$3,500 Main Event Day 3 | 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

06-12-2023 19:49 UTC-8

Big Double for DeVore

Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sundiata DeVore opened to 160,000 under-the-gun and action folded around to Ivan Galinec in the small blind who then decided to just rip his entire stack of 2,735,000 into the pot.

Johann Ibanez in the big blind thought about it for a second but ended up folding but then DeVore made the call, putting himself at risk.

Sundiata DeVore: A♣K♥
Ivan Galinec: J♦J♣

"Well, that's not what you wanted to see!" Tablemate Stephen Song joked to DeVore, who nodded in agreement.

But his tune quickly changed when the flop came 10♣10♠K♠ to give him the lead.

"Now that's what I want to see!" he said as the board ran out 7♠3♦ to secure his victory for the huge double-up while Galinec was now the one left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sundiata DeVore	4,200,000 1,545,000	1,545,000
Ivan Galinec	675,000 -1,995,000	-1,995,000

Tags: Ivan Galinec Johann Ibanez Stephen Song Sundiata DeVore

06-12-2023 19:31 UTC-8

Jun Hao Wu Eliminated in 16th Place ($28,334)

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Kirk Brown

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jun Hao Wu moved all in from the small blind for 490,000 and action was then on Kevin Berthelsen in the big blind. After confirming the amount, Berthelson made the call and the cards were tabled with Wu at risk.

Jun Hao Wu: K♠9♦
Kevin Berthelsen: A♣2♥

Wu needed some help from the board to catch up to Berthelson's ace high, but the flop was not his friend as it came A♦2♦7♠ to immediately give his opponent two-pair.

The A♠ on the turn sealed his fate as Berthelson hit a full house and the meaningless Q♣ came on the river as Wu made his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Berthelsen	2,440,000 890,000	890,000
Jun Hao Wu	Busted

Tags: Jun Hao Wu Kevin Berthelsen

06-12-2023 18:43 UTC-8

Jeffrey Stellwagon Eliminated in 17th Place ($28,334)

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Big stack Johann Ibanez opened to 125,000 but then short-stacked Jeffrey Stellwagon moved all in for 780,000. Ibanez thought for a moment before making the call to put Stellwagon at risk of elimination.

Jeffrey Stellwagon: A♦10♦
Johann Ibanez: K♦10♥

Jeffrey Stellwagon was in a great position to double up as he had his opponent dominated, but the poker gods did not agree with him as the flop came out K♥6♠K♠ to give Ibanez trip kings right out of the gate.

The turn 2♠ left Stellwagon drawing dead and the meaningless6♥ completed the board as Stellwagon headed to the payout desk in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	5,750,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Jeffrey Stellwagon	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Stellwagon Johann Ibanez

06-12-2023 18:38 UTC-8

Fabrice Bigot Eliminated in 18th Place ($28,334)

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Kirk Brown

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Fabrice Bigot opened to 125,000 and then was raised to 500,000 by big stack Mo Zhou. Action folded back around to Bogot who then ripped it all in for around 2,000,000. Zhou thought about it for just a second before he made the call to put him at risk as the cards were tabled.

Fabrice Bigot: J♠J♥
Mo Zhou: A♥K♦

Bigot was ahead in this classic flip, but the flop of K♥Q♣4♥ was not his friend as it gave the lead to Zhou. The A♠ on the turn further improved him to two pair and the Q♥ on the river completed the board to award Zhao the pot, eliminating Bigot in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Zhou	5,000,000 815,000	815,000
Fabrice Bigot	Busted

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Mo Zhou

06-12-2023 18:32 UTC-8

Michael Stashin Eliminated in 19th Place ($23,475)

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Stashin jammed for 850,000 from the button and Johann Ibanez called from the small blind.

Michael Stashin: K♣10♣
Johann Ibanez: A♣9♦

The K♦ was in the window but was followed by the 9♥9♠ to give Ibanez trips. The 6♣6♠ improved the big stack to a full house and Stashin's run ended.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	4,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Michael Stashin	Busted

Tags: Johann Ibanez Michael Stashin

06-12-2023 18:28 UTC-8

Benjamin Sai Eliminated in 20th Place ($23,475)

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ivan Galinec raised to 120,000 from middle position and called when Benjamin Sai jammed for 425,000.

Benjamin Sai: A♥7♣
Ivan Galinec: A♦10♦

Galinec went on to make Broadway on the K♥6♠Q♣2♥J♠ runout to bring the tournament to its final 19 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Galinec	2,600,000 550,000	550,000
Benjamin Sai	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Sai Ivan Galinec

06-12-2023 18:26 UTC-8

Erfan Geula Eliminated in 21st Place ($23,475)

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Johann Ibanez opened to 125,000 from under the gun and called when Erfan Geula jammed for 585,000 from the button.

Erfan Geula: A♠8♠
Johann Ibanez: A♦10♥

Ibanez' superior hand remained best on the J♣6♥2♣5♥Q♥ runout, and Geula was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johann Ibanez	3,500,000 -900,000	-900,000
Erfan Geula	Busted

Tags: Erfan Geula Johann Ibanez

06-12-2023 17:56 UTC-8

Matthew Lambrecht Eliminated in 22nd Place ($19,469)

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Kirk Brown

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthew Lambrecht bet 450,000 preflop (a virtual all-in), leaving himself with only 30,000 behind and after a couple of seconds, Emanuele Gugliuzza just called.

The flop came out 10♥A♠8♦ and Gugliuzza moved all in to cover Lambrecht.

"I'm probably not folding," Lambrecht said as he spread all of his time banks out in front of him.

After he used several of them, he decided to rip off the bandaid and made the call to put himself at risk.

Matthew Lambrecht: 6♠6♦
Emanuele Gugliuzza: A♣7♣

Lambrecht was going to need to hit a six to stay alive, but the runout of J♦K♣ did not do it for him and he was eliminated in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Emanuele Gugliuzza	2,400,000 600,000	600,000
Matthew Lambrecht	Busted

Tags: Emanuele Gugliuzza Matthew Lambrecht

06-12-2023 17:38 UTC-8

Anuj Agarwal Eliminated in 23rd Place ($19,469)

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Kirk Brown

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Anuj Agarwal moved all in preflop and was called by Erfan Geula, who covered.

Anuj Agarwal: KxQx
Erfan Geula: Ax10x

The board on the turn was Jx9x4xQx to give Agarwal a pair of queens, but the Ax on the river gave Geula the upper hand and sent Agarwal to the payout desk in 23rd Place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erfan Geula	1,200,000 150,000	150,000
Anuj Agarwal	Busted

Tags: Anuj Agarwal Erfan Geula

06-12-2023 17:33 UTC-8

Mark Dickstein Eliminated in 24th Place ($19,469)

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Kirk Brown

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mo Zhou opened from under-the-gun to 100,000 and action folded to Mark Dickstein on the button who then jammed all in for around 900,000. The other players got out of the way but when it got back to Zou he snap-called to put Dickstein at risk and the cards were tabled.

Mark Dickstein: A♠J♠
Mo Zhou: A♥A♦

"Well, good game guys," Dickstein sighed as he threw his hands up in the air.

The board ran out 5♦4♠4♥6♣J♣ to keep Zhou in the lead and Dickstein was eliminated in 24th place.