$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  996

After a flop of , the player in the big blind checked, and Mike Vela bet 3,000 from UTG+1. Mahliyo Cagatay called from middle position, and the big blind folded.

The turn card paired the board with the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Vela checked, Cagatay bet 2,500, and Vela called with for king high. But Cagatay turned over for trip aces to win the pot.

Mahliyo Cagatay  –  74,000  (62 bb)
Mike Vela  –  57,000  (48 bb)

The tournament clock shows 996 entries here on Day 1B, for a tournament total of 1,963 and counting. The prizepool is worth more than $6.28 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.