31 Players Bag from Final Flight of $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
The final flight is in the books for the $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship as part of the Run Good Poker Series Final Orbit(RGPS) held at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort. A total of 313 entries participated in Day 1e, which meant that 31 players were permitted to advance to Day 2.
All told, a total of 1,111 entries took their shot over the five opening day flights, which amassed a prize pool $577,720 to create a first-place prize of $95,295.
| Rank | Prize | Rank | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $95,295 | 19-21 | $4,220 |
| 2 | $67,020 | 22-24 | $3,565 |
| 3 | $43,300 | 25-27 | $2,920 |
| 4 | $32,070 | 28-36 | $2,480 |
| 5 | $24,320 | 37-45 | $2,155 |
| 6 | $19,380 | 46-54 | $1,905 |
| 7 | $16,045 | 55-63 | $1,720 |
| 8 | $12,755 | 64-72 | $1,580 |
| 9 | $9,580 | 73-81 | $1,450 |
| 10-12 | $7,790 | 82-90 | $1,325 |
| 13-15 | $6,150 | 91-99 | $1,200 |
| 16-18 | $5,095 | 100-111 | $1,100 |
Day 1e had three players finish over the half-million chip mark. David Young (693,000) finished as the day’s chip leader with William Sandberg (582,000) and Chai Saephan (517,000) following behind.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Young | United States | 693000 | 69 |
| 2 | Wiliam Sandberg | United States | 582000 | 58 |
| 3 | Chai Saephan | United States | 517000 | 51 |
| 4 | Lorenzo Brooks | United States | 477000 | 47 |
| 5 | Toan Nguyen | United States | 470000 | 47 |
| 6 | Shelley Murphy | United States | 408000 | 40 |
| 7 | Adam Miller | United States | 396000 | 39 |
| 8 | Brian Winter | United States | 362000 | 36 |
| 9 | Lee Viloria | United States | 349000 | 34 |
| 10 | Matthew Berto | United States | 337000 | 33 |
Young’s highest finish at a RGPS was 13th place in 2019, as he will look to secure a better finish in this event, as he is in the hunt for his first RGPS ring and the Hendon Mob trophy.
Sandberg is also searching for his first RGPS ring as his highest finish in a Run Good event came nearly a week ago when he finished in sixth place in the $300 Deep Freeze event. Sandberg will have an opportunity to not only improve on that finish, but also surpass his registered career live earnings with a top four finish in this event.
RGPS 2023-2024 Player of the Year Brian Winter is still in the hunt as he managed to bag. The nine-time title winner bagged a total of 362,000 and will look to add RGPS title number 10 to his resume as he enters Day 2.
Play will resume at 12 p.m. local time at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort. The event is scheduled to play down to a winner as a new Hendon Mob Mid-Major Champion will be crowned. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for updates on Day 2 action.