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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Day: 1bc
Event Info
2023 RGPS Checkpoint Thunder Valley
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$834,600
Total Entries
1,605
Level
31
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
514
Players Left
67
Players Left 1 / 1,605
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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a three-way flop of Q♠7♥A♣, Kyle Kitagawa checked to Wanda Whatley who bet 10,000 into the pot of 25,000, followed by an all-in by Aaron Wallace for a total of 52,000.
The action was then on Kitagawa who thought for a few moments before shoving over the top for more. Whatley then went deep into the tank, unsure of what to do in this sticky situation, but eventually went with her gut and made the call to put the other two at risk.
Aaron Wallace: A♦5♦
Kyle Kitagawa: A♠J♠
Wanda Whatley: A♥7♠
"Woww!" The table collectively gasped at the sick cooler unfolding before them, with Whatley frontrunning with the best two-pair.
The board ran out 9♥6♣ for Whatley's hand to scoop the pot while Wallace and Kitigawa were sent to the rail in brutal fashion.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The remaining players are now on a 15-minute break and will return to action shortly. The purple 500-chips will also be raced off and colored-up at this time.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sometimes, on a Friday night full moon, the rare Chad Holloway can be spotted in the Thunder Valley Poker Room firing his third bullet in the $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship while drinking the all-new RunGood Railbird Hazy IPA courtesy of Jackrabbit Brewing Co.
https://twitter.com/ChadAHolloway/status/1682606845633118209
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a three-way flop of 6♥10♥K♣, Lee Vilori checked to Jake Rosentiel who bet 6,000 into the pot of around 20,000.
Scott Foss made the call behind as well as Viloria and the trio went to the turn 4♠.
After another check from Viloria, Rosentiel moved all in for 24,000 and Foss did the same for slightly less.
The action was then back on Viloria, who exhaled sharply and stood up to assess the situation. As a joke, Foss also stood up abruptly, much to the table's amusement.
A few moments later, he slid his cards into the muck and admitted he had 8♥9♥ for a straight and flush combo draw while ethe other two tabled their cards.
Jake Rosentiel: A♦A♠
Scott Foss: K♦J♠
"Oooohh, I'm gonna need some help!" Foss announced as he realized what he was up against.
And just like that, the K♥ smacked down on the river to give him trip kings to win the pot as the table erupted.
"F*CK POKER!" Rosentiel bellowed, but in a good-natured way, as he was now left with a singular chip and a chair.
He then wound up being forced all in the next hand as the small blind with seven-three offsuit and could not hold up to eight-nine high and was eliminated.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Coverage of this event has resumed with flight Day 1c at the start of Level 10. Registration is officially close with a total of 301 entrants for this flight and currently 114 remain.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With the completion of Flight Day 1b, there will be a break in coverage before resuming with Day 1c after registration closes at approximately 8:45 p.m.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With the elimination of Barry Birdwell on the bubble, the play has stopped for Flight Day 1b and the 29 surviving players have bagged up to return on Sunday for Day 2.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
PokerNews missed the hand but was informed by the tabled that after some preflop back-and-forth, Barry Birdwell and big stack William Pinheiro got all the chips into the middle in a textbook cooler.
Barry Birdwell: AxKx
William Pinheiro: KxKx
Birdwell needed some help to stay alive, but the runout of 2x2x5x6x7x did not do it and he was eliminated on the stone bubble.
