2022 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 1
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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
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Laplante Goes Runner-Runner to Stay Alive

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

Ryan Laplante was down to around 4,000 and got it in on a flop of {6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} against a heads-up opponent.

Ryan Laplante: {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

Laplante was in bad shape against the pocket kings of his opponent and he stood up from his seat anticipating a bustout. But the board ran out {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} to return Laplante to his seat as he made a runner-runner flush to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Laplante
8,000
20,000
20,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Boyle Rivers Rodriguez

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Connor Boyle opened from the button before Noel Rodriguez three-bet to 6,000 from the small blind. Boyle called.

Rodriguez check-called a bet of 4,000 on the {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop before action checked through on the {3-Hearts} turn and {k-Diamonds} river.

Rodriguez exposed his pocket nines but quickly returned his cards to the dealer after Boyle rivered a pair of kings with his {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

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Noel Rodriguez
95,000
$25K Fantasy
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Connor Boyle
50,000
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Daniels Rakes in a Small One

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Jake Daniels
Jake Daniels

Jake Daniels opened to 1,700 from middle position and was called by the big blind.

On the {j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop, the big blind checked and Daniels bet 1,700. Daniels tried to return his cards to the dealer thinking his opponent had folded but that wasn't the case.

As Daniel's cards had not touched the muck, he was able to retrieve them and the big blind called.

"I should have raised there but I would've felt bad," said the big blind.

Action then checked through on the {a-Hearts} turn and {5-Diamonds} river.

The big blind turned over his {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for ten-high. Daniels saw his opponent's cards but did not say whether he had better.

"No way," echoed Farrell, who thought the big blind was going to win with his missed straight draw.

The big blind began to stand up but then sat down after Daniels turned over his {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} to win the pot. The table then eruoted with laughter before the next hand was dealt.

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Jake Daniels
71,000
21,000
21,000

McKeehen Cracks Queens for Chip Lead

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

For a pot worth around 50,000, Joe McKeehen had the button player all in and at risk preflop from the big blind.

Button Player: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Joe McKeehen: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

McKeehen was the underdog but immediately leapfrogged his opponent following the {10-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop. McKeehen secured the elimination after the {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe McKeehen
150,000
93,000
93,000

Latest Counts

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Darren Elias
120,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 4X Winner
BetMGM Poker
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Dejuante Alexander
115,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Matthew Wantman
85,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Sylvain Loosli
75,000
28,000
28,000
Jaka Coaching
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Kevin Rabichow
70,000
10,000
10,000
Run It Once
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Niall Farrell
70,000
5,000
5,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
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Tim McDermott
60,000
32,000
32,000
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Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina
50,000
50,000
50,000
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Nick Schulman
45,000
26,500
26,500
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 2X Winner
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Connor Drinan
40,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner

McKeehen Keeps Climbing

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

Joe McKeehen opened on the button and called a three-bet from the player in the big blind.

The big blind bet 9,000 on the flop of {5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and McKeehen called. The big blind checked on the {k-Spades} turn and McKeehen checked back.

The big blind checked again on the {8-Spades} river and McKeehen fired a sizable bet of 28,000. The big blind snap-called, only to muck {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} face-up when McKeehen showed the winner with {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} for a pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe McKeehen
200,000
50,000
50,000

Carapella Doubles Through Elias

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
David Carapella
David Carapella

David Carapella was in a three-way pot against Darren Elias and Dejuante Alexander on a board of {j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}.

Elias bet 1,200 on the flop and Alexander called. Carapella moved all-in for around 35,000 and only Elias called.

David Carapella: {6-Spades}{4-Spades}
Darren Elias: {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Elias' top pair was no good against the trips of Carapella, whose hand held up as the board ran out {5-Spades}{k-Hearts} to improve Elias to a worthless two pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Dejuante Alexander
120,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Darren Elias
80,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 4X Winner
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David Carapella
80,000
45,000
45,000
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Garifoulline Doubles Through Leonard

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Yuriy Garifoulline
Yuriy Garifoulline

With 20,000 in a three-bet pot on the {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop, a big hand was brewing between chip leader Edward Leonard and Yuriy Garifoulline.

Leonard checked in the hijack and Garifoulline bet 7,500 from the cutoff. Leonard called.

Leonard then check-called Garifoulline's 40,000 jam on the {2-Spades} turn.

Yuriy Garifoulline: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Edward Leonard: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The at risk player was in a great position and then secured the double up after the {3-Spades} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
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Edward Leonard
294,000
294,000
294,000
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Yuriy Garifoulline
115,000
115,000
115,000
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