2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania
Level 29, 25,000/50,000 (6,200)
"Gail the Snail" open-shoved for 598,063 and "pa500" three-bet to 1,146,126. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads-up with "Gail the Snail" at risk.
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and the nines held to eliminate "Gail the Snail" from the tournament in sixth place.
Level 28, 20,000/40,000 (5,000)
"pa500" opened with a raise in middle position and Edward "Hikosa" Leonard shoved for nearly 1,500,000 from the next seat over. Action folded around and "pa500" called.
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and the queens held to secure a big double for Leonard.
Level 27, 18,000/36,000 (4,500)
"Gail the Snail" open-shoved and "bottleopener" called with less from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads-up with "bottleopener" at risk.
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and the queens held to eliminate "bottleopener" in seventh place for $4,150.
Level 27, 18,000/36,000 (4,500)
With 317,000 in the pot and ![]()
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on the board, Matt Berkey checked from the big blind and "MrSchneebly" bet 162,000 from under the gun. Berkey shoved and his opponent called quickly, turning over ![]()
for the nut flush draw. Berkey had ![]()
for kings and sevens. The river was
and the flush came through to secure the double for "MrSchneebly".
Level 27, 18,000/36,000 (4,500)
"luckybluffer777" open-shoved from the button for 235,890 and "pa500" called from the next seat over in the small blind.
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and "pa500" made a pair of queens to eliminate "luckybluffer777" in eighth place.
"MrSchneebly" open-shoved from the small blind for just over 400,000 and "MuckLavin" called from the big blind.
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and "MrSchneebly" made a set of sixes to secure the late double.
The final eight players are now on a five-minute break.

Level 25, 14,000/28,000 (3,500)
"Limp Grindstone" shoved from the button and "pa500" was the lone caller.
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and "pa500" made a pair of queens to secure the elimination and send the remaining players to the final table.