Bally's "Main Event Mania" $1,500 Main Event
Day 1b Started
Bally's Main Event Mania
Bally's "Main Event Mania" $1,500 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Bally's Main Event Mania
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$76,950
Entries
57
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
12,000
Players Left 1 / 57
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If at first you don't succeed, try again.
It appears that's the mantra for Bally's poker room after a stumble on Day 1a of Bally's Main Event Mania $1,500 Main Event. The tournament had only a handful of early entries to the staff opted to push all their chips into Day 1b, and the staff expressed confidence the tournament will run as planned today.
As for the game plan, everything remains the same as for the aborted Day 1a. The tournament will offer a single reentry option and a deep structure with 50K in the starting stack and 40-minute levels, starting at 100/100/100. Registration will be open until Level 13. Eight-handed tables and plexiglass dividers will be in use to protect the players and staff.
The winner will not only earn a nice payday, but points toward the series leaderboard that will award a seat into the 2021 WSOP Main Event.
Cards are scheduled to fly at 11 a.m. local time, so stay tuned here to track the tournament's progress when the time comes.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Play has begun for Day 1 of the Bally's Main Event Mania $1,500 Main Event.
The tournament director told the players that the game plan for now is to play to 15% of the field or 15 levels. However, if it's looking possible to play through and finish the event tonight, he did leave that possibility open. It will just depend on the amount of entries and how the play is progressing.
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
While the focus for many players who came down to Las Vegas was on the World Series of Poker Main Event, the Bally's Main Event Mania series gave players the ability to fire off in some live events in between, during and after the online fun.
Here's a look at some of the side event winners during the early portion of the Bally's series. Some notable champs included Mike Shin in a $600 no-limit hold'em event ($10,476) and Michael Hahn in a $400 pot-limit Omaha ($7,677).
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 13 | Event 1: No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 | 64 | $56,640 | Tim Mercer | $18,461 |
| Dec. 14 | Event 2: No-Limit Hold'em $800 | 89 | $63,457 | Brent Hart | $18,836 |
| Dec. 15 | Event 3: No-Limit Hold'em $600 | 60 | $31,200 | Mike Shin | $10,476 |
| Dec. 15 | Event 4: Pot-Limit Omaha $400 | 74 | $24,790 | Michael Hahn | $7,677 |
| Dec. 16 | Event 5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em $400 | 24 | $8,040 | Andrew Donabedian | $3,430 |
| Dec. 16 | Event #6: $1,000 HORSE $1,000 | 63 | $55,755 | Gary Kosakowski | $18,181 |
| Dec. 17 | Event #7: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha $600 | 56 | $29,120 | Jerod Smith | $9,780 |
| Dec. 17 | Event #8: $250 No-Limit Hold'em $250 | 51 | $10,710 | Luis Rosa | $3,728 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
On a completed board of 
, 4,500 sat in the middle between David Neiman in the cutoff and Roger Vi on the button. Neiman led at it for 2,000 and Vi double-checked his cards then dropped in 8,000.
Neiman instantly threw in a chip but couldn't beat 
for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,500
6,500
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6,500 |
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36,000
14,000
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14,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
One of the entries showing up a bit after the first cards were pitched is Jeremy Brown.
He recently became involved in a multi-way pot as Roger Vi bet 1,200 from the hijack after one check on 
. David Herzog called in the cutoff on the scary board, and Brown made it 3,600 to go on the button. Both Vi and Herzog continued to the 
turn. They checked to Brown, who bet 6,400. Only Herzog called this time, bringing the 
river.
Both players quickly checked and Herzog rolled over 
but was beaten by 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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79,000 | |
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27,200
22,800
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22,800 |
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
One player was freshly sat at Table 10 and instantly three-bet to 1,800 over a 600 from Kevin Ward in the hijack.
"Right away, huh?" Ward asked.
"I'll show just so you know I'm not an asshole," his opponent responded with a laugh.
Ward made it 5,600 to go, though, and that was the price for the 
flop. The big blind checked and folded to 10,000. Ward showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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54,000
4,000
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4,000 |
