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Event 22: Registration Closed

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 45 of 93

Registration is officially closed, here are some players that got in just in the nick of time.

Joe Kuether, who finished third in last nights $5,000 Event for $ 53,533
Mukul Pahuja who made a deep run in the $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Ravi Raghavan, who finished in fifth place in the WPTDeepStacks Main for $35,799

Event 22: Victor Figueroa Eliminated by Mike Wang

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Total Entries: 84

Mike Wang

Mike Wang opened from late positions and Victor Figueroa moved all in on the button for around 13,500. Wang called.

Figueroa tabled As3d and needed to get lucky against Wang’s AdJd.

The board ran out 8d8c5s6d9d and Wang wound up with a flush to eliminate Figueroa.

Mike Wang – 50,000
Victor Figueroa – Eliminated

Event 22: Chip Counts from Around the Room

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 7: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Total Entries: 70

Dylan Wilkerson

Dylan Wilkerson – 48,000
Cord Garcia – 45,000
Carlos Rodriguez – 40,000
Ari Engel – 38,000
Matt Salsberg – 35,000
Joe Elpayaa – 30,000
Nipun Java – 30,000
Eric Panayitou – 29,000
Victor Figueroa – 28,000
Peter Eichhardt – 20,000
Mark Dube – 18,000
Gavin O’Rourke – 18,000
Ryan Van Sanford – 16,000
Kharlin Sued – 15,000
Mike Wang – 15,000

Event 22: Kharlin Sued Doubles Up

$1,100 Deep Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 6: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Total Entries: 61

Kharlin Sued

Dylan Wilkerson opened to 1,100 from middle position. The button called and Kharlin Sued moved all in from the big blind for 11,900. Wilkerson got out of the way and middle position called.

Sued turned over AdKh and was in great shape against his opponent’s AcQc.

The board came 8s7c3d7d4h and Sued’s king kicker played to avoid elimination.

Kharlin Sued – 25,000

Championship: Brian Hastings Leads the Final Six

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

Brian Hastings

The $3,500 WPT Showdown Championship event is down to its final six players. Brian Hastings takes a big chip lead into the final day, with 12,855,000 (161 bb).

Cards get in the air at 4:00 PM local time on Wednesday and the final six will play down to a winner, which will be live streamed on PokerGo.com.

Levels will be shortened to 60 minutes long and they will start at the current blind level of 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante. Joey Couden will start with the button. Each player will also refill to a full eight time extension chips.

Everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $144,775, but they all have their sights set on the $696,740 first place prize.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final six players:

Seat 1: Jeff Fielder – 4,320,000 (54 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Stout – 3,190,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Brian Hastings – 12,855,000 (161 bb)
Seat 4: Faraz Jaka – 2,450,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: Joey Couden –  8,255,000 (103 bb)
Seat 6: Scott Margereson –  8,195,000 (102 bb)

Here’s whats up for grabs:

1st: $696,740*
2nd: $454,496
3rd: $336,466
4th: $251,523
5th: $189,880
6th: $144,775

*Prize is inclusive of $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

Championship: Tanner Millen Eliminated in 7th Place ($111,495)

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

Tanner Millen

Tanner Millen opened from middle position and Scott Margereson  defended his big blind.

The flop came Ks10d5s, Margereson  checked, and Millen bet 160,000. Margereson  raised to 475,000 and Millen shoved for around 2,100,000. Margereson quickly called.

Millen tabled AcKd and needed to get lucky against Margereson’s 10h10s.

The turn Jh, and river 8d ran clean for Margereson and his pocket tens held to eliminate Millen in seventh place ($111,495).

Scott Margereson  – 8,195,000 (102 bb)
Tanner Millen – Eliminated

Championship: Jeff Fielder Doubled Through Matt Stout

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,309

Jeff Fielder

Jeff Fielder opened from the button and Matt Stout defended his his big blind.

The flop came 10s8h7h, Stout checked, and Fielder bet 200,000. Stout shoved and Fielder called all in for 1,780,000.

Fielder turned over AdAh and was in good shape against Stout’s 10c5s.

The board Ks, Ac, ran clean for Fielder as he wound up with a set of aces to avoid elimination.

Jeff Fielder – 4,100,000 (51 bb)
Matt Stout – 3,060,000 (38 bb)

Championship: Faraz Jaka Doubles Through Scott Margereson

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,309

Faraz Jaka

Faraz Jaka moved all in for 1,365,000 from the cutoff and Scott Margereson reshoved from the small blind. The rest of the table folded and it was heads up.

Jaka turned over 6h6s and was racing against Margereson’s KsJs.

The board ran out 10s3d3sQh2c and Jaka’s pocket sixes held to avoid elimination.

Faraz Jaka – 2,880,000 (36 bb)
Scott Margereson  – 5,900,000 (74 bb)