Championship Day 1B: David Farber Leads the Field at the Dinner Break with 435,700; Action Resumes at 7:01 pm

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  860

David Farber
David Farber

The players are currently on a 90-minute dinner break, with action scheduled to resume at 7:01 pm EDT.

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up two players with at least 300K in chips, and one more knocking on the door:

1.  David Farber  –  435,700  (436 bb)
2.  Philip Wiszowaty  –  326,400  (326 bb)
3.  Andrew Heckman  –  293,200  (293 bb)

The tournament clock shows 860 entries here on Day 1B, for a tournament total of 1,827 and counting. The prizepool is worth more than $5.84 million, absolutely crushing the $3 million guarantee.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. Action should continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

Philip Wiszowaty
Philip Wiszowaty