$3,500 Main Event Day 1 | 2022 BetMGM Poker Championship

06-23-2022 11:54 UTC-8

Silver Sizes Up Against Veksler

Connor Richards

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Pavlo Veksler opened from the hijack and Nate Silver called on the button. Veksler bet 500 on the flop of and Silver raised to 1,600. Veksler called.

Veksler checked on the turn and Silver fired a bigger bet of 4,500. Veksler again called. Veksler checked again on the and Silver once again sized up, this time to 15,000. Veksler quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Silver	60,000 60,000	60,000
Pavlo Veksler	55,000 5,000	5,000

06-23-2022 12:00 UTC-8

Sehgal Takes From Elias

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Calum Grant

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

With 11,400 in pot on the flop, Darren Elias bet 3,000 from the small blind and was called by Atul Sehgal on the button.

The BetMGM Poker ambassador then checked to the online qualifier. Sehgal fired for 5,500 and Elias wasted little time folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atul Sehgal	55,500

Darren Elias	49,000 2,000	2,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-23-2022 12:12 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Laplante	44,000 6,000	6,000

Carapella Flops Set to Eliminate One

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

David Carapella had raised on a flop of before his opponent three-bet all-in for nearly starting stack. Carapella snap-called.

Opponent:
David Carapella:

Carapella had flopped a set to have his opponent drawing nearly dead with top pair, but the on the turn gave the opponent outs to stay alive.

"Get outta here!" Carapella moaned when he saw the turn card.

Nonetheless, the river was a safe and he scooped the big pot to send the opponent to the rail early.

"That would've been pretty sick," said table mate Darren Elias about the avoided runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Carapella	110,000 45,000	45,000

06-23-2022 12:30 UTC-8

Berkey Takes Seat; Boyer Holds with Nines

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Calum Grant

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Matt Berkey had not long taken his seat at Table #40 and folded from middle position in one of his first hands of the day. The player to his left opened to 1,000 and they were called by Dylan Boyer from the big blind.

Boyer check-called a bet 1,200 on the flop before action checked through on the turn and river.

"NInes," announced Boyer, turning over his and his opponent tapped the table before mucking his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Berkey	50,000 50,000	50,000

Dylan Boyer	37,000 37,000	37,000

06-23-2022 12:45 UTC-8

Some New Notables

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylvain Loosli	50,000

Jake Daniels	50,000 50,000	50,000
James Romero	50,000 50,000	50,000

06-23-2022 12:45 UTC-8

Berkey Raises River

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Connor Richards

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Matt Berkey was in position in a heads-up pot on a board of .

Berkey bet 1,700 when checked to on the flop and his opponent called. The opponent checked again on the turn and Berkey checked back.

The river brought the and the opponent led out with a small bet of 1,200. Berkey raised to 7,500 and the opponent shot his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Berkey	50,000

06-23-2022 12:54 UTC-8

Wigg Calls Berkey

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Calum Grant

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

There was multi-way action and 1,500 in the middle on the flop.

Matt Berkey bet 500 from the small blind and was called by Kevin Alleback from under the gun. Anton Wigg then raised to 2,300 from middle position. Only Berkey called.

Both players checked the turn before Berkey bet 1,500 on the river. Wigg quickly called.