2022 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 3
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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 3
Entries
26
Players Left
6
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Shankar Pillai Eliminated in 14th Place ($16,464)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Shankar Pillai
Shankar Pillai

With 250,000 in the middle on the {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop, Noel Rodriguez bet 85,000 from the small blind. Shankar Pillau called from the big blind.

Pillai called another bet of 130,000 on the {7-Clubs} turn.

Rodriguez then moved all in as the covering stack on the {j-Hearts} river. Pillai would go into the tank, using up all his remaining time extensions before deciding to call for his tournament life.

Rodriguez tabled his {a-Clubs}{a-Spades} for the nut flush while Pillai had the {q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Pillai then exited the PokerGO Studio in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Noel Rodriguez
1,700,000
500,000
500,000
$25K Fantasy
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Shankar Pillai
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Nick Sena-Hopkins Eliminated in 13th Place ($16,464)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nick Sena-Hopkins
Nick Sena-Hopkins

Just as Shankar Pillai bust, Nick Sena-Hopkins moved all in from the button for 265,000. Albert Nguyen called from the small blind.

Nick Sena-Hopkins: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Albert Nguyen: {k-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The pair of sevens were still in front following the {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop but Nguyen added flush outs to his overcards. The {8-Clubs} turn was a brick but the {q-Hearts} river gave Nguyen the flush to send out Sena-Hopkins in 13th Place

Player Chips Progress
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Albert Nguyen
1,900,000
300,000
300,000
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Nick Sena-Hopkins
Busted

Weissman Takes from Hoefer

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Paul Hoefer had just won a big pot when he got paid with jacks full in a hand against Albert Nguyen. Shortly after, Hoefer opened in middle position and Joey Weissman three-bet from the button. Hoefer called.

Hoefer checked on the flop of {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{a-Hearts} and Weissman bet 70,000. Hoefer called. Hoefer check-called again on the {10-Clubs} turn when his opponent sized up to 290,000.

Hoefer checked once more on the {4-Spades} river and Weissman took a moment before announcing a big bet of 685,000. Hoefer gave it some thought and slid his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Joey Weissman
4,200,000
900,000
900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Paul Hoefer
1,800,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Steve Bayyouk Eliminated in 12th Place ($19,757)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Steve Bayyovk
Steve Bayyovk

Action folded to Steve Bayyouk in the small blind and he jammed for 600,000. Zachary Donovan in the big blind quickly called.

BetMGM Poker qualifier Bayyouk grimaced when his oppponent put his chips into the middle. "I was only trying to steal," he said.

Steve Bayyouk: {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Zachary Donovan: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Bayyouk was unable to connect and was ousted from the event after the {j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Zachary Donovan
1,350,000
840,000
840,000
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Steve Bayyouk
Busted
BetMGM Poker

Ryan Shinevare Eliminated in 11th Place ($19,757)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ryan Shinevare
Ryan Shinevare

Ryan Shinevare open-shoved a stack of 370,000 from the hijack and Noel Rodriguez called out of the big blind.

Ryan Shinevare: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Noel Rodriguez: {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}

The flop came {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{j-Spades} to give Shinevare a massive lead with two pair, though the {a-Hearts} on the turn gave Rodriguez some hope. The {8-Diamonds} peeled off on the river to give Rodriguez a better two pair as those at the table gasped in disbelief.

"Oh geez!" reacted Zachary Donovan as Shinevare hit the rail in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Noel Rodriguez
2,100,000
400,000
400,000
$25K Fantasy
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Ryan Shinevare
Busted
BetMGM Poker

Ivens Doubles Through Wang; Nguyen Doubles Through Weissman

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Todd Ivens doubled up through Michael Wang when his ace-jack out-flopped the ace-king of Wang in a preflop all-in confrontation.

At the next table over, Albert Nguyen doubled through Joey Weissman after getting it in on a flop of {8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Nguyen held {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} to be far in front of the {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} of Weissman and the runout of {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} didn't change things.

Player Chips Progress
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Joey Weissman
3,000,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Michael Wang
2,100,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Albert Nguyen
2,000,000
100,000
100,000
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Todd Ivens
1,100,000
400,000
400,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Kuether Doubles

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Joey Weissman opened to 90,000 from under the gun before Joe Kuether jammed for 1,350,000. Albert Nguyen re-jammed from the big blind and Weissman got out of the way.

Kuether had the {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and was up against Nguyen's {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Kuether flopped a better flush draw as the dealer fanned the {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. The {2-Clubs} changed nothing but the {4-Hearts} river gave Kuether the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Hoefer
3,100,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Joey Weissman
2,800,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Joe Kuether
2,360,000
1,410,000
1,410,000
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Albert Nguyen
875,000
1,125,000
1,125,000
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Benji Felson
875,000
25,000
25,000
BetMGM Poker

William McCracken Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,757)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
William McCracken
William McCracken

William McCracken jammed for 900,000 from the button and was called by Noel Rodriguez from the big blind.

William McCracken: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Noel Rodriguez: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Rodriguez made a set on the {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop and sent McCracken out on the unofficial final table bubble following the {j-Clubs}{q-Spades} runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Noel Rodriguez
3,100,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
$25K Fantasy
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William McCracken
Busted