“georgejanssen” Wins BetMGM Michigan Championship for $50,000 and 2nd Title of Series; “coNNB” Victorious in Phase Event
The BetMGM Poker Online Championships concluded in Michigan with the $1,000 Championship on Sunday. The tournament attracted 147 entrants who generated a $139.650 prize pool. However, given it was a $200K GTD tournament the field enjoyed a juicy overlay.
The top 20 players made the money with a min-cash being worth $2,326, while $50,000 awaited the winner. The tournament was structured to last two days, so after “CNdtw34” bubbled in 21st place, the tournament went on an overnight break.
At that point, “MiLawyer1970” was chip leader with 1,825,114 while “s7udz88” was hot on their heels with 1,538,457. Others to bag big were “Fluffhead” (1,218,368) and “georgejanssen” (1,079,061), while “FlipWitnEdge” was the short stack with just 180,759.
The big stack of “s7udz88” only managed to take them to an 11th-place finish for $3,400, while “MiLawyer1970” did a bit better taking sixth for $10,400. In the end, it was “georgejanssen” coming out on top for $50,000 and their second title of the series. Their first came a week prior when he bested a 44-entry field to win Event #6: $500 7-Max PKO for $7,570.
Michigan BetMGM Poker Online $1,000 Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “georgejanssen” | $50,000 |
| 2 | “Nekatsim” | $34,000 |
| 3 | “Buckoh555” | $24,000 |
| 4 | “GoodForYou” | $18,080 |
| 5 | “DoneYetOhYes” | $14,100 |
| 6 | “MiLawyer1970” | $10,400 |
| 7 | “PIES1212” | $8,060 |
| 8 | “Fluffhead” | $6,056 |
| 9 | “chases-“ | $4,400 |
“coNNB” Wins Michigan Phase Tournament
Another tournament to play out in Michigan on Sunday was BetMGM Poker Online Championships $100 Phase tournament. From the various Day 1 flights, 84 players advanced to Day 2 to compete for a $100,000 prize pool. All players were in the money and guaranteed $395.10, but all had their eyes affixed on the $17,595.74 top prize.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were “coolriver84” (10th - $1,242.80), “ParryGreenstein” (15th - $1,019.48), “Towlerof4” (21st - $846.17), “AAPoker417” (28th - $692.63), “TwoColorDeck” (32nd - $581.56), “FrankiePockets” (39th - $581.56), and “Weaselpolooza” (54th - $491.18).
It took nearly five hours of play for “coNNB” to best “sirbluffsalot” in heads-up play to win the tournament for $17,595.74.
BetMGM Poker Online Championships MI Phase Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “coNNB” | $17,595.74 |
| 2 | “sirbluffsalot” | $12,174.03 |
| 3 | “squeeze.it.plzz” | $8,424.49 |
| 4 | “Djfun” | $5,569.04 |
| 5 | “rickystackerz77” | $3,874.69 |
| 6 | “ThomasAAnderson” | $3,032 |
| 7 | “Jb580” | $2,429.96 |
| 8 | “krushurdreams” | $1,964.27 |
| 9 | “Sillain” | $1,588.28 |
BetMGM Poker Online Championship MI Winners
Here's a look at all those who captured titles during the series in Michigan. Note that “georgejanssen” wasn’t the only two-time winner as “NateTheGrape” went back-to-back in Event #3: $500 NLH $25K GTD for $10,250 and Event #4: $250 6-Max PLO for $6,950.
All told the BetMGM Michigan Poker Online Championship series catered to a combined 951 entries and awarded $580,822 in prize money.
| Date | Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 15, 2022 | MI #1: $500 Kickoff | 103 | $48,410 | "Until_Wilted" | $10,030 |
| Sept. 16, 2022 | MI #2: $250 PKO | 100 | $23,250 | "CleggsOnGG" | $5,180 |
| Sept. 17, 2022 | MI #3 $500 - $25K GTD | 40 | $25,000 | "NateTheGrape" | $10,250 |
| Sept. 17, 2022 | MI #4: $250 6-Max PLO | 60 | $20,000 | "NateTheGrape" | $6,950 |
| Sept. 19, 2022 | MI #6: $500 7-Max PKO | 44 | $20,680 | "georgejanssen" | $7,570 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | MI #8: $250 6-Max PKO | 90 | $20,000 | "ekomstop" | $7,335 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | MI #9: $500 Warm-Up NLH | 74 | $40,000 | "Pollan" | $13,132 |
| Sept. 23, 2022 | MI #10: $250 7-Max | 67 | $20,000 | "NuttyWolves" | $5,162 |
| Sept. 24. 2022 | MI #11: $250 NLH | 101 | $23,482 | "All4one1forALL" | $6,927 |
| Sept. 24. 2022 | MI #12: $1,000 PLO High Roller | 41 | $40,000 | "imakewinhappen" | $15,600 |
| Sept. 25, 2022 | MI #13: $1,000 Championship | 147 | $200,000 | "georgejanssen" | $50,000 |
| Sept. 25, 2022 | MI #14: $100 Phased Day 2 | 84 | $100,000 | "coNNB" | $17,595.74 |