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

06-12-2023 18:12 UTC-8

Bigot Four-Bet Folds

Calum Grant

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

Justin Young opened to 100,000 from the cutoff before Ivan Galinec made it 300,000 from the button. Fabrice Bigot put in the four-bet to 600,000 which folded out Young. Galinec moved all in and before the amount could be calculated, Bigot conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Galinec	2,500,000 625,000	625,000
Justin Young	1,625,000 1,675,000	1,675,000

Fabrice Bigot	100,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Ivan Galinec Justin Young

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

06-12-2023 18:01 UTC-8

Gugliuzza Three-Bet Jams the Flop

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Stamm opened to 100,000 from the cutoff and Emanuele Gugliuzza called from the small blind.

Gugliuzza led out for 250,000 on the J♣10♣9♠ flop before Stamm made it 600,000. Gugliuzza used up a time bank before moving all in for 2,335,000.

Stamm, with around 1,400,000 behind his 600,000 bet, used a few time banks of his own.

"I guess I'm beat," said Stamm, who folded and declared he had bottom two pair.

Gugliuzza told Stamm he made a good a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emanuele Gugliuzza	3,150,000 750,000	750,000
David Stamm	1,400,000 820,000	820,000

Tags: David Stamm Emanuele Gugliuzza

06-12-2023 17:56 UTC-8

Matthew Lambrecht Eliminated in 22nd Place ($19,469)

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Kirk Brown

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthew Lambrecht bet 450,000 preflop (a virtual all-in), leaving himself with only 30,000 behind and after a couple of seconds, Emanuele Gugliuzza just called.

The flop came out 10♥A♠8♦ and Gugliuzza moved all in to cover Lambrecht.

"I'm probably not folding," Lambrecht said as he spread all of his time banks out in front of him.

After he used several of them, he decided to rip off the bandaid and made the call to put himself at risk.

Matthew Lambrecht: 6♠6♦
Emanuele Gugliuzza: A♣7♣

Lambrecht was going to need to hit a six to stay alive, but the runout of J♦K♣ did not do it for him and he was eliminated in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emanuele Gugliuzza	2,400,000 600,000	600,000
Matthew Lambrecht	Busted

Tags: Emanuele Gugliuzza Matthew Lambrecht

06-12-2023 17:51 UTC-8

Threes Full for Galinec

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mo Zhou opened to 100,000 from the cutoff with Ivan Galinec and Fabrice Bigot calling from the blinds.

The J♣7♣3♦ flop checked through to the A♠ turn. Action checked to Zhou, who bet 150,000. Only Galinec called.

The 7♥ river checked through to showdown and Zhou mucked after seeing Galinec's 3♣3♠, which was good for threes full of sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Zhou	4,185,000 215,000	215,000
Ivan Galinec	1,875,000 625,000	625,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,500,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Ivan Galinec Mo Zhou

06-12-2023 17:38 UTC-8

Anuj [Removed:550] Eliminated in 23rd Place ($19,469)

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Kirk Brown

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Anuj [Removed:550] moved all in preflop and was called by Erfan Geula, who covered.

Anuj [Removed:550]: KxQx
Erfan Geula: Ax10x

The board on the turn was Jx9x4xQx to give [Removed:550] a pair of queens, but the Ax on the river gave Geula the upper hand and sent [Removed:550] to the payout desk in 23rd Place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erfan Geula	1,200,000 150,000	150,000
Anuj Agarwal	Busted

Tags: Anuj Agarwal Erfan Geula

06-12-2023 17:33 UTC-8

Mark Dickstein Eliminated in 24th Place ($19,469)

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Kirk Brown

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mo Zhou opened from under-the-gun to 100,000 and action folded to Mark Dickstein on the button who then jammed all in for around 900,000. The other players got out of the way but when it got back to Zou he snap-called to put Dickstein at risk and the cards were tabled.

Mark Dickstein: A♠J♠
Mo Zhou: A♥A♦

"Well, good game guys," Dickstein sighed as he threw his hands up in the air.

