$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 2,010

After a flop of , action checked to Andrew Barfield, who bet 275,000 from the hijack. Dan Bekavac called from the small blind, and Andrew Davidson check-raised all in under the gun for 825,000.

Barfield moved all in over the top for roughly 5 million, and Bekavac used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he folded.

Davidson turned over for a pair of kings, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Barfield’s (club flush draw).

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the pair of kings held up for Davidson to win the pot and double up in chips.

Andrew Davidson  –  2,300,000  (31 bb)
Andrew Barfield  –  4,250,000  (57 bb)

With 32 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 3,150,000 (42 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $28,500.

The 30-second Action Clock by Protection Poker is in use, and players have 30 seconds to make each decision. Each player has been given a limited number of non-transferable Time Chips that can be used to extend a decision by 30 seconds.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:15 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).