Level 8
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The players are now on a 30-minute break and registration will be closed upon their return. The black 100-chips will also be raced off and colored up at this time.
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Thunder Valley
$600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day: 1ab
Event Info
2024 RGPS Destination RunGood Thunder Valley
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$648,960
Entries
1,245
Level
29
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
398
Players Left
40
Players Left 1 / 1,245
Filter
(1)
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 13th episode, Connor speaks with 888poker ambassador and Twitch streamer Ian Simpson, who talked about first learning poker as a kid, getting a degree in biotechnology and becoming a biology teacher, poker streaming and his breakout year of live poker in 2013 that saw him winning the Irish Poker Open for $339,604.
Simpson also discussed the importance of being a responsible poker ambassador and how science can change the world for the better.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ian Simpson by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The players have returned from break which means that registration for this opening flight is now officially closed with a total of 197 players, 84 of which still remain.
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Robert Anderson moved all in preflop and was called by Mrityunjay Jha, who covered.
Robert Anderson: K♥9♦
Mrityunjay Jha: A♥J♠
Anderson would need to improve to stay alive, and he sure got it as the flop came out 5♥4♠K♦ to give him top pair of kings for the lead. The runout of 9♠Q♦ kept it that way and he was awarded the pot for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,500
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
18,500
29,000
|
29,000 |
Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After an open to 5,000 from Michael Sy, Jeffrey Cho moved all in for 26,500. After some pause, Sy decided to make the call and the cards were on their backs, with Cho at risk.
Jeffrey Cho: A♠K♣
Michael Sy: A♣10♥
Cho was in good shape with his superior ace, but by the turn 7♥9♥4♣8♣, Sy picked up several outs to win the pot.
Fortunately for Cho, the river was the brick 5♣ and he was awarded the pot with ace-king-high for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | |
|
|
18,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
With 197 entrants, this means that 25 players will make the money with 20 finding a bag to advance to Day 2 on Monday.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1-20 | Advance to Day 2 |
| 21-25 | $1, 040 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The second starting flight of this event, Day 1b, is now underway with 83 players registered. Registration will be closed at approximately 7:45 p.m. local time and the updates will also be picked up once players bag on Day 1a.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
In the 849th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by 888poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about the "Laptopgate" controversy that came out of Jonathan Tamayo's big win in the 2024 WSOP Main Event for $10,000,000.
How did solvers impact things? Does it constitute cheating? What comes next? Not only do the crew talk about it, but they also share clips from two interviews Doug Polk conducted, the first with runner-up Jordan Griff and the other with two prominent poker personalities Daniel Negreanu and Alan Keating. For those wondering what Tamayo had to say about the situation, check out this PokerNews article here.
