Ryan Dodd got his 11,700 chips in from middle position and was at risk against Alexander Yen in early position.
Ryan Dodd: 
Alexander Yen: 
It was a flip, and Dodd picked up a flush draw on the 
flop. The flush draw completed on the 
turn, and the 
river confirmed his double.
There was about 15,000 on the 
river and Jimmy D'Ambrosio overbet to 18,900. His opponent was in the tank taking his time.
"It's cheaper to believe," said D'Ambrosio. "I know you're baffled."
It turns out that the player had his headphones in and didn't hear a word.
"Oh you didn't hear anything," said D'Ambrosio. "Now I gotta start all over."
His opponent folded and asked for him to show.
"I can't show," he said. "I can't, Ian over here is dying for information."
D'Ambrosio gestured to his neighbor as he dragged another pot to push over 200,000.
An early position player opened to 1,200 and saw two callers, including Tyler Rueger on the button. Michael Zelman three-bet from the big blind to 6,500.
Action folded all the way back to Rueger on the button who back-raised four-bet to 17,000. Zelman thought for a bit and announced, "all in," a bet of 48,500.
After getting a count, Rueger made the call.
Michael Zelman: 
Tyler Rueger: 
Rueger was in good shape when the 
hit the flop. The 
turn and 
river didn't help Zelman, who was eliminated. Rueger added to his stack that is now one of the biggest in the room.
In a hand just before break, Thomas Eychenne and Tyler Rueger played a six-bet pot that saw them get in the chips in the middle preflop. Rueger was the at-risk player who had about 130,000 at the time.
Thomas Eychenne: 
Tyler Rueger: 
The board ran out clean for Eychenne who has built one of the biggest stacks in the field.
Details of the hand were provided by Eychenne upon returning from break.
Romain Lotti, from Las Vegas, has run it up on Day 1a after qualifying on ClubGG.
Sporting a ClubGG patch, Lotti already has more than 100,000 in the late stages of the day.
Learn more about ClubGG here, to see how you might qualify for real live tournaments and potentially turn your freeroll into a huge score or WSOP bracelet.
ClubGG Qualifier Vasu Amarapu Turned $50 into $470,000
The players are now going off to their last 20-minute break of the night. They will return to play one more 2-hour level before they bag for the end of Day 1.
Highlights from Level 4:
In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen bring you all the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes highlighting all the recent bracelet winners and even interviews with the likes of Alex Foxen, Dan Cates, Dash Dudley, and Phil Hui. Connor Richards also conducts an interview with Joey Weissman, winner inaugural BetMGM Poker Championship Main Event for $224,236.
They also talk about the recent "Integrity Initiatives" launched by GGPoker and PokerStars in the wake of recent cheating allegations against well-known players; highlight Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra's fifth bracelet victory; update you on current standings in the 2022 WSOP Player of the Year race; and recap ex-pro-gamer Jinho Hong taking down the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 Championship for $696,011.
Finally, they discuss highlights from the high-successful PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget, which set the venue record for largest prize pool and saw Gary Gelman conquer a massive field to win the trophy and $202,725 top prize.
Listen to those stories and more on the latest PokerNews Podcast!
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