$3,500 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

06-11-2023 15:58 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Anuj Agarwal	767,000 32,000	32,000

Stephen Song	620,000 285,000	285,000

Petar Kalev	400,000 90,000	90,000
Yuan Yilu	292,000 128,000	128,000
Ethan Yau	275,000 40,000	40,000

Sean Ragozzini	Busted
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Lonis Doubles Through Dudani

Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jesse Lonis opened to 12,000 from under the gun and was met with a three-bet to 32,000 by Shiva Dudani. Action folded back to Lonis who clicked it to 56,000. Dudani waited thirty seconds before moving all in as the bigger stack. Lonis, who had 98,500 more behind, called.

Jesse Lonis: A♠A♥
Shiva Dudani: Q♥Q♣

Lonis' aces were never troubled as the board ran out with the 10♥10♦3♣7♦2♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	340,000 252,000	252,000

Shiva Dudani	155,000 -110,500	-110,500

Tags: Jesse Lonis Shiva Dudani

06-11-2023 16:12 UTC-7

Lagodich Eliminates Yanovsky

Kirk Brown

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Short-stacked Eric Yanovsky was in the big blind when Frank Lagodich raised it up to 10,000 and action folded back around to Yanovsky.

"Alright crusher, you want my chips, take them!", he said as set the rest of his chips across the line.

Lagodich quickly took him up on the offer and made the call to put Yanovsky at risk.

Eric Yanovsky: 10♥7♠
Frank Lagodich: A♥9♦

Yanovsky was going to need some help to stay alive, but the runout of 10♦A♠2♣Q♠4♥ did not do it and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Lagodich	100,000 -3,500	-3,500
Eric Yanovsky	Busted

Tags: Eric Yanovsky Frank Lagodich

06-11-2023 16:25 UTC-7

Ibanez Overbets His Way to Chip Lead

Calum Grant

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Johann Ibanez has been ripping through the field and has taken the chip lead with 140 players remaining.

He just crossed the one million mark after being paid off by Michael Lavenburg.

Ibanez kicked things off by making 12,000 from middle position, with Lavenburg calling from the big blind.

Lavenburg check-raised to 40,000 on the J♠10♥7♥ flop after Ibanez continued for 10,000. The latter called.

The K♠ turn checked through to the 7♣ river, and Lavenburg checked again. Ibanez slid out 135,000, which was an overbet as 106,500 was in the pot. After some thinking, Lavenburg called.

Ibanez tabled his 10♣7♦, which was good for a full house and Lavenburg mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	1,200,000 610,000	610,000
Michael Lavenburg	415,000 257,500	257,500

Tags: Johann Ibanez Michael Lavenburg

06-11-2023 16:28 UTC-7

Break Time!

Kirk Brown

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 140 players are now on a brief 20-minute break and will return to action 12 spots away from the money.

The light blue 500-chips are also being coloured up and time extension cards are also coming into play along with the 30-second shot clock. Each play will receive three to start off with.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-11-2023 16:56 UTC-7

Elias Ready for Bubble Time

Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

New table with 125k going to 3/6k near the bubble. -D https://t.co/WMiF9VXMwZ
— BetMGM Poker (@BetMGMPoker)

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	125,000 -95,000	-95,000

06-11-2023 16:59 UTC-7

Kipnis Refuses to Strike Out

Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jason Kipnis opened to 12,000 from middle position and was called by Mark Babekov and Jing Wang from the blinds.

Kipnis continued for 17,000 on the K♥6♦4♣ flop and only Babekov called. The latter then check-called for 20,000 on the 5♣ turn before the A♠ river checked through to showdown. Kipnis had a pair of kings with his K♦J♣ and Babekov mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jing Wang	1,100,000 310,000	310,000

Mark Babekov	490,000 238,000	238,000
Jason Kipnis	250,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Jason Kipnis Jing Wang Mark Babekov

06-11-2023 17:03 UTC-7

McMurry Jams the Flop

Calum Grant

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ronald Sullivan opened to 15,000 from early position with Petar Kalev and John McMurry calling from the button and big blind.

Sullivan continued for 30,000 on the Q♣6♥5♥ flop but folded when McMurry jammed for around 130,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Sullivan	575,000 128,000	128,000
Samuel Laskowitz	485,000 285,000	285,000

Petar Kalev	365,000 -35,000	-35,000
John McMurry	225,000 -8,500	-8,500
Yuan Yilu	120,000 -172,000	-172,000

Tags: John McMurry Petar Kalev Ronald Sullivan

06-11-2023 17:07 UTC-7

Buckley Strikes Out Papadopoulos

Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On a heads-up turn of A♣J♣4♥8♦, Adrian Buckley bet 55,000 after a check from his opponent, Kyriakos Papadopoulos.

Papadopoulos thought for a second, then made the call to see the 9♥ appear on the river and he checked once more.

Buckley then announced he was all in, covering Papadopoulos who went into the tank. After using one of his time banks, Papadopoulos made the call and tabled A♦Q♥ for top pair, top kicker. He was then shown J♠J♦ by Buckley for a flopped set of jacks to take the pot and Papadopoulos was eliminated just a few spots away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Buckley	495,000 310,000	310,000

Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Buckley Kyriakos Papadopoulos