Championship Day 1A: Dylan Smith Leads the Field at Dinner Break with 281,000; Defending Champion Mark Davis Off to a Strong Start with 220,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries: 985

The players return from dinner to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 and a 1,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 250K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1. Dylan Smith – 281,000 (281 bb)
2. James Shucart – 276,900 (277 bb)
3. Ramazan Tahhusoglu – 274,600 (275 bb)
4. Trung Pham – 270,600 (271 bb)

Defending Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown champion Mark Davis is also sitting on a big stack, with 220,000.

Mark Davis – 220,000 (220 bb)

With 985 entries and counting, the prizepool is up over $3.15 million, having surpassed the $3 million guarantee before the dinner break. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until 9:15 pm, with Day 1B beginning tomorrow at 11:00 am.