$3,500 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2022 BetMGM Poker Championship
$3,500 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 BetMGM Poker Championship
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$1,097,600
Entries
343
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
253
Players Left
26
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | William | McCracken | 50,500 |
| 24 | 3 | Bob | Shao | 61,500 |
| 24 | 4 | Nick | Schulman | 18,000 |
| 24 | 6 | Yuriy | Garifoulline | 35,000 |
| 24 | 7 | Kevin | Allebach | 62,000 |
| 25 | 1 | Duff | Charette | 140,500 |
| 25 | 3 | Keegan | Smith | 46,500 |
| 25 | 4 | Vincent | Lestingi | 127,000 |
| 25 | 6 | Timothy | Carey | 38,000 |
| 25 | 7 | Graham | Matthews | 380,000 |
| 26 | 1 | Albert | Nguyen | 262,000 |
| 26 | 3 | Jonathan | Lessin | 131,500 |
| 26 | 4 | Benji | Felson | 117,500 |
| 26 | 6 | Daniel | Buzgon | 67,500 |
| 26 | 7 | Sylvian | Loosli | 54,000 |
| 27 | 1 | David | Botcowsky | 250,000 |
| 27 | 3 | Santiago | Plante | 12,000 |
| 27 | 4 | Scott | Szurek | 99,000 |
| 27 | 6 | Cliff | Hodgman | 57,000 |
| 27 | 7 | Linus | Richter | 296,000 |
| 28 | 1 | Angel | Lopez | 51,500 |
| 28 | 3 | Steven | Filipovic | 102,500 |
| 28 | 4 | Matthew | Wantman | 107,000 |
| 28 | 6 | Michael | McNicholas | 346,000 |
| 28 | 7 | Craig | Mason | 136,000 |
| 29 | 1 | Anton | Wigg | 95,500 |
| 29 | 3 | Barry | Hutter | 4,500 |
| 29 | 4 | Upeshka | De Silva | 64,500 |
| 29 | 6 | Brian | Frasca | 145,500 |
| 29 | 7 | Tse | Shing | 95,500 |
| 30 | 1 | Juris | Kaps | 60,000 |
| 30 | 3 | Nicholas | Dennis | 118,500 |
| 30 | 4 | Jacob | Ferro | 84,500 |
| 30 | 6 | James | Romero | 62,500 |
| 30 | 7 | Edward | Leonard | 287,500 |
| 31 | 1 | Hal | Rotholz | 214,000 |
| 31 | 3 | Markus | Gonsalves | 60,500 |
| 31 | 4 | John | Goodin | 172,000 |
| 31 | 6 | Larry | Lucci | 122,000 |
| 31 | 7 | Noel | Rodriguez | 70,000 |
| 32 | 1 | Anthony | Bruscia | 306,000 |
| 32 | 3 | Lander | Lijo | 80,000 |
| 32 | 4 | Oleg | Bondar | 115,500 |
| 32 | 6 | Mark | Dube | 63,000 |
| 32 | 7 | Jeremy | Saderne | 263,000 |
| 33 | 1 | Steve | Bayyouk | 44,000 |
| 33 | 3 | Jennifer | Tesch | 132,500 |
| 33 | 4 | Charlton | Lin | 135,000 |
| 33 | 6 | Matthew | Lefey | 130,500 |
| 33 | 7 | Tim | McDermott | 108,500 |
| 34 | 1 | Val | Arzunian | 62,000 |
| 34 | 3 | Raul | Martinez | 170,500 |
| 34 | 4 | Gediminas | Uselis | 233,500 |
| 34 | 6 | Vladimir | Alexandrov | 99,000 |
| 34 | 7 | Ludovic | Geilich | 208,000 |
| 35 | 1 | Alexandre | Vuilleumier | 59,000 |
| 35 | 3 | Mark | Dickstein | 223,000 |
| 35 | 4 | Javier | Gomez | 106,500 |
| 35 | 6 | Jake | Daniels | 207,500 |
| 35 | 7 | Kevin | Rabichow | 73,000 |
| 36 | 1 | Austin | Bursavich | 135,500 |
| 36 | 3 | Dejuante | Alexander | 138,500 |
| 36 | 4 | Iakov | Onuchin | 265,000 |
| 36 | 6 | Tony | Valiente | 82,000 |
| 36 | 7 | Joey | Weissman | 50,000 |
| 37 | 1 | Ian | Ivers | 185,000 |
| 37 | 3 | Randall | Brooks | 220,000 |
| 37 | 4 | Shankar | Pillai | 40,500 |
| 37 | 6 | Millard | Hale | 103,500 |
| 37 | 7 | Gregory | Hadden | 68,500 |
| 38 | 1 | Ryan | Shinevare | 53,500 |
| 38 | 3 | Mario | Navarro | 23,000 |
| 38 | 4 | Josh | Koetje | 93,000 |
| 38 | 6 | Anuj | Sethi | 47,500 |
| 38 | 7 | Jonan | Schultz-Pedersen | 64,000 |
| 39 | 1 | Salim | Khouiy | 160,000 |
