$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  1,070

Jason Andrews raised to 2,500, Mark Seif reraised to 12,500, and Jason Wandling moved all in from the button for 53,600. Andrews and Seif got it all in after that for roughly 175K each (with Andrews having slightly more chips), and all three players turned over their cards:

Jason Andrews:  
Mark Seif:  
Jason Wandling:  

The board came , and the eights held up for Andrews to win the entire pot, eliminating both Seif and Wandling to win a huge pot worth about 420,000.

Jason Andrews  –  420,000  (350 bb)
Mark Seif  –  Eliminated
Jason Wandling  –  Eliminated

With 1,070 entries and counting, the prizepool is up over $3.42 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.