Daily Recap: "NateTheGrape" Wins Two Events in MI; "OMC Escher" Shines in PA
The third day of the BetMGM Poker Online Championships wrapped up on Sept. 17 after two major events with Event #3: $500 and Event #4: $250 6-Max PLO in New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
The day's big winner was Michigan's "NateTheGrape," who took down both events for $10,250 and $6,950, showing he can shine at both No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha.
In Pennsylvania, "OMC Escher" also had a great day that saw them take down PA #3: $500 for $7,354 after a final table deal in an event that drew 48 runners and generated $22,560 in prize money.
"OMC Escher" went on to finish third in PA #4: $250 6-Max PLO for $2,800, while the first-place prize of $5,430 went to "johnny_civ" after a two-handed deal.
In New Jersey, it was "Kozym1" who took down NJ #3: $500 for $10,200, while BetMGM Poker ambassador Darren Elias finished in eighth for $975.
Meanwhile, "MyCousinVinny5" emerged the winner in NJ #4: $250 6-Max PLO for $6,200 in the event that generated $19,298 in prize money to just miss the $20,000 guarantee.
Next up on the BetMGM Poker schedule is Event #5 $2,500 High Roller, which offers guarantees of $100,000 in New Jersey, $75,000 in Michigan and $50,000 in Pennsylvania.
The final table results for Day 3 of the BetMGM Poker Online Championships are available in the tables below.
NJ #3: $500 - $30K GTD Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | "Kozym1" | $10,200 | |
| 2 | "Kesean4" | $6,000 | |
| 3 | "Jscoop388" | $4,365 | |
| 4 | "leinad" | $3,120 | |
| 5 | "ScarletRaptor" | $2,340 | |
| 6 | "pompii" | $1,695 | |
| 7 | "bbissick23" | $1,305 | |
| 8 | Darren Elias | $975 |
NJ #4: $250 6-Max PLO Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | "MyCousinVinny5" | $6,200 | |
| 2 | "purity1" | $3,600 | |
| 3 | "leinad" | $2,550 | |
| 4 | "Spaniolo78" | $1,900 | |
| 5 | "Believer111" | $1,500 | |
| 6 | "shipthesherb" | $1,040 |
MI #3 $500 - $25K GTD Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | "NateTheGrape" | $10,250 | |
| 2 | "Hodgmac" | $6,500 | |
| 3 | "pawel99" | $4,000 | |
| 4 | "Influencer" | $2,500 | |
| 5 | "ErikBachman" | $1,750 |
MI #4: $250 6-Max PLO Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | "NateTheGrape" | $6,950 | |
| 2 | "BishPlz" | $4,000 | |
| 3 | "ALL4one1forALL" | $2,910 | |
| 4 | "CrewTopNotch" | $2,080 | |
| 5 | "B4NKROLL3R" | $1,560 | |
| 6 | "Bearly" | $1,100 |
PA #3: $500 - $20K GTD Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | "OMC Escher" | $7,354 | |
| 2 | "SirsGoodBoy" | $5,141 | |
| 3 | "ScripReese" | $4,989 | |
| 4 | "Masochist" | $2,256 | |
| 5 | "mpmill" | $1,692 | |
| 6 | "STRONGcowboy" | $1,128 |
PA #4: $250 6-Max PLO Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | "johnny_civ" | $5,430 | |
| 2 | "NitWithTrix" | $5,250 | |
| 3 | "OMC Escher" | $2,800 | |
| 4 | "Pauljoelpitt" | $2,080 | |
| 5 | "mpmill" | $1,560 | |
| 6 | "moontime" | $1,080 |