Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2022 BetMGM Poker Championship
$3,500 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 BetMGM Poker Championship
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$1,097,600
Entries
343
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
210
Players Left
90
Updated Stacks and Recent Bust Outs
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
163,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
|
||
|
150,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
140,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
87,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
|
||
|
73,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
70,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
||
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
52,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
|
45,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
||
|
38,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
|
|
20,500 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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Players on Break
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Players are on their third 15-minute break of the day.
Garifoulline Doubles Through Leonard
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
With 20,000 in a three-bet pot on the 
flop, a big hand was brewing between chip leader Edward Leonard and Yuriy Garifoulline.
Leonard checked in the hijack and Garifoulline bet 7,500 from the cutoff. Leonard called.
Leonard then check-called Garifoulline's 40,000 jam on the 
turn.
Yuriy Garifoulline: 
Edward Leonard: 
The at risk player was in a great position and then secured the double up after the 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
294,000
294,000
|
294,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
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Some Recent Eliminations
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
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Carapella Doubles Through Elias
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
David Carapella was in a three-way pot against Darren Elias and Dejuante Alexander on a board of 
.
Elias bet 1,200 on the flop and Alexander called. Carapella moved all-in for around 35,000 and only Elias called.
David Carapella: 
Darren Elias: 
Elias' top pair was no good against the trips of Carapella, whose hand held up as the board ran out 
to improve Elias to a worthless two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
80,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
|
80,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
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McKeehen Keeps Climbing
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Joe McKeehen opened on the button and called a three-bet from the player in the big blind.
The big blind bet 9,000 on the flop of 
and McKeehen called. The big blind checked on the turn and McKeehen checked back.
The big blind checked again on the 
river and McKeehen fired a sizable bet of 28,000. The big blind snap-called, only to muck 
face-up when McKeehen showed the winner with for a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Latest Counts
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
115,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
85,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
|
75,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
70,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
45,000
-26,500
|
-26,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
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McKeehen Cracks Queens for Chip Lead
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
For a pot worth around 50,000, Joe McKeehen had the button player all in and at risk preflop from the big blind.
Button Player: 
Joe McKeehen: 
McKeehen was the underdog but immediately leapfrogged his opponent following the 
flop. McKeehen secured the elimination after the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
Daniels Rakes in a Small One
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Jake Daniels opened to 1,700 from middle position and was called by the big blind.
On the 
flop, the big blind checked and Daniels bet 1,700. Daniels tried to return his cards to the dealer thinking his opponent had folded but that wasn't the case.
As Daniel's cards had not touched the muck, he was able to retrieve them and the big blind called.
"I should have raised there but I would've felt bad," said the big blind.
Action then checked through on the 
turn and 
river.
The big blind turned over his for ten-high. Daniels saw his opponent's cards but did not say whether he had better.
"No way," echoed Farrell, who thought the big blind was going to win with his missed straight draw.
The big blind began to stand up but then sat down after Daniels turned over his 
to win the pot. The table then eruoted with laughter before the next hand was dealt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000
21,000
|
21,000 |