$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,417

Chris Audrain raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Ian Cohen reraised from middle position to 600,000, and Audrain four-bet all in for 1,175,000.

Cohen called with , but Audrain turned over , and he was a huge favorite to double up here.

The flop came , giving Cohen a gutshot straight draw.

The turn card was — the !

Cohen took a huge lead with an ace-high straight, and only a queen on the river could save Audrain’s tournament life.

The river card was — the !

Both players made identical ace-high straights to chop the pot. It was a hand where Audrain was a huge favorite before becoming a huge underdog, and at the end, a chop saved his tournament life.

Chris Audrain  –  1,300,000  (13 bb)
Ian Cohen  –  3,500,000  (35 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 4,725,000 (47 big blinds).

The field will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to reach the final six players for tomorrow’s 12:00 noon WPT Final Table, which will also be live streamed.