$3,500 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-09-2023 22:05 UTC-7

Full House at the Lucky Lodge

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The player in middle position opened to 3,500 and the cutoff three-bet to 10,000, but then Harry Lodge moved all in for around 30,000.

The initial raiser got out of the way while the cutoff snapp called to put Lodge at risk.

Harry Lodge: 10♣10♦
Cutoff: J♦J♣

Lodge was not too happy when he saw what he was up against, but his attitude quickly changed when the flop came out 7♠10♥9♠ to give him the lead with top set.

The turn came the 7♣ to further improve him to a full house and the Q♣ completed the board to secure his win for the double-up.

Meanwhile, his opponent was only left with around 6, 000and ended up busting the very next hand when Dong Chen flopped trip queens against his ace high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong Chen	160,000

Harry Lodge	67,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Dong Chen Harry Lodge

06-09-2023 21:58 UTC-7

Queens Hold for Newman

Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Stu Newman, moved all in for 15,000 from early position and was called by an opponent.

Stu Newman: Q♦Q♠
Opponent: A♦Q♣

Newman's pair was never troubled as the board ran out with the 10♣10♥4♠5♠6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stu Newman	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Stewart Newman

06-09-2023 21:50 UTC-7

Keating Gets Paid with Quads

Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The under-the-gun player opened to 3,000, and Alex Keating called from middle position.

On the 7♠6♥6♣ flop, the original raiser check-called for 3,000, which brought in the 5♠ turn. Action checked through to the A♣ river, and the under-the-gun player checked. Keating fired out 5,000 and was met with a raise to 45,000. Keating three-bet jammed for 116,500, and his opponent called after some time in the tank.

Keating tabled his 6♦6♠ for flopped quads while his opponent had the 7♦5♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	255,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Adam Keating

06-09-2023 21:34 UTC-7

Choppy Choppy

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jonathan Jaffe opened to 3,500 from early position and was called by Melanie Pittard from the cutoff and the big blind defended as well.

The flop came out 3♣K♥J♣ and action checked to Pittard who then gave a little shrug and moved all in for 26,000.

This prompted a quick fold from the big blind but Jaffe went into the tank for a bit.

After about 15, seconds, he decided to make the call to put her at risk.

Melanie Pittard: Q♣J♦
Jonathan Jaffe: Q♠J♥

When they realized they had the same hand they both nodded and shrugged and pulled their bets back as the board ran out 10♦K♦ for them to chop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	325,000 277,000	277,000

Melanie Pittard	34,000

06-09-2023 21:28 UTC-7

Chip Counts and Bust outs

Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Vuilleumier	271,000 136,000	136,000

Eric Yanovsky	233,000 -11,000	-11,000
Rodney Turvin	202,000 -25,000	-25,000
Thomas Coan	155,000 -80,000	-80,000

Victoria Livschitz	140,000 -30,000	-30,000
Jim Farrelly	125,000 15,000	15,000

Malcolm Glenn-Adams	95,000 20,000	20,000
Philip Shing	86,000 41,000	41,000
Steve Rosen	80,000 -32,000	-32,000
Nadya Magnus	73,000 -9,000	-9,000
Adam Hendrix	40,000 -46,000	-46,000

Jared Jaffee	35,500 -4,500	-4,500

Paul Richardson	29,000 -28,000	-28,000
Jesse Lonis	25,000 -31,000	-31,000

Michael Gathy	15,500 -51,500	-51,500

Ethan Yau	Busted

Robbi Jade Lew	Busted
Sean Alper	Busted

Farah Galfond	Busted
Michael Wang	Busted

06-09-2023 21:12 UTC-7

Final Two Levels; Late Registration Closes

Calum Grant

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Late registration for Day 1a of the BetMGM Poker Championship has now closed. The first starting flight has seen 485 entries, and of those, 234 remain,

For players to make Day 2, they need to survive just two more levels of play. Anybody with chips in front of them will then bag and tag their stacks.

Players who bag today are still permitted to try and run up a bigger stack in Day 1b, however, only their best stack will be carried forward.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

06-09-2023 21:07 UTC-7

Some Late Registration Entries

Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger	40,000 40,000	40,000

Johan Schultz-Pedersen	40,000 40,000	40,000
Dylan Linde	40,000 40,000	40,000

Noah Schwartz	Busted

Uri Reichenstein	Busted