The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship Day 1bc | 2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley

Jul 22, 2023

Robert Fett Leads Day 1bc; Platt Among Leaders

Kirk Brown

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!

Tags: Aaron Wallace Adam Curchack Brandon Feria Brett Murray Chad Holloway Jeff Platt Kyle Kitagawa Michael Sy Miralem Mujkic Raul Himbing Jr Robert Fett Stephen Song Tyler Patterson William Pinheiro Wilson Chan

Jul 21, 2023

Sy Skeptical of Song's Story

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Kirk Brown

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.

Tags: Michael Sy Stephen Song

Jul 21, 2023

Foss Needs Help Against Rosentiel

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Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a three-way flop of 6♥10♥K♣, Lee Vilori checked to Jake Rosentiel who bet 6,000 into the pot of around 20,000.

Scott Foss made the call behind as well as Viloria and the trio went to the turn 4♠.

After another check from Viloria, Rosentiel moved all in for 24,000 and Foss did the same for slightly less.

The action was then back on Viloria, who exhaled sharply and stood up to assess the situation. As a joke, Foss also stood up abruptly, much to the table's amusement.

A few moments later, he slid his cards into the muck and admitted he had 8♥9♥ for a straight and flush combo draw while ethe other two tabled their cards.

Jake Rosentiel: A♦A♠
Scott Foss: K♦J♠

"Oooohh, I'm gonna need some help!" Foss announced as he realized what he was up against.

And just like that, the K♥ smacked down on the river to give him trip kings to win the pot as the table erupted.

"F*CK POKER!" Rosentiel bellowed, but in a good-natured way, as he was now left with a singular chip and a chair.

He then wound up being forced all in the next hand as the small blind with seven-three offsuit and could not hold up to eight-nine high and was eliminated.

Tags: Jake Rosentiel Lee Vilori Scott Foss

Jul 21, 2023

Barry Birdwell Eliminated as Bubble Bursts

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Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

PokerNews missed the hand but was informed by the tabled that after some preflop back-and-forth, Barry Birdwell and big stack William Pinheiro got all the chips into the middle in a textbook cooler.

Barry Birdwell: AxKx
William Pinheiro: KxKx

Birdwell needed some help to stay alive, but the runout of 2x2x5x6x7x did not do it and he was eliminated on the stone bubble.

Tags: Barry Birdwell William Pinheiro

Jul 21, 2023

Platt Pulls the Pot

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Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a heads-up turn of K♠Q♥10♦4♠, Jeff Platt led out for 27,000 and Rommel Damasco made the call to see the J♥ fall on the river.

"Seven thousand," Platt announced as he tossed out the bet into the pot close to 100,000. Damsasco rolled his eyes and shook his head, but tossed in a call nonetheless.

Platt then rolled over 8♠9♠ for the bottom end of the straight on the river and Damasco checked it twice before he shook his head again and tossed in his hand to award Platt the pot.

Tags: Jeff Platt Rommel Damasco

Jul 21, 2023

Rosentiel Shoves Turn

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a three-way flop of 9♠4♦5♥, Paul Simpson and Jake Rosentiel checked over to Stephen Song who then tossed out a bet of 2,000.

Simpson made the call from the small blind but then Rosentiel check-raised to 6,000 from the big blind and both players called.

The turn came the A♣ and Simpson checked once more, to which Rosentiel responded by shoving all in for around 30,000. this produced quick folds from both Song and Simpson to award him the pot for a nice pickup.

Tags: Jake Rosentiel Paul Simpson Stephen Song

Jul 21, 2023

Flights 1b & 1c of $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship Fire Today at 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.

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Kirk Brown

GOOOOD Morning Thunder Valley! It's time for another action-packed day of poker here at the Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship with flights Day 1b and 1c firing off at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. local time.

As with yesterday, with this $600 buy-in, players will receive 30,000 in chips and will play 30-minute levels, starting at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Play for Day 1 flights will continue until the field is cut down to 12.5% and those remaining players will then be "In the Money" and will bag up for their return on Day 2.

Day 1a saw 244 players enter the arena and only 31 of them found a bag for Day 2, with the chip stack to beat being held by Tony Berrera with an impressive 611,000. Play in yesterday’s flight lasted roughly nine hours so players can expect some of the same outcomes due to the fast structure.

Players can re-enter this event only once per flight, and with one flight already in the books, the maximum a player can enter this event will be a total of eight times. Late Registration will be open until the start of Level 9, so approximately 2:45 p.m. for 1b and 8:45 p.m. for 1c.