Joey Weissman Leads Final Six in BetMGM Poker Championship Main Event
Day 3 has wrapped in the 2022 BetMGM Poker Championship $3,500 Main Event in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort and Casino with six players remaining after seven hours of play. Joey Weissman leads the way with a stack of 5,185,000 after eliminating Zachary Donovan to end the day.
Close on the tail of Weissman, a World Series of Poker bracelet winner who is looking to add to his $4.1 million in career earnings, is fellow bracelet winner Michael Wang, who bagged second in chips with a stack of 4,210,000. Wang doubled through another bracelet winner, Paul Hoefer, late in the day to leave Hoefer playing the short stack with 600,000.
Other players to survive the day include Noel Rodriguez (3,850,000), Joe Kuether (2,020,000) and BetMGM Poker qualifier Benji Felson (1,405,000).
BetMGM Poker Championship Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| SEAT | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | |
| 1 | Michael Wang | 4,210,000 | |
| 2 | Paul Hoefer | 600,000 | |
| 3 | Joe Kuether | 2,020,000 | |
| 4 | Joey Weissman | 5,185,000 | |
| 5 | Noel Rodriguez | 3,850,000 | |
| 6 | Benji Felson | 1,405,000 |
Day 3 of the BetMGM Poker Championship Main Event began with 26 players and quickly dwindled down to two tables within the first two hours. Some of the players to make early exits include Ankush Mandavia (25th - $8,781), Gediminas Uselis (23rd - $10,208) and Michael Gathy (22nd - $10,208).
Isaac Kempton had over a million in chips with two tables left but was sent out in 18th place when he ran a big river bluff with six-high and was looked up by the second pair of Weissman in a hand that accelerated Weissman's chip lead.
Albert Nguyen was the first to go at the nine-handed final table when he ran his pocket nines into the pocket aces of Felson and couldn't improve. Next out was Todd Ivens, who fell in eighth when his pocket eights couldn't hold against the ace-queen of Kuether.
Day 4 action will pick up at 3 p.m. PST in the PokerGO Studio. The six-handed final table will be streamed beginning at 4 p.m. and PokerNews will report on alongside the stream as to avoid any spoilers. The day will play down to a winner, who will take home the top prize of $224,236 in addition to the glamorous golden trophy.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow for continued coverage of the inaugural BetMGM Poker Championship Main Event.