"TreeGuy88" Captures March Mania Title in BetMGM Michigan's $1,060 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em
After four hours of play, it was “TreeGuy88” who outlasted 30 other players players in Event #15: $1,060 Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em on BetMGM Michigan. They win the $15,000 first-place prize and a $10,000 heads-up tournament seat.
The tournament began with Chris “TheDuke8605” Ball being eliminated in the first round. He will have to seek his third victory of the series in the remaining events of the tournament. BetMGM ambassador Andrew Neeme saw his run come to an end in the second round when his ace-four could not beat the ace-king of his opponent.
Event #15: $1,060 Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em Results
| *Place | Player | Country | Prize* | |
| 1 | "TreeGuy88" | United States | $15,000+$10,000 Heads Up Seat | |
| 2 | "Nekatsim" | United States | $7,500 | |
| 3 | "SlurpeeJunkee" | United States | $3,750 | |
| 4 | "suspectdevice" | United States | $3,750 |
When the players reached the final four, “Nekatsim” quickly gained a lead in his heads-up match against “suspectdevice” and was able to keep the lead the whole match. On the opposite side, “TreeGuy88” swung to the extremes in their heads-up match with “SlurpeeJunkee”. At one point after being down to only 4 big blinds, “TreeGuy88” managed to spin it back up and win.
In the final heads-up match, "TreeGuy88" pulled ahead quickly and beat “Nekatsim” in only under 10 minutes. “Nekatsim” called a shove on the river with top pair, but it was no good against “TreeGuy88” and their flush.
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