Star Studded Field Emerging
2023 BetMGM Poker Championship
$3,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 BetMGM Poker Championship
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$3,283,200
Entries
1,026
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
485
Players Left
150
Qualifiers in the Mix
Khavin Calls the Bluff
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
On a heads-up completed board of K♣2♦J♠4♣3♥, Filipp Khavin checked to his opponent who then moved all in for 12,400 into the pot of around 24,500.
After sitting in the tank for a good minute, Khavin made the call and his opponent hung his head as he tabled A♦Q♠ for ace-high while Khavin flipped over J♦10♦ for a pair of jacks to take down the considerable pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000 |
Second Break
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
The remaining players in the BetMGM Main Event are now on their second 15-minute break of the afternoon and will return to the felt shortly. As of now, there are 288 players remaining from a total field of 361.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Andrews Cracks Queens to Double
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Shiva Dudani opened to 600 from middle position and Cherish Andrews called from the cutoff. The button then made it 8,000 and only Andrews called.
Andrews, with 27,200 behind, checked the K♥7♥4♠ flop and the button moved all in as the bigger stack. Andrew quickly made the one-chip snap-call.
Cherish Andrews: KxQx
Button: Q♠Q♣
Andrews had her opponent drawing to one out and the case queen never came as the board ran out with the 5♦2♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
70,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Updated Stacks
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
214,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
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|
165,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
83,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
65,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
|
38,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
23,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
6,200
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
Basile Bombs RIver
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Chris Basile bet 2,500 on the turn of 2♦6♦K♠A♣, but was then check-raised to 8,000 by his opponent in the big blind.
Basile made the call and the players went to the river 2♥, which saw a check from the big blind before Basile moved all in for 22,900.
His opponent went into the tank for a good 30 seconds before he decided to let it go and tossed his cards into the muck to award the pot to Basile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | |
|
|
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Mahfooth Can't Find a Fold with Eights
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The button was all in for his last 12,300 and was at risk to Wasim Mahfooth, who called from the cutoff. During his decision time, Mahfooth was in the tank, debating whether to call or fold.
"I have snowmen, I like snowmen, I am from Michigan," said Mahfooth.
"You can fold eights," the button replied.
In the end, Mahfooth called.
Button: A♣J♦
Wasim Mahfooth: 8♦8♠
Mahfooth did indeed have pocket eights, and they held out to scoop the spot and secure the KO following the Q♠3♣6♥K♥6♣ runout.
"I'm from Michigan, I can't fold snowmen" repeated Mahfooth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000 | |
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|
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Updated Counts
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
181,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
140,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
118,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
73,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
||
|
|
69,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
66,000 | |
|
||
|
55,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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