2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 4
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Event Info

2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦a♣
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
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Taffe Putting the Pressure On

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

As play resumed, Leo Taffe has been piling on the pressure by moving all in preflop as the big stack on several occasions.

Neither of his opponents have been willing to call off their stacks and Taffe's lead continues to extend.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Taffe us
Leo Taffe 		27,400,000
1,250,000
 1,250,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier 		5,400,000
-755,000
 -755,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song 		4,450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou 		3,550,000
-500,000
 -500,000

Tags: Leo Taffe

Level: 31

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Song Jams Preflop; Break Begins

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Mo Zhou opened to 425,000 first to act with A?9?. Steohen Song then jammed for 3,525,000 from the button with pocket sixes. Nobody called.

The players have now been sent on a 20-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Taffe us
Leo Taffe 		26,150,000
-300,000
 -300,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier 		6,155,000
455,000
 455,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song 		4,450,000
-125,000
 -125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou 		4,050,000
-25,000
 -25,000

Vanier Flops Trips to Double

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Mo Zhou opened to 425,000 from the cutoff with pocket bines and Mike Vanier moved all in behind with A?10? .

The other players quickly got out of the way and the cards were then tabled with Vanier at risk.

The flop came out 10?10?J? to give Vanier a big lead with trip tens.

The 8? on the turn gave Zhou some more outs as any seve or queen would now give him a straight.

Fortunately for Vanier, the K? on the river was safe for him and he survived the encounter to receive a big double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Taffe us
Leo Taffe 		26,450,000
-100,000
 -100,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier 		5,700,000
2,800,000
 2,800,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song 		4,575,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou 		4,075,000
-2,700,000
 -2,700,000

Tags: Mike VanierMo Zhou

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

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
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: 2?2?
Leo Taffe: A?A?

Taffe woke up with aces again and they held out for a second time following the Q?7?5?3?A? runout.

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

Tags: Sundiata DeVore

Zhou Gets a Bluff Through

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sundiata DeVore opened to 400,000 from the cutoff with the A?J?. Leo Taffe folded 3?3? from the small blind before Mo Zhou defended his big blind with Q?10?.

Action checked through on the K?9?8? flop to the 3? turn. Zhou led out for 600,000, and DeVore laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Taffe us
Leo Taffe 		23,575,000
100,000
 100,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou 		7,300,000
400,000
 400,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song 		3,925,000
-500,000
 -500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Sundiata DeVore us
Sundiata DeVore 		3,100,000
-400,000
 -400,000
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier 		2,900,000
300,000
 300,000

Tags: Leo TaffeMo ZhouSundiata DeVore

Huge Hand for Zhou

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Leo Taffe opened to 400,000 from the button with J?2? and Mo Zhoe defended from the small blind with A?6?.

Action checked through the flop of J?A?6? but then Zhou decided to fire 350,000 on the 9? turn with his two-pair and flush draw.

Taffe made the call and the two went to the river 7? where Zhou fired again for 1,100,000 and Taffe made the correct laydown.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Taffe us
Leo Taffe 		23,475,000
200,000
 200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou 		6,900,000
850,000
 850,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song 		4,425,000
-450,000
 -450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Sundiata DeVore us
Sundiata DeVore 		3,500,000
-100,000
 -100,000
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier 		2,600,000
-400,000
 -400,000

Tags: Leo TaffeMo Zhoe

DeVore Doubles with Eights

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Leo Taffe moved all in first to act, covering everyone else at the table. Action folded to Sundiata DeVore in the big blind, who called off his 1,650,000 stack.

Sundiata DeVore: 8?8?
Leo Taffe: Q?J?

It was a flip, and DeVore still had the best of it following the 7?4?3? flop and A? turn. The 2? completed the board and DeVore doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Taffe us
Leo Taffe 		23,275,000
-1,650,000
 -1,650,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou 		6,050,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song 		4,875,000
-100,000
 -100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Sundiata DeVore us
Sundiata DeVore 		3,600,000
1,750,000
 1,750,000
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier 		3,000,000

Tags: Leo TaffeSundiata DeVore