$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries: 510

We heard a lot of commotion across the room and got there in time to see Jay Romano send one player out and double through another.

As told by the table, it was a family pot to a flop with David Aker, David Saffron, and Jay Romano playing the major roles.

The two-seat went all in for 30,000 to get a call from Romano, David Saffron reshipped from the small blind, and Romano called again after Aker bailed early.

Saffron:
Big Blind:
Romano:

Saffron was ahead with top two, Romano was looking for a diamond. and the queens were hoping for a comeback as the short stack. Romano immediately hit the turn to take the lead and the river locked up his hand.

But the river also got Aker out of his seat as he excitedly claimed to have folded pocket fours after the flop.

Jay Romano – 135,000
David Saffron – 47,600