Championship: Sam Sternfield Eliminated in 53rd Place by Isaac Kempton

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 2,290

Sam Sternfield
Sam Sternfield

Isaac Kempton raised under the gun, Sam Sternfield moved all in from UTG+1 for 815,000, and Kempton called with AdKh. Sternfield turned over Ac10c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jd10d2hKs8d, and Sternfield paired his ten on the flop, but Kempton paired his king on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Sternfield in 53rd place.

Isaac Kempton  –  2,250,000  (45 bb)
Sam Sternfield  –  Eliminated in 53rd Place  ($19,100)

With 52 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 2,200,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,100 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players). When the field is down to 40 players, blind levels will increase to 90 minutes.