2023 BetMGM Poker Championship

$3,500 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
307
Players Left
56

Farnes Runs Into Aces

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jeffrey Farnes
Jeffrey Farnes

Bob Shao opened to 5,500 from under the gun before Jeffrey Farnes three-bet to 14,500 from the big blind. Shao reraised to 33,500 after some thinking time and Farnes called.

Farnes check-called for 14,500 on the 7?7?4? flop which brought in the Q? turn. Farnes checked and, after a minute, Shao sized up to 28,000. Farnes went into the tank before announcing his all-in for around 115,000. Shao snap-called and the cards were tabled.

Jeffrey Farnes: K?K?
Bob Shao: A?A?

It was a sick cooler for Farnes and the 8? river confirmed his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Shao us
Bob Shao
350,000
227,000
227,000
Jeffrey Farnes us
Jeffrey Farnes
Busted

Tags: Bob ShaoJeffrey Farnes

Money Bubble to Burst on Day 2 of BetMGM Poker Championship

Jing Wang
Jing Wang

Day 2 of the 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship kicks off at noon local time at the ARIA Resort & Casino, where 307 of the 1,026 entries currently remain.

Jing Wang currently sits in pole position after he bagged a chip-leading stack of 667,000 on the opening day. Wang is 79 big blinds better off than his closest rival, Ben Farrell (465,000), who topped the counts from Day 1b. Rounding out the top three is WSOP bracelet winner Anuj Agarwal, who returns today with 453,500.

Top Ten Chip Counts Ahead of Day 2

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Jing WangUnknown667,000267
2Ben FarrellUnited Kingdom465,000186
3Anuj AgarwalUnited States453,500181
4Adrian BertiniUnited States406,500163
5Erfan GeulaUnited States391,000156
6Michael ArellanoUnited States386,500155
7Paul GunnessUnited States362,000145
8Bin WengUnited States355,500142
9Ryan RemingtonUnited States353,500141
10Leo TaffeUnited States350,500140

The Day 2 hopefuls are competing for a bumper $3,283,200 prize pool, which is almost triple the value from 2022. However, more than half of the field will leave empty-handed as only the top 128 players will make the money.

The min-cash has been set at $4,793, while a six-figure payday of $560,442 awaits the winner along with the title and trophy.

Jason Kipnis
Jason Kipnis

Despite finding a double up on the last hand of Day 1b, defending champion Joey Weissman (28,000) will need to spin up a stack to have any hopes of retaining his crown. Also returning today is former Major League Baseball player Jason Kipnis

Kipnis is just one of the hundred-strong qualifiers who booked their seat at the table for a fraction of the buy-in by playing on BetMGM Poker. Twenty-one qualifiers made it through Day 1a, and six more did the same in Day 1b.

They will be looking to replicate the actions of Benji Felson, who was the last qualifier standing last year before hitting the rail in fifth place for $51,587. Felson will have to watch from the sidelines this time around as he busted in the middle stages of yesterday's session.

Notable names returning for Day 2 include players such as Bin Weng (355,500), who is on a huge heater, having won three major events in 2023 alone. Popular vlogger Ethan "Rampage" Yau (227,000) as well as BetMGM Poker ambassador and tournament end boss Darren Elias (131,500).

BetMGM Poker Championship Payouts

PlacePrizePlacePrizePlacePrize
1$560,44210-12$44,32355-63$10,244
2$392,70413-15$34,47464-72$9,488
3$254,64516-18$28,33473-81$8,733
4$188,19319-21$23,47582-90$7,978
5$142,65522-24$19,46991-99$7,256
6$114,15725-27$16,547100-108$6,534
7$94,52328-36$14,512109-117$5,811
8$75,05437-45$12,542118-126$5,155
9$56,04446-54$11,229127-128$4,793

Play resumes on Level 11 where the blinds will be 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. The plan for the day is to stop after Level 19 but this is subject to change. As always, keep it locked in with PokerNews to follow all of the action.

Tags: Adrian BertiniAnuj AgarwalBen FarrellBin WengErfan GeulaJing WangLeo TaffeMichael ArellanoPaul GunnessRyan Remington