$1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle NJ | 2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania

03-26-2022 21:55 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	50,688	26,885
MBohmerwald23	49,312	-26,885

"MBohmerwald23" Takes Early Lead on Michael "Gags30" Gagliano

Lyle Bateman

Level 1, Blinds: 250/500 (75)

"MBohmerwald23" has jumped into an early lead in their match with Michael "Gags30" Gagliano, while the other game is a bit closer still.

Player	Chips	Progress
MBohmerwald23	76,197	-23,803
Scuba	58,284	-41,716
Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane	41,716	-58,284
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	23,803	-76,197

03-26-2022 21:45 UTC-4

Semi-Final Round

Lyle Bateman

Level 1, Blinds: 250/500 (75)

All players are now in the money, guaranteed at least $3,625. The matches for the semi-final round are below,

Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane vs "Scuba"
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano vs "MBohmerwald23"

03-26-2022 21:42 UTC-4

Michael "Gags30" Gagliano Final Player to Semis

Lyle Bateman

Level 9, Blinds: 1,200/2,400 (360)

It was quite a battle, but it came down to an ace vs ace cooler in Level 9. Money went in preflop with Michael "Gags30" Gagliano holding ace-nine against ace-seven for Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar. When the board came down [as2fqsqc7d] Gagliano's nine-kicker player, and he had a small lead to start the hand, sending him on to the first money-round.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	100,000	61,820
Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar	Busted

03-26-2022 21:32 UTC-4

Gagliano Doubles, then Gives Back

Lyle Bateman

Level 8, Blinds: 1,000/2,000 (300)

It's been a roller coaster of a level as Michael "Gags30" Gagliano doubled with nines into ace-four to take the lead, but Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar came right back with a double of his own when his eights held against overs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar	61,820	-6,825
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	38,180	6,855

03-26-2022 21:29 UTC-4

Pawar Still Leads

Lyle Bateman

Level 8, Blinds: 1,000/2,000 (300)

Not much changed in the final match in play during Level 7, though Pawar extended his lead slightly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar	68,645	3,090
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	31,325	-3,120

03-26-2022 21:22 UTC-4

Pawar Back in Lead

Lyle Bateman

Level 7, Blinds: 800/1,600 (240)

Michael "Gags30" Gagliano is putting up a valiant fight in this final match of the quarter-final round, but while he managed to chip up to close to even before the last level, Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar has been relentless chipping back up with small pots through Level 6.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar	65,555	14,404
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	34,445	-14,404

03-26-2022 21:13 UTC-4

Gagliano Back to Even

Lyle Bateman

Level 6, Blinds: 600/1,200 (180)

Michael "Gags30" Gagliano was down to less than 10,000 chips early in this match, but he's battled back to essentially even now in the last quarter-final match still in action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar	51,151	-13,218
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	48,849	13,245

03-26-2022 21:04 UTC-4

"MBohmerwald23" Into Semi-Finals

Lyle Bateman

Level 4, Blinds: 400/800 (120)

"ALLINONBLUE" was down to dregs and shoved with king-four. They ran into ace-six for "MBohmerwald23" and the ace held to send "MBohmerwald23" to the semi-finals.

Player	Chips	Progress
MBohmerwald23	100,000	12,871
ALLINONBLUE	Busted

03-26-2022 20:57 UTC-4

"Scuba" Books Seat in Semi-Finals Just Before Break

Lyle Bateman

Level 4, Blinds: 400/800 (120)

There are just two matches left in the quarter-finals at the break. Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar leads Michael "Gags30" Gagliano in a close one, while "MBohmerwald23" is well ahead of "ALLINONBLUE"

Player	Chips	Progress
Scuba	100,000	27,853
MBohmerwald23	87,129	24,383
Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar	64,369	1,643
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano	35,604	-1,670
ALLINONBLUE	12,871	-24,383
Jamestown11	Busted