This hand was picked up on the 7♥A♦4♠ with approximately 4,000 already in the middle. Pei Fang checked his option from the hijack before Kevin Nguyen bet 2,200 on the button. Fang responded with a check-raise to 6,600 before Nguyen made the call.
The 2♥ turn resulted in another bet of 6,600 from Fang. Nguyen waved the white flag with a fold to award the pot to Fang.
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Jesse Medina got the action going with an open to 500 from early position. Victor Bishop made the call out of the cutoff, and Paul Brown defended his big blind.
It checked to Bishop on the 7♠6♣10♠ flop before he chose to throw out a bet of 1,500. Brown folded, but Medina made the call.
The A♦ turn slowed down the action as both players checked to bring the 6♥ river.
Medina put out a bet of 1,200 on the last card. Bishop obliged with a call to go to a showdown.
Medina tabled A♠J♥ for a turned pair of aces, which sunk the 8♠8♣ of Bishop.
Cody Golden got it started with an open to 500 from early position. Brendan Turner made the call from the cutoff, but Mark Tamondo had other plans and chose to three-bet to 1,600 from the big blind. Golden and Turner both called to keep the pot three-handed.
The A♣2♦3♥ flop led to a continuation bet of 1,600 from Tamondo. Golden exited with a fold, but Turner hung in there with a call.
Both players checked the 6♦ turn to usher in the Q♣ river. Tamondo put out a bet of 4,200 on fifth street, and that was enough to get the job done as Turner folded to yield the pot.
Play has begun on the final starting flight of the RGPS The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship. A total of 56 players have taken their seats to start the day.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The final starting flight of the RunGood Poker Series Season Finale $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship is here, as players will have one last chance to secure their seat for Day 2 at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort. A total of five flights are in the books, which has led to a total of 820 entries and 83 players already advancing to the final day of play in pursuit of an RGPS ring and championship title.
Day 1e reached its conclusion last night. The penultimate starting flight attracted a total of 161 entries, with 16 being allowed to advance to Day 2. Noah Workman (1,042,000), who led all players not just from his flight, is the only player to reach seven figures during an opening flight thus far. Henri Lopez (481,000) followed with the second most chips, while Christopher Rudd (473,000) rounded out the podium with the third most chips of any player from Day 1e.
Jeff Platt (330,000) also bagged during last night’s flight as the poker broadcaster made the cut, making this the fourth time he has cashed in a RGPS The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship event.
Action is scheduled for Day 1f at 11 a.m. local time. Players will begin their journey with a starting stack of 30,000. Blinds are scheduled for 30 minutes for all starting flights, with the blind levels increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2.
| Flight | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1f | Sun. July 26 | 11 a.m. |
| Day 2 | Mon. July 27 | 11 a.m. |
Players are permitted one reentry per flight, with registration closing at the beginning of Level 9. Players who qualify more than once for Day 2 will be allowed to take their largest stack forward and forfeit their lower stack(s), and receive a payout of the lowest Day 2 prize amount instead.
The top 10% of the field from each starting flight will be allowed to advance to Day 2. The top 12.5% of the field from each starting flight will make the money.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for continued coverage of Day 1f as competitors get one last chance to advance and continue the chase of an RGPS title here at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
$600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
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