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$600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day 1e Completed
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Thunder Valley
$600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day: 1e
Event Info
2025 RGPS Mission RunGood Thunder Valley
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$500,000
Total Entries
1,111
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
313
Players Left
31
Players Left 1 / 1,111
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Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | Spencer Winding | United States | 92,000 | 7 |
| 29 | 2 | Brian Winter | United States | 362,000 | 30 |
| 29 | 3 | Abraham Tannous | United States | 264,000 | 22 |
| 29 | 4 | William Heinselman | United States | 375,000 | 31 |
| 29 | 5 | Lorenzo Brooks | United States | 473,000 | 39 |
| 29 | 6 | Antony Pereira | United States | 230,000 | 19 |
| 29 | 7 | Jeffrey Platt | United States | 282,000 | 23 |
| 29 | 8 | Hung Vo | United States | 280,000 | 23 |
| 29 | 9 | Dino Giannini | United States | 199,000 | 16 |
| 30 | 1 | Michael Stella | United States | 344,000 | 28 |
| 30 | 2 | Brandon Harper | United States | 388,000 | 32 |
| 30 | 3 | Jacob Blackketter | United States | 119,000 | 9 |
| 30 | 4 | Donald Rosby | United States | 193,000 | 16 |
| 30 | 5 | Henock Tesfaw | United States | 97,000 | 8 |
| 30 | 6 | Minh Ledao | United States | 106,000 | 8 |
| 30 | 7 | Sasha Sabbaghian | United States | 255,000 | 21 |
| 30 | 8 | Yury Klimenkov | United States | 232,000 | 19 |
| 31 | 1 | Richard Guerra | United States | 91,000 | 7 |
| 31 | 2 | Mateus Martins de Almeida | United States | 294,000 | 24 |
| 31 | 3 | Exequiel Fernando | United States | 325,000 | 27 |
| 31 | 4 | Dan Stavila | United States | 541,000 | 45 |
| 31 | 5 | Priyank Shah | United States | 108,000 | 9 |
| 31 | 6 | William Sandberg | United States | 582,000 | 48 |
| 31 | 7 | Christopher Robertson | United States | 551,000 | 45 |
| 31 | 8 | Joseph Bergh | United States | 136,000 | 11 |
| 31 | 9 | Edward Miller | United States | 250,000 | 20 |
| 32 | 1 | Brandon Mok | United States | 180,000 | 15 |
| 32 | 2 | Jennifer Priddy | United States | 87,000 | 7 |
| 32 | 3 | Jagdeep Bal | United States | 619,000 | 51 |
| 32 | 4 | Joseph Blanke Ghio | United States | 72,000 | 6 |
| 32 | 5 | James Malcolm | United States | 268,000 | 22 |
| 32 | 6 | Ratu Caucau | United States | 178,000 | 14 |
| 32 | 7 | Lance Austin | United States | 171,000 | 14 |
| 32 | 8 | Ryan Pham | United States | 824,000 | 68 |
| 32 | 9 | Sorin Cristea | United States | 206,000 | 17 |
| 33 | 1 | Marat Zinnatullin | United States | 90,000 | 7 |
| 33 | 2 | Forrest Kollar | United States | 142,000 | 11 |
| 33 | 3 | Tsz Liu | United States | 65,000 | 5 |
| 33 | 4 | Richard Spears | United States | 244,000 | 20 |
| 33 | 6 | Daniel Ferketa | United States | 728,000 | 60 |
| 33 | 7 | Matthew Gouge | United States | 157,000 | 13 |
| 33 | 8 | Franklin Chavez | United States | 86,000 | 7 |
| 33 | 9 | Chai Saephan | United States | 517,000 | 43 |
| 34 | 1 | Shelley Murphy | United States | 408,000 | 34 |
| 34 | 2 | Sang Tran | United States | 588,000 | 49 |
| 34 | 3 | Albert Tapia | United States | 618,000 | 51 |
| 34 | 4 | Michael Hults | United States | 190,000 | 15 |
| 34 | 5 | David Paletta | United States | 120,000 | 10 |
| 34 | 6 | Prabhakar Thonduru | United States | 382,000 | 31 |
| 34 | 7 | Arthur Tanimoto | United States | 846,000 | 70 |
| 34 | 9 | Jose Ochoa | United States | 103,000 | 8 |
| 35 | 1 | Adrian Martinez | United States | 278,000 | 23 |
| 35 | 2 | Quyen Hoang | United States | 274,000 | 22 |
| 35 | 3 | Xiong Thao | United States | 93,000 | 7 |
| 35 | 4 | Brendan Turner | United States | 138,000 | 11 |
| 35 | 5 | Toan Nguyen | United States | 470,000 | 39 |
| 35 | 6 | Arish Nat | United States | 438,000 | 36 |
| 35 | 7 | George Saca | United States | 194,000 | 16 |
| 35 | 8 | John Kenner | United States | 570,000 | 47 |
| 35 | 9 | Derek Stark | United States | 281,000 | 23 |
| 36 | 1 | Victor Paredes | United States | 379,000 | 31 |
| 36 | 2 | Paul Spano | United States | 403,000 | 33 |
| 36 | 3 | Shahin Shojaeyan | United States | 183,000 | 15 |
| 36 | 4 | Cheryl Svenson | United States | 212,000 | 17 |
| 36 | 5 | Ravi Shanmugam | United States | 383,000 | 31 |
| 36 | 6 | Randy Gil | United States | 465,000 | 38 |
| 36 | 8 | Benjamin Primus | United States | 313,000 | 26 |
| 36 | 9 | Matthew Berto | United States | 337,000 | 28 |
| 37 | 1 | Kong Wang | United States | 464,000 | 38 |
| 37 | 2 | Allen Janian | United States | 460,000 | 38 |
| 37 | 3 | Joshua Prager | United States | 316,000 | 26 |
| 37 | 4 | Nicholas Browning | United States | 500,000 | 41 |
| 37 | 5 | Alan Burgess | United States | 120,000 | 10 |
| 37 | 6 | Dawson Dvorak | United States | 347,000 | 28 |
| 37 | 7 | Paul Beattie | United States | 148,000 | 12 |
| 37 | 8 | Fan You | United States | 468,000 | 39 |
| 37 | 9 | Navid Gosili | United States | 210,000 | 17 |
| 38 | 1 | Richard Lockmanese | United States | 241,000 | 20 |
| 38 | 2 | Thomas Tran | United States | 436,000 | 36 |
