The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship $600 $500,000 GTD Returns to Thunder Valley Today at 10 a.m.!
The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) may have just concluded, but the PokerNews live updates will continue to roll in in the form of the second annual $600 buy-in, $500,000 GTD The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship ! Just like last year, this exciting event will kick off today at 10 a.m. at Thunder Valley Casino Resort just north of Sacramento, California.
The tournament is in partnership with three-time Best Mid-Major Poker Tour, the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), which is currently hosting their final stop of the “Destination” season at Thunder Valley. That’s because RGPS has provided their top 5 Poker Players of the Year a prize package of over $2,000 in value which includes airfare, hotel, and buy-in for The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship.
Leading this group is the official RGPS POY Brian Winter, who was awarded this title a few weeks ago and will be presented with his very own banner that will travel around with RunGood throughout the following year.
As for today's tournament, last year, it was Jagdeep Bal who topped a field of 1,605 entries to take the first-place prize of $71,036 after an astounding 8-way final table ICM chop.
2023 Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagdeep Bal | $71,036* |
| 2 | Anthony An | $61,330* |
| 3 | Yousef Salameh | $60,396* |
| 4 | Miralem Mujkic | $57,590* |
| 5 | Charlen Aseberos | $56,088* |
| 6 | Wilson Chan | $53,655* |
| 7 | Phatseluck Yang | $45,680* |
| 8 | Hong Moon | $39,950* |
| 9 | Thomas Morris | $13,740 |
This tournament will consist of five starting flights, with the players who advance from each flight combining on Monday, July 29th for the Day 2 finale.
The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship Schedule
| Event | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Flight Day 1a | July 26 | 10 a.m. |
| Flight Day 1b | July 26 | 3 p.m. |
| Flight Day 1c | July 27 | 10 a.m. |
| Flight Day 1d | July 27 | 3 p.m. |
| Flight Day 1e | July 28 | 10 a.m. |
| Day 2 Final | July 29 | 12 p.m. |
With this $600 buy-in, players will receive 30,000 in chips and will play 30-minute levels, starting at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Play for Day 1 flights will continue until the field is cut down to 12.5% and those remaining players will then be "In the Money" and will bag up for their return on Day 2.
Players can re-enter this event only once per flight, so the maximum number of times a player can enter this event will be ten times if they choose to fire each flight.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews Updates will continue to roll in as the coverage of The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship gets underway!