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Championship: Break Time; Results

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 1,360

Seth Davies

Players are currently on their first fifteen minute break of the day.

Here’s a look at some recent results:

64th:  Seth Davies  –  $11,425
65th:  Shankar Pillai  –  $10,145
66th:  Aaron Massey  –  $10,145
67th:  Ryan Hughes  –  $10,145
68th:  Nigel Murray  –  $10,145
69th:  Brett Apter  –  $10,145
70th:  Uri Kadosh  –  $10,145
71st:  Michael Vanderwoude  –  $10,145
72nd:  John Roveto  –  $10,145
73rd:  Andrew Dudley  –  $9,110
74th:  Ian Matakis  –  $9,110

Championship: Shankar Pillai Eliminated by John Gravagna

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 1,360

Shankar Pillai

Shankar Pillai was all in for around 200,000 with Qs10s and needed to improve against John Gravagna’s AdKc.

The flop came 9d8s2s giving Pillai straight and flush outs. The turn 3h and river 6d were bricks for Pillai and he became the 65th place finisher.

John Gravagna -1,000,000 (67 bb)
Shankar Pillai – Eliminated 

Championship: Uri Kadosh Eliminated by Ryan D’Angelo

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 69 of 1,360

Uri Kadosh

Uri Kadosh moved all in for 260,000 from the cutoff and Ryan D’Angelo called form the button.

Kadosh needed help as he tabled 8h8s against D’Angelo’s KhKs.

The flop came Kh6s3s and Kadosh got out of his chair. The 3d on the turn made it official.

Ryan D’Angelo – 1,200,000 (80 bb)
Uri Kadosh – Eliminated in 70th place ($10,145)

Ryan D’Angelo

Championship: Results from 75th to 90th Place

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 74 of 1,360

Mark Dube

In under thirty minutes we’ve already lost fifteen people:

75th: Jorge Martinez – $9,110
76th:  Kenneth Fagioli – $9,110
77th:  Julio Rodrgiuez – $9,110
78th:  Vic Adams – $9,110
79th:  Amir Turkzadeh – $9,110
80th:  Mark Dube – $9,110
81st:  Harrison Gimbel – $8,285
82nd:  Jason Wandling – $8,285
83rd:  Jeffrey Silverstein – $8,285
84th:  Jeffrey Chang – $8,285
85th:  Nizar Dajani – $8,285
86th:  Frank Stepuchin – $8,285
87th:  Matthew Leeccy – $8,285
88th:  Emmanuel Ojeda Lopez – $8,285
89th:  Darren Elias – $8,285
90th:  Matthew Wantman – $8,285

Championship: Jeffrey Silverstein Eliminated by Victor Figueroa

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 83 of 1,360

Victor Figueroa

Jeffrey Silverstein was all in from the hijack for 220,000 with KcQs and needed to get lucky against Victor Figueroa’s AdAs.

The board ran out Kd8d5s2c3c, and Figueroa’s pocket aces held to eliminate Silverstein.

Victor Figuroa – 745,000 (50 bb)
Jeffrey Silverstein – Eliminated

Championship: Matthew Leecy Eliminated by Jared Hemingway

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 85 of 1,360

Jared Hemingway

On a board reading 8s5d6cKs Matthew Leecy was all in for around 350,000 with 5h5c and appeared to be in great shape against Jared Hemingway’s 6s5s.

The river brought the 6h, giving Hemingway a higher full house to eliminate Leecy.

“I’m a lucky guy.. you’re never going to hear me complain about being unlucky”

Jared Hemingway – 1,200,000 (80 bb)
Matthew Leecy – Eliminated 

Championship: Darren Elias Eliminated by Kevin Andriamahefa

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 88 of 1,360

Darren Elias

Darren Elias was all in from under the gun for 280,000 with 9d9h and needed to hold against Kevin Andriamahefa’s Ad10s.

The board ran out Jc6s5sAs7h and Andriamahefa spiked an ace on the turn to eliminate the four-time WPT Champion.

Kevin Andriamahefa – 1,400,000 (93 bb)
Darren Elias – Eliminated

Championship: Matthew Wantman Eliminated by Michael Moreno

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 89 of 1,360

Matthew Wantman

Matthew Wantman was all in for around 200,000 with AhKs and racing against Michael Moreno’s 4c4s.

The board ran out Jd9c2dQdQh and Moreno’s pocket fours held to eliminate Wantman.

Michael Moreno – 900,000
Matthew Wantman – Eliminated

Championship: Day 3 Commences at Noon

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 90 of 1,360

Keith Ferrara

Following two starting flights and a Day 2, the WPT Poker Showdown Championship is down to 90 players and well into the money. There are a number of storylines developing including a list  chip leaders that’s topped by Keith Ferrara (1,905,000) and Jerry Wong (1,470,000). Others toward the top include Aaron Mermelstein, Eric Afriat, and Brett Murray.

Day 3 Chip Counts | Payouts

Each of the remaining players has locked up just south of $8,000. They’re set to log five, 90-minute levels today before play wraps at about 9:00pm. Updates will be available throughout the day right here at SHRPO.com.