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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Sehgal Limps in with Jacks

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Atul Sehgal limped in from under the gun with David Carapella (middle position), Vincent Lestingi (cutoff) and Connor Drinan (small blind) doing the same. The big blind checked and the five players saw the {6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop.

Sehgal bet 2,400 and only Lestingi called before both players checked back on the {5-Clubs} turn.

Sehgal bet 3,000 and was quickly called. Sehgal rolled over his {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and his oppenent mucked to concede the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Atul Sehgal
43,000
1,500
1,500
BetMGM Poker
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Vincent Lestingi
33,000
33,000
33,000
BetMGM Poker

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Main Event Champ Joe McKeehen Among Latest Entries

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champion and Pennsylvania native Joe McKeehen is among the latest to take a seat in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Vineet "Vinny" Pahuja
120,000
65,000
65,000
BetMGM Poker
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Sylvain Loosli
85,000
40,000
40,000
Jaka Coaching
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Anton Wigg
85,000
31,000
31,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
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Tim McDermott
80,000
80,000
80,000
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Matthew Wantman
70,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Niall Farrell
50,000
3,500
3,500
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
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Joe McKeehen
50,000
50,000
50,000
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James Romero
48,000
2,000
2,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Nate Silver
37,000
23,000
23,000
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Matt Berkey
35,000
40,400
40,400
BetMGM Poker
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Jake Daniels
13,000
37,000
37,000

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
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Connor Drinan
55,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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
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David Carapella
150,000
40,000
40,000
BetMGM Poker
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Darren Elias
140,000
91,000
91,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 4X Winner
BetMGM Poker

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
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Niall Farrell
53,500
53,500
53,500
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
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Ludovic Geilich
50,000
50,000
50,000
Grosvenor Poker

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
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Dejuante Alexander
85,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jake Daniels
50,000
7,000
7,000

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
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Jake Daniels
57,000
7,000
7,000
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Atul Sehgal
44,500
11,000
11,000
BetMGM Poker

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
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Vineet "Vinny" Pahuja
55,000
BetMGM Poker

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
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Shaan Yuhas
90,000