Championship Day 1A: Davian Santana versus Eric Panayiotou

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining: 333 of 712

Davian Santana

Eric Panyiotou limped from under the gun, Patrick Clarke squeezed 6,500 from late position and Davian Santana flatted from the button. Panayiotou raised to 21,000 and both opponents called.

The flop came 9s8h3s and Panayiotou led out 35,000. Only Santana called.

Both players checked the 2h on the turn. The river brought the Js, Panayioutou bet 21,000 and after some consideration Santana moved all in for around 100,000.

Panayiotou slammed the table and asked for a count. It was 81,700 more.

Panayiotou thought about it for a while before letting it go, saying he folded KsQs.

Santana said it was “The most incredible fold.. I had As8s

Davian Santana – 270,000 (225 bb)
Eric Panayiotou – 200,000 (167 bb)