Joe McKeehen, Jake Daniels Among Big Names in Day 2 of the Inaugural BetMGM $3,500 Poker Championship
Day 2 of the 2022 BetMGM Poker Championship $3,500 Main Event at ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas is slated to get underway today at noon PST. A total of 90 players survived Day 1 and more are certain to join the field as late registration remains open for the first level of Day 2.
The inaugural BetMGM Poker Championship has attracted many of the biggest names in poker, and some of those who made it to Day 2 include Jake Daniels, Anton Wigg, Nick Schulman, Kevin Rabichow, Isaac Kempton, Dejuante "DJ" Alexander, Matthew Wantman, James Romero and 2015 WSOP Main Event champion and Pennsylvania native Joe McKeehen.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
| 1 | Graham Matthews | 380,000 | 190 | |
| 2 | Michael McNicholas | 346,000 | 173 | |
| 3 | Anthony Bruscia | 306,000 | 153 | |
| 4 | Linus Richter | 296,000 | 148 | |
| 5 | Edward Leonard | 287,500 | 144 | |
| 6 | Iakov Onuchin | 265,000 | 133 | |
| 7 | Jeremy Saderne | 263,000 | 132 | |
| 8 | Albert Nguyen | 262,000 | 131 | |
| 9 | David Botcowsky | 250,000 | 125 | |
| 10 | Gediminas Uselis | 233,000 | 117 |
There were also quite a few online qualifiers who made it to Day 2, including Michael McNicholas, Vincent Lestingi, Larry Lucci, Daniel Sewnig, Kevin Allebach and Val Arzunian. BetMGM Poker ambassador Darren Elias also found a bag as he looks for his next big tournament score.
Day 2 will kick off with blinds at 1,000/2,000/2,000. Like the previous day, Day 2 will play for nine 60-minute levels with players taking a 15-minute break every two levels.
The PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to bring you continued coverage of this exciting inaugural event.