Championship Day 1A: Mark Davis Knocks Out Another Player to Reach 180,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  720

Mark Davis
Mark Davis

The player in the big blind was all in preflop against Kyle Cartwright (UTG) and Mark Davis (middle position). Any further betting would create a side pot between Cartwright and Davis.

The flop came Qh7s5d, Cartwright bet 6,500, and Davis called.

The turn card was the 4c, and both players checked.

The river card was the 2s, and they checked again. All three players showed their cards:

Mark Davis:  AsQc  (pair of queens)
Kyle Cartwright:  10h10c  (pair of tens)
Big Blind:  AdKh  (ace high)

Davis won the entire pot with his pair of queens to eliminate the player in the big blind.

Mark Davis  –  180,000  (360 bb)
Kyle Cartwright  –  47,000  (94 bb)

The tournament clock shows 720 entries as play resumes, and the prizepool is already up over $2.30 million on its way to the $3 million guarantee.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm).