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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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Desai and Kade Chop Up Katz

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a multi-way flop of JQ10, Jose Lara and Samuel Cade checked to Siddharth Desai who bet 3,000 and was called by Mark Katz to his left.

Lara also made the call but then Cade check-raised all in for 15,000 and the action was back to Desai who made the call. Katz then moved all in for less and Lara decided to get out of the way as the cards were tabled.

Mark Katz: K6
Samuel Cade: KQ
Siddharth Desai: KQ

All three players had an open-ended straight draw, but Cade and Desai also had a pair of queens, king kicker, as backup.

The board ran out 42 for all players to brick their straight draw, but Cade and Desai chopped the pot while Katz was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Jose Lara
47,000
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Siddharth Desai
32,000
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Samuel Cade
24,000
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Mark Katz
Busted

Tags: Jose LaraMark KatzSamuel CadeSiddharth Desai

Pham Applies Pressure

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a heads-up flop, there was around 9,000 in the pot when Peter Pham bet 2,500 after a check from his opponent, Charles James.

James made the call and the duo went to the turn 9, which saw another check from James.

Pham then fired again for 4,000 and that seemed to do the trick as James quickly tossed his hand into the muck and the pot was pushed to Pham.

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Pham
48,000
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Charles James
42,000

Tags: Charles JamesPeter Pham

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Buchman Flopped It

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a heads-up flop of J87, there was around 4,000 in the pot when Darrell Cain in the small blind bombed it for 11,200 and action was then on Jeffrey Buchman in the cutoff.

Buchman then bombed it even further by moving all in for a total of 28,400 and Cain then went into the tank.

"I'll show you either way," Buchman told him after a while, but Cain was still on the fence.

"Alright, I'll let you have it," Cain said a few moments later and tossed in his hand.

"Flopped it," Buchman announced as he flipped over 910 for the nut straight while Cain said he folded king-nine of diamonds.

Player Chips Progress
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JEFFRY BUCHMAN
42,000
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Darrell Cain
20,800

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Don't Bluff Bereza

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Ivan Bereza
Ivan Bereza

On a three-way turn of 9K74, big blind Mateos Sanabria checked to blank in late position, who then bet 2,500.

Ivan Bereza then made the call from the cutoff, and Sanabria thought for a bit before making the call as well, and the trio went to the river 6.

Sanabria then snap-shoved all-in for around 27,000 and blank quickly folded and the action was then to Bereza who went into the tank.

After a good 20 seconds, he shook his head and slammed his stack into the middle, putting himself at risk. Sanabria sighed and turned over 910 for a pair of nines while Bereza proudly flipped over K10 for a superior pair of kings.

"Yes! I knew it!" Bereza punched the air as he was pushed the large pot for a big double-up. Meanwhile, Sanabria was left with only 1,700 and wound up busting the very next hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Ivan Bereza
61,500
61,500
61,500
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Mateo Sanabria
Busted

Tags: Ivan BerezaMateos Sanabria

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Jenco Scores Value on River

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a heads-up completed board of 249QK, there was around 5,000 in the pot when Charles Jenco announced a bet of 3,000 as he tossed an orange 5,000 chip into the middle.

The action was then on Danny Jon, who thought about it for a few seconds before he decided to make the call. He was then shown AQ by Jenco for a pair of queens and Jon promptly tossed his hand into the muck to award him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Danny Jon
22,000
22,000
22,000
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Charles Jenco
21,000
21,000
21,000