2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$560,442
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$3,283,200
Entries
1,026
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
56
Players Left
7

Big Double for DeVore

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

Sundiata DeVore opened to 160,000 under-the-gun and action folded around to Ivan Galinec in the small blind who then decided to just rip his entire stack of 2,735,000 into the pot.

Johann Ibanez in the big blind thought about it for a second but ended up folding but then DeVore made the call, putting himself at risk.

Sundiata DeVore: A?K?
Ivan Galinec: J?J?

"Well, that's not what you wanted to see!" Tablemate Stephen Song joked to DeVore, who nodded in agreement.

But his tune quickly changed when the flop came 10?10?K? to give him the lead.

"Now that's what I want to see!" he said as the board ran out 7?3? to secure his victory for the huge double-up while Galinec was now the one left short.

Player Chips Progress
Sundiata DeVore us
Sundiata DeVore
4,200,000
1,545,000
1,545,000
Ivan Galinec hr
Ivan Galinec
675,000
-1,995,000
-1,995,000

Tags: Ivan GalinecJohann IbanezStephen SongSundiata DeVore

Jun Hao Wu Eliminated in 16th Place ($28,334)

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Jun Hao Wu
Jun Hao Wu

Jun Hao Wu moved all in from the small blind for 490,000 and action was then on Kevin Berthelsen in the big blind. After confirming the amount, Berthelson made the call and the cards were tabled with Wu at risk.

Jun Hao Wu: K?9?
Kevin Berthelsen: A?2?

Wu needed some help from the board to catch up to Berthelson's ace high, but the flop was not his friend as it came A?2?7? to immediately give his opponent two-pair.

The A? on the turn sealed his fate as Berthelson hit a full house and the meaningless Q? came on the river as Wu made his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Berthelsen us
Kevin Berthelsen
2,440,000
890,000
890,000
Jun Hao Wu sg
Jun Hao Wu
Busted

Tags: Jun Hao WuKevin Berthelsen

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

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

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 co
Johann Ibanez
5,750,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
Jeffrey Stellwagon us
Jeffrey Stellwagon
Busted

Tags: Jeffrey StellwagonJohann Ibanez

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

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

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 cn
Mo Zhou
5,000,000
815,000
815,000
Fabrice Bigot fr
Fabrice Bigot
Busted

Tags: Fabrice BigotMo Zhou

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

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

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 co
Johann Ibanez
4,500,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Michael Stashin us
Michael Stashin
Busted

Tags: Johann IbanezMichael Stashin

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

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

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 hr
Ivan Galinec
2,600,000
550,000
550,000
Benjamin Sai sg
Benjamin Sai
Busted

Tags: Benjamin SaiIvan Galinec

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

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

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 co
Johann Ibanez
3,500,000
-900,000
-900,000
Erfan Geula us
Erfan Geula
Busted

Tags: Erfan GeulaJohann Ibanez

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

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

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 us
Emanuele Gugliuzza
2,400,000
600,000
600,000
Matthew Lambrecht us
Matthew Lambrecht
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Emanuele GugliuzzaMatthew Lambrecht

Anuj Agarwal Eliminated in 23rd Place ($19,469)

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

Anuj Agarwal moved all in preflop and was called by Erfan Geula, who covered.

Anuj Agarwal: KxQx
Erfan Geula: Ax10x

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

Player Chips Progress
Erfan Geula us
Erfan Geula
1,200,000
150,000
150,000
Anuj Agarwal us
Anuj Agarwal
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Anuj AgarwalErfan Geula

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

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

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 cn
Mo Zhou
4,400,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Mark Dickstein us
Mark Dickstein
Busted

Tags: Mark DicksteinMo Zhou