$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  549 of 2,290

The players have returned from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 700K, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Joel Weisberger  –  987,000  (247 bb)
2.  Seth Fischer  –  848,000  (212 bb)
3.  Seth Akash  –  797,000  (199 bb)
4.  Anes Kovacevic  –  712,000  (178 bb)
5.  Danny Shiff  –  699,000  (175 bb)

With about 549 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 209,000 (52 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).