2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania

BetMGM March Poker Mania
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Day 8 Recap: Matt Berkey Wins $1,060 NLH Main Event ($31,250); "s7udz88" & "GogoYubari" Also Win

Day 8 of BetMGM's March Poker Mania in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Michigan is over, marking the end of the East Coast online poker series.

The final day included the marquee Event #17: $1,060 NLH Main Event 8-max, as well as Event #18: $535 Phase II: Main Event, Event #19: $215 NLH Turbo Second Chance and Event #20: $215 NLH Turbo.

In Pennsylvania, March Poker Mania host Matt Berkey took down the Main Event to earn $31,250 after defeating "Hisoka" during heads-up play, who in turn earned $17,500. Berkey live-streamed the final table action on the Solve for Why YouTube channel, giving fans an opportunity to watch him take it down.

The Pennsylvania Main Event attracted 88 runners and generated $88,000 in prize money to stay at the guaranteed $100,000.

The New Jersey Main Event, meanwhile, attracted 80 entrants and generated a prize pool of $80,000. "GogoYubari" took it down for $29,330, while March Poker Mania host Darren Elias finished in 15th.

In Michigan, "s7udz88" got through 92 runners to win $31,250, while March Poker Mania host Andrew Neeme finished outside of the money in 53rd place. The tournament attracted 92 runners and generated $92,000 in prize money to stay at the guarantee. It was a great day for "s7udz88," who went on to win Event #19 for $7,375.

The other winners in Event #19 were "odo23" in New Jersey ($7,375) and "CL911129" in Pennsylvania ($7,193).

In Event #18, meanwhile "pay4medsch00l" took down the New Jersey event, "DoneYetOhYes" won in Michigan and "ItBLikeThat" won in Pennsylvania. All three players took home the first-place prize of $18,750.

In Event #20, which did not take place in Pennslyvania, "c0recolapse" won the Michigan event for $6,566, while Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken won the event in New Jersey for $6,730 and his third victory of the series.

Vanauken also took down Event #1: $535 Warm-up for $15,193 and Event #12: $320 NLH PKO 6-max for $8,618.

That wraps up PokerNews' coverage of BetMGM's March Poker Mania in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan. A full table of winners in the series is available below.

BetMGM March Poker Mania Michigan Results

 DATESTATEEVENTENTRIESPRIZE POOLWINNERPRIZE (IN USD)
 March 20MIEvent #1: $535 Warm-up73$40,000"Sureloc4444"$13,132
 March 20MIEvent #2: $109 Half-price PKO246$30,000"mangocoin"$6,039
 March 20MIEvent #3: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event83$4,150"CavemanMpn"Ticket
 March 20MIEvent #4: $215 NLH Turbo88$20,000"rickystackerz77"$6,250
 March 21MIEvent# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event38$1,900"jdrisco6"Ticket
 March 21MIEvent #6: $215 PLO 6-max81$16,200"Jwitty"$4,200
 March 22MIEvent #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event33$1,650"KeyWestD35"Ticket
 March 22MIEvent #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max52$26,000"Jwitty"$9,001
 March 23MIEvent #9: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event31$1,550"Loose Cannon"Ticket
 March 23MIEvent #10: $320 NLH 8-max87$26,100Chris "theduke8605" Ball$8,156
 March 24MIEvent #11: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event25$1,250"WhizID-10-T"Ticket
 March 24MIEvent #12: $320 NLH PKO 6-max68$20,400"jdrisco6"$5,834
 March 25MIEvent #13: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event47$2,350"Jkin231"Ticket
 March 25MIEvent #14: $215 PLO 6-max82$16,400"TheDuke8605"$5,084
 March 26MIEvent #15: $1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle 32-max30$40,000"Treeguy88"$25,000
 March 26MIEvent #16: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event46$2,300"georgejanssen"Ticket
 March 27MIEvent #18: $535 Phase II: Main Event131$75,000"DoneYetOhYes"$18,750
 March 27MIEvent #19: $215 NLH Turbo Second Chance109$25,000"s7udz88"$7,375
 March 26MIEvent #20: $215 NLH Turbo76$20,000"c0recolapse"$6,566

