2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania

$1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle NJ
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$14,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,060
Prize Pool
$39,000
Entries
29
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
29
Players Left
1

"Scuba" Defeats "audidriver"

Level 3, Blinds: 350/700 (105)

"Scuba" raised to 1,600 and got the call to see {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} on the flop with about 10k more behind than their opponent "audidriver". "Scuba" bet again for 3,200 on the flop and got a call to {a-Hearts} on the turn.

"audidriver" check-raised the turn from 2,432 to 8,400 and "Scuba" called to {3-Clubs} on the river. "audidriver" shoved for just over 34,000 and got the call.

"audidriver": {j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
"Scuba": {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The turned pair of aces was good for "Scuba" and they were on to Round 3. Elsewhere "MBohmerwald23" also defeated David "TheKing411" Coleman for a Round 3 spot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of MBohmerwald23 us
MBohmerwald23
100,000
Profile photo of Scuba us
Scuba
100,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of audidriver us
audidriver
Busted
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman
David "TheKing411" Coleman
Busted

Stacks Early in Round 2

Level 1, Blinds: 250/500 (75)

Among the matches in Round 2 are Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez vs "Jamestown11" and Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell vs "keefvanh0rn".

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez us
Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez
75,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell us
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell
65,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane us
Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane
55,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Scuba us
Scuba
55,000
-45,000
-45,000
Profile photo of audidriver us
audidriver
45,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of ZenRead us
ZenRead
45,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of keefvanh0rn us
keefvanh0rn
35,000
-65,000
-65,000
Profile photo of Jamestown11 us
Jamestown11
25,000

Elias Out in Round 1

Level 8, Blinds: 1,000/2,000 (300)

The headliner for the NJ Festival, Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias, is now out, falling to "MBohmerwald23". Elias was short-stacked after the break, and got his near-30k stack in shortly after the break with pocket threes, and had to race against the king-queen suited for "MBohmerwald23". The over-cards turned a flush, and Elias was on the rail after the first round.

There is still one match left in play, with "audidriver" leading "Chupacabra" about 60k to 40k.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of MBohmerwald23 us
MBohmerwald23
100,000
21,799
21,799
Profile photo of Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
Busted

Two Matches Left in Round 1 at Break

Level 7, Blinds: 800/1,600 (240)

Players are on the first break of the data, and there are two games still in action for Round 1. Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez took down his match just before the break, while Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias is in tough against "MBohmerwald23" and "audidriver" is leading "Chupacabra" in the final two opening-round matches.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez us
Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez
100,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of MBohmerwald23 us
MBohmerwald23
78,201
35,201
35,201
Profile photo of audidriver us
audidriver
58,595
Profile photo of Chupacabra us
Chupacabra
41,405
Profile photo of Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
21,799
-35,201
-35,201

"sorryman" Through to Round 2 with Quads

Level 5, Blinds: 500/1,000 (150)

It limped to the flop of {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and "sorryman" called a bet of 4,300 from Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken. They both checked the {6-Diamonds} turn and Vanauken called when "sorryman" shoved the biggest stack on the {6-Hearts} river. "sorryman" turned over {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for the running quads and the win.

Player Chips Progress
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sorryman
100,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken us
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
Busted

Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell Advances

Level 5, Blinds: 500/1,000 (150)

Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell raised to 7,000 and got called to see a flop of {j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. O'Connell check-called when "Wjc80" shoved for about 27,000.

"Wjc80": {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell: {j-Hearts}{2-Spades}

O'Connell flopped the best pair, then turned two pair when the board completed {2-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, sending "Wjc80" to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell us
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell
100,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Wjc80 us
Wjc80
Busted