2022 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 1
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 1
Entries
210
Players Left
90

Turn Lead Wins It for Wu

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
Wu Song
Wu Song

Song Wu limped in from early position and Sylvain Loosli raised to 1,200 from the cutoff. Three players called, including Wu.

Wu checked on the flop {2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Loosli continued with a bet of 1,600. The button called, and Wu put out a single 5,000-chip for a called, though he noted that he had meant to raise.

Wu led out with a bet of 5,000 on the {4-Diamonds} turn and his two opponents quickly folded to win the pot for the BetMGM Poker qualifier.

Player Chips Progress
Song Wu us
Song Wu
60,000
60,000
60,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
45,000
-5,000
-5,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Yuhas Building a Stack

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player opened to 1,000 from the hijack before the cutoff three-bet to 3,000. Shaan Yuhas three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind and only the cutoff called.

Yuhas check-called a bet of 3,000 on the [adkh7c[ flop before betting 12,000 on the {2-Spades} turn. The cutoff quickly gave it up and Yuhas chipped up without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Shaan Yuhas us
Shaan Yuhas
90,000

Pahuja Shoves River

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

BetMGM Poker qualifier Vineet "Vinny" Pahuja was out of position in a three-way pot on a board of {5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}.

Pahuja checked on the flop and one of his opponents bet 1,500. The other opponent called and Pahuja raised to 6,000. Only the first opponent called.

Pahuja bet 10,200 on the {4-Hearts} turn and his opponent called. Pahuja then moved all-in for 20,000 on the {q-Diamonds} river and his opponent thought for about a minute before folding.

Player Chips Progress
Vineet "Vinny" Pahuja us
Vineet "Vinny" Pahuja
55,000

Sehgal Chows Down

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Jake Daniels raised to 1,000 from early position and was called by the cutoff and Atul Sehgal from the small blind.

Sehgal, while eating a Posh Burger, check-raised to 3,200 after Daniels continued for 1,200 on the {q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop. The cutoff mucked before Sehgal put in the three-bet.

Daniels, undeterred by his ravenous opponent, called to see the {4-Hearts} turn.

Sehgal took another bite of his burger before sending in another 5,500 into the middle. Daniels quickly let it go and Seghal continued to chow down while he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
57,000
7,000
7,000
Atul Sehgal us
Atul Sehgal
44,500
-11,000
-11,000

Alexander Catches a River Bluff to Eliminate Daniels

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
DJ Alexander
DJ Alexander

Dejuante "DJ" Alexander was in a heads-up pot against Jake Daniels on a board of {2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{a-Spades} with around 5,000 in the middle.

Alexander bet 7,500 for a more than pot-sized river bet and Daniels responded by moving all in for around 32,000. Alexander went in the tank and eventually found a call.

Daniels tabled {k-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for a pair of fives and a missed flush draw, while Alexander showed {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for two pair to win the pot and eliminate Daniels early in the day.

Daniels was seen buying back into the tournament shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Dejuante Alexander us
Dejuante Alexander
85,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
50,000
-7,000
-7,000

Farrell Bets River; Geilich Takes Seat

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Niall Farrell
Niall Farrell

The button opened to 1,000 before Niall Farrell three-bet to 4,200 from the small blind. The button called.

On the {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts} flop, Farrell continued for 2,800. The button raised to 6,200 and was called.

The {9-Diamonds} turn checked through to the {4-Spades} river and Farrell bet 15,600. His opponent weighed up his option before deciding to fold.

Farrell's compatriot Ludovic Geilich has also taken his seat in the tournament and has a fresh starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
53,500
53,500
53,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
50,000
50,000
50,000

Sixes Full for Carapella

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
David Carapella
David Carapella

BetMGM Poker qualifer David Carapella has been running up his stack as of late and recently eliminated in an opponent in an all-in cooler.

The opponent held {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} on a board of {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for the nut flush, but it was no good against the full house of Carapella with {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} to mark the second time today that Carapella has sent an opponent to the rail after flopping a set.

At the same table, Darren Elias has built up a similarly sized stack of around 140,000.

Player Chips Progress
David Carapella us
David Carapella
150,000
40,000
40,000
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
140,000
91,000
91,000

Drinan's Four-Bet Takes It Down

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Connor Drinan
Connor Drinan

Atul Sehgal opened 1,200 from under the gun and was called by David Elias and David Carapella from early and middle position, respectively.

The hijack then bumped it up to 5,500 before Connor Drinan made it 12,500 from the small blind.

Action quickly folded back to the hijack who also decided to let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
55,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner