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Championship: Jeff Fielder vs Scott Margereson

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,309

Jeff Fielder

Jeff Fielder opened to 150,000 from under the gun and Scott Margereson defended his big blind.

The flop came QdJh10c, Margereson checked and Fielder bet 150,000. Margereson called.

Both players checked the 2s on the turn. The river brought the 6h, Margereson checked and Fielder bet 325,000 winning himself the pot.

Championship: Joey Couden Takes from Brian Hastings

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,309

Brian Hastings opened to 200,000 from the button and Joey Couden defended his big blind.

The flop came QcJd5s, Couden checked and Hastings bet 175,000. Couden called.

Both players checked he 4s on the turn. The river brought the 7c, and Couden bet 425,000 winning himself the pot.

Championship: Jeff Fielder vs Brian Hastings

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,309

Jeff Fielder raised to 175,000  from the button  and Brian Hastings defended his big blind.

The flop came [Qd10c5d], Hastings checked, and Fielder bet 150,000. Hastings called

The turn brought the 6h, Hastings checked and Fielder bet 425,000. Hastings check raised to 1,400,000 and Fielder called.

The river card was the Ad, Hastings checked and Fielder moved all in for 2,445,000. Hastings uses one of his Time Chips before eventually deciding to lay it down.

Jeff Fielder  –  5,995,000  (75 bb)

Championship: Faraz Jaka Takes the First Hand

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,309

Faraz Jaka

Faraz Jaka raised to 175,000 from the cutoff and Joey Couden called from the button.

Both players checked the KdJd8h  flop. The turn brought the Qh, Jaka bet 280,000 and Couden called.

The river was the 5c Jaka bet 650,000, and Couden called. Jaka turned over QdQc for the winning set of queens and Couden mucked.

Updates will be posted on a thirty minute delay to avoid spoilers for the PokerGo.com livestream

Championship: Cards are in the Air

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,309

Tournament Director Tony Burns, Vince Van Patten, Tony Dunst, and the Royal Flush Crew were all on hand and just announced Shuffle Up & Deal. Good luck to all!

Updates will be posted on a thirty minute delay to avoid spoilers for the PokerGo.com livestream

Event 22: Scott Clements Eliminated in 11th Place

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure| Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 93

Scott Clements

In a battle of the blinds Brian Green moved all in from the small blind for 87,000 and Scott Clements called all in for 73,000 from the big blind.

Clements tabled 7h7c and was racing against Greens’s QhJc.

The board ran out Jd10s6d9h6c and Green flopped a pair of jacks to eliminate Clements in eleventh place ($2,511) . The final ten players are in the process of redrawing.

Brian Green – 168,000
Scott Clements – Eliminated

Event 22: Brian Powell Busts Two to Burst the Money Bubble

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure| Payouts
Level 16: 4,000/6,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 93

Brian Powell

Brian Powell opened to 20,000 from under the gun, Cord Garcia shoved for 160,000 from middle position, and Barbara Sargent called Allin for her last 45,000 from the big blind. Powell called having them both covered.

Brian Powell: AhAs
Cord Garcia: QdQs
Barbara Sargent: JdJc

The board came Kc9d6s8s9h. Powell’s pocket aces held to score the double knock out, take the chip lead, and burst the money bubble.

Brian Powell – 435,000
Cord Garcia – Eliminated
Barbara Sargent – Eliminated

Event 22: Scott Clements Takes One Out

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure| Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/5,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 93

Scott Clements

A player moved all in from under the gun for 40,000, it folded around to Scott Clements in the cutoff who reshoved for 90,000. The rest of the table folded and it was heads up.

Clements turned over 7d7s and was in good shape against his opponent’s Ac6h.

The board ran out 8c3s3hKh7h and Clements’s pocket sevens held to eliminate his opponent close to the money bubble.

Scott Clements – 140,000

Event 22: Joe Cheong Scores a Double

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure| Payouts
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 93

Joe Cheong

In a battle of the blinds Joe Cheong moved all in for around 30,000 from the small blind. The big blind called with 5c4s and Cheong was in good shape with his KdJh.

The board came Qc7s2hAhJd, and Cheong wound up with a pair of jacks to avoid elimination.

Joe Cheong – 75,000

Event 22: Barbara Sargent Takes Another One Out

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure| Payouts
Level 13: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 93

Barbara Sargent

A player moved all in for her last 5,000 from early position. The cutoff called and Barbara Sargent reshoved from the big blind. The rest of the table folded and it was heads up.

Sargent turned over AdAs and was in great shape against her opponent’s Ah5c.

The board came Qc9h7d3c4c and Sarget’s pocket aces held to eliminate her opponent.

Barbara Sargent – 60,000