2022 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 BetMGM Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$224,236
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$1,097,600
Entries
343
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
253
Players Left
26

Joe McKeehen, Jake Daniels Among Big Names in Day 2 of the Inaugural BetMGM $3,500 Poker Championship

Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

Day 2 of the 2022 BetMGM Poker Championship $3,500 Main Event at ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas is slated to get underway today at noon PST. A total of 90 players survived Day 1 and more are certain to join the field as late registration remains open for the first level of Day 2.

The inaugural BetMGM Poker Championship has attracted many of the biggest names in poker, and some of those who made it to Day 2 include Jake Daniels, Anton Wigg, Nick Schulman, Kevin Rabichow, Isaac Kempton, Dejuante "DJ" Alexander, Matthew Wantman, James Romero and 2015 WSOP Main Event champion and Pennsylvania native Joe McKeehen.

End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

 RANKPLAYERCHIP COUNTBIG BLINDS
 1Graham Matthews380,000190
 2Michael McNicholas346,000173
 3Anthony Bruscia306,000153
 4Linus Richter296,000148
 5Edward Leonard287,500144
 6Iakov Onuchin265,000133
 7Jeremy Saderne263,000132
 8Albert Nguyen262,000131
 9David Botcowsky250,000125
 10Gediminas Uselis233,000117

There were also quite a few online qualifiers who made it to Day 2, including Michael McNicholas, Vincent Lestingi, Larry Lucci, Daniel Sewnig, Kevin Allebach and Val Arzunian. BetMGM Poker ambassador Darren Elias also found a bag as he looks for his next big tournament score.

Day 2 will kick off with blinds at 1,000/2,000/2,000. Like the previous day, Day 2 will play for nine 60-minute levels with players taking a 15-minute break every two levels.

The PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to bring you continued coverage of this exciting inaugural event.

Tags: Anthony BrusciaAnton WiggGraham MatthewsIakov OnuchinIsaac KemptonJeremy SaderneJoe McKeehenKevin AllebachKevin RabichowLarry LucciMichael McNicholasNick SchulmanVal ArzunianVincent Lestingi