Championship Day 1A: Christian Harder Takes Out Two Opponents to Seize the Chip Lead

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  342 of 970

Christian Harder
Christian Harder

Dan Bekavac opened to 5,500 from middle position, the player in the hijack called, the player in the small blind called, and Christian Harder three-bet to 27,000 from the big blind. Everybody called and the flop came 10d9d2d.

Action checked to the player in the hijack who shoved for 19,500. The small blind check-raised to 60,000, Harder called, and Bekavac folded.

The turn was the 7s, the small blind moved all in for about 130,000, and Harder called with AdQd for the nut flush, having the hand locked up against the small blind’s Jd10c and the hijack’s 6d6s.

Christian Harder  –  590,000  (295 bb)