$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 2,010

With the board showing , Darren Elias checked the small blind, Mark Davis bet from the button, and Elias called.

There was more than 1.5 million in the pot as the dealer put out the river card — the . Both players checked.

Davis showed for two pair, queens and nines, and Elias mucked. Davis won the pot.

Mark Davis  –  5,875,000  (98 bb)
Darren Elias  –  6,500,000  (108 bb)

With 40 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 2,525,000 (42 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $24,000.

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 field is down to the final two tables (16 players).