$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Entries:  33

The talent-heavy $10,000 Deep Stack kicked off at the top of the hour and we have 33 entries in the field with more expected as the Championship shrinks. They are nearly a third of the way towards the $1,000,000 guarantee with late registration available until 10:30 pm.

Early entrants including Michael Wang, Giuseppe Iadisernia, Curt Kohlberg, Byron Kaverman, Cherish Andrews, former Poker Showdown champ Scott Margereson, and Super High Roller champ David Peters.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 14
• Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  486 of 2,290

Blake Barousse got it all in from middle position for 65,000 with , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of his opponent in the small blind.

The board came , and both players flopped open-ended straight draws, but the pocket queens held up for Barousse to win the pot and double up in chips.

Blake Barousse  –  138,000  (35 bb)

With about 486 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 236,000 (59 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  549 of 2,290

The players have returned from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 700K, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Joel Weisberger  –  987,000  (247 bb)
2.  Seth Fischer  –  848,000  (212 bb)
3.  Seth Akash  –  797,000  (199 bb)
4.  Anes Kovacevic  –  712,000  (178 bb)
5.  Danny Shiff  –  699,000  (175 bb)

With about 549 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 209,000 (52 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  630 of 2,290

Raminder Singh opened the action from under the gun and it folded around to Anna Antimony in the small blind. She moved all in for 47,500 to get a fold from the big blind and quick called from Singh.

Singh:
Antimony:

Singh had a big lead to send Antimony out but she paired her ace on the flop to take the lead. The turn and finished the board for her double up.

Anna Antimony – 101,000 (34 bb)
Raminder Singh – 264,000 (88 bb)

In case you missed it; earlier in the series, Singh won his record-breaking tenth major Hollywood title, and our friends at WPT wrote a nice article about his accomplishments.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  630 of 2,290

Randy Sim opened the action from under the gun for 7,000 and it folded around to Steve Buckner on the button. He raised to 11,000 and the small blind player moved all in for 41,000. Sim moved all in over the top for 126,000 and Buckner asked for a count.

After talking it through with the rest of the room, Buckner folded his hand.

“I’m gonna show it for the camera,” Buckner said, tablind .

Sim:
Small Blind:

“Ace ten, are you kidding me!” Buckner said to Sim. “I gave you too much credit. Put a queen out there to punish him!”

Sim was ahead and Buckner was out of his chair when a king came on the flop. The turn and river finished the board to send the small blind player out.

Randy Sim – 181,000 (60 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  666 of 2,290

An hour has passed for Day 2 action and Joel Weisberger looks like he had the most fun during that time. He came into the day with the third biggest stack but looks tops right now with 936,000 from the 600,500 he returned to unbag.

Don’t feel bad for starting leader Akash Seth; he’s doing just fine today and up to 769,500.

Blinds increase to 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante and the average stack is about 172,000 (57 bb).

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are rolling into the last Sunday of the series with three new tournaments, each a different size and stakes. Getting things underway this afternoon at 1 pm with a $400 Deep Stack that features a 50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 20,000 in their stack and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 5:30 pm.

It will be a busy day in the Grand Ballroom and some players are going to walk away with a lot of money.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  747 of 2,290

After a middle position raise, Chance Kornuth three-bet to 19,500 from the button and the blinds folded. His opponent moved all in, Kornuth asked for a count, and called with a similar stack.

Kornuth:
Opponent:

One of those “classic races” and Kornuth’s queens held on the board. The dealer counted down his stack, he was playing 208,000 and sent his opponent out while doubling his stack, thanks to the blinds and ante.

Chance Kornuth – 420,000 (168 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  765 of 2,290

Cards are back in the air for the Championship to get Day 2 underway with 765 players remaining and a person in every seat in the Grand Ballroom and Meeting Room across the hall.

Blinds are 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante and the average stack is about 150,000 (60 bb).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  765 of 2,290

Another fantastic turnout for a WPT Poker Showdown Championship had 2,290 entries start the tournament and 765 of them come back to the Grand Ballroom at noon for Day 2.

Every table, in both the Grand Ballroom and Meeting Room, will be in action at the start of the day and continue breaking until they reach the money with 287 getting paid. Day 2 is scheduled to play another ten full levels with a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16.

Akash Seth took the chip lead in Flight B and return with the top stack in a talented field. Luke Brereton, Joe Weisberger, John Miller, and Senhao Cao round out the top five and tough players Anthony Spinella, Nick Palma, and Ethan “Rampage” Yau are also in the top ten.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Akash Seth – 730,500 (292 bb)
2. Luke Brereton – 628,500 (251 bb)
3. Joe Weisberger – 600,500 (240 bb)
4. John Miller – 540,000 (216 bb)
5. Senhao Cao – 502,500 (201 bb)
6. Ben Grise – 502,000 (201 bb)
7. Anthony Spinella – 473,000 (189 bb)
8. Nick Palma – 456,000 (182 bb)
9. Ethan “Rampage” Yau – 451,000 (180 bb)
10. James Anderson – 412,500 (165 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts