Mike Vanier opened to 85,000 from under the gun with A♠K♣ before Byung Eun Shin three-bet to 200,000 from the button with A♣J♠.
With the action back on Vanier, he four-bet jammed for 825,000 effective as the covering stack. Shin was facing a decision for his tournament life and ultimately decided to let it go after using a time bank.
Connor Richards
Maria Konnikova Life Outside Poker
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 18th episode, Connor speaks with author and psychologist Maria Konnikova about her family leaving Russia to come to the US, writing her first story in kindergarten, being mentored by Steven Pinker at Harvard, meeting Erik Seidel for the first time and her 2020 bestseller The Biggest Bluff that explored her poker journey.
Konnikova, a PokerStars ambassador, also talked about her research for an upcoming book into cheating in poker and other games, as well as game integrity rule changes implemented at EPT Barcelona that Konnikova said needed to go even further.
"I think what PokerStars has done is amazing. I think you need to go a step further and not have any electronics anywhere on the table," said Konnikova. "Like, I think phones need to be on the floor, in your bag."
"I would actually also ban sunglasses because ... there's so much technology that (that can enable cheating)."
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.