| 38 | 3 | Brett White | United States | 214,000 | 17 |
| 38 | 4 | Travis Fujisaka | United States | 134,000 | 11 |
| 38 | 5 | Ravi Udayakumar | United States | 615,000 | 51 |
| 38 | 6 | Chris Nelson | United States | 265,000 | 22 |
| 38 | 7 | Ryan Awwad | United States | 436,000 | 36 |
| 38 | 8 | Joe Nguyen | United States | 92,000 | 7 |
| 38 | 9 | Alex Kuyumjian | United States | 237,000 | 19 |
| 39 | 1 | Rodel Flora | United States | 160,000 | 13 |
| 39 | 2 | Nabil Zumout | United States | 208,000 | 17 |
| 39 | 3 | Daniel Hughes | United States | 327,000 | 27 |
| 39 | 4 | Austin Tian | United States | 426,000 | 35 |
| 39 | 5 | Sanjay Lavu | United States | 202,000 | 16 |
| 39 | 6 | Adam Miller | United States | 396,000 | 33 |
| 39 | 7 | David Young | United States | 698,000 | 58 |
| 39 | 8 | Richard Sarro | United States | 102,000 | 8 |
| 39 | 9 | Casey Sandretto | United States | 117,000 | 9 |
| 40 | 1 | Anubhav Jolly | United States | 260,000 | 21 |
| 40 | 2 | Rajeev Kapoor | United States | 90,000 | 7 |
| 40 | 4 | Steven Gnatovich | United States | 286,000 | 23 |
| 40 | 5 | Mohit Vasudeva | United States | 592,000 | 49 |
| 40 | 6 | Shaun Emery | United States | 186,000 | 15 |
| 40 | 7 | Moritz Retter | United States | 366,000 | 30 |
| 40 | 8 | Vincent Cardinale | United States | 170,000 | 14 |
| 40 | 9 | Matthew Kramer | United States | 710,000 | 59 |
| 41 | 1 | Gregory Wilma | United States | 68,000 | 5 |
| 41 | 2 | Georgii Rustamov | United States | 233,000 | 19 |
| 41 | 3 | Christopher Rudd | United States | 252,000 | 21 |
| 41 | 4 | Lee Viloria | United States | 349,000 | 29 |
| 41 | 6 | Ramin Malekian | United States | 188,000 | 15 |
| 41 | 7 | Davin Anderson | United States | 435,000 | 36 |
| 41 | 8 | Kent Washington | United States | 135,000 | 11 |
| 41 | 9 | Paul Brown | United States | 200,000 | 16 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
693,000
301,000
|
301,000 |
|
582,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
517,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
477,000
477,000
|
477,000 |
|
470,000
332,500
|
332,500 |
|
408,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
396,000
396,000
|
396,000 |
|
362,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
349,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
337,000
337,000
|
337,000 |
|
330,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
327,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
294,000
294,000
|
294,000 |
|
281,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
264,000
264,000
|
264,000 |
|
255,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
252,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
244,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
233,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
231,000
215,200
|
215,200 |
|
214,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
186,000
83,500
|
83,500 |
|
183,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
178,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
170,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1e has played down to 31 players and is now bagging for the night. Stay tuned for chip count updates and a recap of today's action.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Chai Saephan raised to 45,000 from under the gun before Benh Kieau opted to go all-in from the big blind for approximately 200,000. Saephan snap called to put Kieau at risk.
Benh Kieau: A♦3♦
Chai Saephan: 10♠10♦
There were no surprises for Saephan as the board came 8♠6♠9♦9♥8♣ to eliminate Kieau and award Saephan the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Gregory Pon raised from early position before Shelley Murphy opted to jam 133,000 from the button. Pon quickly called to put Murphy at risk.
Shelley Murphy: 9♠9♣
Gregory Pon: Q♣Q♠
Murphy was in deep trouble against the better pair of Pon, but the flop was the miracle Murphy was looking for as it came 9♥7♥J♠ to reverse Murphy's fortune.
The K♣ turn did not alter anything, and the 7♣ river upgraded Murphy to a full house to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
313,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
260,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The table folded around to Brian Winter in the small blind, who elected to shove into the big blind of George Benjamin, who called for approximately 50,000 to be at risk for his tournament with the bubble at risk of popping.
George Benjamin: J♥J♣
Brian Winter: K♣5♦
Benjamin had a sizeable lead as they went into the flop, but Winter pulled ahead when the flop fanned out 9♥7♥K♦.
The 3♠ kept Benjamin out in the cold. The A♠ river changed nothing as Benjamin was eliminated on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Ronald Ruth got it in preflop and was called by Sasha Sabbaghian to be at risk.
Ronald Ruth: 7♠7♣
Sasha Sabbaghian: A♣5♥
Sabbaghian hit his ace on the flop, but it was joined by a seven to give Ruth a set as it fanned out Q♥7♥A♥.
The 6♣ turn ended it, as the meaningless 10♣ river peeled to complete the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
123,000 | |
|
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
