$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:  46 of 2,010

The players have returned from break to begin Level 25, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 3.5 million in chips, and one knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Darren Elias  –  8,590,000  (143 bb)
2.  Carlos Dorca  –  4,480,000  (75 bb)
3.  Benjamin McCoy  –  4,465,000  (74 bb)
4.  Andrew Barfield  –  4,335,000  (72 bb)
5.  Dan Bekavac  –  3,805,000  (63 bb)
6.  Adam Hendrix  –  3,540,000  (59 bb)
7.  James Kousouros  –  3,460,000  (58 bb)

With 46 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 2,185,000 (36 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).