$3,500 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

06-11-2023 19:11 UTC-7

Good Run for Kipnis

Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

PokerNews missed the hand, but Jason Kipnis informed the team of his bust out. He relayed that he got it all in preflop against Paul Gunness who covered.

Jason Kipnis: AxKx
Paul Gunness: AxQx

The flop came out Ax10x10x to give both players an ace with Kipnis in the lead, and the turn 3x changed nothing, but the Qx on the river gave Gunness superior two-pair to eliminate the former MLB player.

Welp! That’ll do it folks. Finally got eliminated #. Had A K… all in verse an A Q….. guy hits a Q on the River #..… https://t.co/H8Ilt1AzsD
— Jason Kipnis (@TheJK_Kid)

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Gunness	810,000 448,000	448,000
Jason Kipnis	Busted

Tags: Jason Kipnis Paul Gunness

06-11-2023 19:05 UTC-7

Break Time

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There are 102 players remaining in the BetMGM Poker Championship, and they are on a 15-minute break.

06-11-2023 19:02 UTC-7

Updated Counts; Kipnis Busts in the Money

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anuj Agarwal	780,000 13,000	13,000

Danny DeJesus	700,000 100,000	100,000

Anatoly Nikitin	665,000 -58,000	-58,000
Melanie Pittard	615,000 439,500	439,500

Raul Martinez	520,000 -155,000	-155,000
Anthony Hu	420,000 -240,000	-240,000
Chance Kornuth	400,000 55,000	55,000

Martin Jacobson	350,000 260,000	260,000

Nadya Magnus	310,000 -60,000	-60,000
Ivan Galinec	280,000 -125,000	-125,000
Michael Jozoff	230,000 107,000	107,000
Darren Elias	180,000 55,000	55,000

Victoria Livschitz	155,000 15,000	15,000
Jing Wang	Busted

Paul Richardson	Busted
Jason Kipnis	Busted

Ezequiel Waigel	Busted

06-11-2023 18:52 UTC-7

Ausmus Ousts Papazyan

Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus opened to 17,000 but then Art Papazyan moved all in for around 130,000 and Ausmus called to put him at risk.

Art Papazyan: A♣K♠
Jeremy Ausmus: 6♣6♦

Ausmus was a favorite going into this flip, and the flop of Q♥Q♦6♠ put him lightyears ahead with his flopped full house. The 4♦ on the turn left Papazyan drawing dead and the 7♥ completed the board and sent him to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	460,000 -25,000	-25,000

Art Papazyan	Busted

Tags: Art Papazyan Jeremy Ausmus

06-11-2023 18:50 UTC-7

End of Day Info Confirmed

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Per one of the tournament directors, today's plan is to stop playing at the end of Level 19.

The hopes are that the field will be reduced to around 64 players by this time, so Day 3 will begin with eight full tables inside the PokerGO studio. If there are more than 64 remaining by the end of Level 19, play will resume until the TD calls it a day.

Of course, this is all subject to change but as it stands, this is the current aim.

06-11-2023 18:42 UTC-7

Current Chip Leaders

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	1,750,000 150,000	150,000
Michael Stashin	1,290,000 370,000	370,000
Mario Navarro	1,200,000 602,000	602,000
Erfan Geula	1,100,000 -360,000	-360,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,000,000 881,500	881,500

06-11-2023 18:34 UTC-7

Deng Folds Out Song

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Stephen Song opened to 17,000 from the cutoff and called when Clemen Deng three-bet to 70,000 from the small blind.

Deng continued for 50,000 on the K♣6♣7♥ flop and Song conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clemen Deng	730,000 620,000	620,000
Stephen Song	700,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Clemen Deng Stephen Song

06-11-2023 18:32 UTC-7

Yau Finds an Ace to Double

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ethan Yau opened to 16,000 from under the gun before Petar Kalev made it 45,000 from the hijack. Yau responded with a four-bet jam to 131,000 and Kalev called to put the vlogger at risk.

Ethan Yau: A♦K♥
Petar Kalev: 9♥9♣

Yau seemed unfazed about the situation and continued to focus on his iPad where he was taking part in some WSOP online events.

The A♥J♥5♦ flop gave him a reason to look up as he paired up to take the lead and held out to double after the 2♠ turn and 5♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ethan Yau	282,000 7,000	7,000

Petar Kalev	240,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tags: Ethan Yau Petar Kalev

06-11-2023 18:20 UTC-7

Miller and Lavenburg Flushed Out on Bubble

Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Raul Martinez and short-stacked Adam Miller got all the chips in preflop on the stone bubble and after the other tables completed their action the cards were tabled.

Adam Miller: K♠Q♣
Raul Martinez: 9♥3♥

The flop came out 9♣K♥10♥ for a huge sweat, as Miller had the superior pair but Martinez also had a flush draw to go with his three. The turn 10♠ took away some of Martinez's outs but the 6♥ on the river was a gut punch to Miller as it gave his opponent the flush to eliminate him.

Across the room, another all-in-hand was unfolding:

Johann Ibanez opened to 16,000 from under the gun before Michael Lavenburg three-bet to 44,000. Ibanez called.

On the Q♥6♥4♣ flop, Ibanez checked and Lavenburg continued for 25,000, leaving around 250,000 behind. Ibanez moved all in as the big stack and was quickly called.

Michael Lavenburg: AxQx
Johann Ibanez: 10♥7♥

Coincidentally, Ibanez took a chunk off Lavenburg earlier on with the same hand and had the chance to do the same again. The J♣ turn was a brick but Ibanez made his flush on the A♥ river to oust Lavenburg.

Since both of these players were eliminated at the same time, they will be splitting the 128th Place min-cash for $2,396 each.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	1,600,000 240,000	240,000
Raul Martinez	675,000 410,000	410,000
Adam Miller	Busted
Michael Lavenburg	Busted

Tags: Adam Miller Johann Ibanez Michael Lavenburg Raul Martinez

06-11-2023 18:05 UTC-7

Lonis Busts Dudani to Set Up Stone Bubble

Calum Grant

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jesse Lonis just elimiminated Shiva Dudani to set up the stone bubble, he briefly recapped the hand to PokerNews.

Jesse Lonis opened to 18,000 from middle position before Shiva Dudani three-bet to 50,000 from the hijack. Lonis jammed as the bigger stack and Dudani called for his tournament life.

Shiva Dudani: AxKx
Jesse Lonis: AxQx

Lonis spiked a queen on the flop and held out on the turn and river to deliver the bad beat to Dudani.