Stefan Lehner raised to 400,000 from the early position and Toby Boas defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Boas checked with 2,000,000 behind and Lehner continued with a min-bet of 200,000 for the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,875,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
||
|
2,000,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
After a few raises and folds, Alex Foxen raised again from the early position this time to 425,000 and only Nathan Russler made the call from the big blind.
The flop came 
for Russler to check and then fold when Foxen continued with a bet of 350,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,650,000
1,925,000
|
1,925,000 |
|
||
|
6,300,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
Alex Foxen raised to 425,000 from under the gun and the action folded to David Miscikowski in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came 
, Miscikowski check-called the 275,000 continuation-bet of Foxen.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Miscikowski checked for the final time. Foxen took some time and fired a bet of 1,125,000 out to send Miscikowski into the tank.
A staredown commenced until Miscikowski showed a little smile and Foxen cracked too.
In the end, Miscikowski folded.
"Big fold?" Foxen asked.
"yeah..." Miscikowski replied.
"Good fold," Foxen said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,100,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
||
|
|
4,725,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
|
||
The nine players have taken their seats and the dealer has been instructed to shuffle up and deal with just over 55 minutes left of Level 31.
There was a short delay to the start as the 500,000-value chips have into play to reduce the number of chips on the table.
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Nine players return at noon local time here at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas to play down to one champion in Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em, with three former bracelet winners battling to add to their collection.
At the top of the counts is David Miscikowski with 9,800,000 in chips, he is joined by Stefan Lehner (7,135,000) and Nathan Russler with 7,065,000 in the top three at the start of the day.
| Seat | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Dolen | United States | 6,125,000 | 31 |
| 2 | Nathan Russler | United States | 7,065,000 | 35 |
| 3 | David Miscikowski | United States | 9,800,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Alex Foxen | United States | 4,020,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Joey Weissman | United States | 4,980,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Davide Suriano | Italy | 2,725,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Toby Boas | United States | 2,075,000 | 10 |
| 8 | Kevin Stevens | United States | 5,690,000 | 28 |
| 9 | Stefan Lehner | Austria | 7,135,000 | 36 |
When the players return, they will resume Level 31 with a small blind of 100,000, a big blind of 200,000, and a big blind ante of 200,000. The level duration will remain at 60 minutes each with a break after every two levels.
They have all secured at least $44,785 but will all have their sights set on the bracelet and first-place prize of $558,616 that comes with it. Follow along with PokerNews to see who will claim it!
| Place | Payout (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 |
Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 4 Started
