Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2022 BetMGM Poker Championship
$3,500 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2022 BetMGM Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
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
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Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
The BetMGM Poker Championship is on its first 15-minute break of the day.
The event has seen 124 entries with 117 players remaining.
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
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 
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 
turn and his two opponents quickly folded to win the pot for the BetMGM Poker qualifier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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45,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
With 30,000 in the middle on the 
completed board, a player in middle position checked. Matt Berkey, who was in cutoff, quickly moved all in.
"Can I have a count?" asked his opponent.
After the dealer worked out Berkey's stack, the jam was confirmed to be for 45,400.
"I have no idea what to do," the middle position player added.
He eventually let his hand go and Berkey chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,400
33,900
|
33,900 |
|
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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.
Berkey had a pair of fours with his 
but Wigg's 
was good for top pair and the latter raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
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41,500
8,500
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8,500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
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Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
Ryan Laplante opened to 600 from early position and was only called by the big blind.
Action checked through on the 
flop to the turn. The big blind bet 600 and was called.
The 
river prompted the big blind to check-fold after Laplante bet 1,500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
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