The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day 1a Completed
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$834,600
Entries
1,605
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
244
Players Left
31
Tony Berrera Leads Day 1a of $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Berrera | United States | 611,000 | 61 |
| 2 | Deven Cannon | United States | 455,000 | 46 |
| 3 | Victor Paredes | United States | 443,000 | 44 |
| 4 | Daniel McGee | United States | 429,000 | 43 |
| 5 | Antonio Gutierrez | United States | 411,000 | 41 |
| 6 | Bayani Fangayen | United States | 402,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Peter Tran | United States | 375,000 | 38 |
| 8 | Joseph Costanzo | United States | 320,000 | 32 |
| 9 | Jeffry Buchman | United States | 305,000 | 31 |
| 10 | Joe Nguyen | United States | 289,000 | 29 |
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
| Event | Date | Time |
| Flight Day 1b | July 21st | 10 a.m. |
| Flight Day 1c | July 21st | 4 p.m. |
| Flight Day 1d | July 22nd | 10 a.m. |
| Flight Day 1e | July 22nd | 4 p.m. |
| Day 2 FInale | July 23rd | 12 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!
Players in the field
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
611,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
455,000
301,000
|
301,000 |
|
443,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
429,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
411,000
312,500
|
312,500 |
|
402,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
375,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
320,000
211,500
|
211,500 |
|
305,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
289,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
|
265,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
264,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
221,000
-72,000
|
-72,000 |
|
213,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
195,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
191,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
182,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
181,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
167,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
162,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
158,000 | |
|
149,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
139,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
||
|
136,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
135,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
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
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: 7♦8♥
Daniel Lee: Q♣3♣
The board ran out K♥2♦J♣2♠3♠ 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
Bubble Time! Hand-for-Hand in Effect
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
There are currently 32 players remaining in the field, and with 31 bagging, they are now on the stone bubble and hand-for-hand play has commenced.
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 J♥J♣ face up.
"You folded that!?" Berrera was shocked, and then he himself tabled J♦J♠ for the same hand as he scooped in the pot.
The very next hand, the heads-up board on the turn showed J♣3♥Q♥9♥ 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 A♦J♠ for a pair of jacks while Estrada flipped over 10♦10♠ 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
605,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
|
180,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
175,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000