$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  333 of 919

With most of the preflop action already set, Thomas Boivin was all in from the cutoff for about 133,000. Tyler Montoya, with 20,000 committed already in the big blind, tanked for a little while before he called all in for 92,500.

Boivin: 
Montoya: 

The board ran out , giving Montoya a flush to double through Boivin.

Tyler Montoya  –  195,000  (98 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  40,000  (20 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 342 of 919

After a series of raises, Sam Ganzfried was all in from the hijack for 110,000 with against his opponent in the cutoff folding .

The board ran out , safe for Ganzfried to double up.

Sam Ganzfried  –  230,000  (115 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 360 of 919

Axel Orellana was all in holding pocket aces on the cutoff, and David Dowdy had him covered holding on the big blind.

The final board read , and Orellana doubled up to survive with 108,000. Dowdy was at a similar stack after the hand holding 113,000.

Axel Orellana – 108,000 (54 bb)
David Dowdy – 113,000 (57 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 360 of 919

A player in middle position was all in for about 55,500 with against Will “The Thrill” Failla on the button holding .

The board came , giving Failla a pair of aces to eliminate his opponent.

Will Failla  –  430,000  (215 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 396/ 919

The big blind was all in with pocket deuces, and Bryan Radigan had him covered holding pocket aces from early position.

The final board read , and Radigan took out his opponent to stack up 135,000 after collecting the pot.

Bryan Radigan – 135,00 (90 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 414/ 919

Jerry Wong was all in with for 32,000 on a flop reading from the big blind, and the big blind had him covered holding .

The turn and river fell , and Wong found the double with a full house to his name to stack up 77,000.

Jerry Wong – 77,000 (51 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  919

1.  Roberto Desogos  –  429,000  (286 bb)
2.  David McGowan  –  382,000  (255 bb)
3.  Cherish Andrews  –  373,500  (249 bb)
4.  Alex Jauregui  –  364,000  (243 bb)
5.  David Lee  –  325,000  (217 bb)

Photo: Credit: Spenser Sembrat/World Poker Tour

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  902

Lily Kiletto was all in for 13,500 preflop with in the hole under the gun, and the cutoff had her covered holding .

The final board read , and Kiletto doubled up to survive with 74,400 after collecting the pot.

Lily Kiletto – 74,400 (62 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  880

A player in early position raised all in for 9,700. Ben Ludlow isolated with a raise to 20,000 in the next seat over with , racing with his opponent’s .

The board came , giving Ludlow an ace-high flush to eliminate his opponent.

Ben Ludlow  –  140,000  (117 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  885

James Calderaro was all in preflop for 32,100 on the big blind after a series of raises with pocket queens in the hole, and his opponent held UTG+1.

The final board read , and Calderaro survived the all in to take his stack all the way up to 73,200 after collecting the pot.

James Calderaro – 73,200 (61 bb)