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

06-12-2023 19:07 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	6,160,000 460,000	460,000
Mike "Vinny" Vanier	4,900,000 900,000	900,000

Mo Zhou	4,360,000 440,000	440,000
Emanuele Gugliuzza	3,150,000 950,000	950,000
Ivan Galinec	2,670,000 230,000	230,000
Sundiata DeVore	2,655,000 805,000	805,000
Bradley Hinson	2,630,000 100,000	100,000
Justin Young	2,600,000 1,630,000	1,630,000

Stephen Song	2,500,000 400,000	400,000

Nolan King	2,350,000
Joshua Boulton	2,200,000 300,000	300,000

Nadya Magnus	1,715,000 115,000	115,000
Kevin Berthelsen	1,550,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Leo Taffe	1,225,000 1,775,000	1,775,000

David Stamm	525,000 325,000	325,000
Jun Hao Wu	490,000 115,000	115,000

Qualifier DeJesus Gets a Five-Figure Score

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

An incredible journey for Danny DeJesus comes to an end as he's eliminated in 28th place.
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06-12-2023 18:49 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	5,700,000 50,000	50,000
Mo Zhou	4,800,000 200,000	200,000
Ivan Galinec	2,900,000 300,000	300,000
Bradley Hinson	2,730,000 1,180,000	1,180,000
Joshua Boulton	2,500,000 660,000	660,000

Stephen Song	2,100,000 1,175,000	1,175,000

Sundiata DeVore	1,850,000 450,000	450,000
Nadya Magnus	1,600,000

Young Takes From Taffe

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Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Justin Young opened to 125,000 from under the gun and called when Leo Taffe made 330,000 from the cutoff.

Young check-called for 160,000 on the 10♠3♦2♣ flop and then check-jammed as the big stack, after Taffe bet 390,000 on the 6♠ turn. Taffe wasted little time in folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "Vinny" Vanier	4,000,000 1,490,000	1,490,000

Leo Taffe	3,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Kevin Berthelsen	2,600,000 20,000	20,000
Nolan King	2,350,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Emanuele Gugliuzza	2,200,000 950,000	950,000
Justin Young	970,000 655,000	655,000

David Stamm	850,000 550,000	550,000
Jun Hao Wu	605,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Justin Young Leo Taffe

06-12-2023 18:43 UTC-8

Jeffrey Stellwagon Eliminated in 17th Place ($28,334)

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Big stack Johann Ibanez opened to 125,000 but then short-stacked Jeffrey Stellwagon moved all in for 780,000. Ibanez thought for a moment before making the call to put Stellwagon at risk of elimination.

Jeffrey Stellwagon: A♦10♦
Johann Ibanez: K♦10♥

Jeffrey Stellwagon was in a great position to double up as he had his opponent dominated, but the poker gods did not agree with him as the flop came out K♥6♠K♠ to give Ibanez trip kings right out of the gate.

The turn 2♠ left Stellwagon drawing dead and the meaningless6♥ completed the board as Stellwagon headed to the payout desk in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	5,750,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Jeffrey Stellwagon	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Stellwagon Johann Ibanez

06-12-2023 18:38 UTC-8

Fabrice Bigot Eliminated in 18th Place ($28,334)

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Fabrice Bigot opened to 125,000 and then was raised to 500,000 by big stack Mo Zhou. Action folded back around to Bogot who then ripped it all in for around 2,000,000. Zhou thought about it for just a second before he made the call to put him at risk as the cards were tabled.

Fabrice Bigot: J♠J♥
Mo Zhou: A♥K♦

Bigot was ahead in this classic flip, but the flop of K♥Q♣4♥ was not his friend as it gave the lead to Zhou. The A♠ on the turn further improved him to two pair and the Q♥ on the river completed the board to award Zhao the pot, eliminating Bigot in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Zhou	5,000,000 815,000	815,000
Fabrice Bigot	Busted

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Mo Zhou

06-12-2023 18:32 UTC-8

Michael Stashin Eliminated in 19th Place ($23,475)

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Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Stashin jammed for 850,000 from the button and Johann Ibanez called from the small blind.

Michael Stashin: K♣10♣
Johann Ibanez: A♣9♦

The K♦ was in the window but was followed by the 9♥9♠ to give Ibanez trips. The 6♣6♠ improved the big stack to a full house and Stashin's run ended.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	4,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Michael Stashin	Busted

Tags: Johann Ibanez Michael Stashin

06-12-2023 18:28 UTC-8

Benjamin Sai Eliminated in 20th Place ($23,475)

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Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ivan Galinec raised to 120,000 from middle position and called when Benjamin Sai jammed for 425,000.

Benjamin Sai: A♥7♣
Ivan Galinec: A♦10♦

Galinec went on to make Broadway on the K♥6♠Q♣2♥J♠ runout to bring the tournament to its final 19 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Galinec	2,600,000 550,000	550,000
Benjamin Sai	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Sai Ivan Galinec

06-12-2023 18:26 UTC-8

Erfan Geula Eliminated in 21st Place ($23,475)

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Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Johann Ibanez opened to 125,000 from under the gun and called when Erfan Geula jammed for 585,000 from the button.

Erfan Geula: A♠8♠
Johann Ibanez: A♦10♥

Ibanez' superior hand remained best on the J♣6♥2♣5♥Q♥ runout, and Geula was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	3,500,000 900,000	900,000
Erfan Geula	Busted

Tags: Erfan Geula Johann Ibanez

06-12-2023 18:22 UTC-8

Bigot Doubles with Rockets

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

After a raise from Fabrice Bigot preflop, Ivan Galinec announced he was all in and Bigot snap-called, putting himself at risk.

Fabrice Bigot: A♠A♠
Ivan Galinec: K♣Q♦

Bigot was a huge favorite to double up here, and the runout of 3♠K♦J♥J♦2♦ secured his victory to increase his chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Galinec	2,050,000 450,000	450,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,900,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Ivan Galinec Fabrice Bigot

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Young Takes From Taffe

Jeffrey Stellwagon Eliminated in 17th Place ($28,334)

Fabrice Bigot Eliminated in 18th Place ($28,334)

Michael Stashin Eliminated in 19th Place ($23,475)

Benjamin Sai Eliminated in 20th Place ($23,475)

Erfan Geula Eliminated in 21st Place ($23,475)

Bigot Doubles with Rockets