Championship: James Mackey – 8th Place ($86,874)

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,207

Tony Sinishtaj raised to 250,000 from middle position and James Mackey moved all in for 950,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Sinishtaj, who called, and the cards were tabled.

Sinishtaj showed AdJs and was in bad shape against Mackey’s JcJh.

The flop was KhQc9s and Sinishtaj picked up a gutshot along with his over. The turn was the As and Sinishtaj took the lead, leaving Mackey with one out to scoop the pot and a few more to chop.

The river was the 7h and Sinishtaj won the pot with a pair of aces and eliminated Mackey in seventh place. Mackey took home $86,874 and Sinishtaj regained the chip lead.

With one more elimination, play will conclude for the night.

Tony Sinishtaj – 11,950,000 (149 bb)
James Mackey – Eliminated