2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
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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
Entries
1,026
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
485
Players Left
150
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Brown Takes it Down

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

On a heads-up turn board of K♦Q♠8♣Q♦, Ben Brown bet 10,000 into the pot of around 14,000 after his opponent checked to him.

After thinking about it for about 15 seconds, his opponent made the call and they went to the river J♥, where the action went check-check.

Opponent: A♣K♠
Ben Brown: A♥Q♣

Brown took down the pot with his trip queens to boost his stack to 80,000 while his opponent was left short with around 10,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Brown us
Ben Brown
80,000

Tags: Ben Brown

Goasdoue Gets Pre-Break Double

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Alan Goasdoue, who was reduced to crumbs by Eric Yanovsky, just found a pre-break double-up. There was 7,000 in the middle on the 7♣3♠6♦9♣3x board, and Goadoue jammed for 4,800 from the small blind. His opponent, in middle position, called.

Goasdoue tabled his 9♦8♥ for a pair of nines. It was good enough to scoop the pot as his opponent had a pair of sevens with his Q♣7♦.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Goasdoue fr
Alan Goasdoue 		17,000
9,000
 9,000

Tags: Alan Goasdoue

Break Time

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The players are now on a brief 15-minute break and will return to action shortly. The clock shows that there are 248 entrants so far with 224 remaining.

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Update Your Chip Counts with the MyStack App

Kaelaine Minton
Kaelaine Minton
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
MyStack
MyStack

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Straight On the Board but O'Connell Still Doubles

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The hijack opened to 800 before the cutoff three-bet. Drew O'Connell then jammed for 9,500 from the button and only the cutoff called.

Drew O'Connell: A♠Q♦
Cutoff: 10♦10♣

The 7♦6♦3♥ flop kept the pocket pair well ahead, while the 4♦ turn gave O'Connell the superior flush draw. The 5♦ river put a straight on the board but also gave O'Connell the flush to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Drew O'Connell us
Drew O'Connell 		20,000

Tags: Drew O'Connell

Yanovsky Yanks Another

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a completed board of 9♣A♦4♣9♦Q♦, Eric Yanovsky was faced with an all-in bet from his opponent, whom he covered.

After thinking about it for only a few seconds, he set his chips in the middle to put his opponent at risk, who then sheepishly turned over 3♣5♣ for a bricked flush draw while Yanovsky proudly slapped down 8♦4♦ for a rivered flush to scoop the pot. His opponent was sent to the rail while Yanovsky's large stack grew to 135,000- one of the largest in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Yanovsky us
Eric Yanovsky 		135,000
40,000
 40,000

Tags: Eric Yanovsky

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