$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  210 of 1,417

A player was all in from the cutoff for about 120,000 with , and he was dominant favorite to double up against the of Mike Vela in middle position.

But the board came , and Vela turned a higher spade flush to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Mike Vela  –  895,000  (112 bb)

With about 210 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 337,000 (42 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (6:30 pm), and action will continue today until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.