The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day 1bc Completed
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
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
514
Players Left
67
Robert Fett Leads Day 1bc; Platt Among Leaders
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After 9 hours in Day 1b and a little over 8 hours in Day 1c, the second and third of five starting flights of the $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship came to a close today at half-past midnight. A total of 514 players entered the tournament today, but only 67 were able to navigate the field to find a bag and continue on to Day 2.
Leading both of today’s flights (as well as Day 1a) is Robert Fett who bagged a whopping 1,017,000 to return with on Sunday. Behind him is Miralem Mujkic from Day 1c with 674,000 and in third is Day 1b chip leader Adam Curchack with 557,000. Rounding out the top five is William Pinheiro (547,000) and Wilson Chan (483,000), respectively.
Day 1bc Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Fett | United States | 1,017,000 |
| 2 | Miralem Mujkic | United States | 674,000 |
| 3 | Adam Curchack | United States | 557,000 |
| 4 | William Pinheiro | United States | 547,000 |
| 5 | Wilson Chan | United States | 483,000 |
| 6 | Brett Murray | United States | 458,000 |
| 7 | Brandon Feria | United States | 443,000 |
| 8 | Michael Sy | United States | 434,000 |
| 9 | Raul Himbing Jr | United States | 392,000 |
| 10 | Jeff Platt | United States | 352,000 |
Some notable names to make it through include this event’s ambassador Stephen Song (165,000) and Poker Personality Jeff Platt (352,000) who failed to find a bag yesterday but made up for that setback today. 2022 RunGood Poker Series Season Finale Winner Brett Murray also bagged an impressive stack of 458,000 and is in the top ten thus far.
Some of the unfortunates that will have to try again tomorrow include Tyler Patterson, Kyle Kitagawa, Aaron Wallace, and PokerNews’ own Chad Holloway who made it deep in both flights Day 1a and 1c but just could not get across that finish line.
Luckily for them, there are still two more starting flights tomorrow Saturday, July 22, with Day 1d starting at 10 a.m. and Day 1e at 4 p.m.
| Event | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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 the final starting flights Day 1de of the Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship here at the beautiful Thunder Valley Casino and Resort!
End of Day 1c; Players Bag (full)
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With the elimination of Chris Arsenault, the remaining players are now all in the money and play has stopped for them to bag up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,017,000
842,000
|
842,000 |
|
674,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
557,000 | |
|
|
547,000 | |
|
483,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
458,000 | |
|
443,000
302,000
|
302,000 |
|
|
434,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
|
392,000 | |
|
352,000
352,000
|
352,000 |
|
339,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
338,000 | |
|
337,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
|
332,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
328,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
308,000 | |
|
307,000 | |
|
306,000 | |
|
299,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
286,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
284,000 | |
|
267,000 | |
|
265,000
249,500
|
249,500 |
|
249,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
248,000 |
Chris Arsenault Eliminated as Bubble Bursts
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Chris Arsenault and Raul Himbing Jr got all the chips in the middle preflop, with Arsenault at risk.
Chris Arsenault: A♥Q♠
Raul Himbing Jr: J♦J♣
The board ran out 9♦2♥10♥K♦8♠ for Himbing Jr's jacks to hold and Arsenault was sent to the rail on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
392,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Tran Gets There
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a heads-up turn of 6♣K♣K♦4♥, Anthony An in late position checked over to Thu Tran on the button who made it 35,000 to go.
An made the call and the two went to the river 7♣, and An checked once again.
Tran then set out a bet of 45,000 and An made the call after thinking for a few seconds.
He was then shown 7♠7♦ by Tran for a full house on the river, and he shook his head and threw his hand int the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
170,000
-122,000
|
-122,000 |
Bubble Time! Hand-for-Hand
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 39 players left in the field, they are now on the stone money bubble and hand-for-hand is in effect.
Action Slows...a Little
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
As players near the bubble, the action has slowed down quite a bit, but there are still a considerable amount of chips being slung around so they haven't quite nitted it up yet.
Ten Away from Money!
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
There are currently 48 players remaining in Flight Day 1c, and with 38 of them advancing, they are only 10 spots away from being in the money!
Big Spade for Sabbaghian
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 14: Blinds 3k/5k/5k
With 65,000 already in the middle, Ratu Caucau checked the flop of 3♠10♠7♠ over to Sasha Sabbaghian who bet 20,000. Caucau quickly made the call and the duo went to the turn J♠, which both players checked.
On the 10♣ river, Sabbaghian set out a bet of 50,000 and after some pause, Caucau made the call. Sabbaghian then tabled A♣K♠ for a king-high flush and Caucau promptly mucked to award him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
214,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Sy Skeptical of Song's Story
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 13: Blinds 2k/4k/4k
On a completed board of A♦3♠8♣Q♦A♣, Michael Sy led out for 15,000 and the action was then on his heads-up opponent, Stephen Song, who opted to move all in for 60,000.
The pressure was then back on Sy, who went into the tank for a bit before he made the call to put Song at risk.
Song then flipped over A♥J♠ for trip aces while Sy shook his head as he tabled K♥Q♣ for aces and queens. Song was then pushed the healthy pot to bring him back over average stack with 220,000 while Sy was left with 118,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
||
|
|
118,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |