2017 Showdown Live Updates

High Roller: Jeff Gross Eliminated in 9th Place ($75,400)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Jeff Gross

Jason Mercier moved all in for around 1,100,000 in early position, and Jeff Gross called all in for 390,000 to put himself at risk. Loni Harwood called, too, working with a similar stack as Mercier’s. And the same hand.

Mercier: JdJh
Gross: TdTc
Harwood: JsJc

The board ran out 6h4d2c9c2s, and Gross could not catch up. He was eliminated in ninth place, sending half his chips each to Mercier and Harwood.

Jason Mercier – 1,550,000 (19 bb)
Loni Harwood – 1,350,000 (17 bb)
Jeff Gross – Eliminated in 9th place ($75,400)

High Roller: Justin Bonomo Doubles Through Ari Engel

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Two hands after doubling through Olivier Busquet, Justin Bonomo doubled again, this time through Ari Engel.

Action folded to Engel in the cutoff, and he moved all in for 1,110,000. Bonomo called all in for 990,000 on the button, putting himself at risk once again.

Engel: 6d6c
Bonomo: 8s8c

The board ran out safely for Bonomo, coming JdTs3cTcAd to give him another double-up. Thanks to this after-dinner rush, he’s suddenly second in chips and breathing down the neck of leader Sam Soverel.

Engel was left with less than two big blinds after paying off his debt.

Justin Bonomo – 2,190,000 (27 bb)
Ari Engel – 120,000 (2 bb)

High Roller: Justin Bonomo Doubles Through Olivier Busquet

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Olivier Busquet opened to 175,000 in early position, and Justin Bonomo three-bet shoved for 460,000 in the big blind. Busquet called the remainder to put Bonomo at risk.

Bonomo: KdQd
Busquet: KcJd

The Jc6d3s flop was bad news for Bonomo, giving Busquet a big lead. The 4d on the turn gave Bonomo a flush draw with one card to come, though, and the Qs river saved Bonomo’s tournament life. He rivered a pair of queens to double up.

Justin Bonomo – 1,050,000 (13 bb)
Olivier Busquet – 1,400,000 (18 bb)

Event 29: Maxx Coleman — 4th Place $14,725

$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 3 of 95

Maxx Coleman

Maxx Coleman was the most recent elimination busting at the hands Joni Jouhkimainen. The flop was 7c5h4s and Coleman claimed QcJh9s5s while Jouhkimainen held KdTc7s5c. Jouhkimainen’s two pair was good and it improved on the 4h7s runout. Coleman headed home fourth good for a score of $14,725.

Maxx Coleman – Eliminated

High Roller: Dinner Break

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Level 23 concluded, and the field was sent on a 40-minute dinner break. Here’s how the table will be set up when they return for the new level at 6:50 p.m.:

Seat 1: Jason Mercier – 1,220,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Jeff Gross – 450,000 (6 bb)
Seat 3: Ari Engel – 1,180,000 (15 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Bonomo – 470,000 (6 bb)
Seat 5: Sam Soverel – 2,935,000 (37 bb)
Seat 6: Loni Harwood – 1,040,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Olivier Busquet – 1,870,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Anthony Spinella – 1,180,000 (15 bb)
Seat 9: Bryn Kenney – 1,255,000 (16 bb)

Event 29: Henri Koivisto — 7th Place ($7,600); Bryan Dillon Takes Chip Lead

$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 6 of 95

Henri Koivisto

Start-of-day chip leader Henri Koivisto recently hit the rail courtesy of Bryan Dillon. Dillon scooped a nice pot and took the lead with six players remaining. Koivisto, meanwhile, was eliminated in seventh place good for $7,600.

Bryan Dillong – 668,000
Henri Koivisto – Eliminated

Event 26: In The Money

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 696

A couple hours ago, during level 18, the money bubble of the $150 no limit hold’em re-entry event burst and the final 45 players earned a cash.

Currently, there are 25 players remaining with 10 minutes left in the level. Everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $585 with the final table rapidly approaching.

Championship: Tony Sinishtaj Defeats Darryll Fish for Title

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 37: 250,000/500,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,207

Tony Sinishtaj

Tony Sinishtaj opened to 1,250,000 from the button and Darryll Fish called to the 8d3s2d flop. Fish checked, Sinishtaj bet 1,500,000 and Fish moved all-in for 10,950,000. Sinishtaj quickly called to put the SHRP team member at risk.

Fish: As3d
Sinishtaj: KdQd

Fish was ahead with his pair but Sinishtaj had a ton of outs with two over cards and the flush draw. It was the flush that got there on the 6d turn and Fish was drawing dead to the 9d river.

1st: Tony Sinishtaj – $661,283* + $5,250 SHRPO Seat
2nd: Darryl Fish – $453,185
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

Darryll Fish