$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  1,047

With the board showing on the turn, Imari Love got his short stack all in from the button with for a pair of jacks with a gutshot straight draw.

But Matt Schult turned over for a queen-high straight, and Love needed to catch a queen to stay alive with a chop.

The river card was a blank, and Schult won the pot with his straight to eliminate Love.

Matt Schult  –  115,000  (96 bb)
Imari Love  –  Eliminated

With 1,047 entries so far here on Day 1B, the total field is up to 2,182, and the prizepool is worth more than $6.98 million, more than doubling the $3 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until 9:15 pm.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.