Henri Perez Lopez: Poker Career, Earnings and RGPS Championship
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Inducted 2014
Henri Perez Lopez is a United States poker player whose biggest career breakthrough came in July 2026, when he won the RunGood Poker Series $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort for $83,380.
The victory transformed Lopez from a regional tournament player with a relatively modest public résumé into a champion of one of the most recognizable mid-major events on the RunGood schedule. Official RunGood results list 1,111 entrants and a $577,720 prize pool, making the win easily the largest recorded score of Lopez’s career.
As of August 2026, The Hendon Mob lists Lopez with $119,573 in live tournament earnings and an $83,380 best live cash.
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Who Is Henri Perez Lopez?
Henri Perez Lopez is an American poker player who has competed primarily in live no-limit hold’em tournaments.
His public tournament record has strong ties to Northern California, particularly Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln and other regional poker venues. Before his 2026 RunGood championship, Lopez had accumulated tournament cashes without attracting the kind of national attention associated with major-tour champions or high-stakes professionals.
That changed when he defeated a field of more than 1,000 entries at Thunder Valley.
The Hendon Mob identifies Lopez as a United States player, but reliable public sources reviewed for this profile do not establish his birthplace, age or current residence. Those details should not be assumed from where he has played.
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How Henri Perez Lopez Learned Poker
Lopez told PokerNews that his introduction to no-limit Texas hold’em came through friends and coworkers while he was working at a restaurant.
He learned the game when he was younger and carried an ambition to eventually produce a significant tournament result.
Public information about his life outside poker is limited, and there is not enough verified information to characterize him as a full-time professional or identify an occupation beyond the restaurant work mentioned in coverage of his 2026 victory.
What the tournament record does show is a player who competed for years before reaching his largest stage.
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Building a Regional Tournament Record
Lopez’s recorded poker history predates his RunGood championship by years.
Global Poker Index records show him finishing 15th in a $160 no-limit hold’em knockout event during the 2017 Ante Up Poker Tour World Championship at Thunder Valley.
The Hendon Mob also records a 2017 tournament victory at Stones Gambling Hall in Citrus Heights, California, where Lopez earned $2,279.
Those results were far smaller than the score that eventually defined his career, but they help establish that his 2026 breakthrough did not come from a player making his first appearance in a live tournament.
Lopez had been competing in the Northern California poker scene well before his name reached a wider audience.
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Henri Perez Lopez’s 2026 WSOP Circuit Cash
Lopez added an official World Series of Poker result to his record in January 2026.
He competed in Event #4 of the WSOP Circuit stop at Thunder Valley, a $400 eight-handed no-limit hold’em tournament that attracted 268 entries.
Lopez finished 28th for $802.
The result remains his only WSOP-branded cash listed on his official WSOP player page as of August 2026. It did not produce a bracelet or Circuit ring, but it added another documented result at the venue where his much larger victory would arrive six months later.
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Winning the 2026 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship
Lopez’s defining tournament began during the RunGood Poker Series Passport Season Finale at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
The $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship carried a $500,000 guarantee and ultimately generated a $577,720 prize pool.
RunGood’s official results list 1,111 entrants. PokerNews live reporting lists 1,096 entries, creating a discrepancy between two reputable sources. Because RunGood was the tournament organizer, its published total of 1,111 is used here while the difference is noted for transparency.
Lopez positioned himself well before the final day. During the starting flights, he advanced with 481,000 chips, one of the strongest stacks from his flight.
His run accelerated as the tournament moved toward its conclusion.
With five players remaining, Lopez eliminated Gregory Pon in fifth place and moved into a commanding chip lead. He then eliminated Aaron Overton in fourth and Jedidiah Hoffman in third.
Those knockouts gave Lopez more than 85 percent of the chips in play when heads-up action began against Ryan Awwad.
A championship that appeared close to being settled quickly became far more complicated.
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A Dramatic Heads-Up Battle With Ryan Awwad
Ryan Awwad refused to disappear despite beginning heads-up play at a major chip disadvantage.
Awwad doubled several times and eventually reversed the standings, building approximately a two-to-one advantage over Lopez.
Lopez then had to fight his way back into the match.
Pocket fours held against Awwad’s ace-seven in one important all-in confrontation. Lopez later won another large pot with a flush and continued cutting into the deficit.
One of the most important hands arrived when Awwad held ten-deuce on a board containing two deuces. Awwad had three of a kind, but Lopez held four-three and completed a five-high straight after an ace landed on the turn.
The hand delivered a major double-up to Lopez and restored his commanding position.
The final hand came with Awwad holding eight-five suited and Lopez holding ace-five of hearts.
After Awwad moved all in, Lopez called. The board brought three hearts by the turn, completing Lopez’s flush and ending the tournament.
Awwad collected $55,000 for second place. Lopez received the $83,380 championship prize and his first RunGood Poker Series title.
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Henri Perez Lopez’s Major Poker Accomplishments
Won the 2026 RunGood Poker Series $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship for $83,380.
Recorded the largest live tournament cash of his career with the $83,380 victory.
Defeated an official field of 1,111 entrants according to RunGood Poker Series results.
Reached $119,573 in recorded live tournament earnings as of August 2026.
Recorded a WSOP Circuit cash at Thunder Valley in January 2026.
Has documented live tournament results dating back to at least 2017.
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How Much Has Henri Perez Lopez Won Playing Poker?
