$1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle NJ
Day 1 Completed
2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania
$1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle NJ
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania
Buy-in
$1,060
Prize Pool
$39,000
Entries
29
Entries
29
Players Left
1
After five grueling rounds of heads-up play, "MBohmerwald23" emerged the winner out of a starting field of 29 players. While earlier rounds took as long as an hour or more to finish, the final round of play was lightning-fast, ending in Level 1 with "MBohmerwald23" winning $14,500 of the $39,000 prize pool, plus the added $10,000 HU Added Ticket.
The winner faced down "Scuba" in the final match, but the speed of the final game wasn't a reflection on the play. It all ended on a huge flopped cooler in Level 1 after "Scuba" flopped top pair, but it wasn't enough to beat the over-pair for "MBohmerwald23".
The Cashing Places for Mania #15
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "MBohmerwald23" | $14,500 + $10,000 HU Added Ticket |
| 2 | "Scuba" | $7,250 |
| 3 | Michael "Gags30" Gagliano | $3,625 |
| 4 | Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane | $3,625 |
The Day's Action
Play got underway for Mania #15 $1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle at 6 pm with 29 players ready for action. Three players got a pass through Round 1, and it took more than an hour for the Round 1 matches to finish. "audidriver" was the final player to make it through, but one of the casualties in the first round was the headliner of the whole show, Darren Elias. He fell in the first round to the eventual winner of the event though.
Round 2 got underway with 16 players in action, and it was another hour before they got down to eight players left. Most of Round 3 ended pretty quickly, but the match between Michael "Gags30" Gagliano and Jerrad "bbissick" Pawar was a long one. Gagliano was down to fumes at one point during the match but managed to build back up and take it down in the end.
With action down to four players remaining, they were all in the money. "Scuba" was the first player through to the finals after they busted Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane, and for a while, it looked like Michael "Gags30" Gagliano would be the other finalist. He got a huge lead early over eventual winner "MBohmerwald23", but couldn't hold on, ending in 3rd place.
That concludes the coverage of Mania #15 $1,060 Heads-up Bracket Battle. Stay tuned to PokerNews for more exciting action from the 2022 BetMGM March Poker Mania.
Level 1, Blinds: 250/500 (75)
The final match of Mania 15 was manic, lasting less than a single level. With more than a minute left in Level 1 "MBohmerwald23" raised to 1,250 and "Scuba" reraised it to 4,436. "MBohmerwald23" four-bet to 10,550 and got the call.
The flop came 
and "Scuba" check-shoved for 18,858 over a bet of 8,375 and got the call.
"Scuba": 
"MBohmerwald23": 
"MBohmerwald23" had the over-pair to the board, and was ahead of the flopped top pair for "Scuba". The 
turn and river didn't change anything, and "Scuba" finished the day in 2nd place for $7,250.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 5, Blinds: 500/1,000 (150)
All the money went in before the flop, and "MBohmerwald23" was dominated with 
against the 
of Michael "Gags30" Gagliano. However, when the board of 
was complete, "MBohmerwald23" had the straight and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
24,673
|
24,673 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 5, Blinds: 500/1,000 (150)
The money went in before the flop with "Scuba" holding pocket queens against 
for Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane. Shane flopped club outs on 
but then bricked them on the turn and river for a cashout of $3,625.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
20,441
|
20,441 |
|
Busted |
Level 4, Blinds: 400/800 (120)
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano raised to 1,840 and "MBohmerwald23" to the flop of . They both checked to the 
turn when "MBohmerwald23" bet 1,940, then called when Gagliano raised it to 7,120.
The river came 
and "MBohmerwald23" check-shoved over a bet of 12,820 from Gagliano, forcing the river fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,327
36,653
|
36,653 |
|
|
24,683
-36,643
|
-36,643 |
|
|
||
Level 4, Blinds: 400/800 (120)
"Scuba" now has the commanding lead in the other match, with almost 4:1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,559
13,535
|
13,535 |
|
|
20,441
-13,535
|
-13,535 |
Level 3, Blinds: 350/700 (105)
It was all in before the flop and a coin flip with "MBohmerwald23" on pocket nines against for Michael "Gags30" Gagliano. The nines held on 
and "MBohmerwald23" survived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,326
-23,424
|
-23,424 |
|
|
||
|
|
38,674
23,424
|
23,424 |
Level 2, Blinds: 300/600 (90)
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano raised to 1,320 and then called when "MBohmerwald23" raised to 4,140. The flop came 
and "MBohmerwald23" bet 2,538 and got the call,
The turn was the 
and "MBohmerwald23" bet 6,768. Gagliano called to the river. "MBohmerwald23" bet 9,921, then called off with the most when Gagliano shoved. Gagliano rolled over 
for the rivered straight, while "MBohmerwald23" was left with dregs holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
84,750
44,560
|
44,560 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,250
-44,560
|
-44,560 |
Level 2, Blinds: 300/600 (90)
"Scuba" is leading Brandon "DoorKnob" Shane by a good margin at the break, while "MBohmerwald23" managed to chip back up a bit after Gagliano evened it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,024
7,740
|
7,740 |
|
|
59,810
10,498
|
10,498 |
|
|
40,190
-10,498
|
-10,498 |
|
|
||
|
|
33,976
-7,740
|
-7,740 |