Day 3 Recap: "Jwitty," "Love2Lose22" & "Nickd7799" Take Down $535 PKO 6-Max
Day 3 of BetMGM's March Poker Mania in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey consisted of two tournaments: Event #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event and Event #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max.
Event #7 awarded 17 tickets — six in Michigan, six in Pennsylvania and five in New Jersey — qualifying players to Day 2 on March 27. Players who won tickets and advanced in the event include "KeyWestD35" in Michigan, "LookAtMyNuts" in Pennsylvania and "Funkyphill1423" in New Jersey.
In Michigan, "Jwitty" came up victorious in Event #8 to earn $9,001, including $5,234 in bounties. The runner-up, "ALL4one1forALL," earned a payday of $5,809, while other players at the final table included Event #4 champion "rickystackerz77" (3rd - $3,356) and "Wasim" (4th - $1,359). The event drew 52 players and surpassed the guaranteed $25,000 with a $26,000 prize pool.
"Jwitty" has had a hot start to the series as he took down Event #6: $215 PLO 6-max yesterday for $4,200.
In Pennsylvania, "Love2Lose22" shipped the event for $8,573, including $4,734 in bounties, getting through "TheTunaMan" (2nd - $4,082), "jdeiter" (3rd - $3,876) and "Sleevy98" (4th - $1,385). The event drew 53 players and generated a $26,500 prize pool to surpass the guaranteed $25,000.
"Nickd7799" took down the New Jersey PKO event for $11,064, including $6,660 in bounties, defeating "Boozehound" (2nd - $4,837), "Cholie" (3rd - $3,213) and "pay4medsch00l" (4th - $2,350). The event attracted 65 runners and generated $32,500 to smash the guaranteed $25,000.
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 4 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 | |
| March 22 | MI | Event #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 33 | $1,650 | "KeyWestD35" | Ticket | |
| March 22 | MI | Event #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max | 52 | $26,000 | "Jwitty" | $9,001 |
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 | |
| March 22 | PA | Event #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 45 | $2,250 | "LookAtMyNuts" | Ticket | |
| March 22 | PA | Event #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max | 53 | $26,500 | "Love2Lose22" | $8,573 |
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 | $28,000 | "debh711" | Ticket | ||
| March 21 | NJ | Event #6: $215 PLO 6-max | 52 | $15,000 | "SadBigCheese" | $5,400 | |
| March 22 | NJ | Event #7: $55 Phase I to $535 Phase II Main Event | 34 | $1,700 | "Funkyphill1423" | Ticket | |
| March 22 | NJ | Event #8: $535 NLH Progressive Knockout 6-max | 65 | $32,000 | "Nickd7799" | $11,064 |