Event 69: Martin Stausholm Doubles Up

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 81

Martin Stausholm

Martin Stuasholm got all in preflop for 340,000 from the button holding AdKd, and Chance Kornuth had him covered holding pocket fours on the small blind.

The final board read Qs2h2cAh8c, and Stausholm doubled up to survive with a stack worth 760,000. Kornuth was at 450,000 after the hand.

Martin Stausholm – 760,000 (25 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 450,000 (15 bb)

Championship: John Thornton Eliminated in 12th Place by Landon Tice

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,869

John Thornton

Landon Tice opened to 350,000 from the hijack, John Thornton moved all in for 1,725,000 from the button, and Tice called to put him at risk.

Tice: AcKc
Thornton: Ad9h

Thornton ran into kicker issues with his ace, picked up a heart draw on the Ah7h2h flop, but was sent out after the Jc turn and 8s river finished the board.

Landon Tice – 6,600,000 (52 bb)
John Thornton – Eliminated in 12th place ($69,000)

Event 69: Jim Collopy – 9th Place ($62,100)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 81

Jim Collopy

Jim Collopy was all in preflop for 465,000 with pocket queens, and Martin Carnero had him covered holding pocket jacks.

The board ran out Jd8c8d3s7s, and Collopy was eliminated in ninth place for a payout worth $62,100. Carnero was up to 990,000 after collecting the pot.

Martin Carnero – 990,000 (33 bb)
Jim Collopy – Eliminated in 9th Place ($62,100)

Championship: Scott Wright Eliminated in 13th Place by Dylan Smith

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,869

Scott Wright

Dylan Smith opened to 400,000 from middle position and Scott Wright called from the big blind. The flop was QcJs6s, Wright bet 400,000 and Smith raised to 1,200,000. Wright moved all in for about 5,000,000 and Smith calls.

Smith: KhKs
Wright: AcJc

Wright flopped middle pair of jacks but was behind Smith’s over pair. The Qs turn and 6d river finished the board and Wright was eliminated in 13th place.

Dylan Smith – 23,700,000 (158 bb)
Scott Wright – Eliminated in 13th Place ($57,000)

Championship: Pavlin Karakikov Eliminated in 14th Place by Jesse Lonis

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,869

Pavlin Karakikov

Right before the first break, action folded to Pavlin Karakikov on the button. He moved all in for 1,350,000, and Jesse Lonis called in the big blind.

Lonis: QcQh
Karakikov: Ks7s

Karakikov ran into a monster and Lonis improved to a set of queens on the Qs8s2c flop. Karakikov had a spade draw and got there on the Ts turn. His joy was short-lived when Lonis made a full house queens full of eights on the 8d river to send him out.

Jesse Lonis – 9,350,000 (75 bb)
Pavlin Karakikov – Eliminated in 14th place ($57,000)

High Roller: Final Table Returns

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 81

Playing down late into the evening, the $25K High Roller final table returns to the Grand Ballroom at 2 pm with Brandon Wilson leading and a ton of talent coming after him.

Seat 1:  Martin Stausholm  –  485,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  David Coleman  –  570,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3:  Chance Kornuth  –  1,085,000  (36 bb)
Seat 4:  Martin Carnero  – 495,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  430,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Jim Collopy  –  390,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7:  Min Zhang  –  680,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:  Sergio Aido  – 1,640,000  (55 bb)
Seat 9:  Brandon Wilson  –  2,325,000  (78 bb)

1st:  $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $420,400
3rd:  $265,200
4th:  $181,100
5th:  $121,300
6th:  $91,100
7th:  $74,300
8th:  $65,200
9th:  $62,100

10th:  Manuel Fritz  –  $60,100
11th:  Vincent Cafone  –  $58,100

Event 74: One Last Omaha

$600 Six-Max Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Showdown schedule was packed full of all varieties of Omaha action and we had to throw one more on the schedule to close out the series. Event 74 is a $600 Six-Max Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with deep stacks and one-day structure.

They sit down to 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm and they refire at will during that time.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 74 Structure Sheet

Championship: Jackob Datashvili Eliminated in 15th Place

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,869

Jackob Datashvili

Jackob Datashvili opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Dylan Smith called on the button. The flop was Qh7s5s, Datashvili continued for 275,000 and Smith called.

The turn was 9c, Datashvili bet another 1,100,000 and Smith called. The 6d river finished the board, Datashvili moved all in for about 4,000,000 and Smith quickly called.

Smith: QsQd
Datashvili: 7h7d

A big cooler for Datashvili with both flopping sets but Smith was best to send Datashvili out in 15th place.

Dylan Smith – 11,700,000 (93 bb)
Jackob Datashvili – Eliminated in 15th Place ($57,000)

Championship: Dylan Linde Doubles Through Toby Boas

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,869

Dylan Linde

Action folded to Dylan Linde in the small blind, he moved all in for 1,400,000 and Toby Boas called in the big.

Linde: Ac5h
Boas: QdJc

Linde was ahead for his double but needed to fade the two live cards of Boas. The board ran out 4s3h3c9c6c and was safe for Linde’s double.

Dylan Linde  –  2,950,000  (24 bb)
Toby Boas  –  3,050,000  (24 bb)

Championship: John Thornton Doubles Through Landon Tice

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,869

John Thornton

Landon Tice opened to 275,000 from under the gun and John Thornton came along in the cutoff. The flop was Td2h2c, both players checked, and the turn was Jh.

Tice bet 800K, Thornton moved all in for 2,600,000 and Tice called.

Tice: AdJs
Thornton: KhQh

Tice was ahead with his paired jack but Thornton had a ton of out with his heart draw and open-ended straight draw. The Th completed Thornton’s flush and he doubled up.

John Thornton  –  6,075,000  (49 bb)
Landon Tice  –  1,900,000  (15 bb)