$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  71 of 1,417

Mike Chiappetta was all in from the button for 110,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Vitalijs Zavorotnijs in the big blind.

The flop came , and Zavorotnijs flopped a seven-high straight.

But the turn card was the , giving Chiappetta an ace-high flush to clinch the pot. (The meaningless river card was the .) Chiappetta doubled up with his flush.

Mike Chiappetta  –  260,000  (10 bb)
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  1,650,000  (66 bb)

With 71 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 1,000,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,500 each.

When the field reaches the final 40 players, blind levels will increase to 90 minutes. Action will continue today until the field reaches the final two tables (16 players).