Tags: Jose EstradaJoseph QuaileTony Berrera

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000