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THMC Main Event
Day 1fg Completed
2024 THM Winter Championship
THMC Main Event
Day: 1fg
Event Info
2024 THM Winter Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1fg
Buy-in
350 CHF
Prize Pool
156,860 CHF
Total Entries
506
Level
31
Blinds
70,000 / 140,000
Ante
140,000
Entries
168
Players Left
41
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Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Days 1f and 1g of the Main Event of The Hendon Mob Winter Championships have concluded here at the Grand Casino, Liechtenstein, with 41 players surviving from a total of 168 entries.
Marko Ilicic (329,000) and Roland Oswald (291,000) bagged top 3 stacks in Day 1f, while Gordon Paterson (381,000) and Stipe Orec (315,000) topped the chip counts for Day 1g, all of whom remain some way behind overall chip leader Nicola Diaco (1,045,000).
Paterson never looked back after hitting a full house against Thomas Hofmann and continued to chip up throughout the day with an aggressive approach, taking a large pot off Dieter Pichler at the very end of the flight.
Orec was also active throughout the day and knocked out Hofmann and Franco Spichtig in the last hand to accumulate a sizeable stack for Day 2.
Players such as Tomas Pihurik and Christian Beer did not quite manage to find a bag for Day 2, but will have one final opportunity to do so in the Day 1h turbo flight.
Day 1h will take place at noon Sunday, February 4 and features 15-minute blind levels, but otherwise follows the same structure as previous flights.
Day 2 will commence at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 4 and will feature 45-minute levels. Players who survive to Day 3 will return on Monday, February 5 at 6 p.m., also to 45-minute levels, for their tilt at the trophy.
PokerNews will be providing full live coverage of the Main Event of the Hendon Mob Winter Championships from Day 2 onwards, so stay tuned to see who ends up taking home the crown and the lion's share of the 150,000 CHF guaranteed prize pool.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
THMC Main Event Day 1f Qualifiers
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John 33 | N/A | 515,000 | 85 | |
| 2 | Marko Ilicic | Switzerland | 329,000 | 54 | |
| 3 | Roland Oswald | Switzerland | 291,000 | 48 | |
| 4 | John 34 | N/A | 274,000 | 45 | |
| 5 | Luis Do Nascimento | N/A | 265,000 | 44 | |
| 6 | John 35 | N/A | 254,000 | 42 | |
| 7 | Zoltan Bene | Hungary | 246,000 | 41 | |
| 8 | Stefan Nitschke | Switzerland | 223,000 | 37 | |
| 9 | Domingos Ferreira | Portugal | 222,000 | 37 | |
| 10 | Harry Kim | Germany | 213,000 | 35 | |
| 11 | Salvatore Salemi | Italy | 198,000 | 33 | |
| 12 | Manuela Matzler | Switzerland | 186,000 | 31 | |
| 13 | Mario Fausch | Switzerland | 165,000 | 27 | |
| 14 | Martin Berger | Germany | 154,000 | 25 | |
| 15 | Sascha Manns | Germany | 145,000 | 24 | |
| 16 | John 36 | N/A | 121,000 | 20 | |
| 17 | Claudio Baldini | Italy | 110,000 | 18 | |
| 18 | Boro Skalonja | Switzerland | 91,000 | 15 | |
| 19 | Ramon Lampert | Switzerland | 53,000 | 9 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
515,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
329,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
|
|
291,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
|
274,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
254,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
246,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
|
223,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
|
222,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
213,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
198,000 | |
|
|
186,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
121,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
91,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
THMC Main Event Day 1g Qualifiers
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Paterson | South Africa | 381,000 | 63 | |
| 2 | Stipe Orec | Croatia | 315,000 | 52 | |
| 3 | Mark Soltesz | Hungary | 295,000 | 49 | |
| 4 | Jane 3 | N/A | 286,000 | 47 | |
| 5 | Stefan Gycax | N/A | 280,000 | 46 | |
| 6 | John 37 | N/A | 270,000 | 45 | |
| 7 | Michael Antener | N/A | 280,000 | 46 | |
| 8 | John 38 | N/A | 268,000 | 44 | |
| 9 | Marius Wolf | Germany | 240,000 | 40 | |
| 10 | Hao Liu | Switzerland | 228,000 | 38 | |
| 11 | Daniele Polverino | Liechtenstein | 211,000 | 35 | |
| 12 | Sandor Leitenroth | Germany | 177,000 | 29 | |
| 13 | Sascha Messmer | Switzerland | 156,000 | 26 | |
| 14 | John 39 | N/A | 152,000 | 25 | |
| 15 | Frank Diekmann | Germany | 148,000 | 24 | |
| 16 | Artur Kucharek | N/A | 131,000 | 21 | |
| 17 | Dominik Hurum | Germany | 106,000 | 17 | |
| 18 | John 40 | N/A | 104,000 | 17 | |
| 19 | Hazir Osmani | Switzerland | 75,000 | 12 | |
| 20 | John 32 | N/A | 55,000 | 9 | |
| 21 | Kurt Zwicky | Switzerland | 50,000 | 8 | |
| 22 | Titas Kazlauskas | Lithuania | 48,000 | 8 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
381,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
315,000 | |
|
|
295,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
|
286,000
286,000
|
286,000 |
|
|
280,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
280,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
268,000
268,000
|
268,000 |
|
240,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
228,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
211,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
177,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
156,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
|
152,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
148,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
||
|
131,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
106,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
104,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
|
75,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
55,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
48,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1g of the Main Event has now finished, with 22 players progressing to Day 2. Full chip counts and a recap of the day will follow shortly.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a board of 9♦K♥9♠K♣9♣ and with 25,000 in the middle, Franco Spichtig had moved all in for 71,500, sending his opponent, Stipe Orec into the tank.
Orec eventually made the call and showed A♠A♦ for a better full house than the board, and Spichtig, who had clearly been hoping to get Orec off what he thought would be a chopped pot, turned over Q♠J♦ and headed to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament director has paused the clock and announced four more hands will be played before Day 1g concludes.
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The board read 10♣5♠8♥5♦ and around 120,000 was in the middle. Gordon Paterson checked to Dieter Pichler, who fired out a bet of 30,000.
Paterson pondered his options and check-jammed all-in, putting Pichler to the test for the rest of his stack, with Paterson covering him.
After some thought, Pichler folded, sending a sizeable pot to Paterson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
375,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
75,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Stipe Orec and Daniele Polverino had been battling against each other all day and in a button versus small blind spot, with around 50,000 in the middle, Polverino checked to Orec on the 3♥Q♥2♠ flop.
Orec fired out a bet of 21,000 and Polverino produced a check-raise to 65,000. After some thought, Orec eventually let go of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
227,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
210,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
