Championship Day 1B: David Tuthill Knocks Out a Player

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  714

David Tuthill

A player raised from middle position to 2,000, Scott Levitt called from the button, and David Tuthill called from the big blind.

The flop came 8d5c3c, Tuthill checked, and the player in middle position moved all in for 5,000. Levitt called, and Tuthill called.

The turn card paired the board with the 8h, and both players checked.

The river card was the 2s, Tuthill bet 17,500, and Levitt thought for a while before he folded.

The short stack showed JdJc for two pair, eights and jacks, but Tuthill turned over 8s7s to win the pot with trip eights and eliminate his opponent.

David Tuthill  –  54,500  (109 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  64,000  (128 bb)

The tournament clock shows 714 entries here on Day 1B, for a tournament total of 1,681 and counting. The prizepool is worth more than $5.37 million, absolutely crushing the $3 million guarantee.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. Action should continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.