2022 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
2022 BetMGM Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$224,236
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$1,097,600
Total Entries
343
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
253
Players Left
26
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Wigg Doubles to Survive; Szecsi Busts

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Anton Wigg
Anton Wigg

Anton Wigg had his 130,000 stack in the middle from under the gun and he was at risk to Oliver Price.

Anton Wigg: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Oliver Price: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Wigg had three immediate outs and found one of them on the {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop. The {6-Spades} was of no help to Price and Wigg secured the double up following the {10-Diamonds} river.

As that hand finished, Norbert Szecsi was seen leaving the tournament area.

Final Two Levels

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The final 39 players have returned to their seats to play out the rest of Day 2. Today's proceedings will come to a close upon the completion of Level 18.

For the surviving players, they will return to the PokerGO Studio at 12 p.m. PT on Saturday, June 25 to play out Day 3.

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Lessin Falls at Break Time

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

BetMGM Poker qualifier Jonathan Lessin was seen exiting the tournament room just before the break was called, indicating he had bust from the event.

The 39 remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.

More Fall After Bubble Bursts

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Saderne Eliminated by Pillai on Money Bubble

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jeremy Saderne
Jeremy Saderne

Jeremy Saderne moved all in from under the gun with less than a big blind and Shankar Pillai raised to get the hand heads-up.

"F*** you, Shankar!" yelled Jake Schwartz in friendly banter. "Look at this freak show!"

As Saderne and Pillai waited for hands to finish on the other tables, Schwartz redirected his banter to Isaac Kempton, who recently busted Fabian Gumz.

"By the way, f*** you! That was my horse you just busted!" Schwartz told Kempton, who merely shrugged.

The cards were then flipped on their backs to reveal Saderne holding {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} to be ahead of the {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} of Pillai. Saderne looked to be safe from bubbling on the {q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} board, but the {j-Clubs} on the river gave Pillai the best hand to eliminate Saderne on the money bubble.

"Oh, Shank. You asshole!" Schwartz yelled in his continued tirade.

Jeremy Saderne
Jeremy Saderne

Saderne in Danger Zone

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mandavia Not Afraid to Bubble

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was caught on the turn with the board reading {k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{a-Spades}.

Norbert Szecsi bet 72,000 from early position and was called by Ankush Mandavia from the cutoff.

On the {4-Spades} turn, Szecsi moved all in as the covering stack. Despite being on the stone bubble, Mandavia quickly called off his 220,000 stack.

Szecsi just had a pair of sevens with his {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} while Mandavia turned two pair, aces and kings, with his {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

Kempton Flops Set to Bubble Gumz

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Isaac Kempton
Isaac Kempton

Picking up the action on the turn on a board reading {5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, Fabian Gumz led out with a bet and Isaac Kempton raised to 85,000. Gumz used up a time bank before calling.

Gumz checked on the {10-Hearts} river and Kempton moved all-in with Gumz significantly covered. Gumz let out a sigh and shuffled a handful of chips as he thought through his decision. Eventually, he called with his remaining stack of around 260,000.

Kempton tabled {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} for a flopped set and Gumz nodded in defeat as he left the tournament area just two players away from the money.

Despite the all in and call, the dealer never exposed Gumz' hand.

Charette Climbing

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Paul Hoefer opened to 16,000 from early position and was called by Duff Charette and David Eldridge from middle position and the cutoff, respectively.

Action checked through on the {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop to the {j-Clubs} turn. Charette took the lead and bet 27,000. Only Eldridge called.

Both players checked the {4-Hearts} river and Charette scooped in the pot thanks to his {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.