BetMGM March Poker Mania Pennsylvania Results

 DATESTATEEVENTENTRIESPRIZE POOLWINNERPRIZE (IN USD)
 March 20PAEvent #1: $535 Warm-up85$42,500"Abelnator"$13,281
 March 20PAEvent #2: $109 Half-price PKO236$30,000"phillytaxguy"$6,730
 March 20PAEvent #3: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event54$2,700"LetMeWin3437"Ticket
 March 20PAEvent #4: $215 NLH Turbo97$20,000"davelower2"$5,900
 March 21PAEvent# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event36$1,800"esotericwisdom"Ticket
 March 21PAEvent #6: $215 PLO 6-max46$15,000"esotericwisdom"$5,850
 March 22PAEvent #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event45$2,250"LookAtMyNuts"Ticket
 March 22PAEvent #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max53$26,500"Love2Lose22"$8,573
 March 23PAEvent #9: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event30$1,500"HilmDave"Ticket
 March 23PAEvent #10: $320 NLH 8-max46$15,000"PokerIsFun420"$5,850
 March 24PAEvent #11: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event36$1,800"RON MASSEY"Ticket
 March 24PAEvent #12: $320 NLH PKO 6-max69$20,700"Love2Lose22"$5,648
 March 25PAEvent #13: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event31$1,550"jerome morrow"Ticket
 March 25PAEvent #14: $215 PLO 6-max54$15,000"bydad"$5,400
 March 26PAEvent #15: $1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle 32-max25$35,000"MrSchneebly"$22,500
 March 26PAEvent #16: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event40$2,000"Tom Cruise"Ticket
 March 27PAEvent #17: $1,060 NLH Main Event 8-max88$100,000"Matt Berkey"$31,250
 March 27PAEvent #18: $535 Phase II: Main Event131$75,000"ItBLikeThat"$18,750
 March 27PAEvent #19: $215 NLH Turbo Second Chance127$25,400"CL911129"$7193

BetMGM March Poker Mania New Jersey Results

 DATESTATEEVENTENTRIESPRIZE POOLWINNERPRIZE (IN USD)
 March 20NJEvent #1: $535 Warm-up103$51,500Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken$15,193
 March 20NJEvent #2: $109 Half-price PKO308$35,000"DixonKuntz"$7,240
 March 20NJEvent #3: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event40$2,000"GlennQuagmire"Ticket
 March 20NJEvent #4: $215 NLH Turbo82$25,000"Wyeth"$7,813
 March 21NJEvent# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event56$28,000"debh711"Ticket
 March 21NJEvent #6: $215 PLO 6-max52$15,000"SadBigCheese"$5,400
 March 22NJEvent #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event34$1,700"Funkyphill1423"Ticket
 March 22NJEvent #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max65$32,000"Nickd7799"$11,064
 March 23NJEvent #9: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event46$2,300Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. JohnTicket
 March 23NJEvent #10: $320 NLH 8-max72$21,600Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio$6,059
 March 24NJEvent #11: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event34$1,700"StoeDaddy"Ticket
 March 24NJEvent #12: $320 NLH PKO 6-max79$25,000Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken$8,618
 March 25NJEvent #13: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event32$1,600"RobertJordan"Ticket
 March 25NJEvent #14: $215 PLO 6-max58$15,000"SuperShred"$5,213
 March 26NJEvent #15: $1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle 32-max29$39,000"MBohmerwald23"$24,500
 March 26NJEvent #16: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event34$1,700"MistaMenza"Ticket
 March 27NJEvent #17: $1,060 NLH Main Event 8-max80$100,000"GogoYubari"$29,330
 March 27NJEvent #18: $535 Phase II: Main Event139$75,000"pay4medsch00l"$18,750
 March 27NJEvent #19: $215 NLH Turbo Second Chance105$25,000"odo23"$7,375
 March 26NJEvent #20: $215 NLH Turbo71$20,000Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken$6,730

Tags: Darren EliasMatt Berkey