| 39 | 3 | Darren | Elias | 37,000 |
| 39 | 4 | Daniel | Sewnig | 117,000 |
| 39 | 6 | Jared | Koppel | 101,500 |
| 39 | 7 | Joseph | McKeehen | 202,500 |
| 40 | 1 | Tim | Gilberti | 32,000 |
| 40 | 3 | Connor | Boyle | 11,500 |
| 40 | 4 | Sam | Panzica | 51,000 |
| 40 | 6 | Clemen | Deng | 83,000 |
| 40 | 7 | Isaac | Kempton | 46,500 |
| 41 | 1 | Maxwell | Young | 208,500 |
| 41 | 3 | Edgar | Varas | 52,000 |
| 41 | 4 | Arthur | Gulbinowicz | 54,500 |
| 41 | 6 | George | Rakitzis | 73,000 |
| 41 | 7 | Michael | Cannon | 194,000 |
Joe McKeehen, Jake Daniels Among Big Names in Day 2 of the Inaugural BetMGM $3,500 Poker Championship
Day 2 of the 2022 BetMGM Poker Championship $3,500 Main Event at ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas is slated to get underway today at noon PST. A total of 90 players survived Day 1 and more are certain to join the field as late registration remains open for the first level of Day 2.
The inaugural BetMGM Poker Championship has attracted many of the biggest names in poker, and some of those who made it to Day 2 include Jake Daniels, Anton Wigg, Nick Schulman, Kevin Rabichow, Isaac Kempton, Dejuante "DJ" Alexander, Matthew Wantman, James Romero and 2015 WSOP Main Event champion and Pennsylvania native Joe McKeehen.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
| 1 | Graham Matthews | 380,000 | 190 | |
| 2 | Michael McNicholas | 346,000 | 173 | |
| 3 | Anthony Bruscia | 306,000 | 153 | |
| 4 | Linus Richter | 296,000 | 148 | |
| 5 | Edward Leonard | 287,500 | 144 | |
| 6 | Iakov Onuchin | 265,000 | 133 | |
| 7 | Jeremy Saderne | 263,000 | 132 | |
| 8 | Albert Nguyen | 262,000 | 131 | |
| 9 | David Botcowsky | 250,000 | 125 | |
| 10 | Gediminas Uselis | 233,000 | 117 |
There were also quite a few online qualifiers who made it to Day 2, including Michael McNicholas, Vincent Lestingi, Larry Lucci, Daniel Sewnig, Kevin Allebach and Val Arzunian. BetMGM Poker ambassador Darren Elias also found a bag as he looks for his next big tournament score.
Day 2 will kick off with blinds at 1,000/2,000/2,000. Like the previous day, Day 2 will play for nine 60-minute levels with players taking a 15-minute break every two levels.
The PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to bring you continued coverage of this exciting inaugural event.
Slight Delay
There are several players exercising the option to register the event on Day 2. There is a slight delay to the tournament start time to give people time to get to their seats.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 2 of the BetMGM Poker Championship.
Zazaian Doubles in Opening Hand
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jacob Ferro and Steven Zazaian got their stacks in the middle preflop from the blinds with the latter at risk of elimination.
Steven Zazaian: 
Jacob Ferro: 
Day 2 entrant Zazaian essentially locked up a first-hand double up after the 
flop. Zazaian collected the pot after the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
34,500 | -50,000 |
Notable New Entries
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 |
Yau Busts Then Reenters
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 57,000 |
|
|
50,000 |
Bayyouk Doubles With Queens Full
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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 |