Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2022 BetMGM Poker Championship
$3,500 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 BetMGM Poker Championship
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$1,097,600
Entries
343
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
210
Players Left
90
Bursavich Busts Schulman
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Nick Schulman moved all-in with his remaining stack of around 26,000 and Austin Bursavich re-shoved as one of the tournament chip leaders to get the hand heads-up.
Nick Schulman: 
Austin Bursavich: 
Schulman needed an ace or a king to stay alive and he couldn't hit as the board ran out 
to mark his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 280,000 |
|
Busted |
BetMGM Poker Championship Day 1 Photos
Leonard Still on Top
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
293,000 | -1,000 |
|
230,000 | 20,000 |
|
157,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -13,500 |
|
125,000 | 45,000 |
|
115,000 | 50,000 |
|
106,500 | 36,500 |
|
100,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
90,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 37,000 |
|
80,000 | -40,000 |
|
76,000 | 46,000 |
|
|
52,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -12,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Daniels Doesn't Punt
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jake Daniels got to the river in a heads-up pot on a board reading 
.
Daniels bet 15,000 on the river and his opponent initiated some table talk, noting that Daniels had mentioned that he is sometimes prone to "punt."
"Sometimes I punt, but I told myself I wouldn't punt. So, therefore, I will not," Daniels explained to imply that he had it this time.
The opponent folded 
face-up and asked Daniels if he would show. Daniels allowed him to look at one card, and after doing so the opponent decided he had made the right move.
"Good f***ing fold!" the oppponent told himself.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | -6,000 |
Rabichow Eliminated
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Kevin Rabichow was eliminated in a preflop confrontation where he moved in with pocket tens and ran into the pocket queens of his opponent. Rabichow couldn't improve and was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Wiegmann Takes From Geilich
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ludovic Geilich opened from early position and was called by a player in middle position, the button, the small blind and Cody Wiegmann in the big blind.
Geilich continued for 4,500 on the 
flop and only Weigmann called.
The turn checked through to the 
river and Wiegmann bet 3,800. Geilich wasted little time calling but mucked after Wiegmann rolled over his 
for a flopped two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
143,500 | -18,500 |
|
93,000 | 93,000 |
Geilich Continuing Ascent
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ludovic Gielich was just seen raking in a 22,000 pot. The board read 
and the player in middle position checked. Geilich bet 17,500 and won the pot after his opponent quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
162,000 | 12,000 |
Shashikhina Gets Value
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The button raised to 2,600 and Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina flat-called out of the small blind to get the hand heads-up.
Shashikhina checked on the 
flop and the button checked back. Shashikhina checked again on the turn and her opponent checked back.
Shashikhina led out for 6,500 on the 
and her opponent shuffled his chips before calling. Shashikhina showed to win the pot with a pair of aces, beating out the 
of the button.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | 65,000 |
Berkey Flops Flush
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Anatoly Filatov opened to 2,300 from middle position and was only called by Matt Berkey from the big blind.
The 
flop checked through to the 
turn. Berkey bet 4,000 and was called.
The checked through and Berkey let out a little sigh before tabling his 
for a flopped flush.
Filatov exposed that he had the before he mucked.