$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  279 of 2,010

Brian Altman raised from the hijack to 12,000, Alex Keating called from the small blind, and Ian O’Hara moved all in from the big blind for 73,000. Altman and Keating both called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Keating bet about 100,000, and Altman folded.

O’Hara turned over for ace high with a double-gutshot straight draw, but Keating turned over for a pair of jacks. O’Hara needed to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Keating won the pot with his pair of jacks to eliminate O’Hara from the tournament.

Alex Keating  –  700,000  (117 bb)
Brian Altman  –  555,000  (93 bb)
Ian O’Hara  –  Eliminated

With approximately 279 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 360,000 (60 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.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  279 of 2,010

Will Failla raised from the hijack to 13,000, Steven McKoy called from the cutoff, and Duff Charette called from the big blind.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of , Charette checked, and Failla bet 20,000. McKoy folded, and Charette check-raised to 55,000. Failla called.

The river card was the , Charette checked, Failla moved all in for 97,000, and Charette called with for trip sevens. But Failla turned over to win the pot with a club flush and double up in chips.

Will Failla  –  350,000  (58 bb)
Duff Charette  –  375,000  (63 bb)

With approximately 279 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 360,000 (60 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.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  325 of 2,010

In the last hand before the break, Larry Hoffman raised from the small blind to 13,000, Anthony Zinno moved all in from the big blind for about 75,000, and Hoffman tanked for a while before he called with .

Zinno turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Hoffman rivered a set of eights to win the pot and eliminate Zinno from the tournament.

Larry Hoffman  –  793,000  (132 bb)
Anthony Zinno  –  Eliminated

With approximately 325 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 309,000 (52 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.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  333 of 2,010

The players returned from dinner to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 900K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door for an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Dan Bekavac  –  1,136,000  (189 bb)
2.  Dave Moore  –  1,022,000  (170 bb)
3.  Ivan Ruban  –  1,018,000  (170 bb)
4.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  966,000  (161 bb)
5.  Adam Hendrix  –  933,000  (156 bb)
6.  Bradford Corner  –  893,000  (149 bb)

With approximately 333 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 302,000 (50 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.

$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:  351 of 2,010

Matt Stout raised from middle position, Al Gomez reraised from the button to 25,000, and Stout moved all in for 123,000.

Gomez tanked for a while before he called with , but Stout turned over . Stout needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Gomez flopped a set of tens and turned quads to win the pot and eliminate Stout from the tournament.

Al Gomez  –  185,000  (37 bb)
Matt Stout  –  Eliminated

With approximately 351 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 286,000 (57 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.

$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:  369 of 2,010

James Carroll got it all in from the small blind for about 75,000 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Dan Sepiol, who was under the gun.

The board came , and the pocket sixes held up for Sepiol to win the pot and eliminate Carroll from the tournament.

Dan Sepiol  –  455,000  (91 bb)
James Carroll  –  Eliminated

With approximately 369 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 272,000 (54 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.

$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:  375 of 2,010

Reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Champion Dimitri Vorbe moved all in from middle position for 21,000, the player on the button raised to about 42,000, and everyone else folded.

The button showed , but Vorbe turned over , surprising the table with the strength of his hand.

“But no chips,” said Vorbe.

The board came — both players turned different gutshot straight draws, but the river card was a blank. Vorbe won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Dimitri Vorbe  –  55,000  (11 bb)

With approximately 375 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 268,000 (54 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.

$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:  387 of 2,010

After a flop of , Aaron Klausman checked from UTG+1, Matt Berkey bet 10,000 from the hijack, and Klausman check-raised all in for 78,000.

Berkey thought for a moment before he called with , and Klausman turned over . Klausman needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card double-paired the board with the , and Klausman won the pot with two pair, eights and sevens, to double up in chips.

Aaron Klausman  –  120,000  (24 bb)
Matt Berkey  –  557,000  (111 bb)

With approximately 387 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 260,000 (52 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.

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second Purple Chip Bounty tournament on the schedule gets underway at 4 pm with a big crowd expected from those who fell short in the Championship. The $1,700 buy-in tournament has a $100,000 guarantee and a two-day structure.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and the first 12 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 from Level 13 forward. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 8:55 pm following the 40-minute dinner break and players may re-enter a single time if they bust their first shot.

They will continue playing through 15 levels and survivors at that point will bag their chips for a Day 2 return tomorrow at 2 pm.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Level 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:55pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 40 Structure Sheet

$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

With the board showing 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 for top two pair. His opponent turned over for a pair of jacks, and Zakarian just needed to avoid an ace on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , 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.