$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  179 of 1,417

When there were 179 players remaining, the tournament staff announced for tables to finish the hands in progress so hand-for-hand play could begin on the Money Bubble.

In one of those hands, at Table 30, the final board showed , with a healthy pot in the middle.

Justin Fawcett bet 350,000, and Evan Beard tanked for a while before he moved all in.

Fawcett quickly folded, and Beard showed for the nuts — an ace-high flush — as he took the pot.

Evan Beard  –  1,225,000  (123 bb)
Justin Fawcett  –  900,000  (90 bb)

With 179 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 396,000 (40 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.