Daily Recap: Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd, "ekomstop" & "Masochist" Find Gold in Event #8: $250 6-Max PKO
Another day of online poker action in the inaugural BetMGM Poker Online Championships wrapped up on Sept. 21 with the completion of Event #8: $250 6-Max PKO in New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
The New Jersey event was the biggest, drawing 105 runners to generate $24,413 in prize money to fly by the guaranteed $20,000. In that event, Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd emerged the winner to take home the top prize of $2,703, plus an additional $3,537 in bounties, after defeating Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha.
The Michigan event drew 90 runners to squeak past the guaranteed $20,000 prize pool with $20,925 in prize money. "ekomstop" won the event for $2,999 and an impressive bounty haul of $4,336, making them the biggest winner of the day across the three states.
In Pennsylvania, the event drew 65 entrants and generated $15,113 to surpass the guaranteed $15,000. "Masochist" took home the top prize of $1,894, but got a bigger score from the $3,254 in bounties they managed to pull.
Next up on the BetMGM Poker Online Championships schedule is Event #9: $500 Warm-Up as the clock ticks down to the $1,000 buy-in Championship event.
NJ #8: $250 6-Max PKO
| PLACE | PLAYER | BOUNTY (IN USD) | MAIN PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | "Whosyourdoddy" | $3,537 | $2,703 | |
| 2 | Alex "Hashtag_Hashtag" Rocha | $1,959 | $2,590 | |
| 3 | "Cara2Cacra" | $719 | $1,383 | |
| 4 | "CNC_LY" | $0 | $1,061 | |
| 5 | "DonkyKing" | $746 | $818 | |
| 6 | "Core4" | $765 | $564 |
MI #8: $250 6-Max PKO
| PLACE | PLAYER | BOUNTY (IN USD) | MAIN PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | "ekomstop" | $4,336 | $2,999 | |
| 2 | "ratherBfishing" | $484 | $1,742 | |
| 3 | "Servonious" | $1,094 | $1,234 | |
| 4 | "Hettypmoney" | $820 | $919 | |
| 5 | "SKREWBALL" | $125 | $726 | |
| 6 | "Rogggggy" | $281 | $503 |
PA #8: $250 6-Max PKO
| PLACE | PLAYER | BOUNTY (IN USD) | MAIN PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | "Masochist" | $3,254 | $1,894 | |
| 2 | Edward "Hisoka" Leonard | $941 | $1,838 | |
| 3 | "Dr dank99" | $570 | $978 | |
| 4 | "Until_Wilted" | $391 | $727 | |
| 5 | "MrSchneebly" | $672 | $545 | |
| 6 | "homely" | $219 | $377 |