2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$560,442
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,500
Prize Pool
$3,283,200
Entries
1,026
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
7
Players Left
1

Stephen Song Eliminated in 4th Place ($188,193)

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Stephen Song
Stephen Song

Stephen Song moved all in for 3,200,000 from the button, before Leo Taffe reshoved from the small blind.

Stephen Song: A2
Leo Taffe: QQ

"Queens!" cried Song as the cards were tabled. It was the third situation where a player had moved all in on Taffe while he had a premium hand.

Song, an all-in specialist, still had some hope with his one overcard. The J96 flop kept Taffe ahead, as did the 8 turn. The 10 river improved Taffe to a straight, and Song's pursuit of his tenth live tournament win was over.

Player Chips Progress
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Leo Taffe
28,450,000
3,325,000
3,325,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Mike Vanier
6,975,000
475,000
475,000
Profile photo of Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou
5,375,000
-475,000
-475,000
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Zhou Flops Nuts to Double

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Mo Zhou
Mo Zhou

Leo Taffe open-shoved with A6 under-the-gun and Mo Zhou wasted no time to make the call from the small blind with A8.

The cards were then tabled, with Zhou at risk of elimination.

Zhou was already ahead going into this battle, and the flop of K109 immediately gave him the win with the nut flush.

The meaningless 52 completed the board and secured Zou's victory for the double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Leo Taffe
25,125,000
-2,675,000
-2,675,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Mike Vanier
6,500,000
Profile photo of Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou
5,850,000
3,175,000
3,175,000
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
3,325,000
-500,000
-500,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Leo TaffeMo Zhou

Sundiata DeVore Eliminated in 5th Place ($142,655)

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Sundiata DeVore
Sundiata DeVore

Sundiata DeVore jammed for 3,625,000 from the small blind and was snap-called by Leo Taffe from the big blind.

Sundiata DeVore: 22
Leo Taffe: AA

Taffe woke up with aces again and they held out for a second time following the Q753A runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Leo Taffe
26,550,000
2,975,000
2,975,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Mo Zhou
6,775,000
-525,000
-525,000
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
4,575,000
650,000
650,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier
2,900,000
Profile photo of Sundiata DeVore us
Sundiata DeVore
Busted

Tags: Sundiata DeVore

Taffe Puts DeVore to the Test

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Leo Taffe
Leo Taffe

Leo Taffe opened to 300,000 under-the-gun with KK and Mike Vanier made the call to his left with 66. The action folded around to Sundiata DeVore who woke up with JJ and puts in a three-bet to 1,100,000.

Taffe then clicked it back to 1,900,000 and DeVore went into the tank before making the call and the two players went to a flop of 1094.

DeVore checked over to Taffe who then continued for 700,000 and DeVore made the call.

The turn came out the 4 and DeVore checked again to Taffe who then moved all in to cover.

DeVore burned through all of his time banks before he finally decided to make the correct fold, awarding the huge pot to the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leo Taffe us
Leo Taffe
18,750,000
3,125,000
3,125,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier
8,250,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou
4,100,000
Profile photo of Sundiata DeVore us
Sundiata DeVore
3,000,000
-2,750,000
-2,750,000
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
2,725,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Berthelsen us
Kevin Berthelsen
2,075,000
Profile photo of Johann Ibanez co
Johann Ibanez
1,975,000

Tags: Leo TaffeMike VanierSundiata DeVore