$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 2,010

Nancy Birnbaum moved all in from the hijack for 475,000, and Andrew Davidson called from the big blind with .

Birnbaum turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Davidson won the pot with his ace to eliminate Birnbaum in 27th place.

Andrew Davidson  –  2,600,000  (35 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($28,500)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 3,875,000 (52 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $28,500.

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.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:15 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).