Day 8 Recap: Matt Berkey Wins $1,060 NLH Main Event ($31,250); "s7udz88" & "GogoYubari" Also Win
Day 8 of BetMGM's March Poker Mania in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Michigan is over, marking the end of the East Coast online poker series.
The final day included the marquee Event #17: $1,060 NLH Main Event 8-max, as well as Event #18: $535 Phase II: Main Event, Event #19: $215 NLH Turbo Second Chance and Event #20: $215 NLH Turbo.
In Pennsylvania, March Poker Mania host Matt Berkey took down the Main Event to earn $31,250 after defeating "Hisoka" during heads-up play, who in turn earned $17,500. Berkey live-streamed the final table action on the Solve for Why YouTube channel, giving fans an opportunity to watch him take it down.
I understood the assignment... https://t.co/J9z1L5TdhM
— Matt Berkey (@berkey11)
The Pennsylvania Main Event attracted 88 runners and generated $88,000 in prize money to stay at the guaranteed $100,000.
The New Jersey Main Event, meanwhile, attracted 80 entrants and generated a prize pool of $80,000. "GogoYubari" took it down for $29,330, while March Poker Mania host Darren Elias finished in 15th.
In Michigan, "s7udz88" got through 92 runners to win $31,250, while March Poker Mania host Andrew Neeme finished outside of the money in 53rd place. The tournament attracted 92 runners and generated $92,000 in prize money to stay at the guarantee. It was a great day for "s7udz88," who went on to win Event #19 for $7,375.
The other winners in Event #19 were "odo23" in New Jersey ($7,375) and "CL911129" in Pennsylvania ($7,193).
In Event #18, meanwhile "pay4medsch00l" took down the New Jersey event, "DoneYetOhYes" won in Michigan and "ItBLikeThat" won in Pennsylvania. All three players took home the first-place prize of $18,750.
In Event #20, which did not take place in Pennslyvania, "c0recolapse" won the Michigan event for $6,566, while Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken won the event in New Jersey for $6,730 and his third victory of the series.
Vanauken also took down Event #1: $535 Warm-up for $15,193 and Event #12: $320 NLH PKO 6-max for $8,618.
That wraps up PokerNews' coverage of BetMGM's March Poker Mania in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan. A full table of winners in the series is available below.
BetMGM March Poker Mania Michigan Results
| DATE | STATE | EVENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| March 20 | MI | Event #1: $535 Warm-up | 73 | $40,000 | "Sureloc4444" | $13,132 | |
| March 20 | MI | Event #2: $109 Half-price PKO | 246 | $30,000 | "mangocoin" | $6,039 | |
| March 20 | MI | Event #3: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 83 | $4,150 | "CavemanMpn" | Ticket | |
| March 20 | MI | Event #4: $215 NLH Turbo | 88 | $20,000 | "rickystackerz77" | $6,250 | |
| March 21 | MI | Event# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 38 | $1,900 | "jdrisco6" | Ticket | |
| March 21 | MI | Event #6: $215 PLO 6-max | 81 | $16,200 | "Jwitty" | $4,200 | |
| March 22 | MI | Event #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 33 | $1,650 | "KeyWestD35" | Ticket | |
| March 22 | MI | Event #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max | 52 | $26,000 | "Jwitty" | $9,001 | |
| March 23 | MI | Event #9: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 31 | $1,550 | "Loose Cannon" | Ticket | |
| March 23 | MI | Event #10: $320 NLH 8-max | 87 | $26,100 | Chris "theduke8605" Ball | $8,156 | |
| March 24 | MI | Event #11: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 25 | $1,250 | "WhizID-10-T" | Ticket | |
| March 24 | MI | Event #12: $320 NLH PKO 6-max | 68 | $20,400 | "jdrisco6" | $5,834 | |
| March 25 | MI | Event #13: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 47 | $2,350 | "Jkin231" | Ticket | |
| March 25 | MI | Event #14: $215 PLO 6-max | 82 | $16,400 | "TheDuke8605" | $5,084 | |
| March 26 | MI | Event #15: $1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle 32-max | 30 | $40,000 | "Treeguy88" | $25,000 | |
| March 26 | MI | Event #16: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 46 | $2,300 | "georgejanssen" | Ticket | |
| March 27 | MI | Event #18: $535 Phase II: Main Event | 131 | $75,000 | "DoneYetOhYes" | $18,750 | |
| March 27 | MI | Event #19: $215 NLH Turbo Second Chance | 109 | $25,000 | "s7udz88" | $7,375 | |
| March 26 | MI | Event #20: $215 NLH Turbo | 76 | $20,000 | "c0recolapse" | $6,566 |
BetMGM March Poker Mania Pennsylvania Results
