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

Stack Updates

Level 4, Blinds: 400/800 (120)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd us
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd
80,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman
David "TheKing411" Coleman
72,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken us
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
63,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez us
Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez
60,000
Profile photo of Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
57,000
-833
-833
Profile photo of Wjc80 us
Wjc80
52,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell us
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell
48,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of MBohmerwald23 us
MBohmerwald23
43,000
3,503
3,503
Profile photo of sorryman us
sorryman
37,000
-13,000
-13,000

Gagliano Gets Big Pot

Level 1, Blinds: 250/500 (75)

Michael “Gags30” Gagliano three-bet pre-flop, and the flop came {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Gagliano bet 4,379 and got the call. He bet 6.500 on the {k-Spades} turn and got called again to the {4-Hearts} river. They both checked the river, and Gagliano took it down with {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
59,664
9,664
9,664
Profile photo of Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
57,833
7,833
7,833
Profile photo of Got_Steam us
Got_Steam
40,336
-9,664
-9,664
Profile photo of MBohmerwald23 us
MBohmerwald23
39,497
-10,503
-10,503

Action Underway

Level 1, Blinds: 250/500 (75)

Cards are now in the air for Mania #15 HU Bracket Battle. Among the round 1 games in action now are Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias vs "MBohmerwald23", Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken vs "sorryman", Michael “Gags30” Gagliano, vs "Got_Steam", and Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell vs "Wjc80".

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of MBohmerwald23 us
MBohmerwald23
50,000
Profile photo of sorryman us
sorryman
50,000
Profile photo of Got_Steam us
Got_Steam
50,000
Profile photo of Wjc80 us
Wjc80
50,000

29 Entries With about 10 Minutes till Cards are in the Air

The field is at 29 players with about 10 minutes to go till the action gets underway. Among them, of course, are the New Jersey headliner for this festival, Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias, but Michael “Gags30” Gagliano and Matt “MattEMenz” Mendez are among the other NJ notables in the field today.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano
50,000
Profile photo of Angel "chromeking" Lopez us
Angel "chromeking" Lopez
50,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
Darren "Darren_Elias" Elias
50,000
Profile photo of David "TheKing411" Coleman
David "TheKing411" Coleman
50,000
Profile photo of John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza us
John "Slapshot1085" Forlenza
50,000
Profile photo of Derek "pompii" Sudell us
Derek "pompii" Sudell
50,000
Profile photo of Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken us
Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken
50,000
Profile photo of Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar us
Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar
50,000
Profile photo of Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane us
Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane
50,000
Profile photo of Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd us
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd
50,000
Profile photo of Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell us
Drew "maniacalmonk" O'Connell
50,000
Profile photo of Josh "layitdown08" Rothberg us
Josh "layitdown08" Rothberg
50,000
Profile photo of Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez us
Matt "MattEMenz" Mendez
50,000

March Poker Mania Goes Heads-Up

March Poker Mania
March Poker Mania

March Poker Mania is nearing its conclusion across the BetMGM USA network this weekend, and the highlight of the day in all states is Mania #15: $1,060 HU 32-Max +$10,000 Added to 1st. This is the chance for players to get a heads-up shot at their ambassador, and in New Jersey, Darren Elias is the man in the hot seat.

Players start the day with 50,000 chips, with each opponent facing one villain across the tables. The HU action starts off at 250/500 with an ante of 75 and increases every 8 minutes until the winner is decided.

The action gets going today at 6 pm ET and because of the format of the event, there is no late registration or rebuys allowed in this one. Total entries are capped at 32, so there will be five rounds of action to play down to a winner later tonight.

The winner in this game will get an added bonus. In addition to the prize for first place from the prize pool, BetMGM Poker NJ has added a $10,000 ticket to the top prize, so there is a lot of added value up top tonight for the winner.

Stay tuned here at PokerNews for some of the exciting action from Mania #15: $1,060 HU and find out if end boss Elias can take down this heads-up battle.

$1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle NJ

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