Championship: Kenneth Nicoletti Eliminated in 119th Place by Pierre Martin Couturier

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  118 of 2,010

Pierre Martin Couturier
Pierre Martin Couturier

Kenneth Nicoletti got it all in from middle position for about 180,000 with QdQc, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the AsQh of Pierre Martin Couturier in the big blind.

The board came AdKs8s3d7h, and Couturier paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Nicoletti in 119th place.

Pierre Martin Couturier  –  675,000  (34 bb)
Kenneth Nicoletti  –  Eliminated in 119th Place  ($8,400)

With 118 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 850,000 (43 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $8,400.

The 30-second Action Clock by Protection Poker is in use, and players have 30 seconds to make each decision. Each player has been given a limited number of non-transferable Time Chips that can be used to extend a decision by 30 seconds.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:45 am (depending on how long the Money Bubble lasts).