2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley

The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day: 1bc
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Event Info
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$71,036
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$834,600
Entries
1,605
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1bc
Entries
514
Players Left
67
Players Left 1 / 1,605
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Updated Chip Counts

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Wilson Chan us
Wilson Chan
331,000
108,500
108,500
Profile photo of Anthony An us
Anthony An
292,000
172,000
172,000
Profile photo of Lam Le us
Lam Le
255,000
70,500
70,500
Profile photo of Peter Pensa us
Peter Pensa
250,000
177,000
177,000
Profile photo of Sue Yang us
Sue Yang
230,000
148,500
148,500
Profile photo of Wanda Whatley us
Wanda Whatley
223,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Marcel Colin us
Marcel Colin
218,000
98,000
98,000
Profile photo of Michael Sy us
Michael Sy
215,000
38,000
38,000
Profile photo of Anthony Rocco us
Anthony Rocco
205,000
49,500
49,500
Profile photo of Benjamin Teng us
Benjamin Teng
197,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Thu Tran us
Thu Tran
197,000
149,500
149,500
Profile photo of Xuan Yang us
Xuan Yang
192,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Thanh Che us
Thanh Che
190,000
113,500
113,500
Profile photo of Simon Boyd us
Simon Boyd
190,000
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of Ratu Caucau us
Ratu Caucau
185,000
54,500
54,500
Profile photo of Albert Sanchez Jr us
Albert Sanchez Jr
185,000
128,500
128,500
Profile photo of Hieu Le us
Hieu Le
175,000
108,500
108,500
Profile photo of Robert Fett us
Robert Fett
175,000
81,000
81,000
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
174,000
139,500
139,500
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Fabrizio Cecchettini us
Fabrizio Cecchettini
163,000
100,500
100,500
Profile photo of Chris Arsenault us
Chris Arsenault
155,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of David Vu us
David Vu
149,000
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of Pavel Vusik us
Pavel Vusik
147,000
14,500
14,500
Profile photo of Sanjay Kochhar us
Sanjay Kochhar
146,000
79,000
79,000
Profile photo of David Ong us
David Ong
146,000
70,000
70,000

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Wanda did WHAT

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

On a three-way flop of Q7A, Kyle Kitagawa checked to Wanda Whatley who bet 10,000 into the pot of 25,000, followed by an all-in by Aaron Wallace for a total of 52,000.

The action was then on Kitagawa who thought for a few moments before shoving over the top for more. Whatley then went deep into the tank, unsure of what to do in this sticky situation, but eventually went with her gut and made the call to put the other two at risk.

Aaron Wallace: A5
Kyle Kitagawa: AJ
Wanda Whatley: A7

"Woww!" The table collectively gasped at the sick cooler unfolding before them, with Whatley frontrunning with the best two-pair.

The board ran out 96 for Whatley's hand to scoop the pot while Wallace and Kitigawa were sent to the rail in brutal fashion.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Wanda Whatley us
Wanda Whatley
215,000
78,000
78,000
Profile photo of Aaron Wallace us
Aaron Wallace
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kyle Kitagawa us
Kyle Kitagawa
Busted

Tags: Aaron WallaceKyle KitagawaWanda Whatley

Foss Needs Help Against Rosentiel

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

On a three-way flop of 610K, 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 89 for a straight and flush combo draw while ethe other two tabled their cards.

Jake Rosentiel: AA
Scott Foss: KJ

"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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Scott Foss us
Scott Foss
83,000
38,500
38,500
Profile photo of Lee Viloria us
Lee Viloria
62,000
28,500
28,500
Profile photo of Jake Rosentiel us
Jake Rosentiel
Busted

