Derek "pompii" Sudell Wins BetMGM New Jersey Championship ($59,975); “Javierleonor” Victorious in Phase Event
The BetMGM Poker Online Championships concluded in New Jersey with the $1,000 Championship. The tournament attracted 181 entrants who generated a $171,950 prize pool. However, given it was a $250K GTD tournament the field enjoyed a $78,050 overlay!
The top 24 players made the money with a min-cash being worth $2,330, while $59,975 awaited the winner. The tournament was structured to last two days, so after Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski bubbled in 25th place, the tournament went on an overnight break.
At that point, Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha had the big stack with 1,620,642, which was just slightly ahead of the 1,605,451 held by “Minutz”. Others with decent stacks were Derek "pompii" Sudell (1,590,281), Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd (786,016), and Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell (533,883), just to name a few. On the other end of the spectrum, Dan “mj23style” Sewnig was the short stack with 223,748.
Sewnig managed to ladder up a bit to 20th place for $2,582.50, while Rocha’s lead only took him to 11th place for $4,000, which was a bit better than the 13th-place finish of “Minutz” for $3,125. Meanwhile, both Dodd and Sudell used their big stacks to go deep with the former, who had already won two titles in the series, taking fourth place for $22,125, and the latter going all the way to win the tournament for $59,975.
New Jersey BetMGM Poker Online $1,000 Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek "pompii" Sudell | $59,975 |
| 2 | “Dorgilina” | $41,000 |
| 3 | “ALLINONBLUE” | $29,000 |
| 4 | Ryan “Whosyourdoddy” Dodd | $22,125 |
| 5 | “UnderDaBed” | $17,125 |
| 6 | “pay4medsch00l” | $12,625 |
| 7 | “Jthockey” | $10,000 |
| 8 | “La_Flama_Blanca” | $7,500 |
| 9 | “AFA567” | $5,250 |
Darren Elias Finishes Sixth in New Jersey Phase Tournament
New Jersey’s BetMGM Poker Online Championships $100 Phase tournament saw 91 players advance from the various Day 1 flights. With only $57,040 collected, there was a lucrative overlay as it was a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
All the players who made Day 2 were in the money with a min-cash being worth $368.61, while up top there was a $17,498.10 top prize.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were “xRIVERBOATx” (10th - $1,532.26), Dan “mj23style” Sewnig (13th - $970.46), Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken (14th - $970.46), Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes (17th - $807.02), and Michael “Gags30” Gagliano (29th - $657.76).
It took four and a half hours of play for “Javierleonor” to close out the tournament by defeating “Dise57” in heads-up play.
BetMGM Poker Online Championships NJ Phase Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Javierleonor” | $17,498.10 |
| 2 | “Dise57” | $12,091.92 |
| 3 | Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer | $8,353.15 |
| 4 | Daniel “centrfieldr23” Lupo | $5,505.90 |
| 5 | “RA679” | $3,816.42 |
| 6 | Darren “Darren_Elias” Elias | $2,967.89 |
| 7 | Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein | $2,369.22 |
| 8 | Matt “MattEMenz” Mendez | $1,906.14 |
| 9 | Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell | $1,532.26 |
BetMGM Poker Online Championship NJ Winners
All told the BetMGM New Jersey Championship catered to a combined 1,094 entries and awarded $663,950 in prize money. Here's a look at all those who captured titles during the series in New Jersey..
| Date | Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 15, 2022 | NJ #1: $500 Kickoff | 88 | $41,360 | Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias | $12,925 |
| Sept. 16, 2022 | NJ #2: $250 PKO | 97 | $22,522 | Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd | $6,912 |
| Sept. 17, 2022 | NJ #3: $500 - $30K GTD | 58 | $30,000 | "Kozym1" | $10,200 |
| Sept. 17, 2022 | NJ #4: $250 6-Max PLO | 83 | $20,000 | Soheb "MyCousinVinny5" Porbandarwala | $6,200 |
| Sept. 19, 2022 | NJ #6: $500 7-Max PKO | 64 | $30,080 | "MBohmerwald23" | $8,521 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | NJ #8: $250 6-Max PKO | 105 | $24,413 | Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd | $6,240 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | NJ #9: $500 Warm-Up NLH | 92 | $50,000 | "audidriver" | $15,625 |
| Sept. 23, 2022 | NJ #10: $250 7-Max | 82 | $20,000 | Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes | $4,614 |
| Sept. 24. 2022 | NJ #11: $250 NLH | 110 | $25,575 | "jacksupMM" | $7,544 |
| Sept. 24. 2022 | NJ #12: $1,000 PLO High Roller | 43 | $50,000 | "Believer111" | $19,500 |
| Sept. 25, 2022 | NJ #13: $1,000 Championship | 181 | $250,000 | Derek "pompii" Sudell | $59,975 |
| Sept. 25, 2022 | NJ #14: $100 Phased Day 2 | 91 | $100,000 | "Javierleonor" | $17,498.10 |