$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  333 of 2,010

The players returned from dinner to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 900K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door for an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Dan Bekavac  –  1,136,000  (189 bb)
2.  Dave Moore  –  1,022,000  (170 bb)
3.  Ivan Ruban  –  1,018,000  (170 bb)
4.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  966,000  (161 bb)
5.  Adam Hendrix  –  933,000  (156 bb)
6.  Bradford Corner  –  893,000  (149 bb)

With approximately 333 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 302,000 (50 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.