Championship: Robert Kennedy Eliminated in 35th Place by Sridhar Sangannagari

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  34 of 2,290

Sridhar Sangannagari
Sridhar Sangannagari

Robert Kennedy got it all in from the small blind with 5c3c, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the Ah8s of Sridhar Sangannagari on the button.

The board came Ad9c2cQd6h, and Kennedy flopped a flush draw with a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Sangannagari won the pot with a flopped pair of aces to eliminate Kennedy in 35th place.

Sridhar Sangannagari  –  13,700,000
Robert Kennedy III  –  Eliminated in 35th Place  ($26,400)

With 34 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 3,375,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $26,400 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).