$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  279 of 1,417

A player raised from middle position to 9,000, Frank Funaro called from the button, and David Shaw reraised from the small blind to 25,000. The original raiser folded, and Funaro called.

The flop came , Shaw bet 40,000, and Funaro thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the , Shaw moved all in, and Funaro quickly folded. Shaw showed as he took the pot.

Funaro started the day with just 17,000 in chips (7 big blinds), and even though he lost this pot, he’s had a strong start to Day 2 to build up an above-average chip stack.

David Shaw  –  400,000  (80 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  305,000  (61 bb)

With about 279 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 254,000 (51 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (6:30 pm), and action will continue today until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  290 of 1,417

A player was all in from the big blind for roughly 75,000 with , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Elvyn Bello in the small blind.

The board came , and Bello rivered a king-high straight to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Elvyn Bello  –  245,000  (61 bb)

With about 290 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 244,000 (61 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (6:30 pm), and action will continue today until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  306 of 1,417

Stefano Spataro was all in for 62,000 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against Abel Gebeyehu’s .

The board came , and Spataro paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Stefano Spataro  –  134,000  (34 bb)
Abel Gebeyehu  –  190,000  (48 bb)

With about 306 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 232,000 (58 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (6:30 pm), and action will continue today until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  350 of 1,417

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a big blind ante of 4,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 600K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Nicholas Rigby  –  764,000  (191 bb)
2.  Tony Sinishtaj  –  719,000  (180 bb)
3.  David Pelosi  –  708,000  (177 bb)
4.  Richard Seymour  –  694,000  (174 bb)
5.  Trace Henderson  –  690,000  (173 bb)
6.  Ryan Hoenig  –  680,000  (170 bb)
7.  Stuart Paterson  –  627,000  (157 bb)
8.  Dylan Smith  –  611,000  (153 bb)
9.  Eric Yanovsky  –  606,000  (152 bb)

With about 350 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 202,000 (51 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (6:30 pm), and action will continue today until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 369 of 1,417

With about 80,000 in the pot and the board out to the turn reading , Joey Weissman bet 50,000 from under the gun and A.J. Kelsall moved all in. Weissman called at risk for ~150,000 and it was a cooler.

Weissman: 
Kelsall:

Both flopped a set but Kelsall had one out with one card to come. The river was and Weismann doubled up.

Joey Weissman – 380,000 (127 bb)
A.J. Kelsall – 148,500 (50 bb)

$10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$500,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The biggest buy-in tournament on the schedule gets underway at 2 pm with a lot of money up for grabs and a two-day structure. Event 62 is a $10,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $500,000 guarantee and is perfect for those who fall a little short in the Championship.

Players sit with 40K out front and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until cards go in the air for Day 2.

Day 1 will play through 11 levels before survivors bag up for Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Day 2
• Day 1 will end after Level 11
• Event 62 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 396 of 1,417

With 56,000 in the pot and the board reading , Toby Boas bet 19,000 from the small blind. TK Miles called from middle position and the river was .

Boas thought for a few minutes, moved all in for 65,000 and Miles folded.

Toby Boas – 157,000 (52 bb)
TK Miles – 221,500 (74 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 432 of 1,417

With 30,000 in the pot and the board reading , Giuseppe Iadisernia bet 13,000 from middle position and Frank Funaro moved all in for 24,500 next to act. Iadisernia called with the bigger stack to put Funaro at risk.

Funaro:
Iadisernia:

Funaro had the rockets and they held on the river to double up early in Day 2.

Frank Funaro – 79,000 (32 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia – 341,000 (136 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 475 of 1,417

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the 2026 WPT Poker Showdown Championship with 475 players remaining, 178 getting paid, and the bubble expected around the dinner break.

Action clocks go in play after the second break and 90-minute levels kick in when 40 players remain.

Michael Tarafa is one player we’ll keep a special eye on today. He won The Closer event during the 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open series and earned an entry into this Championship. Tarafa bagged up 57,000 for a workable stack, good luck to him!

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 475  of 1,417

The opening flights of the 2026 WPT Poker Showdown locked in a field with 1,417 entries, putting more than $4.5 million in the prize pool, and 475 players return at noon for Day 2. They’ll begin the process of playing down to our Champion with ten more levels today.

Eric Yanovsky bagged the overall lead last night with a lot of talent in the field, including NFL Hall of Famer Richard Seymour, high-roller Cherish Andrews, former Showdown Champ Tony Sinishtaj, and WPT RRPO runner-up Joel Gola in the top ten.

Only 178 of them will make the money and the bubble should hit shortly after the dinner break. They will continue to play 60-minute levels until they increase to 90 minutes when 40 players remain.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Eric Yanovsky – 526,000 (210 bb)
2. Richard Seymour – 518,000 (207 bb)
3. Justin Fawcett – 514,000 (206 bb)
4. John McDonald – 508,000 (203 bb)
5. Jonathan Zusman – 468,500 (187 bb)
6. David Pelosi – 452,000 (181 bb)
7. Cherish Andrews – 450,500 (180 bb)
8. Tony Sinishtaj – 430,500 (172 bb)
9. Geronimo Timerman – 417,500 (167 bb)
10. Joel Gola – 410,500 (164 bb)

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts