$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  735

Abby Merk raised under the gun to 1,300, Scott Eskenazi called UTG+1, and a player in middle position reraised to 5,400. Merk moved all in for 22,100, and Eskenazi folded.

The middle-position player called with , and Merk turned over . Merk needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens hold up for Merk to win the pot and double up in chips.

Abby Merk  –  46,800  (94 bb)

With 735 entries so far here on Day 1B, the total field is up to 1,870, and the prizepool is worth more than $5.98 million, easily smashing the $3 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (around 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.