On blinds of 18,000/36,000, "king_spadez1" opened from middle position and Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio shoved in the small blind for just over 340,000. "king_spadez1" called and they turned over their hands.
Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio:
"king_spadez1":
The board came down and the aces of "king_spadez1" scooped the pot, dropping Maio from the event.
On Monday, March 22, the partypoker US Online Network by Roar Digital launched BetMGM online poker operations in Michigan.
BetMGM, which previously launched casino and sportsbook operations, become the second online poker operator in the Wolverine State behind PokerStars. BetMGM Michigan launched with both cash games and tournaments on its client. Like its New Jersey counterpart, a full slate of events will be offered including over 70 daily tournaments and bigger weekly ones like the $535 buy-in, $12,000 GTD Mega Tuesday 6-Maxevery Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST.
“The launch of BetMGM Poker in Michigan fully rounds out our premier gaming portfolio in the state,” said Adam Greenblatt, Chief Executive Officer of BetMGM. “BetMGM’s sports betting and casino offerings have been met with incredible early success in Michigan and we’re thrilled to provide players with another exciting gaming option.”
Ray Stefanelli, Director of Poker, BetMGM said, “The demand for online poker in Michigan was made clear by players across the state. BetMGM Poker is proud to offer them a seat at our tables and we’re confident that BetMGM Michigan customers will enjoy an engaging, reliable, and fun poker experience.”
All BetMGM players in Michigan are invited to a $50,000 Freeroll Invitational Tournament scheduled for Sunday, April 4th.
On blinds of 14,000/28,000, "joey1way" shoved 498,951 from the hijack and Frank "FrankyFunk" Funaro jammed over the top. Everyone else folded and they tabled their hands.
"joey1way":
Frank "FrankyFunk" Funaro:
The flop came down and Funaro was still in the lead. A turn card brought a flush draw to life and the river completed it, giving "joey1way" a runner-runner flush to double.
On blinds of 12,000/24,000, Joe "chadsafishluck" McKeehen shoved his last 112,906 into the middle from the hijack. "SugarJ" and "NYR7769" both called to see the flop.
Both players checked through to showdown, having an turn and river complete the board. "NYR7769" then turned over for a pair of jacks. "SugarJ" and McKeehen mucked and "NYR7769" scooped the pot, dropping McKeehen out as the inevitable bubble boy.
On blinds of 10,000/20,000, the turned board read . Katie "KatieStone" Stone and "DMacMoney" had all the chips in the middle and the cards were face-up.
"DMacMoney" had showing for a boat but it was drawing dead when Stone tabled for quads. An irrelevant completed the board and Stone scooped up a double.
On blinds of 8,000/16,000, "TopDogCD" opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and "Ortizzle2004" shoved 247,265 in the small blind. "TopDogCD" snap-called and the players tabled their hands.
"Ortizzle2004":
"TopDogCD":
The community came down and set of aces was more than enough to scoop the pot for "TopDogCD", elimiating "Ortizzle2004" from the tournament.
On blinds of 7,000/14,000, "Ginny_Girl" opened to 36,000 from the middle position, Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder three-bet and "Ginny_Girl" shoved their 850,000 stack into the middle. Marder snap-called for his 445,000 and the players tabled their hands.
Michael "ParxBigStax" Marder:
"Ginny_Girl":
The board came down and the cowboys of Marder scooped the hand, doubling through "Ginny_Girl".