$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  185 of 1,417

The players return from dinner to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000.

The field is seven spots from the Money Bubble, so we expect hand-for-hand play to begin before too long.

With 185 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 383,000 (38 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.