2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2023 BetMGM Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦a♣
Prize
$560,442
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$3,283,200
Total Entries
1,026
Places Paid
129
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
7
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 1,026
Filter

Filter

Filter By
Sort By

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Mo Zhou eliminated in 3rd Place ($254,645)

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Mo Zhou
Mo Zhou

Mike Vanier open- shoved for 4,175,000 with A♠7♠ and Mo Zhou snap-called with A♣K♥ for his tournament life.

Zhou was in great shape to get a double up here but the flop of A♦7♦Q♦ immediately gave Vanier the lead with two-pair.

The turn 10♦ gave Zhou some extra outs to a chop but the 4♠ on the river sealed his fate and he was eliminated in 3rd place.

Tags: Mike VanierMo Zhou

Taffe Loses a Pot

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mike Vanier opened to 550,000 from the button, and Leo Taffe defended his big blind with 10♣2♣.

Taffe check-called for 300,000 on the A♣7♥2♠ flop, which brought in the J♣ turn. Taffe checked his bottom pair and flush draw before Vanier fired out another 1,200,000 with his top two pair.

Vanier filled up on the 7♠ river, and Taffe checked. Vanier bet 2,800,000 and Taffe went into the tank. He used up two time banks before deciding to concede the pot.

Tags: Leo TaffeMike Vanier

Vanier Wins Preflop Cooler

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mike Vanier limped in from the small blind and and snap-called when Mo Zhou jammed from the big blind as the covering stack.

Mike Vanier: 10♥10♣
Mo Zhou: A♠K♣

The Q♦9♣7♠ flop kept Vanier ahead and the 4♠ turn meant he was likely to overtake Zhou in the chip counts. The 3♥ river ensured Vanier's survival and Zhou became the short stack.

Tags: Mike VanierMo Zhou

Stephen Song Eliminated in 4th Place ($188,193)

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Stephen Song
Stephen Song

Stephen Song moved all in for 3,200,000 from the button, before Leo Taffe reshoved from the small blind.

Stephen Song: A♠2♥
Leo Taffe: Q♥Q♦

"Queens!" cried Song as the cards were tabled. It was the third situation where a player had moved all in on Taffe while he had a premium hand.

Song, an all-in specialist, still had some hope with his one overcard. The J♠9♣6♣ flop kept Taffe ahead, as did the 8♥ turn. The 10♦ river improved Taffe to a straight, and Song's pursuit of his tenth live tournament win was over.

Zhou Flops Nuts to Double

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Mo Zhou
Mo Zhou

Leo Taffe open-shoved with A♠6♣ under-the-gun and Mo Zhou wasted no time to make the call from the small blind with A♥8♥.

The cards were then tabled, with Zhou at risk of elimination.

Zhou was already ahead going into this battle, and the flop of K♥10♥9♥ immediately gave him the win with the nut flush.

The meaningless 5♣2♦ completed the board and secured Zou's victory for the double-up.

Tags: Leo TaffeMo Zhou

Another Pot for Taffe

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Leo Taffe opened with 5♣2♠ from the button and Mo Zhou defended his big blind with 8♣7♣.

Taffe paired up on the A♥J♦2♦ flop for the lead and Zhou check-folded when Taffe bet 250,000.

Tags: Leo TaffeMo Zhou

Vanier Four-Bets Taffe

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Mike Vanier opened to 550,000 under-the-gun with J♠J♣ and Leo Taffe decided to three-bet to 1,350,000 from the big blind with J♦5♥.

Vanier then decided this wasn't quite enough and put in the cold four-bet to 2,550,000 and Taffe quickly let it go.

Tags: Leo TaffeMike Vanier