$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  696

After a flop of , Anthony Merlo got it all in from the small blind for about 64,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the the of Ken Einiger in the big blind.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the aces held up for Merlo to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anthony Merlo  –  152,000  (127 bb)
Ken Einiger  –  8,000  (7 bb)

The tournament clock shows 696 entries so far, generating a prizepool worth more than $2.22 million on its way to the $3 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm).

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.