$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 40

Ankush Mandavia was all in for 105,000 shortly after the final break and Justin Young had him in danger with a coin flip.

Mandavia:
Young:

Young was ahead and faded the flop. Mandavia added a gutshot draw on the turn but blanked the river to go out in 13th place.

Justin Young – 315,000 (53 bb)
Ankush Mandavia – Eliminated

On the other table at the same time, Ajay Chabra eliminated Jerry Wong with topping . They had sent Wong out while Chabra moved over 1,000,000.

Better than one-quarter of the chips in play.

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 1,309

Jonathan Borenstein moved all in from early position and Mike Wang called from the cutoff.

Wang showed KsKd and was up against Borenstein’s Ac9c.

“No good,” said Borenstein as he pointed to his hole cards that were face-up on the felt.

“I’ve seen how you been running these spots,” said Wang.

The flop was , giving Borenstein more equity on the turn with a straight draw.

“You’re going to be drawing dead on the turn,” said Borenstein.

Borenstein’s prediction was correct and the came off on the turn, giving Borenstein a wheel along with an unnecessary nut flush draw. Wang was drawing dead to the river and Borenstein doubled up.

Jonathan Borenstein – 247,000
Mike Wang – 230,000

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 40

The 13 remaining players are taking their final break of the day. Ajay Chabra leads the way with Brandon Adams sitting in second.

They will play two more levels and bag up for a return tomorrow.

Table 78
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Barry Hutter – 266,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Ankush Mandavia – 90,000 (15 bb)
Seat 5: Shaun Deeb – 218,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Justin Young – 296,000 (49 bb)
Seat 7: Larry Greenberg – 167,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Brandon Adams – 763,000 (127 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: Ajay Chabra – 876,000 (146 bb)
Seat 2: Jonathan Little – 80,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Darren Elias – 343,000 (57 bb)
Seat 5: Mark Fisher – 163,000 (27 bb)
Seat 6: Jerry Wong – 210,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Pablo Fernandez – 208,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8: Lance Steinberg – 320,000 (53 bb)

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 1,309

Mark Dube opened to 18,000, Joe Cheong called, and Ryan Tamanini moved all in for 185,000. Paul Snead reshoved and the rest of the table folded.

Tamanini tabled and needed to improve against Snead’s .

The board ran out and Snead wound up with a set of queens to eliminate Tamanini.

Paul Snead – 730,000
Ryan Tamanini – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 40

With the board reading to the turn, Seth Davies checked from the big blind and Ajay Chabra bet 40,000. Davies check-raised to 135,000 and Chabra put him all in after a minute’s thought. Davies had approximately 130,000 behind and called.

Davies:
Chabra:

Chabra was ahead with top pair but Davies had 15 river outs with the open-ended straight draw and flush draw. The river was and Davies was eliminated.

Ajay Chabra – 790,000 (158 bb)
Seth Davies – Eliminated

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 1,309

Zachary Smiley moved all in from early position for 130,000 and James Hughes moved all in from the hijack for about 180,000. Everybody else folded.

Smiley showed and was dominated by Hughes’ .

The board ran out and Smiley flopped a queen to three-out Hughes and double up.

Zachary Smiley – 281,000
James Hughes – 50,000

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 12: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 40

A few shorter stacks are getting shovey and Justin Young took a shot when he moved all in for 80,000 from early position. The move made it around to Ankush Mandavia in the big blind and he called.

Young:
Mandavia:

Young needed to dodge the two suited overcards for the double and the dealer did a clean board when he came for his double.

Justin Young – 168,000 (34 bb)
Ankush Mandavia – 305,000 (61 bb)

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 116 of 1,309

Jeff Fielder opens to 18,000 from under the gun, it folded around to Eric Afriat who shoved for around 130,000 from the big blind.

Afriat tabled pocket aces and appeared to be in great shape against Fielder’s pocket kings.

The flop was clean, then Fielder spiked a king on the turn to eliminate Afriat.

Jeff Fielder – 550,000 (69 bb)
Eric Afriat – Eliminated