Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 74 of 1,222
Average Stack: 495,000 (41 big blinds)

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship drew 1,222 entrants but only 74 are still around with a chance to put their name on the WPT Champions Cup. It will be a long day but we should have the final table six before the night is through.

Several players took their time on top of the chip counts on Day 2 but it’s Andrey Plotnikov who returns to Day 3 with the chip lead. He’ll restart the Championship with almost 1.8 million with Brian Yoon his closest competitor with 1.5 million.

We have five Seminole Hard Rock Poker team members still alive for the title. Sheddy Siddiqui leads the five with Mukul Pahuja, Michael Laake, John Racener, and Stewart Newman also in contention.

The Championship switches up to 90-minute levels giving them plenty of room to maneuver with the average stack hovering around 40 big blinds. It will be a test of skill for players to make it through the long day and book their seat at the WPT final table.

Players are taking their seats, unbagging their chips, and cards will soon be in the air.

Top ten returning stacks:

Andrey Plotnikov – 1,793,000 (149 bb)
Brian Yoon – 1,468,000 (122 bb)
Justin Young – 1,466,000 (122 bb)
Robert Kuhn – 1,447,000 (121 bb)
Kevin Chan – 1,350,000 (113 bb)
David Shmuel – 1,173,000 (98 bb)
Matthew Haugen – 1,137,000 (95 bb)
Phil Hui – 1,106,000 (92 bb)
Tim Reilly – 1,030,000 (86 bb)
Rainer Kempe – 920,000 (77 bb)