$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 441

Eric Ward raised all in for about 700,000 from under the gun and Kevin McGillicuddy called from the big blind.

Ward:
McGillicuddy:

The board came down , not enough help to Ward, ending his run in sixth place.

Kevin McGillicuddy – 1,950,000
Eric Ward – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,072)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 441

Mykel Comroe raised all in from the small blind for about 575,000 and Earl Barron called from the big blind.

Comroe:
Barron:

The board came down , giving Barron an ace-high straight to double up.

Earl Barron – 2,100,000
Mykel Comroe – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,736)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 441

Thomas Gari raised from middle position, Eric Ward called from the hijack and Earl Barron defended his big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Gari who shoved for 225,000. Ward folded and Barron called.

Gari:
Barron:

Barron led with an ace-high straight and held up through the turn and river to eliminate Gari in eighth place.

Earl Barron – 1,350,000
Thomas Gari – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,400)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 441

Eric Ward raised to 175,000 from the button, Robert Berrocal three-bet all in for 600,000 from the small blind and Ward called.

Ward:
Berrocal:

The board came down , no help to Berrocal, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Eric Ward – 1,335,000
Roberto Berrocal – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,064)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 441

Mike Zholendz raised all in for 150,000 from the hijack, Robert Bendeck called from the cutoff and Earl Barron called from the big blind.

The flop was , Barron bet about 80,000 and Bendeck folded.

Zholendz:
Barron:

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Zholendz, ending his tournament in 10th place.

Earl Barron – 1,140,000
Mike Zholendz – Eliminated in 10th Place ($902)

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 441

The starting field of 441 entries is down to just 10 players in Event 18.

Here is the lineup:

Seat 1: Roberto Berrocal – 580,000
Seat 2: Mike Zholendz – 265,000
Seat 3: Roberto Bendeck – 965,000
Seat 4: Paul Gold – 550,000
Seat 5: Mykel Comroe – 355,000
Seat 6: Earl Barron – 460,000
Seat 7: Mirco Scharen – 920,000
Seat 8: Kevin McGillicuddy – 450,000
Seat 9: Thomas Gari – 1,250,000
Seat 10: Eric Ward – 825,000

Remaining Payouts:
1st: $10,629 + $3,500 Championship seat
2nd: $7,456
3rd: $4,795
4th: $3,247
5th: $2,495
6th: $2,072
7th: $1,736
8th: $1,400
9th: $1,064
10th: $902

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return of Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 279 of 712

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 18
$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 441
Prize Pool: $52,920
April 12, 2019

1st: $10,629 + $3,500 Championship seat
2nd: $7,456
3rd: $4,795
4th: $3,247
5th: $2,495
6th: $2,072
7th: $1,736
8th: $1,400
9th: $1,064
10th-12th: $902
13th-15th: $749
16th-18th: $613
19th-21st: $511
22nd-24th: $431
25th-27th: $352
28th-36th: $292
37th-45th: $257
46th-54th: $225
55th-56th: $192

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining: 279 of 712

After 10 levels of action in the $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship, the starting field of 712 entries is down to 279 Day 1A survivors. On top of the counts is Davian Santana with 318,000.

Here is the unofficial top of the leaderboard.

1. Davian Santana – 318,000
2. Frank Russo – 304,000
3. Javier Zarco – 276,500
4. Paul Snead – 276,500
5. Dan Chalifour – 257,000
6. Daniel Strelitz – 252,000
7. Tyler Patterson – 248,500
8. Samuel Bernabeu – 239,000
9. Phil Hui – 234,000
10. Cliff Josephy – 228,500

Full chip counts will be posted later tonight.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining: 306 of 712

Following a flop of , a player in all in from middle position for 26,700 with for a pair of aces against Paul Snead on the button with for a pair of threes with a flush draw.

The [turn][and][ river complete the board, giving Snead’s opponent aces full of jacks.

Despite the hit, Snead appears to be one of the chip leaders still with 297,500 as Day 1A draws to an end.

Paul Snead – 297,500