$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 2,010
After a flop of 
, Curt Kohlberg got it all in from the big blind for 1,150,000 with 
for a ten-high straight, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the 
(heart flush draw with a gutshot straight draw) of Matt Berkey, who covered him by just 65K from UTG+1.
The turn card was the 
, the river card was the 
, and Berkey rivered a heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Kohlberg in 42nd place.
Matt Berkey – 2,900,000 (48 bb)
Curt Kohlberg – Eliminated in 42nd Place ($20,000)
With 41 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 2,450,000 (41 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $20,000.
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.
Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).