$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,417

Dylan Smith raised from the button to 300,000, Johnny Bromberg reraised from the small blind to 975,000, and Vito DiStefano moved all in from the big blind for 2,175,000.

Smith folded, and Bromberg quickly called with . DiStefano turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Bromberg paired his ace on the flop and his king on the turn, but DiStefano rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Vito DiStefano  –  4,800,000  (32 bb)
Johnny Bromberg  –  4,475,000  (30 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 7,075,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $65,000 each.

The field will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to reach the final six players for tomorrow’s 12:00 noon WPT Final Table, which will also be live streamed.