$3,500 Main Event Day 3 | 2022 BetMGM Poker Championship

06-25-2022 15:48 UTC-7

Shankar Pillai Eliminated in 14th Place ($16,464)

Calum Grant

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

With 250,000 in the middle on the 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 turn.

Rodriguez then moved all in as the covering stack on the 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 for the nut flush while Pillai had the . Pillai then exited the PokerGO Studio in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Rodriguez	1,700,000 500,000	500,000
Shankar Pillai	Busted

06-25-2022 15:51 UTC-7

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

Calum Grant

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

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:
Albert Nguyen:

The pair of sevens were still in front following the flop but Nguyen added flush outs to his overcards. The turn was a brick but the river gave Nguyen the flush to send out Sena-Hopkins in 13th Place

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

06-25-2022 15:59 UTC-7

Weissman Takes from Hoefer

Connor Richards

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 and Weissman bet 70,000. Hoefer called. Hoefer check-called again on the turn when his opponent sized up to 290,000.

Hoefer checked once more on the 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
Joey Weissman	4,200,000 900,000	900,000

Paul Hoefer	1,800,000 25,000	25,000

06-25-2022 16:02 UTC-7

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

Calum Grant

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

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:
Zachary Donovan:

Bayyouk was unable to connect and was ousted from the event after the runout.

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

06-25-2022 16:21 UTC-7

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

Connor Richards

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

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

Ryan Shinevare:
Noel Rodriguez:

The flop came to give Shinevare a massive lead with two pair, though the on the turn gave Rodriguez some hope. The 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
Noel Rodriguez	2,100,000 400,000	400,000
Ryan Shinevare	Busted

06-25-2022 16:31 UTC-7

Ivens Doubles Through Wang; Nguyen Doubles Through Weissman

Connor Richards

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 . Nguyen held to be far in front of the of Weissman and the runout of didn't change things.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Weissman	3,000,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Michael Wang	2,100,000 -200,000	-200,000

Albert Nguyen	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Todd Ivens	1,100,000 400,000	400,000

06-25-2022 16:37 UTC-7

Players on Another Break

Connor Richards

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

The ten remaining players are on another 15-minute break.

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

06-25-2022 17:01 UTC-7

Kuether Doubles

Calum Grant

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 and was up against Nguyen's .

Kuether flopped a better flush draw as the dealer fanned the . The changed nothing but the river gave Kuether the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Hoefer	3,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Joey Weissman	2,800,000 -200,000	-200,000

Joe Kuether	2,360,000 1,410,000	1,410,000
Albert Nguyen	875,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000
Benji Felson	875,000 25,000	25,000