| DATE | STATE | EVENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| March 20 | PA | Event #1: $535 Warm-up | 85 | $42,500 | "Abelnator" | $13,281 | |
| March 20 | PA | Event #2: $109 Half-price PKO | 236 | $30,000 | "phillytaxguy" | $6,730 | |
| March 20 | PA | Event #3: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 54 | $2,700 | "LetMeWin3437" | Ticket | |
| March 20 | PA | Event #4: $215 NLH Turbo | 97 | $20,000 | "davelower2" | $5,900 | |
| March 21 | PA | Event# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 36 | $1,800 | "esotericwisdom" | Ticket | |
| March 21 | PA | Event #6: $215 PLO 6-max | 46 | $15,000 | "esotericwisdom" | $5,850 | |
| March 22 | PA | Event #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 45 | $2,250 | "LookAtMyNuts" | Ticket | |
| March 22 | PA | Event #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max | 53 | $26,500 | "Love2Lose22" | $8,573 | |
| March 23 | PA | Event #9: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 30 | $1,500 | "HilmDave" | Ticket | |
| March 23 | PA | Event #10: $320 NLH 8-max | 46 | $15,000 | "PokerIsFun420" | $5,850 | |
| March 24 | PA | Event #11: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 36 | $1,800 | "RON MASSEY" | Ticket | |
| March 24 | PA | Event #12: $320 NLH PKO 6-max | 69 | $20,700 | "Love2Lose22" | $5,648 | |
| March 25 | PA | Event #13: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 31 | $1,550 | "jerome morrow" | Ticket | |
| March 25 | PA | Event #14: $215 PLO 6-max | 54 | $15,000 | "bydad" | $5,400 | |
| March 26 | PA | Event #15: $1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle 32-max | 25 | $35,000 | "MrSchneebly" | $22,500 | |
| March 26 | PA | Event #16: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 40 | $2,000 | "Tom Cruise" | Ticket | |
| March 27 | PA | Event #17: $1,060 NLH Main Event 8-max | 88 | $100,000 | "Matt Berkey" | $31,250 | |
| March 27 | PA | Event #18: $535 Phase II: Main Event | 131 | $75,000 | "ItBLikeThat" | $18,750 | |
| March 27 | PA | Event #19: $215 NLH Turbo Second Chance | 127 | $25,400 | "CL911129" | $7193 |
BetMGM March Poker Mania New Jersey Results
| DATE | STATE | EVENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| March 20 | NJ | Event #1: $535 Warm-up | 103 | $51,500 | Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken | $15,193 | |
| March 20 | NJ | Event #2: $109 Half-price PKO | 308 | $35,000 | "DixonKuntz" | $7,240 | |
| March 20 | NJ | Event #3: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 40 | $2,000 | "GlennQuagmire" | Ticket | |
| March 20 | NJ | Event #4: $215 NLH Turbo | 82 | $25,000 | "Wyeth" | $7,813 | |
| March 21 | NJ | Event# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 56 | $28,000 | "debh711" | Ticket | |
| March 21 | NJ | Event #6: $215 PLO 6-max | 52 | $15,000 | "SadBigCheese" | $5,400 | |
| March 22 | NJ | Event #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 34 | $1,700 | "Funkyphill1423" | Ticket | |
| March 22 | NJ | Event #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max | 65 | $32,000 | "Nickd7799" | $11,064 | |
| March 23 | NJ | Event #9: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 46 | $2,300 | Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John | Ticket | |
| March 23 | NJ | Event #10: $320 NLH 8-max | 72 | $21,600 | Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio | $6,059 | |
| March 24 | NJ | Event #11: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 34 | $1,700 | "StoeDaddy" | Ticket | |
| March 24 | NJ | Event #12: $320 NLH PKO 6-max | 79 | $25,000 | Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken | $8,618 | |
| March 25 | NJ | Event #13: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 32 | $1,600 | "RobertJordan" | Ticket | |
| March 25 | NJ | Event #14: $215 PLO 6-max | 58 | $15,000 | "SuperShred" | $5,213 | |
| March 26 | NJ | Event #15: $1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle 32-max | 29 | $39,000 | "MBohmerwald23" | $24,500 | |
| March 26 | NJ | Event #16: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 34 | $1,700 | "MistaMenza" | Ticket | |
| March 27 | NJ | Event #17: $1,060 NLH Main Event 8-max | 80 | $100,000 | "GogoYubari" | $29,330 | |
| March 27 | NJ | Event #18: $535 Phase II: Main Event | 139 | $75,000 | "pay4medsch00l" | $18,750 | |
| March 27 | NJ | Event #19: $215 NLH Turbo Second Chance | 105 | $25,000 | "odo23" | $7,375 | |
| March 26 | NJ | Event #20: $215 NLH Turbo | 71 | $20,000 | Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken | $6,730 |