The Hendon Mob lists Henri Perez Lopez with $119,573 in live tournament earnings as of August 2026.
His $83,380 RunGood championship is by far his largest recorded cash.
PokerNews reported that Lopez entered the final day of the Mid-Major Championship with slightly more than $36,000 in career live earnings. Winning the tournament therefore more than doubled his recorded total in a single result.
Tournament earnings should not be confused with poker profit. Public databases generally record tournament payouts rather than a player’s total buy-ins, travel costs, reentries, taxes or other expenses.
Lopez’s career earnings figure should also be reviewed periodically because it will change whenever additional results are recorded.
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Does Henri Perez Lopez Have a WSOP Bracelet or Circuit Ring?
Lopez has not won a World Series of Poker bracelet or WSOP Circuit ring as of August 2026.
His official WSOP profile lists zero bracelets, zero Circuit rings and one WSOP-branded cash.
That cash came at the January 2026 WSOP Circuit stop at Thunder Valley, where he finished 28th in the $400 eight-handed no-limit hold’em event for $802.
His major title came on the RunGood Poker Series rather than the WSOP Circuit.
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What Is Henri Perez Lopez’s Playing Style?
There is not enough reliable public information to classify Lopez with a specific established playing style.
Describing him as loose-aggressive, tight-aggressive, mathematical or exploitative would go beyond what his available tournament record and published coverage support.
His 2026 championship does provide evidence of competitive resilience.
Lopez entered heads-up play with an enormous advantage, lost that advantage as Awwad repeatedly doubled, fell behind and then recovered rather than allowing the momentum shift to end his run.
After the tournament, Lopez described feeling calm during the heads-up battle and acknowledged both the strength of his opponent and the role luck played in the outcome.
One tournament cannot define a player’s complete strategic identity, but Lopez’s ability to recover from multiple setbacks became one of the clearest characteristics of his championship performance.
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Why Henri Perez Lopez’s RunGood Victory Matters
The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship gave Lopez something his previous résumé had lacked: a nationally recognizable tournament title and a substantial five-figure score.
The event also represents an important level of the live tournament ecosystem.
Mid-major events allow players who may not regularly enter $5,000, $10,000 or high-roller tournaments to compete in large fields for significant prize pools. RunGood has built much of its schedule around that segment of live poker, and The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship was created specifically around players competing at those stakes.
Lopez became an example of what those tournaments can produce.
He entered the event with roughly $36,000 in previous recorded earnings and left with an $83,380 score, a championship title and a dramatically different tournament résumé.
For a player whose previous results were largely associated with regional poker, that represented a meaningful career breakthrough.
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Where Henri Perez Lopez’s Poker Career Stands
Henri Perez Lopez enters the period following his 2026 RunGood victory with the largest result and most significant title of his recorded career.
He should not yet be described as an established high-stakes professional based on the available evidence. Reliable sources do not document a regular high-roller schedule, major-tour championship history or extensive WSOP résumé.
His record instead reflects a regional tournament player who broke through in a large mid-major event after years of live competition.
No reliable source reviewed for this profile has confirmed Lopez’s future tournament schedule.
What happens next will determine how the Thunder Valley championship fits into the larger story of his career. It may remain his signature result, or it could become the tournament that marked his transition into more frequent competition on nationally followed tours.
As of August 2026, however, his place in the poker record is clear: Henri Perez Lopez is a RunGood Poker Series champion with more than $119,000 in recorded live earnings and an $83,380 career-best score.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Henri Perez Lopez
Who is Henri Perez Lopez?
Henri Perez Lopez is a United States poker player who won the 2026 RunGood Poker Series $600 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
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What is Henri Perez Lopez’s biggest poker win?
Lopez’s largest recorded tournament score is the $83,380 he earned for winning the 2026 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship at Thunder Valley.
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How much has Henri Perez Lopez won playing poker?
The Hendon Mob lists Lopez with $119,573 in live tournament earnings as of August 2026. That total can change as new tournament results are recorded.
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How many players entered the 2026 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship?
RunGood Poker Series official results list 1,111 entrants. PokerNews live reporting lists 1,096 entries. Because the tournament organizer's published results are the more authoritative source, this profile uses 1,111 while noting the discrepancy.
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How much was the prize pool?
The 2026 Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship generated a $577,720 prize pool.
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Who did Henri Perez Lopez defeat heads-up?
Lopez defeated Ryan Awwad heads-up. Awwad earned $55,000 for finishing second.
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What was Henri Perez Lopez’s winning hand?
Lopez held ace-five of hearts against Awwad’s eight-five suited in the final hand. Lopez completed a heart flush on the turn to win the tournament.
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Does Henri Perez Lopez have a WSOP bracelet?
No. The WSOP lists Lopez with zero bracelets as of August 2026.
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Does Henri Perez Lopez have a WSOP Circuit ring?
No. His official WSOP record lists zero Circuit rings and one cash as of August 2026.
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Has Henri Perez Lopez cashed in a WSOP event?
Yes. Lopez finished 28th in a $400 eight-handed no-limit hold’em event during the January 2026 WSOP Circuit stop at Thunder Valley and earned $802.
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How did Henri Perez Lopez learn poker?
Lopez told PokerNews that friends and coworkers taught him no-limit Texas hold’em while he was working at a restaurant when he was younger.
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Where is Henri Perez Lopez from?
The Hendon Mob and WSOP identify Lopez with the United States. Reliable sources reviewed for this profile do not establish his birthplace or current residence.
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