Kenneth Burke Leads Day 1cd; Jeff Platt Bags Big
After averaging around nine hours of play each, the second day the $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship is in the books as flights Day 1cd have come to a close. After getting 489 total entries between the two flights, 50 players have found a bag to return for Day 2 on Monday at high noon. Leading the way is Day 1c leader Kenneth Burke who bagged the largest stack of the tournament thus far with 885,000 chips waiting for his return.
Behind him is Day 1d chip leader Hung Vo with 720,000 and in third is Amador Igarta with 682,000. Coming in fourth is Sorin Cristea with 653,000 and rounding out the top five is Anthony Bloesch who bagged 525,000.
Day 1cd Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Burke | United States | 885,000 | 74 |
| 2 | Hung Vo | United States | 720,000 | 60 |
| 3 | Amador Igarta | United States | 682,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Sorin Cristea | United States | 653,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Anthony Bloesch | United States | 525,000 | 44 |
| 6 | Alexey Laptev | United States | 500,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Jeff Platt | United States | 446,000 | 37 |
| 8 | Charles Mendoza | United States | 405,000 | 34 |
| 9 | John Kenner | United States | 389,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Mario Lopez | United States | 385,000 | 32 |
Keeping on pace with yesterday, the action was all gas and no breaks throughout the day as the turbo-esque structure encouraged action early on, with multiple all-ins seen as early as Level 2. As was expected, today’s flights were larger than yesterday’s but still finished within the same time frame.
Some notable names that played in todays’ flights and managed to find a bag were Jeff Platt (446,000), Adam Saven (378,000) and Michael Loncar (376,000).
Poker power couple Bob Mather and Lexy Gavin-Mather also fired their collective shots today, but unfortunately were not able to find a Day 2 bag just yet. World-renowned poker commentator and comedian Joe Stapleton is also in the same camp as he fired in Day 1c but will be back on the hunt tomorrow along with Daniel 'Donk' Hughes.
Tomorrow will feature the final flight of this event, Day 1e, and it is expected to be the largest yet so if you haven’t found a Day 2 bag, this is your last chance!
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