Championship: Veerab Zakarian Doubles Up

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  415 of 2,010

Veerab Zakarian

With the board showing QhJs8c2d on the turn and about 78K already in the pot, Veerab Zakarian bet 55,000 from the hijack, leaving himself just 3,000 behind.

His opponent tanked for a while on the button before moving all in, and Zakarian called all in for 58,000 with QsJh for top two pair. His opponent turned over AhJc for a pair of jacks, and Zakarian just needed to avoid an ace on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the 10d, and Zakarian won the pot with his two pair to double up in chips.

Veerab Zakarian  –  194,000  (39 bb)

With approximately 415 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 242,000 (48 big blinds). The final 252 players will finish in the money, earning at least $5,650 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16, around 6:35 pm. Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.