$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 1,417

Michael Amato was all in from the cutoff for 920,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Alexander Farahi in the small blind.

The board came , and Amato rivered a nine-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Michael Amato  –  1,960,000  (33 bb)
Alexander Farahi  –  4,400,000  (73 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 2,725,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $27,500 each.

There will be no dinner break today, and the field will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to reach the final two tables (16 players).