$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,309

It’s down to the final two players battling for the trophy. Here’s how they stack up:

Scott Margereson  – 28,450,000 (114 bb) – 5 Time Chips
Faraz Jaka – 10,825,000 (43 bb) – 8 Time Chips

Remaining payouts:

1st: $696,740*
2nd: $454,496
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,309

Scott Margereson raised to 500,000 from the button and Brian Hastings raised to 1,800,000 from the small blind. Margereson called.

The flop came , Hastings checked, Margereson  bet 1,200,000 and Hastings raised to 3,800,000. Margereson  moved all in and Hastings called all in for 9,825,000

Hastings turned over for top pair and needed to hold against Margereson’s flush draw.

The turn was the , clean for Hastings but the river was the , giving Margereson the winning flush to eliminate Hastings in third place ($336,466)

Brian Hastings – Eliminated in 3rd place ($336,466)

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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Brian Hastings raised to 750,000 from the small blind and Faraz Jaka called from the big blind.

The flop came , Hastings bet 550,000 and Jaka called.

The turn brought the , and both players checked. The river was the , and both players checked again.

Jaka’s pair of eights take the pot.

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Faraz Jaka opened to 550,000 from the button and Scott Margereson raised to 2,000,000 from the small blind. Jaka called.

The flop came , Margereson checked, and Jaka bet 1,400,000. Margereson called.

The turn brought the and both players checked. The river brought the , Margereson checked and Jaka checked as well.

Margereson  turned over for the winning full house and Jaka mucked.

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End of Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Players are currently on a ten minute break. Here’s how they stack up:

Faraz Jaka – 13,950,000 (56 bb) – 8 Time Chips
Scott Margereson  – 13,750,000 (55 bb) – 5 Time Chips
Brian Hastings – 11,575,000 (46 bb) – 3 Time Chips

Remaining payouts:

1st: $696,740*
2nd: $454,496
3rd: $336,466
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Brian Hastings raised to 450,000 from the button and Scott Margereson  defended his big blind.

The flop came , Margereson checked, and Hastings bets 350,000. Margereson called.

The turn card paired the board with the . Margereson checked, Hastings bets 1,600,000, and Margereson folded. Hastings scooped the pot.

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Faraz Jaka raised to 650,000 from the small blind and Scott Margereson called from the big blind. The flop came , Jaka bet 550,000, and Margereson called.

The turn was the , Jaka checked, Margereson bet 850,000, and Jaka shoved. Margereson called all in for 4,575,000.

Margereson turned over and needed to hold against Jaka’s .

The river brought another king and Margereson wound up with trip kings to avoid elimination.

Scott Margereson – 11,625,000 (58 bb)

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Brian Hastings opened to 450,000 and Margereson  called from the big blind.

Margereson checked, Hastings bet 400, and Margereson raised to 1,250,000. Hastings called.

The turn brought the , Margereson used a time chip before betting 1,900,000, and Hastings moved all in winning himself the pot.

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Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,309

Joey Couden opened to 475,000 from under the gun and Faraz Jaka raised to 1,500,000 from the big blind.

Couden shoved  9,600,000 and Jaka called. Jaka turned over and was in good shape against Couden’s .

The board came and Jaka’s pocket kings held to eliminate Couden in fourth place ($251,523).

Faraz Jaka – 20,350,000 (102 bb)
Joey Couden – Eliminated in 4th place ($251,523)

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Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Brian Hastings raised to 350,000 from the button, and Joey Couden called from the big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked, Hastings bet 300,000, and Couden called.

The turn brought the , Couden checked and Hastings bet 850,000. Couden called.

The river was the , Couden checked, and Hastings bet 2,300,000. Couden used a time chip before laying it down. Hastings scooped the pot.