$1,060 Main Event - New Jersey
Day 1 Started
$1,060 Main Event - New Jersey
Day 1 Started
The 2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania is into the final leg now, with the final day of play scheduled for today. Among the marquee events on-deck is Mania #17: $1,060 Main Event with $100,000 guaranteed.
Action for the Main Event gets going at 5 pm ET, and players will start the day with 100,000 in chips. Blinds increase every 10 minutes while registration is still open in this 8-Max game, but when it closes after Level 18, the game will move to 12-minute levels.
That means players will have about 3 hours to get into the game late or rebuy if they lose all their chips. There are unlimited rebuys in this one during the first 18 levels, so players may be inclined to fire multiple times in search of Main Event glory and the biggest share of the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Among the players who will be in action today is New Jersey's headliner for the March Poker Mania series, Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias. Elias was on hand for the HU event on March 26 but failed to make it past the first round of play. He'll no doubt be hoping for a better showing in today's Main Event.
Stay tuned here for all the Main Event action as PokerNews will be on the virtual floor all day until a winner is decided.
Level 1, Blinds: 150/300 (40)
There are 18 players in action to start the game today, but they'll need another 85 entries to make the $100,000 guarantee. Among the players in action to start the day are Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken, Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias, Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd, and Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken | 100,000 | |
Stylebender | 100,000 | |
Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
|
100,000 | |
MYSTICMOUNTAIN | 100,000 | |
Wjc80
|
100,000 | |
ZenRead | 100,000 | |
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd | 100,000 | |
Lincoln65
|
100,000 | |
Cayavajor
|
100,000 | |
DixonKuntz
|
100,000 | |
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski | 100,000 | |
Fitzgerald
|
100,000 | |
Don "dhimp20" Himpele | 100,000 | |
pay4medsch00l | 100,000 | |
PhuneeeMuneee | 100,000 | |
Jamestown11
|
100,000 | |
njpokeraa | 100,000 | |
Wyeth | 100,000 |
Level 1, Blinds: 150/300 (40)
Just after the game got underway, Matt "Boozehound" Iles and Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo brought the field to 20 players, and it is growing from there.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt "Boozehound" Iles | 100,000 | |
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo | 100,000 |
Level 2, Blinds: 200/400 (60)
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lincoln65
|
129,404
29,404
|
29,404 |
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski |
107,414
7,414
|
7,414 |
pay4medsch00l |
106,189
6,189
|
6,189 |
ZenRead |
105,020
5,020
|
5,020 |
Wyeth |
103,600
3,600
|
3,600 |
Level 2, Blinds: 200/400 (60)
"Fitzgerald" limped under the gun, and "PhuneeeMuneee" raised to 3.200 from the button. "Wyeth" called from the big blind, as did "Fitzgerald". The flop came and after a couple of checks "PhuneeeMuneee" bet 3,200.
Both players called to the turn where it checked around to the river. After a check from "Wyeth", "Fitzgerald" bet 7,200, and got two folds and the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fitzgerald
|
124,965
24,965
|
24,965 |
PhuneeeMuneee |
93,785
-6,215
|
-6,215 |
Wyeth |
89,820
-13,780
|
-13,780 |
Level 3, Blinds: 250/500 (60)
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd has taken over the chip lead and busted the first player of the day when he got there with a straight. Dodd three-bet before the flop, after a raised to 1,000 from "DixonKuntz" and a call from Don "dhimp20" Himpele. Three players saw the flop and action checked around.
The turn was and "DixonKuntz" bet 6,780, enough to push Himpele out, but Dodd stuck around to the river. "DixonKuntz" bet 13,560, then called it off after Dodd shoved with more.
"DixonKuntz":
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd:
Dodd spiked a straight on the river after "DixonKuntz" found two pair on the flop.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd |
182,636
82,636
|
82,636 |
Don "dhimp20" Himpele |
101,018
1,018
|
1,018 |
DixonKuntz
|
Busted |
Level 4, Blinds: 300/600 (75)
There are 34 entries in the game now, with 33 stacks still in play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd |
189,087
6,451
|
6,451 |
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken |
154,342
54,342
|
54,342 |
Fitzgerald
|
137,800
12,835
|
12,835 |
Anthony "supremetny" Chin | 131,920 | |
Don "dhimp20" Himpele |
127,598
26,580
|
26,580 |
Level 6, Blinds: 500/1,000 (125)
There are 35 entries in the game at the first break of the day, with 33 stacks still at the table. Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd still has a substantial lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd |
188,174
-913
|
-913 |
PhuneeeMuneee |
161,626
67,841
|
67,841 |
Fitzgerald
|
160,877
23,077
|
23,077 |
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell
|
134,928 | |
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken |
132,292
-22,050
|
-22,050 |
pay4medsch00l |
129,122
22,933
|
22,933 |
ScarletRaptor | 127,890 | |
Chalmisi6 | 118,870 | |
Don "dhimp20" Himpele |
116,808
-10,790
|
-10,790 |
Wyeth | Busted |
Level 6, Blinds: 500/1,000 (125)
"Wyeth" is back in the game after their exit just before the break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
DonkyKing | 115,300 | |
Wjc80
|
114,489
14,489
|
14,489 |
odo23 | 111,710 | |
RobertJordan | 111,150 | |
Matt "Boozehound" Iles |
110,778
10,778
|
10,778 |
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza | 108,260 | |
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes | 107,315 | |
Ace7100 | 105,196 | |
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski |
104,334
-3,080
|
-3,080 |
Wyeth |
99,875
99,875
|
99,875 |