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The time for opening flights and rebuys is over as it is now a straight sprint to the finish as the remaining 111 players return for Day 2 of the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season Finale $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship held at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
Players outlasted a field of 1,096 entries across six starting flights to get this far as they look to climb the ladder and get the lion’s share of the $577,720 prize pool. This year’s champion will win the honor of an RGPS title as well as a first-place prize of $83,380.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Workman | United States | 1,042,000 | 104 |
| 2 | Aaron Overton | United States | 771,000 | 77 |
| 3 | Rickey Evans | United States | 740,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Yang Lu | China | 694,000 | 69 |
| 5 | Randy Sadler | United States | 682,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Tzu Chiu | United States | 646,000 | 65 |
| 7 | Anthony Murphy | United States | 642,000 | 64 |
| 8 | Konrad Kuciej | United States | 617,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Jarod Minghini | United States | 575,000 | 58 |
| 10 | Quyen Hoang | United States | 573,000 | 57 |
Noah Workman (1,042,000) will enter Day 2 with the biggest stack in the room as he is the only player to bag seven figures after the opening flights. Workman has the opportunity to double his career live earnings in one swoop if he were to pull off a championship run, as his total career earnings come in just shy of the first-place prize according to his The Hendon Mob profile. Workman would also earn his first RunGood title should he prevail.
RGPS Champion Aaron Overton (771,000) had a strong finish to Day 1d to bag as the chip leader of the fourth flight of play. Overton has already tasted RunGood glory this season when he toppled a field of 578 entries to take down the RGPS Passport Season Main Event at Graton Casino in Rohnert Park. Overton will look to double-dip with another title in Northern California and add to his over $1.7 million in career earnings, according to his The Hendon Mob page.
Rickey Evans (740,000) is still in search of his first RGPS title, with his highest finish coming in 2023 at the RGPS Checkpoint Graton Main Event when he slotted in at 17th-place. Despite missing RGPS hardware, it is for no lack of experience, as he will enter Day 2 with over $600,000 in career live earnings as per The Hendon Mob page.
Perhaps the biggest wildcard in the room will be the eccentric Randy “3 Coin” Sadler (682,000), who bulldozed his way through the competition on Day 1b to punch his ticket to the final day. Sadler is more known for his exploits in the cash game streets on high-profile cash game streams across the country, as he brought that same energy and penchant for flair to Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Sadler will look to add a tournament championship to his resume as he pursues a RGPS title and will enter the room fifth in chips.
Thunder Valley Casino Resort has been great to Jarod Minghini (575,000), but despite all his success at this venue, a RunGood title has not been one of them. Minghini is a seasoned tournament player with over $2.5 million in live career earnings on The Hendon Mob. Minghini’s quest for a title will begin on Day 2 as he enters the room ninth in chips.
Defending champion Sasha Sabbaghian (118,000) is still in the running as the opportunity to go back-to-back is still alive. Sabbaghian outlasted 1,111 entries during the RGPS Mission RunGood Final Orbit iteration of this event last year to earn a top prize of $95,295.
Other notables in contention for a title include Victor Paredes (468,000), Brett Murray (371,000), Jeff Platt (330,000), Julie Cornelius (133,000), and Tyler Patterson (129,000).
RGPS The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $83,380 | 13-15 | $6,200 |
| 2 | $55,000 | 16-19 | $5,400 |
| 3 | $41,000 | 20-23 | $4,560 |
| 4 | $30,500 | 24-31 | $3,860 |
| 5 | $23,200 | 32-39 | $3,240 |
| 6 | $17,700 | 40-47 | $2,700 |
| 7 | $13,600 | 48-55 | $2,280 |
| 8 | $10,600 | 64-79 | $1,620 |
| 9-10 | $8,300 | 80-95 | $1,380 |
| 11-12 | $7,200 | 96-112 | $1,200 |
Play is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. local time. Action will resume at Level 16 with the blinds at 5,000/10,000. The blind levels will increase to 40 minutes per level. Play will become eight-handed per table on Day 2. The final table will be nine-handed. The tournament will play down to a winner.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for complete coverage of Day 2 and the crowning of an eventual champion of the RGPS Passport Season Finale $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.