$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 2,290

Natasha Mercier raised under the gun to 275,000, and James Anderson called from the button.

The flop came , Mercier bet 250,000, and Anderson called.

The turn card was the , Mercier bet 775,000, and Anderson thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Mercier bet 1,300,000, and Anderson used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he called. Mercier showed for a bluff, but Anderson turned over to win the pot with two pair, tens and sevens.

James Anderson  –  14,850,000  (119 bb)
Natasha Mercier  –  1,900,000  (15 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 5,725,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $46,200 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).