Action folded to Victor Paredes in the small blind who moved all in. Matthew Wantman took a peek at his cards in the big blind and snap-called for 685,000.
Matthew Wantman: A♥A♦
Victor Paredes: A♣J♣
Wantman had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to double up as the 9♦3♥2♠7♥10♥ gave no hope to Paredes as the start-of-day chip leader was forced to hand over most of his stack.
Maria Konnikova opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Byung Eun Shin defended his big blind.
On the K♣10♦8♦ flop, Konnikova continued for 160,000 before Shin check-jammed for 470,000 and Konnikova snapped it off.
Byung Eun Shin: 10♣8♣
Maria Konnikova: A♠A♣
Shin had outflopped Konnikova's aces and looked to be in good shape to double. The 5♣ turn was safe for Shin and he even picked up a flush draw. However, the dealer peeled the K♦ on the river to counterfeit Shin as he hit the rail in 18th place.
Jeff Madsen opened the hijack to 85,000 before Matt Affleck three-bet to 260,000 from the big blind.
On the J♦9♥4♠ flop, Affleck continued for 200,000 and Madsen put in the call.
The turn brought the repeat J♣. Affleck opted to jam for 390,000 which sent Madsen into the tank. After burning through all six of his time banks, Madsen put in the call.
Matt Affleck: Q♥Q♣
Jeff Madsen: 10♥10♣
Affleck was in good shape and just needed to fade two outs at the 9♦ river sealed his double.
Marco Johnson raised to 80,000 under the gun, Brent Hart moved all in from the button, and Johnson quickly called for 660,000.
Marco Johnson: Q♠Q♦
Brent Hart: A♣K♥
The flop came Q♣10♣6♠ and Johnson hit top set, while Hart was left looking to complete a straight draw. The 8♥ turn was safe for Johnson, while the 3♣ fell on the river and Johnson doubled up.
From a starting field of 895 hopefuls, just 18 remain for a chance at glory in the2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas Main Event. Day 4 kicks at off at 12 p.m. local time at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Day 3 saw 77 players return, but it was Victor Parades who ended the day atop the chip counts with 3,400,000. In second place is David "ODB" Baker with 3,235,000. Rounding out the podium in third place is Mike Vanier with 2,460,000.
Start of Day 4 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Victor Paredes
United States
3,400,000
85
2
David "ODB" Baker
United States
3,235,000
81
3
Mike Vanier
United States
2,460,000
62
4
Martin Carnero
Peru
2,160,000
54
5
Jeff Madsen
United States
1,895,000
47
6
Jared Jaffee
United States
1,765,000
44
7
Yang Li
China
1,430,000
36
8
Brock Wilson
United States
1,235,000
31
9
Masato Yokosawa
Japan
1,225,000
31
10
Curt Kohlberg
United States
1,150,000
29
Masato Yokosawa
Play resumes in Level 25 with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. The plan for today is to play down to the final six players.
Day 4 will also be streamed on the PokerStars Youtube and Twitch channels. A link will be provided once it begins around 12:30 p.m. local time. Reporting will be on a delay throughout the day to align with the stream.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$765,200
8
$92,000
2
$478,450
9
$70,800
3
$341,750
10-11
$56,950
4
$262,900
12-13
$47,450
5
$202,250
14-15
$39,550
6
$155,550
16-17
$34,400
7
$119,650
18
$29,900
Stay tuned as PokerNews returns to Resorts World Las Vegas to provide all the action as the race for the final table continues.
