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$600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day 1f Completed
2026 RGPS Passport Thunder Valley
$600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day: 1f
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Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The final flight has concluded, and with it the stage is set for the final day of action in the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season Finale $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship. Day 1f hosted a total of 291 entries, with 29 players being allowed the ability to advance to Day 2 and earn a bigger piece of the $577,720 prize pool at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort; however, a double knockout meant that 28 players came out of Day 1f instead of the allotted 29. The remaining 111 players will be chasing the top prize of $83,380 as the page now turns to the final day of the event.
Rickey Evans (740,000) had a strong final flight to earn the title of Day 1f chip leader. Tzu Chiu (646,000) followed with the second-biggest stack to come from this flight, while Anthony Murphy (642,000) managed to conclude the day with the third-largest stack.
Top Ten Chip Counts Day 1f
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rickey Evans | United States | 740,000 | 74 |
| 2 | Tzu Chiu | United States | 646,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Anthony Murphy | United States | 642,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Quyen Hoang | United States | 573,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Victor Paredes | United States | 468,000 | 47 |
| 6 | Lam Le | United States | 457,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Richard Peloquin | United States | 435,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Deven Cannon | United States | 425,000 | 43 |
| 9 | Joel Schmitt | United States | 424,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Ricardo Bibat | United States | 404,000 | 40 |
Evans has earned over $600,000 in live career earnings according to his The Hendon Mob page, but Evans has yet to snag a RGPS ring in his career. The highest place Evans has finished in a RunGood event came back in 2023 when he took 17th in the RGPS Checkpoint Graton Main Event.
Murphy has already cashed during the RGPS Passport Season Finale when he took 11th place in the Far and Away 50K event. Murphy would have an opportunity to double his total live career earnings with a first-place finish in this event as well as scoring his first RGPS title.
Notable Victor Paredes (468,000) finishing fifth in chips during Day 1f. Paredes will enter Day 2 with a wealth of experience as he boasts over two million in live career earnings according to his The Hendon Mob page. Paredes already has two RGPS rings to his name as he chases a third piece of hardware to add to his resume as he enters the championship final day.
Play is scheduled to resume at 11 a.m. local time for Day 2. Blind levels will increase to 40 minutes for the final day of play, and the tournament will shift to eight-handed as players return to resume their chase of an RGPS ring and championship title. The final table will begin when nine players remain.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews as an eventual champion will be crowned on Day 2 of the RGPS Season Finale $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 2 Seat Draw RGPS The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Dean Calilung and Justo Avalos were both knocked out to bring the total number of players down to 28 as play concluded on Day 1f.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for a recap of today's action.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Richard Peloquin opened to 22,000 from the cutoff before Joselito Garcia went all-in for 38,000 on the button. Peloquin called to put Garcia at risk.
Joselito Garcia: K♠9♠
Richard Peloquin: 5♣4♣
Garcia had a commanding lead on the flop when it fanned out 2♠9♣7♠ to give Garcia top pair and a flush draw to boot.
Peloquin gained a toehold when the 3♥ peeled, as he gained an open-ended straight draw.
Astonishingly, it was Peloquin who got there after falling so far behind on the flop when the A♥ came down to give Peloquin a wheel to score the knockout.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Lam Le opened to 35,000 on the button before Manuel Ramirez chose to go all-in for approximately 120,000 from the big blind. Le snap-called to put Ramirez at risk on the money bubble.
Manuel Ramirez: A♦9♠
Lam Le: Q♥Q♠
Le was in a great position to send the flight into the money as Ramirez was drawing to an ace.
The ace never came on the 10♣8♣4♠9♣6♦ runout as Ramirez had the unfortunate title of bubble boy as Le scooped the chips.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With 38 players remaining and 37 places making the money, play is now hand-for-hand in Day 1f of the RGPS $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The chips got in the middle preflop as Jason Phung was all-in and at risk against Anthony Murphy.
Jason Phung: A♦K♠
Anthony Murphy: J♣10♣
Phung stayed ahead on the 5♣10♥A♣ flop, but it came with the trade-off of Murphy gaining a ton of outs.
Murphy's flush hit on the 9♣ turn to give him the check mark on the hand.
The 8♥ completed the runout as Phung was eliminated from contention.
