$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,417

Will Failla moved all in from UTG+1 for 275,000, Frank Funaro called from the button, and Richard Seymour called from the big blind.

The flop came , Seymour checked, Funaro bet, and Seymour folded.

Failla turned over for an ace-high flush draw, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Funaro’s for a king-high flush draw.

But the turn card was the . Funaro took the lead with a pair of fives, and Failla picked up a gutshot straight draw. Failla needed an ace, an eight, or a six to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Funaro won the pot with his pair of fives to eliminate Failla in 13th place.

Frank Funaro  –  10,000,000  (100 bb)
Will Failla  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($46,000)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 5,900,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $54,000 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.