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

06-12-2023 21:28 UTC-8

Zhou Wins Battle of the Blinds

Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Mo Zhou raised to 350,000 from the small blind and Ivan Galinec called from the big blind.

Galinec called bets of 250,000 and 600,000 for the final board to read Q♠8♥5♣6♣J♠. Zhou checked and after using two time banks, Galinec checked back.

Zhou had a pair of jacks with his J♥9♦ and Galinec mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Zhou	6,500,000 2,140,000	2,140,000
Ivan Galinec	2,200,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Ivan Galinec Mo Zhou

06-12-2023 21:20 UTC-8

"It's Always a Flip!"

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Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Stephen Song opened to 225,000 and then Kevin Berthelsen moved all in for 1,475,000 and when action got back to Song he snap-called to out Berthelsen at risk.

Kevin Berthelsen: 10♥10♠
Stephen Song: A♥K♦

"My, God, it's always a flip at this table, everyone has monsters!" Song exclaimed.

The flop came out 10♦8♠J♥ to give Berthelsen a strong lead with his set of tens. He then managed to fade the queen on the 3♠7♦ runount to score the big double-up to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Berthelsen	2,950,000 350,000	350,000
Stephen Song	2,375,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Kevin Berthelsen Stephen Song

06-12-2023 21:10 UTC-8

Magnus Connects on Flop to Double

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nadya Magnus moved all in for 950,000 from the small blind and Bradley Hinson called from the big blind.

Nadya Magnus: Q♥8♥
Bradley Hinson: A♣7♥

Magnus paired her eight on the 8♣6♣2♦ flop and held out on the 10♠ turn and 4♦ river to get the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nadya Magnus	2,100,000 385,000	385,000
Bradley Hinson	1,050,000 1,580,000	1,580,000

06-12-2023 21:09 UTC-8

Song Caught Speeding

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

There was 1,300,000 in the pot on the 7♥5♦9♥2♠10♠ completed board. Stephen Song led out for 1,200,000 from the big blind and after some deep thought, Leo Taffe called from the cutoff.

Song had just king high with his K♥8♣, Taffer had a pair of nines with his K♣9♣ and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Taffe	5,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Stephen Song	2,650,000 1,830,000	1,830,000

Tags: Leo Taffe Stephen Song

06-12-2023 21:08 UTC-8

Nolan King Eliminated in 12th Place ($44,323)

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Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Kevin Berthelsen opened to 225,000 and then Nolan King moved all- in to his left for 1,125,000 and action folded to Mike Vanier.

Vanier paused for a moment before announcing that he was all in as well and the action shifted back to Berthelsen. After a few moments of pained deliberation, Berthelsen looked at his cards one last time before he tossed them into the muck.

The other two players' cards were then tabled, with King at risk of elimination.

Nolan King: 4♦4♣
Mike Vanier: K♥K♣

"Dang is that king-king over there? Wow, ok, I'm going to need a four of hearts on the flop please," King commented as the dealer began to lay out the board.

The runout of 2♠6♦Q♠A♦6♥ was of no use to King and he was eliminated in 12th place for a payout of $44,323.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "Vinny" Vanier	8,500,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Kevin Berthelsen	2,600,000 200,000	200,000
Nolan King	Busted

Tags: Kevin Berthelsen Mike Vanier Nolan King

06-12-2023 20:59 UTC-8

Boulton and Song Double

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Joshua Boulton jammed for 1,300,000 on the button. Mike Vanier rejammed from the small blind and Stephen Song folded his big blind for the cards to be tabled.

Boulton had the A♣2♥ and was ahead of Vanier's K♦Q♦. Neither player connected on the J♣8♣8♦4♠5♦ runout and Boulton collected the pot.

Soon after, Stephen Song opened to 225,000 from the button and called off his 2,225,000 stack when Nolan King moved all in from the big blind.

Stephen Song: 8♦8♥
Nolan King: A♥9♦

Song had King drawing dead following the K♥8♠3♦ flop and the K♦7♦ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "Vinny" Vanier	6,400,000 600,000	600,000

Stephen Song	4,480,000 1,530,000	1,530,000

Joshua Boulton	2,800,000 700,000	700,000

Nolan King	1,150,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Tags: Joshua Boulton Mike Vanier Nolan King Stephen Song

06-12-2023 20:55 UTC-8

King and Berthelsen Double through Vanier

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Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Nolan King moved all in preflop for around 1,500,000 and then big stack Mike Vanier shoved over the top, covering the table.

The other players quickly got out of the way and the cards were tabled, with King at risk.

Nolan King: 8♠8♦
Mike Vanier: A♦Q♠

"Ok, fair fight," King said when he saw what he was up against.

The board ran out J♥6♦5♥J♠6♣ to give King the win with his eights and he was awarded the pot for a double-up.

A few hands later, Kevin Berthelsen and Vanier got all the chips in the middle preflop, with Berthelsen at risk.

Kevin Berthelsen: K♥K♣
Mike Vanier: J♥J♣

Berthelsen was way ahead going into this battle, and the runout of 3♣7♥7♠5♠10♣ kept it that was and he also scored a double up from the big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "Vinny" Vanier	7,000,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Nolan King	3,400,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Kevin Berthelsen	2,800,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Kevin Berthelsen Mike Vanier Nolan King

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

06-12-2023 20:28 UTC-8

Justin Young Eliminated in 13th Place ($34,474)

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Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Leo Taffe opened to 160,000 and Justin Young moved all in for 1,200,000 and the other players quickly got out of the way while Taffe did not hesitate to call.

Justin Young: 10♥10♠
Leo Taffe: J♣J♦

This time Young found himself on the other side of the flip against the same adversary, and unfortunately, he could not improve with the K♥8♥6♦5♠6♠ runout and he was eliminated in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Taffe	3,900,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Justin Young	Busted

Tags: Justin Young Leo Taffe

06-12-2023 20:21 UTC-8

Galinec Gets Value

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Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Joshua Boulton opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and Ivan Galinec defended his big blind to the K♦Q♦3♦ flop. Galinec check-raised to 200,000 after Boulton bet 80,000. The latter called.

The 6♣ turn checked through to the 2♠ river. Galinec bet 450,000. Boulton wasn't too pleased at the spot but called.

Galinec turned over K♥6♠ for kings and sixes, which was good as Boulton mucked.