$3,500 Main Event
Day 4 Started
$3,500 Main Event
Day 4 Started
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.
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.
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 4 of the BetMGM Poker Championship Main Event.
Joey Weissman opened to 130,000 with and Michael Wang three-bet to 350,000 on the button holding .
Weissman laid it down, despite commentator Jamie Kerstetter noting that "you would have to wrestle ace-five suited from my cold, dead hands this deep."
"Have you ever folded that hand in your life?" asked co-commentator Jeff Platt.
"No, but that's why I have no money," laughed Kerstetter.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joey Weissman
|
5,330,000 | 145,000 |
Michael Wang
|
4,600,000 | 390,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Paul Hoefer open-jammed a stack of 345,000 from the cutoff holding and Joey Weissman called on the button with .
Hoefer's king-high stayed ahead for a double-up as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joey Weissman
|
5,200,000 | -130,000 |
Paul Hoefer
|
840,000 | 245,000 |
Noel Rodriguez opened to 130,000 from the cutoff with and Paul Hoefer defended from the big blind with .
The flop landed to give Rodriguez middle pair and Hoefer a flush draw. Hoerfer checked and Rodriguez bet 90,000. Hoefer check-jammed for 650,000 and Rodriguez folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Noel Rodriguez | 3,000,000 | -850,000 |
Paul Hoefer
|
1,100,000 | 260,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joey Weissman
|
5,000,000 | -200,000 |
Michael Wang
|
4,450,000 | -150,000 |
Noel Rodriguez | 3,200,000 | 200,000 |
Joe Kuether | 1,900,000 | -120,000 |
Paul Hoefer
|
1,330,000 | 230,000 |
Benji Felson | 1,300,000 | -105,000 |
Paul Hoefer raised to 120,000 holding and Joey Weissman flat-called on the button with .
Hoefer checked on the flop of and Weissman checked back. Hoefer checked again on the turn and Weissman bet 240,000. Hoefer laid it down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joey Weissman
|
5,050,000 | 50,000 |
Paul Hoefer
|
1,050,000 | -280,000 |