$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
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Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Scott Margereson opened to 240,000 from the button and Faraz Jaka defended his big blind.

The flop came , Jaka checked and Margereson bet 200,000 winning himself the pot.

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Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Brian Hastings opened to 280,000 from the button and Joey Couden defended his big blind.

Both players checked the flop. The turn brought the , Couden checked and Hastings bet 375,000.

Couden moved all in for 2,005,000. Hastings used one of his time chips before deciding to call with . Couden turned over for two-pair and needed to hold to stay alive.

The river was the and Couden’s two pair held to avoid elimination.

Joey Couden – 4,710,000 (39 bb)

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Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Scott Margereson opened to 240,000 from under the gun, Brian Hastings called from the button, as did Joey Couden in the big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked, and Margereson bet 500,000 winning himself the pot.

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 565

About halfway through the level, the field lost a few players and they began to redraw for seats at the final three tables.

Manuel Jo is leading the way and is one of only two players above the 500,000-chip mark. With 27 players remaining, everybody received a payjump and is guaranteed at least $509.

Here is a look at the top five chip stacks as the field moves closer to the final table.

Manuel Jo – 580,000
Joaquin Sosa – 540,000
Chris Zito – 490,000
Bob Tanner – 400,000
George Navarro – 300,000

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Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Brian Hastings opened to 300,000 from the button and Couden defended his big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked and Hastings bet 320,000. Couden called.

The turn brought the , Couden checked and Hastings bet 750,000. Couden called.

The river was the , Couden checked, and Hastings bet 2,200,000. Couden used two of his time chips before moving all in.

Hastings snap called all in for 7,465,000. Couden tabled for a set of sevens  but was no good against Hastings’s   set of aces.

Brian Hastings – 17,670,000 (147 bb)
Joey Couden – 2,300,000 (19 bb)

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
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Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Brian Hastings completed from the small blind and Faraz Jaka checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Hastings checked and Jaka bet 245,000 winning himself the pot.

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Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Joey Couden completed the small blind and Scott Margereson checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked, and Margereson bet 120,000. Couden called.

The turn brought the , Couden bet 240,000 and Margereson called.

The river was the , Couden checked and Margereson bet 650,000 winning himself the pot.

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Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Brian Hastings opened to 300,000 from the button and Joey Couden defended his big blind.

The flop came , Couden checked, and Hastings bet 250,000 winning himself the pot.

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
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Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Joey Couden opened to 280,000 from under the gun and Faraz Jaka defended his big blind.

The flop came , Jaka checked, and Couden bet 200,000. Jaka raised to 725,000.

Couden folded and Jaka scoops the pot.

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
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Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Joey Couden opened to 280,000 from the button and Brian Hastings defended his big blind.

The flop came , Hastings checked and Couden bet 200,000 winning himself the pot.