$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 475 of 1,417

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the 2026 WPT Poker Showdown Championship with 475 players remaining, 178 getting paid, and the bubble expected around the dinner break.

Action clocks go in play after the second break and 90-minute levels kick in when 40 players remain.

Michael Tarafa is one player we’ll keep a special eye on today. He won The Closer event during the 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open series and earned an entry into this Championship. Tarafa bagged up 57,000 for a workable stack, good luck to him!