Tags: Jake RosentielLee ViloriScott Foss

Updated Chip Counts Flight Day 1c

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jose Esparza us
Jose Esparza
975,000
975,000
975,000
Profile photo of Michael Sy us
Michael Sy
253,000
253,000
253,000
Profile photo of Wilson Chan us
Wilson Chan
222,500
222,500
222,500
Profile photo of Simon Boyd us
Simon Boyd
191,500
191,500
191,500
Profile photo of Lam Le us
Lam Le
184,500
184,500
184,500
Profile photo of Benjamin Teng us
Benjamin Teng
172,000
172,000
172,000
Profile photo of Anthony Rocco us
Anthony Rocco
155,500
155,500
155,500
Profile photo of Travis Fujisaka us
Travis Fujisaka
139,500
139,500
139,500
Profile photo of Wanda Whatley us
Wanda Whatley
137,000
137,000
137,000
Profile photo of Pavel Vusik us
Pavel Vusik
132,500
132,500
132,500
Profile photo of Ratu Caucau us
Ratu Caucau
130,500
130,500
130,500
Profile photo of David Vu us
David Vu
130,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Robert Georgiou Jr us
Robert Georgiou Jr
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Chris Arsenault us
Chris Arsenault
125,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Justin Williams us
Justin Williams
122,000
122,000
122,000
Profile photo of Spencer Bennett us
Spencer Bennett
120,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Marcel Colin us
Marcel Colin
120,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Anthony An us
Anthony An
120,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Tony Bracy us
Tony Bracy
114,000
114,000
114,000
Profile photo of Thomas Taum Iv us
Thomas Taum Iv
113,000
113,000
113,000
Profile photo of Ryan Luciere us
Ryan Luciere
110,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Joseph Blackwell us
Joseph Blackwell
106,500
106,500
106,500
Profile photo of Brandon Feria us
Brandon Feria
102,500
102,500
102,500
Profile photo of Matthew Kramer us
Matthew Kramer
99,500
99,500
99,500
Profile photo of John Koo us
John Koo
98,500
98,500
98,500

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End of Day; Players Bag (full)

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

With the elimination of Barry Birdwell on the bubble, the play has stopped for Flight Day 1b and the 29 surviving players have bagged up to return on Sunday for Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adam Curchack us
Adam Curchack
557,000
262,000
262,000
Profile photo of William Pinheiro us
William Pinheiro
547,000
Profile photo of Brett Murray us
Brett Murray
458,000
267,000
267,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Platt
Jeffrey Platt
352,000
352,000
352,000
Profile photo of Fong Yang us
Fong Yang
338,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Jose Yumiaco us
Jose Yumiaco
308,000
138,000
138,000
Profile photo of James Friesen us
James Friesen
307,000
155,000
155,000
Profile photo of John Ramil us
John Ramil
306,000
89,000
89,000
Profile photo of Thon Kong us
Thon Kong
284,000
109,000
109,000
Profile photo of Rommel Damasco us
Rommel Damasco
267,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Alejandro Jauregui Reynoso us
Alejandro Jauregui Reynoso
248,000
118,000
118,000
Profile photo of Daniel Evans us
Daniel Evans
239,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Joshua Baker us
Joshua Baker
233,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Alexander Rodriguez us
Alexander Rodriguez
233,000
69,000
69,000
Profile photo of Jacqui Newman us
Jacqui Newman
220,000
71,000
71,000
Profile photo of Forrest Kollar us
Forrest Kollar
219,000
116,000
116,000
Profile photo of Stella Su us
Stella Su
206,000
137,000
137,000
Profile photo of Cory Salzillo
Cory Salzillo
204,000
96,000
96,000
Profile photo of Stephen Kujubu us
Stephen Kujubu
201,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Tracy Oto
Tracy Oto
173,000
143,000
143,000
Profile photo of Brian O Malley us
Brian O Malley
155,000
69,000
69,000
Profile photo of Asmare Bekalu us
Asmare Bekalu
154,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Toko Luu us
Toko Luu
113,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Darryl Okamoto us
Darryl Okamoto
109,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Christopher Moon us
Christopher Moon
86,000
39,000
39,000

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Barry Birdwell Eliminated as Bubble Bursts

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

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.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of William Pinheiro us
William Pinheiro
547,000
227,000
227,000
Profile photo of Barry Birdwell us
Barry Birdwell
Busted

Tags: Barry BirdwellWilliam Pinheiro