Championship Day 1B: Sharman Olshan Knocks Out a Player; Total Field Surpasses 2,000 Entries

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  968

Sharman Olshan
Sharman Olshan

The player in the big blind is all in with AcQd, but he’s dominated and facing elimination against the AdKc of Sharman Olshan in middle position.

The board came 5d5c2c9h8d, and Olshan won the pot with her king kicker to win the pot and eliminate her opponent.

Sharman Olshan  –  62,000  (78 bb)

Registration remains open with a single re-entry per starting flight until the start of Level 9, around 9:20 pm. There were 1,048 entries on Day 1A, and the total field size is currently up to 2,015, with a prizepool worth more than $6.4 million.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level, around 5:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:20 pm.