$1,060 Main Event - New Jersey
Day 1 Completed
2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania
$1,060 Main Event - New Jersey
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania
Buy-in
$1,060
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
80
Entries
80
Players Left
1
It took 35 levels for "GogoYubari" to emerge as the winner of the $100,000 guaranteed 2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania #17 $1,060 Main Event. They made their way through 80 entries by the time late registration closed to take down the top prize of $29,330 after a deal was struck heads-up.
The winner went on a sun-run at the final table, knocking out all of the final five players to bust. They either had the best of it when the money went in, or got there when they needed to, crushing the final table.
It was when play got heads-up that "GogoYubari" faced their biggest challenge. Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha came into the HU battle with a big chip deficit but managed to even it up. The players decided to make a deal at that point, locking up $22,000 each and leaving $7,330 on the table to play for.
From that point on, "GogoYubari" once again dominated the play, chipping away at Rocha's stack, then using the big stack to put Rocha in spots for his tournament life. Rocha held on for about half an hour, but eventually got his final million or so in with king-eight only to run into ace-queen.
Mania #17 $1,060 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GogoYubari | United States | $29,330 |
| 2 | Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha | United States | $22,000 |
| 3 | Chalmisi6 | United States | $13,100 |
| 4 | Anthony "supremetny" Chin | United States | $10,100 |
| 5 | Manley303 | United States | $7,600 |
| 6 | Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken | United States | $5,650 |
| 7 | Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo | United States | $4,350 |
| 8 | CHINOLOCO347 | United States | $3,250 |
That concludes PokerNews' coverage of the 2022 New Jersey BetMGM March Poker Mania. Stay tuned for more coverage from future events.
Level 35, Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (15,000)
"GogoYubari" was relentless after the deal was made, and the final few hands were a shove-fest from the chip leader. Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha finally decided to call off with 
but ran into 
.
Rocha had some life after flopping an eight on the 
, but "GogoYubari" was sun-running, and turned the flush to win it all.
A full recap will follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000,000
1,264,796
|
1,264,796 |
|
Busted |
Level 35, Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (15,000)
"GogoYubari" forced Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha to play for his life on the past few hands, with covering shoves, wearing Rocha down to just over 1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,735,204
903,300
|
903,300 |
|
|
1,264,796
-903,300
|
-903,300 |
Level 35, Blinds: 60,000/120,000 (15,000)
"GogoYubari" has been in control since the deal was struck, and is continuing to chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,831,904
911,077
|
911,077 |
|
|
2,168,096
-911,077
|
-911,077 |
Level 34, Blinds: 50,000/100,000 (12,500)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,920,827
1,226,000
|
1,226,000 |
|
|
3,079,173
-956,000
|
-956,000 |
Level 33, Blinds: 45,000/90,000 (11,250)
After about 20 minutes of deal talk, players decided on a $22,000 even chop with $7,330 left to play for. Action has resumed in Level 33.
Level 33, Blinds: 45,000/90,000 (11,250)
With stacks near even, the final two have paused the game for deal talks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,035,173
-183,375
|
-183,375 |
|
|
3,694,827
-86,625
|
-86,625 |
Level 33, Blinds: 45,000/90,000 (11,250)
It limped to the flop of 
and "GogoYubari" check-called a bet of 90,000. The turn was 
check-shoved over a bet of 180,000 from Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha. Rocha had flopped it with 
against the two pair with four-nine for "GogoYubari". The river 
didn't change anything.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,218,548
3,228,286
|
3,228,286 |
|
|
3,781,452
-3,228,286
|
-3,228,286 |
Level 32, Blinds: 40,000/80,000 (10,000)
"GogoYubari" is continuing to crush, raising the button to 160,000 and getting a call from "Chalmisi6" on the big blind. The flop came 
and "Chalmisi6" check-shoved over the 80,000 bet from "GogoYubari".
"Chalmisi6": 
"GogoYubari": 
"GogoYubari" spiked trip ducks on the flop, and held through the 
turn and river to send "Chalmisi6" home in 3rd.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,009,738
1,480,504
|
1,480,504 |
|
|
990,262
-910,000
|
-910,000 |
|
|
Busted |