Championship Day 1B: Mark Koeln Leads the Field after Dinner

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  963

Mark Koeln
Chipleader Mark Koeln

The players have returned from break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up four players with at least 260K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Mark Koeln  –  305,000  (305 bb)
2.  Naing Thu  –  281,500  (282 bb)
3.  Alex Cole-Gardner  –  267,500  (268 bb)
4.  Michael Nugent  –  265,800  (266 bb)

With 963 entries so far here on Day 1B, the total field is up to 2,098, and the prizepool is worth more than $6.71 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.