2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
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

Khavin Calls the Bluff

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a heads-up completed board of K2J43, 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 AQ for ace-high while Khavin flipped over J10 for a pair of jacks to take down the considerable pot

Player Chips Progress
Filipp Khavin us
Filipp Khavin
64,000

Tags: Filipp Khavin

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 K74 flop and the button moved all in as the bigger stack. Andrew quickly made the one-chip snap-call.

Cherish Andrews: KxQx
Button: QQ

Andrews had her opponent drawing to one out and the case queen never came as the board ran out with the 52.

Player Chips Progress
Shiva Dudani us
Shiva Dudani
115,000
115,000
115,000
Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
70,000
-14,000
-14,000

Tags: Cherish AndrewsShiva Dudani

Basile Bombs RIver

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Chris Basile bet 2,500 on the turn of 26KA, 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
Chris Basile us
Chris Basile
49,000

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: AJ
Wasim Mahfooth: 88

Mahfooth did indeed have pocket eights, and they held out to scoop the spot and secure the KO following the Q36K6 runout.

"I'm from Michigan, I can't fold snowmen" repeated Mahfooth.

Player Chips Progress
Wasim Mahfooth us
Wasim Mahfooth
82,000

Tags: Wasim Mahfooth