$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 2,290

After the elimination of Clemen Deng in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Isaac Kempton  –  12,700,000  (64 bb)
Seat 2.  James Anderson  –  18,675,000  (93 bb)
Seat 3.  Mitch Garshofsky  –  7,400,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  David Mzareulov  –  5,500,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  23,200,000  (116 bb)
Seat 6.  Sridhar Sangannagari  –  10,400,000  (52 bb)
Seat 7.  Gal Yifrach  –  1,375,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8.  Bin Weng  –  18,025,000  (90 bb)
Seat 9.  Naing Thu  –  16,250,000  (81 bb)

And here are the payouts for the final 16 players who started today:

1st:  $1,128,250* + Showdown Trophy + WPT Trophy
2nd:  $745,000
3rd:  $550,000
4th:  $413,000
5th:  $312,000
6th:  $238,000
7th:  $183,000
8th:  $142,000
9th:  $111,500

10th:  Clemen Dang  –  $111,500
11th:  Dorian Rios  –  $88,500
12th:  Dylan Smith  –  $88,500
13th:  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  $70,500
14th:  Champie Douglas  –  $70,500
15th:  Andrew Moreno  –  $56,800
16th:  Jeff Madsen  –  $56,800

With nine players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 12,725,000 (64 big blinds). Action will continue until they are down to the six-handed televised WPT Final Table, which will be filmed in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 25th.

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into the 2023 WPT World Championship.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 2,290

Isaac Kempton moved all in from the small blind, and Clemen Deng called all in from the big blind for 3,800,000 with . Kempton turned over , and Deng needed his pocket fours to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Kempton paired his seven on the flop and turned a club flush to win the pot and eliminate Deng in 10th place.

Isaac Kempton  –  12,700,000  (64 bb)
Clemen Deng  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($111,500)

With nine players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 12,725,000 (64 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $111,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 2,290

After a flop of , Dorian Rios checked from the big blind, and Rafael Farah Jarufe checked from the button.

The flop came , Rios checked, Jarufe bet 600,000, and Rios check-raised all in for 3,150,000. Jarufe called with for a flopped king-high straight, and Rios turned over for two pair, queens and tens. Rios needed a queen or a ten on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Jarufe won the pot with his straight to eliminate Rios in 11th place.

Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  22,000,000  (110 bb)
Dorian Rios  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($88,500)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 11,450,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $111,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 2,290

Sridhar Sangannagari raised from the hijack, and Dylan Smith moved all in from the cutoff for 2,600,000. Naing Thu called from the small blind, and Sangannagari folded.

Smith turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against Thu’s .

The board came , and Smith paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. Thu won the pot with a rivered set of aces to eliminate Smith in 12th place.

Naing Thu  –  14,400,000  (72 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($88,500)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 10,400,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $88,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 2,290

The players have returned from break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 100,000-200,000 with a 200,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the remaining payouts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  David Mzareulov  –  5,600,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Isaac Kempton  –  5,750,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  Clemen Deng  –  3,275,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Gal Yifrach  –  2,475,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  James Anderson  –  18,550,000  (93 bb)
Seat 8.  Bin Weng  –  16,925,000  (85 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Dorian Rios  –  3,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Naing Thu  –  11,650,000  (58 bb)
Seat 3.  Mitch Garshofsky  –  8,775,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  19,975,000  (100 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Sridhar Sangannagari  –  9,900,000  (50 bb)
Seat 8.  Dylan Smith  –  2,750,000  (14 bb)

1st:  $1,128,250* + Showdown Trophy + WPT Trophy
2nd:  $745,000
3rd:  $550,000
4th:  $413,000
5th:  $312,000
6th:  $238,000
7th:  $183,000
8th:  $142,000
9th-10th:  $111,500
11th-12th:  $88,500

With 12 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 9,550,000 (64 big blinds).

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into the 2023 WPT World Championship.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 2,290

After a flop of , action checked to Andrew Ostapchenko in the hijack, and he bet 200,000. David Mzareulov check-raised all in from the small blind to 2,550,000, and Isaac Kempton quickly folded the big blind.

Ostapchenko called all in for 2,450,000 with for a set of fives, and Mzareulov turned over for a pair of nines with a heart flush draw. Ostapchenko needed his set to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Mzareulov completed his heart flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate Ostapchenko in 13th place.

David Mzareulov  –  5,600,000  (37 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($70,500)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 9,550,000 (64 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $88,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 2,290

Mitch Garshofsky moved all in from the hijack for 2,450,000, and Champie Douglas called all in from the button for 2,075,000 with .

Garshofsky turned over , and Douglas needed to improve to stay alive.

There was an eight in the window as the board came , and Garshofsky won the pot with a set of eights to eliminate Douglas in 14th place.

Mitch Garshofsky  –  4,900,000  (33 bb)
Champie Douglas  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($70,500)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 8,800,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $70,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 2,290

Rafael Farah Jarufe raised under the gun to 375,000, Sridhar Sangannagari called from the hijack, and Naing Thu used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he moved all in for 5,925,000.

Jarufe folded, and Sangannagari called with . Thu turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Sangannagari turned an eight-high straight, but Thu rivered a king-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Naing Thu  –  12,525,000  (84 bb)
Sridhar Sangannagari  –  12,450,000  (83 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 8,175,000 (55 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $70,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 2,290

Rafael Farah Jarufe raised from the cutoff to 400,000, Andrew Moreno reraised from the small blind to 1,550,000, and Jarufe moved all in.

Moreno called all in for about 4,800,000 with , and Jarufe turned over . Moreno needed his kings to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Jarufe paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Moreno in 15th place.

Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  19,300,000  (129 bb)
Andrew Moreno  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($56,800)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 8,175,000 (55 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $70,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 2,290

Jeff Madsen raised from the small blind to 1,050,000, and Isaac Kempton called from the big blind.

The flop came , Madsen moved all in for about 600,000, and Kempton quickly called with for jack high with a gutshot straight draw.

Madsen turned over for a pair of kings, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , and the river card was — the .

Madsen popped out of his chair as Kempton spiked his four-outer on the river to complete his king-high straight to win the pot. Madsen was eliminated in 16th place.

Isaac Kempton  –  10,950,000  (73 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($56,800)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 7,625,000 (51 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $56,800 each.