Joey Weissman, Michael Wang Lead Heading to Day 4 of BetMGM Poker Championship
The fourth and final day of the inaugural 2022 BetMGM Poker Championship $3,500 Main Event in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino is almost underway and will commence at 3 p.m. PDT with six players remaining. The final table action will be streamed by PokerGO on a one-hour delay beginning at 4 p.m.
World Series of Poker bracelet winner Joey Weissman leads the final six players with a healthy stack of over 100 big blinds, while fellow bracelet winner Michael Wang is not far behind with 84 blinds.
Noel Rodriguez and Joe Keuther both have healthy stacks with 77 and 40 respective blinds, while BetMGM Poker qualifier Benji Felson and bracelet winner Paul Hoefer will enter as the short stacks with 28 and 12 respective blinds.
BetMGM Poker Championship Final Table Chip Counts
| SEAT | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS | |
| 1 | Michael Wang | 4,210,000 | 84 | |
| 2 | Paul Hoefer | 600,000 | 12 | |
| 3 | Joe Kuether | 2,020,000 | 40 | |
| 4 | Joey Weissman | 5,185,000 | 104 | |
| 5 | Noel Rodriguez | 3,850,000 | 77 | |
| 6 | Benji Felson | 1,405,000 | 28 |
Day 4 will pick back up on Level 24 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and levels lasting 60 minutes with 15-minute breaks every two levels. They will play down to a winner who will take home the massive golden trophy as well as the top prize of $224,236.
The live-streamed final table will feature commentary from two of the best in the business in Jamie Kerstetter and Jeff Platt. PokerNews will report alongside the one-hour delay as to avoid any spoilers.
Some well-knowns who made it deep in the tournament but failed to find a bag on Day 3 include Kevin Rabichow, Jake Daniels, Isaac Kempton, Shankar Pillai, David Eldridge and Michael Gathy.
Stay tuned as PokerNews is ready to report on the final day of the BetMGM Poker Championship Main Event as a champion is crowned.
and the action folded to Paul Hoefer in the big blind, who three-bet jammed a stack of 1,200,000 with 
. Kuether called with a slightly bigger stack. 
to leave Kuether with crumbs. 
and called when Kuether three-bet jammed from the big blind with 
. 
gave Rodriguez the lead with a pair of aces but Kuether had hope with a gutshot to Broadway. Unfortunately for him, the board bricked out 
and he was eliminated in sixth place.
and Benji Felson three-bet jammed a stack of 1,050,000 from the small blind with 
. Rodriguez called with a bigger stack. 
to improve him to a set while giving Rodriguez a meaningless pair of aces.
, while Noel Rodriguez came along from the big blind with 
.
turn. Only Hoefer called. Rodriguez fired for 650,000 on the 
river with just ten-high. Hoefer went in the tank and eventually called to win the pot.
. Joey Weissman three-bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind and Hoefer four-bet jammed when the action got back around. Weissman called with 650,000 more. 
turn, but the 
and Wang secured the double to stay alive.
and Benji Felson defended from the big blind with 
.
on the turn gave him a flush draw to go with it. 
on the river for a runner-runner Royal Flush to beat the queens full of Wang, sending Wang out in absolutely brutal fashion.
on the turn. The stream cameras cut away before the dealer put out the meaningless river card. 