Championship: David Farber Doubles Thru Ilir Rugova

$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:  35 of 2,010

David Farber
David Farber

David Farber moved all in UTG+1 for 1,125,000, and Ilir Rugova used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while in the small blind before he moved all in over the top for about 1.9 million.

Farber turned over Jh10h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Rugova’s AsQh.

The board came 10d7c3s6c5c, and Farber paired his ten on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

David Farber  –  2,400,000  (32 bb)
Ilir Rugova  –  750,000  (10 bb)

With 35 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 2,875,000 (38 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $24,000.

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.

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).