2022 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$558,616
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,469,750
Entries
1,240
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
75
Players Left
9

Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 3 Completed

Miscikowski Leads $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table; $558,616 Awaits the Winner

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
David Miscikowski
David Miscikowski

Just nine players remain in Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em, with three former bracelet winners still in contention.

Leading the way is David Miscikowski, who won his first WSOP bracelet in 2014 and will be in pole position to add another when play resumes at 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 11.

Other bracelet winners still alive are Davide Suriano and Joey Weissman. Suriano won his bracelet the same year as Miscikowski, but for Weissman, it will be just under 10 years since he grabbed a bracelet back in 2012.

Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Chip Counts

SeatPLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNTBig Blinds
1Nicholas DolenUnited States6,125,00031
2Nathan RusslerUnited States7,000,00035
3David MiscikowskiUnited States9,800,00049
4Alex FoxenUnited States4,020,00020
5Joey WeissmanUnited States4,980,00025
6Davide SurianoItaly2,725,00014
7Toby BoasUnited States2,075,00010
8Kevin StevensUnited States5,690,00028
9Stefan LehnerAustria7,195,00036

Remaining Payouts

PlacePayout (USD)
1$558,616
2$345,244
3$248,298
4$180,795
5$133,300
6$99,535
7$75,282
8$57,683
9$44,785

Day 3 Recap

A bumper field of 75 returned for Day 3 and they were led by Alex Foxen. Notables who hit the rail early included bracelet winners Stephen Song, Matthew Bode, Adrian Mateos along with GGPoker Ambassador Felipe Ramos and Women in Poker Hall of Famer JJ Liu.

Several players were vying for the position of big stack, with Alexandros Theologis moving ahead after the eliminations of Jeffrey Tomlinson and Kitty Kuo in the space of 30 minutes. Then it was Niall Farrell's turn to go on a tear, joining Theologis with a stack of over four million, and leading the way at the three table redraw.

The field continued to get smaller, with Theologis ultimately making his exit in 18th place and start-of-day chipleader Foxen winning a flip to stay alive before doubling back to a healthy stack.

Niall Farrell
Niall Farrell

Farrell had dominated at times, but a huge double for Miscikowski — kings versus queens — saw him take a stranglehold as the final table approached. That pushed Farrell towards the exit, and he was eliminated in 12th place — the same position he finished in 2021.

With the tables combining at ten players, there was time left for just one more elimination as Lander Lijo hit the rail, with Miscikowski bagging the chip lead ahead of the final day tomorrow.

Lander Lijo Elminated In 10th Place ($35,237)

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Lander Lijo
Lander Lijo

Lander Lijo decided it was time, and put the entire 2,600,000 he had in the middle.

Nathan Russler was the last player to act, and he called for half of his stack to put Lijo at risk.

Lander Lijo: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Nathan Russler: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Lijo's pocket pair was in front until the flop of {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{a-Hearts}, and then Russler's top pair was better.

A {q-Clubs} for the turn gave Russler top two pair, and Lijo needed a nine, but this time it was not meant to be when the {6-Clubs} finished the board.

Lijo was eliminated and the final table was established for tomorrow's final Day 4.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Russler us
Nathan Russler
6,940,000 2,700,000
Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
Busted

Tags: Lander LijoNathan Russler

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

With around five minutes left in the level, the ten remaining players have resumed play. The tournament director has just told the players that the day will end when the next elimination has taken place.

This is how they are seated:

SeatPLAYERCountryCHIP COUNTBig Blinds
1Nicholas DolenUnited States6,680,00045
2Nathan RusslerUnited States4,240,00028
3David MiscikowskiUnited States9,860,00066
4Alex FoxenUnited States4,020,00027
5Lander LijoSpain2,050,00014
6Joey WeissmanUnited States4,230,00028
7Davide SurianoItaly3,075,00021
8Toby BoasUnited States2,525,00017
9Kevin StevensUnited States5,200,00035
10Stefan LehnerAustria7,700,00051
Player Chips Progress
David Miscikowski us
David Miscikowski
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
9,860,000 -60,000
Stefan Lehner at
Stefan Lehner
WSOP 1X Winner
7,700,000 300,000
Nicholas Dolen us
Nicholas Dolen
6,680,000 -4,220,000
Kevin Stevens us
Kevin Stevens
5,200,000 -4,400,000
Nathan Russler us
Nathan Russler
4,240,000 1,170,000
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
WSOP 1X Winner
4,230,000 -870,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
4,020,000 850,000
Davide Suriano it
Davide Suriano
WSOP 1X Winner
3,075,000 -425,000
Toby Boas us
Toby Boas
2,525,000 125,000
Lander Lijo es
Lander Lijo
2,050,000 -750,000

Michael Marder Eliminated In 11th Place ($35,237)

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Michael Marder
Michael Marder

Michael Marder put in his last 750,000, and it folded around to Alex Foxen, who didn't instantly call.

After a few moments of the classic Foxen stare down, both players were in the pot, and the cards were tabled.

Michael Marder: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}
Alex Foxen: {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}

Marder was behind, but his cards were live.

The flop gave Foxen middle pair {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{q-Clubs}, and Marder needed some help.

After the {a-Spades} made the turn and gave Foxen two pair, players told Marder good game before the {j-Clubs} completed the board and Marder's elimination was official.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
5,100,000 1,930,000
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
Busted

Tags: Alex FoxenMichael Marder

Lehner Gets Caught Bluffing

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Stefan Lehner raised to 300,000 from the button and David Miscikowski made the call from the big blind.

The flop came {3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Miscikowski check-called the 225,000 continuation-bet of Lehner.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and Miscikowski checked again. This time, Lehner fired a bet of 775,000 out and got called again.

The {9-Clubs} completed the board and Miscikowski checked for the final time. Lehner barreled a bet of 2,175,000 over the line for Miscikowski to tank and then call. Lehner nodded and tabled the {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for the missed flush draw. Miscikowski showed the {q-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for the pair of queens and the pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Miscikowski us
David Miscikowski
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
9,920,000 3,120,000
Stefan Lehner at
Stefan Lehner
WSOP 1X Winner
7,400,000 -4,400,000

Tags: David MiscikowskiStefan Lehner