$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  800

After a flop of , James Calderaro got it all in from the big blind for 14,100 with for a pair of queens with a diamond flush draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the small blind’s (set of sixes).

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Calderaro rivered a queen-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

James Calderaro  –  36,000  (72 bb)

With about 800 entries and counting, the prizepool is up to $2.56 million on its way to the $3 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until 9:15 pm, with Day 1B beginning tomorrow at 11:00 am.