Day 2 Recap: "esotericwisdom" Big Winner in Pennsylvania; "Jwitty" and "SadBigCheese" Also Win
Day 2 of BetMGM's March Poker Mania in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey wrapped up with the completion of two tournaments: Event# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event and Event #6: $215 PLO 6-max.
Event #5 awarded 15 tickets, five in each state, qualifying players to Day 2 on March 27. Players who advanced to Day 2 include "jdrisco6" in Michigan, "debh711" in New Jersey and "esotericwisdom" in Pennsylvania.
It was quite the day for The Keystone State's "esotericwisdom," who went on to win Event #6 for $5,850. The PLO 6-max tournament attracted 46 runners and generated $9,200 in prize money to keep the prize pool at the guaranteed $15,000. Other players who made deep runs include "TheTunaMan" (2nd - $3,525) and "Dave_Portnoy" (3rd - $2,250).
In Michigan, "Jwitty" took down the PLO event for $4,200 after getting through "ThePrince105" (2nd - $3,738) and "Sweetmarianne" (3rd - $2,066). The event attracted 81 runners to generate $16,200 in prize money, surpassing the guaranteed $15,000.
The New Jersey event, meanwhile, was won by "SadBigCheese" for $5,400 after the player got through "nyy214" (2nd - $3,143) and "ChickenTendies" (3rd - $2,213). The tournament had 52 entrants and generated $10,400 in prize money, keeping the pool at the guaranteed $15,000.
The results so far for BetMGM March Poker Mania in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are available below. PokerNews will be back tomorrow for Day 3 updates.
BetMGM March Poker Mania Michigan Results
| DATE | STATE | EVENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| March 20 | MI | Event #1: $535 Warm-up | 73 | $40,000 | "Sureloc4444" | $13,132 | |
| March 20 | MI | Event #2: $109 Half-price PKO | 246 | $30,000 | "mangocoin" | $6,039 | |
| March 20 | MI | Event #3: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 83 | $4,150 | "CavemanMpn" | Ticket | |
| March 20 | MI | Event #4: $215 NLH Turbo | 88 | $20,000 | "rickystackerz77" | $6,250 | |
| March 21 | MI | Event# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 38 | $1,900 | "jdrisco6" | Ticket | |
| March 21 | MI | Event #6: $215 PLO 6-max | 81 | $16,200 | "Jwitty" | $4,200 |
BetMGM March Poker Mania Pennsylvania Results
| DATE | STATE | EVENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| March 20 | PA | Event #1: $535 Warm-up | 85 | $42,500 | "Abelnator" | $13,281 | |
| March 20 | PA | Event #2: $109 Half-price PKO | 236 | $30,000 | "phillytaxguy" | $6,730 | |
| March 20 | PA | Event #3: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 54 | $2,700 | "LetMeWin3437" | Ticket | |
| March 20 | PA | Event #4: $215 NLH Turbo | 97 | $20,000 | "davelower2" | $5,900 | |
| March 21 | PA | Event# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 36 | $1,800 | "esotericwisdom" | Ticket | |
| March 21 | PA | Event #6: $215 PLO 6-max | 46 | $15,000 | "esotericwisdom" | $5,850 |
BetMGM March Poker Mania New Jersey Results
| DATE | STATE | EVENT | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| March 20 | NJ | Event #1: $535 Warm-up | 103 | $51,500 | Eric “alwaysliquid” Vanauken | $15,193 | |
| March 20 | NJ | Event #2: $109 Half-price PKO | 308 | $35,000 | "DixonKuntz" | $7,240 | |
| March 20 | NJ | Event #3: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 40 | $2,000 | "GlennQuagmire" | Ticket | |
| March 20 | NJ | Event #4: $215 NLH Turbo | 82 | $25,000 | "Wyeth" | $7,813 | |
| March 21 | NJ | Event# 5: $55 Phase I to Phase II Main Event | 56 | $28,000 | "debh711" | Ticket | |
| March 21 | NJ | Event #6: $215 PLO 6-max | 52 | $15,000 | "SadBigCheese" | $5,400 |