$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  387 of 2,010

After a flop of , Aaron Klausman checked from UTG+1, Matt Berkey bet 10,000 from the hijack, and Klausman check-raised all in for 78,000.

Berkey thought for a moment before he called with , and Klausman turned over . Klausman needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card double-paired the board with the , and Klausman won the pot with two pair, eights and sevens, to double up in chips.

Aaron Klausman  –  120,000  (24 bb)
Matt Berkey  –  557,000  (111 bb)

With approximately 387 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 260,000 (52 big blinds). The final 252 players will finish in the money, earning at least $5,650 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16, around 6:35 pm. Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.