$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 2,010

James Mendoza moved all in from the button for 1,150,000, and Sean Ripp called from the small blind with . Mendoza turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Mendoza won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

James Mendoza  –  2,450,000  (33 bb)
Sean Ripp  –  4,600,000  (61 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 3,875,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,500 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:15 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).