2023 BetMGM Poker Championship
Qualifiers in the Mix
Khavin Calls the Bluff
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 |
---|---|---|
Filipp Khavin | 64,000 |
Second Break
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
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 |
---|---|---|
Shiva Dudani |
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Cherish Andrews |
70,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Updated Stacks
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Coan |
214,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Eric Yanovsky |
165,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Adam Hendrix |
83,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
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Albert Nguyen | 65,000 | |
Nadya Magnus | 60,000 | |
Landon Tice |
38,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
Lori Persinger |
23,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Uri Reichenstein |
6,200
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
Basile Bombs RIver
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 |
---|---|---|
Chris Basile | 49,000 | |
Mahfooth Can't Find a Fold with Eights
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 |
---|---|---|
Wasim Mahfooth | 82,000 | |
Updated Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Yanovsky |
181,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Patrick Hensley
|
140,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Hao Tian |
118,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Harry Lodge |
73,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
||
Nadya Magnus |
69,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Jared Jaffee | 66,000 | |
|
||
Laura Church |
55,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Kyriakos Papadopoulos |
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Natalie McCauley
|
Busted | |