The Hendon Mob Championship is always one of those tournaments that players flock to to take down. First off, it’s associated with the legendary Hendon Mobsters, one of whom Barny Boatman, burnished his already glittering poker CV recently with victory at EPT Paris for €1,287,800.
Secondly, the Hendon Mob website has become the top repository for poker info over the years. So nych so, people no longer ask “how much has a player won?”, they ask “what’s their Hendon Mob.”
As a result it’s common for players to brag to each other about their Hendon Mob flags. And when it comes to a “Hendon Mob Championship” Hendon Mob flag , we’re talking elite level achievement…
It’s also an affordable €215+35 buyin, with just a single re-entry allowed, which appeals to those looking to avoid the ubiquitous unlimited rebuy tournaments.
No surprise then that there’s a bumper turnout here with 322 players already registered. Included in this number are PokerStars’ co-commentators James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton (pictured), fresh from his 4th place finish last night in the 6-max for just shy of €8,000. Great stuff from Stapes, showing he can work his table almost as well as he can work the mike…
Both have been busy in the early stages, Stapleton up to 27k looking to cement his legacy as “genuine poker player” whilst Hartigan hasn’t started quite as well, down a few chips from his 25k starting stack but recently jamming all his chips into the middle over a raise and call to gain a few of those lost tokens back.
An exciting day’s poker beckons…