$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 2,010

James Calderaro raised from the hijack to 225,000, and Benjamin McCoy called from the big blind.

The flop came , McCoy checked, Calderaro bet 200,000, and McCoy check-raised to 625,000. Calderaro called.

The turn card was the , McCoy bet 850,000, Calderaro moved all in for 2,625,000, and McCoy called with for top two pair with an ace-high flush draw.

Calderaro turned over for an ace-high straight with a lower flush draw. Calderaro needed his straight to hold to stay alive.

“I knew the ten of spades was coming on the turn,” said Calderaro.

The river card was the , and Calderaro won the pot with his ace-high straight to double up in chips.

James Calderaro  –  7,100,000  (71 bb)
Benjamin McCoy  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 4,575,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $34,000 each.

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