$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries: 529

Here’s a look at some of the big stacks from around the room on the second break of the day:

Vic Adams – 175,000
Zepan Luis Alfredo – 138,300
Jay Romano -130,000
Kevin Garosshen – 116,000
Theodore Prystal – 115,000
Lisa Teebagy – 113,800
Tyler Patterson – 100,000
James Kramer – 101,500
Peter Eichhardt – 101,000
Michael Tureniec – 98,000
Kyle Chang – 96,000
Chris Gilkey – 94,400
Jason Marshman – 88,400

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries: 522

Players are taking their second break of the day and it looks like Vic Adams will be the leader when they return. He moved his stack up to 175,600 after sending Wally Maddah and Olivier Busquet out with flopped Broadway against Maddah’s top set of kings and Busquet’s open-ender.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries: 510

We heard a lot of commotion across the room and got there in time to see Jay Romano send one player out and double through another.

As told by the table, it was a family pot to a flop with David Aker, David Saffron, and Jay Romano playing the major roles.

The two-seat went all in for 30,000 to get a call from Romano, David Saffron reshipped from the small blind, and Romano called again after Aker bailed early.

Saffron:
Big Blind:
Romano:

Saffron was ahead with top two, Romano was looking for a diamond. and the queens were hoping for a comeback as the short stack. Romano immediately hit the turn to take the lead and the river locked up his hand.

But the river also got Aker out of his seat as he excitedly claimed to have folded pocket fours after the flop.

Jay Romano – 135,000
David Saffron – 47,600

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries: 509

Calvin Anderson opened from late position and his opponent defended his big blind.

The flop came , it checked to Anderson who bet 1,000. His opponent called.

The turn brought the , it checked to Anderson again who bet 2,500 this time. His opponent called.

The river was the , and the big blind led out 7,500. Anderson shoved for 22,900 and his opponent went into the tank.

“Will you show if I fold?” he asked. Anderson replied “Can’t tell you that.”

He thought a little while longer then put in the calling chips with for two-pair. It was no good however as Anderson turned up for a rivered straight.

“I knew you had bullshit cards.. I didn’t know if that seven helped you”

Calvin Anderson – 67,000 (223 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries: 497

On a board reading Tony Pendl was all in for 31,200  with a set of kings.

He needed to get lucky as Stanley Lee tabled , for a queen high straight.

The river paired the board giving Pendl his lucky full house to stay alive.

Tony Pendl – 75,000 (250 bb)
Stanley Lee – 7,500 (25 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries: 487

The Day 1A field is nearing 500 and we are ahead of last year’s pace. That’s a good omen heading into the latter parts of the day with an entire flight going tomorrow.

Some new faces in the crowd include Matthew Wantman, Joey Couden, Ari Engel, and James Calderaro.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 467

Dylan Linde opened from early position, a player in late position called, as did Darren Rabinowitz from the small blind.

The flop came , Rabinowitz checked, and Linde bet 1,100. Both of his opponents called.

The turn brought the , it checked to late position who bet 3,000, only Rabinowitz called.

The river was the , both players checked and Rabinowitz tabled for the nut flush to take the pot.

Darren Rabinowitz – 60,000 (300 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 467

The action was on Mike Dentale in the blind who was facing a raise from Tony Dunst. “Just me and you Tony?” he asked.

Dunst responded, “Well there’s a third but yes.” Dunst was referring the player in late position who also called.

Dentale called and the flop came , Dentale checked and Dunst bet 600. Late position called as did Dentale.

The turn brought the , and Dentale led out 1,500. Dunst folded and late position shoved for 6,200.

“That makes absolutely no sense, unless you have an ace and a flush draw” Dentale said as he put in the calling chips.

His opponent tabled for two-pair and was out in front for the moment against Dentale’s .

The river brought the giving Dentale a higher two-pair to eliminate his opponent.

Mike Dentale – 25,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 440

The entry count is quickly climbing after the first break and we have a number of notables joining including Jason Young, Maria Ho, Cord Garcia, Mukul Pahuja, Olivier Busquet, Ian O’Hara, Sheddy Siddiqui, and Andre Akkari.

Young leads the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year race after winning the WPTDeepStacks Hollywood Main Event in January and he followed that up with a third-place finish in the Coco WSOP Circuit Main Event in February.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 403

The first break is complete and action is back underway in the Championship. The previously mentioned Brent Roberts continues to lead with 111,500 after an early big hand and he is followed by Kevin Garosshen with 105,000.

They are the only two players over 100,000 with David Shmuel next in line with 95,000.