Late registration for the inaugural BetMGM Poker Championship has now closed.
The tournament board is showing that there have been 343 entries with 160 players remaining.
The abundance of Day 2 entries means that the $1 million guarantee has been surpassed, with the final prize pool standing at $1,097,600.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day with late registration closing at the end of the break.
Graham Matthews opened to 4,000 from early position and was called by Duff Charette from the hijack and Nick Schulman from the big blind.
Only Charette called Matthews' 9,500 bet on the 
flop. Matthews then checked to Charette on the 
turn. Charette bet 21,000 and the Day 1 chip leader folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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375,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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100,000
40,500
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40,500 |
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30,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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Anton Wigg was in position in a heads-up pot against Brian Frasca on a board reading 
.
Frasca checked on the turn and called a bet of 7,000 from Wigg. Frasca checked again on the 
river and Wigg fired for 8,000. Frasca check-raised to around 30,000 and Wigg snap-folded.
The next hand, Wigg opened in middle position and Frasca defended from the blinds. Frasca checked on the flop of 
and Wigg checked back. Frasca checked again on the 
turn and Wigg bet 6,500. Frasca called.
Frasca checked once more on the 
river and Wigg sized up to 22,500. Frasca folded to send the pot to Wigg.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
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130,000
34,500
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34,500 |
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Todd Ivens opened to 4,500 from the button before Maxwell Young three-bet to 16,000 from the small blind. Ivens called.
Young check-called a bet of 7,000 on the 
flop before action checked through on the turn.
Young then took the lead on the 
river and bet 25,000. Ivens jammed for 73,500 and was snap-called.
Ivens flopped the nut straight with his 
while Young had the lower end with his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
120,000
88,500
|
88,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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BetMGM Poker qualifier Steve Bayyouk earned an early double-up with queens full when he held 
on a board of 
. The dealer had mucked the losing hand before it could be noted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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Ethan Yau and Jake Daniels limped in from the button and the small blind respectively before Kevin Rabichow made it 6,500 from the big blind. Yau called before Daniels folded.
Rabichow checked and Yau bet 5,500 on the 
flop. Rabichow then moved all in as the covering stack and Yau called off the rest of his stack.
Yau had the 
and was ahead of Rabichow's 
. However, the latter made trips on the 
turn and the completed the board.
Yau was felted but quickly reentered with a fresh starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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50,000 | |
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