Extra Day 4 Needed in Event #49: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em; Kickoff at 1 p.m.
Day 3 was scheduled to play down to a winner, however a fourth day is needed to crown a champion in Event #49: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. Mike Watson leads the final seven players, all looking to capture a WSOP bracelet and the top prize of $527,944.
Only 39 started on Day 3 and after 33 levels played, seven bagged and tagged to battle it out at 1 p.m. local time Sunday on the secondary feature table in Bally's.
Event #49: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Chip Counts
| RANK | NAME | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNTS | DAY 4 BIG BLINDS |
| 1 | Mike Watson | Canada | 14,775,000 | 37 |
| 2 | Daniel Custodio | Portugal | 14,425,000 | 36 |
| 3 | Ioannis Angelou Konstas | Greece | 9,375,000 | 23 |
| 4 | Christopher Frank | Germany | 6,640,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Walter Ripper | Brazil | 5,300,000 | 13 |
| 6 | Simeon Spasov | Bulgaria | 5,200,000 | 13 |
| 7 | Evan Sandberg | United States | 3,825,000 | 10 |
Canada's Mike Watson is coming to the final day with the chip lead, but not by much as Daniel Custodio is only one big blind behind. Play should move quickly today as the average stack is only 21 big blinds.
Notables who made a deep run but could not quite make the final table included WSOP bracelet winners Tyler Cornell and Heidi May, as they were knocked out in the final two tables. Eddy Sabat also made Day 3 but fell short when his sixes lost to the nines of Johan Schumacher and he was eliminated in 21st place.
Blinds will start today at 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 big blind ante. Levels are one hour long and there will be a break every two levels.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team throughout the rest of the weekend for updates on your favorite tournaments at the 2022 World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.