The board ran out 5♦4♠4♥6♣J♣ to keep Zhou in the lead and Dickstein was eliminated in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Zhou	4,400,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Mark Dickstein	Busted

Tags: Mark Dickstein Mo Zhou

06-12-2023 17:25 UTC-8

Three Table Seat Draw

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player Name	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Jun Hao Wu	830,000	17
1	2	Kevin Berthelsen	2,620,000	52
1	3	Nolan King	1,250,000	25
1	4	Matthew Lambrecht	1,350,000	27
1	5	David Stamm	2,220,000	44
1	6	Mike Vanier	2,510,000	50
1	7	Emanuele Gugliuzza	1,800,000	36
1	8	Jeffrey Stellwagon	1,075,000	22

2	1	Fabrice Bigot	1,900,000	38
2	2	Mark Dickstein	900,000	18
2	3	Leo Taffe	1,600,000	32
2	4	Stephen Song	925,000	19
2	5	Benjamin Sai	1,550,000	31
2	6	Mo Zhou	3,300,000	66
2	7	Justin Young	1,100,000	22
2	8	Ivan Galinec	1,250,000	25

3	1	Anuj [Removed:550]	400,000	8
3	2	Johann Ibanez	4,400,000	88
3	3	Sundiata DeVore	1,400,000	28
3	4	Nadya Magnus	1,600,000	32
3	5	Joshua Boulton	1,840,000	37
3	6	Erfan Geula	1,050,000	21
3	7	Bradley Hinson	1,550,000	31
3	8	Michael Stashin	1,710,000	34

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	4,400,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Mo Zhou	3,300,000 200,000	200,000
Kevin Berthelsen	2,620,000 720,000	720,000
Mike "Vinny" Vanier	2,510,000 290,000	290,000

David Stamm	2,220,000 980,000	980,000
Fabrice Bigot	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Joshua Boulton	1,840,000 1,760,000	1,760,000

Emanuele Gugliuzza	1,800,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
Michael Stashin	1,710,000 210,000	210,000
Leo Taffe	1,600,000 660,000	660,000

Nadya Magnus	1,600,000 200,000	200,000
Benjamin Sai	1,550,000 650,000	650,000
Bradley Hinson	1,550,000 250,000	250,000
Sundiata DeVore	1,400,000 925,000	925,000
Matthew Lambrecht	1,350,000 50,000	50,000

Ivan Galinec	1,250,000 200,000	200,000
Nolan King	1,250,000 450,000	450,000
Justin Young	1,100,000 225,000	225,000

Jeffrey Stellwagon	1,075,000 515,000	515,000
Erfan Geula	1,050,000 890,000	890,000
Stephen Song	925,000 775,000	775,000

Mark Dickstein	900,000 200,000	200,000
Jun Hao Wu	830,000 770,000	770,000
Anuj Agarwal	400,000 105,000	105,000

06-12-2023 17:22 UTC-8

Nikitin Eliminated; Final Three Tables

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Kirk Brown

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Short-stacked Anatoly Nikitin moved all in for his last 80,000 and then Fabrice Bigot re-raised to 200,000 to isolate. The other players got out of the way and the cards were tabled.

Anatoly Nikitin: Q♠Q♦
Fabrice Bigot: K♦4♦

Nikitin was in a good position to double up with his pocket queens but the flop of K♥A♦2♣ was heartbreaking as it gave Bigoit the lead with his pair of kings. The runout of J♦7♣ did not help Nikitin and he was sent to the payout desk.

With his elimination, the players are now down to the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Bigot	2,200,000
Anatoly Nikitin	Busted

06-12-2023 17:19 UTC-8

Stellwagon Burns Through Timebanks; Stamm Chooses Javier's for Dinner

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jeffrey Stellwagon raised to 415,000 from under the gun, leaving 20,000 behind. David Stamm called from the small blind.

Stamm put his opponent all in on the K♦4♦2♦ flop, and Stellwagon entered the tank. He then tossed his five timebank cards into the middle preemptively.

As Stellwagon's time ticked down, Stamm dug into his dinner which was from Javier's. He had some chips and salsa, with some beef and vegetables. As he washed it down with a diet coke, Stellwagon called.

Jeffrey Stellwagon: 5♦5♣
David Stamm: 6♥6♠

The 3♣7♦ completed the board and kept Stellwagon alive as he rivered a flush.

"That may have been the biggest all in of my life," said Stellwagon, who was looking to make the next payjump.