Travis Elias Leads First Day 1ab of $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
After averaging around nine hours of play each, Day 1ab of the $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship has come to a close with 40 players finding a bag to return for Day 2 on Monday. Leading the way is Elias Travis who bagged an impressive 870,000 after going on a huge run towards the end of the day.
Hot on his heels is reigning Thunder Valley WPT Champion Casey Sandretto with 835,000, and right behind him is Ratu Caucau with 735,000. Rounding out the top five for these two flights are Ryan Heitzman Daniel McGee and Angelo Kratsas who bagged 535,000 and 458,000, respectively.
Day 1ab Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias Travis | United States | 870,000 | 73 |
| 2 | Casey Sandretto | United States | 835,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Ratu Caucau | United States | 766,000 | 64 |
| 4 | Ryan Heitzman | United States | 535,000 | 45 |
| 5 | Angelo Kratsas | United States | 458,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Vincent Cardinale | United States | 455,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Jonathan Epstein | United States | 438,000 | 37 |
| 8 | Victor Wan | United States | 435,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Tennyson Schaina | United States | 392,000 | 33 |
| 10 | Albert Sanchez Jr | United States | 370,000 | 31 |
The action was hot-n-heavy throughout the day as the fast-paced structure encouraged action early on, with multiple all-ins seen in as early as Level 2. As was expected, today’s flights featured mostly the local players, with many notables expected to arrive tomorrow to fire in this weekend’s flights.
There was one notable name who got in early enough to fire his shot today in the form of Jeff Platt, but unfortunately will have to try again tomorrow as he fell late in Day 1b. Falling close after him was Bay Area local Dan Stavila, who has been on a bit of a hot streak in the past few months and will definitely be looking to extend it as he fires again over the weekend. Yousef Salameh, a final tableist in this event last year, also found the rail today but will be sure to emerge again over the next few opening flights.
Some recognizable names who did bag include RGPS ring winner Brett Murray (147,000), Travis Fujisaka (254,000), and Andrew Nguyen (259,000).
Tomorrow will feature the same structure with flight Day 1c firing off at 10 a.m. and 1d following at 3 p.m. local time.
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