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

Jul 23, 2023

Ghassemi's Superior Play Ousts Holloway

Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 14 Blinds 2k/4k/4k

After Chad Holloway limped from the small blind, Pedram Ghassemi opened to 12,000 and then Holloway limp-jammed for 73,000.

Although this move is usually associated with super strong ranges, Ghassemi made the call anyways to put Holloway at risk.

Chad Holloway: Q♥Q♣
Pedram Ghassemi: A♥10♣

Holloway was in great shape to double here, but the runout of 3♥10♠2♠A♠5♣ gave Ghassemi two-pair on the turn to defeat Holloway's queens and sent him to the rail in brutal fashion.

Tags: Chad Holloway Pedram Ghassemi

Jul 22, 2023

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

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Jul 22, 2023

Helmig Doubles with Fours

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 13 Blinds 2k/4k/4k

After a preflop betting war, Donald Helmig and James Schipsi got all of the chips into the middle, with Helmig at risk.

Donald Helmig: 4♥4♠
James Schipsi: A♦Q♦

Miraculously, the runout of K♠2♥3♥10♥3♣ meant Helmig's pocket fours held t win the pot for a double-up.

Jul 22, 2023

Break Time

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining players are now on their third 15-minute break of the night and will return to action shortly.

Jul 22, 2023

Chad Finds a HolloWAY

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 12: Blinds 1.5k/3k/3k

Chad Holloway opened from early position to 5,500 and Ryan Seekley in the cutoff jammed for 65,000. The action folded back to Holloway who made the call to put himself at risk and the cards were on their backs.

Chad Holloway: 8♠8♦
Ryan Seekely: A♣K♣

Holloway started off in the lead with his pocket pair, but the flop of 7♣5♦K♦ quickly changed that as Seekley hit his king. Holloway improved on the turn 9♣ to a gutshot straight draw, but he did not need it as he hit the 8♥ on the river to make a set of eights to scoop the pot for a double as the table erupted.

Seekley was then left with only 10,000 but managed to double up the very next hand to bring him back to 27,000.

Tags: Chad Holloway Ryan Seekely

Jul 22, 2023

Weaver Flushes Away Scriabine

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 12: Blinds 1.5k/3k/3k

Nicholas Scriabine moved all in preflop and was called by Jason Weaver who had him covered.

Nicholas Scriabine: A♣Q♣
Jason Weaver: A♠K♠

"Oh ok, you've got some outs," Weaver commented to him, but the runout of 9♠8♣7♦3♠4♠ gave Weaver the nut flush and Scriabine was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Jason Weaver Nicholas Scriabine

Jul 22, 2023

Awadda Spades Eliminates Goldsmith

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 11: Blinds 1.5k/2.5k/2.5k

Ryan Awwad opened from under-the-gun to 5,500 and pretty much everyone at the table called until it got to Richard Goldsmith in the small blind who moved all in for his remaining 10,000.

This opened the door for Awwad to shove over the top for close to 100,000 and everyone tossed in their cards to let them duke it out.

Richard Goldsmith: 6♣8♣
Ryan Awwad: 10♣10♠

The flop came out A♣J♠8♠ to give Goldsmith some hope with his pair of eights, but the turn 5♠ quickly dashed that as it gave Awwad a flush and he was left drawing dead.

The meaningless 4♥ came on the river and Awwad was pushed the pot while Goldmith exited the tournament area.

Tags: Richard Goldsmith Ryan Awwad

Jul 22, 2023

Hard Work for Szuchopa

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 11: Blinds 1.5k/2.5k/2.5k

Ferenc Szuchopa opened to 5,500 from the hi-jack and was called by Narunat Pansuntorn in the cutoff and Chris Nelson defended from the big blind.

The flop came out Q♦5♣4♥ and Nelson checked to Szuchopa who fired out a continuation bet of 13,000 and both players quickly folded. He was then awarded the pot for all of his hard work.

Tags: Chris Nelson Ferenc Szuchopa Narunat Pansuntorn

Jul 22, 2023

Mehta is Over the Moon

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level 10: Blinds 1k/2k/2k

Short-stacked Christopher Moon moved all in for his last 9,000 followed by a shove over the top by Akash Mehta for 46,000.

The other players quickly got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Christopher Moon: J♥10♥
Akash Mehta: K♠K♣

"I mean, that hand is very live," Mehta commented to Moon, but the flop of 4♠6♠7♠ gave Mehta an even bigger advantage as Moon's outs were cut in half.

The turn 10♣ gave Moon a shred of hope but the 7♦ on the river sealed his fave and he was eliminated.

"It's always a sweat," someone at the table commented, probably Chad Holloway.

"Yeah, some sweat," Moon retorted as he made his way to the exit.

Tags: Akash Mehta Chad Holloway Christopher Moon

Jul 22, 2023