2017 Showdown Live Updates

Event 30: Andrey Plotnikov Leads Final Table

$300 Big Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 133

There was a knockout simultaneously on both of the two remaining tables in the last turbo event of the series to leave the field with its final nine players.

They have redrawn for seats at the final table and here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final table players:

Seat 1: Richard Katz – 78,500
Seat 2: Sean Perry – 90,000
Seat 3: Seth Gilson – 93,500
Seat 4: David Zemel – 140,500
Seat 5: Andrey Plotnikov – 521,500
Seat 6: Dreyson Puridero – 467,000
Seat 7: Justin Conley – 368,000
Seat 8: Ory Hen – 49,500
Seat 9: Ty Akbasli – 186,500

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $9,582
2nd: $6,062
3rd: $3,595
4th: $2,204
5th: $1,679
6th: $1,424
7th: $1,238
8th: $1,085
9th: $958

Championship: Tony Sinishtaj Doubles Through Darryll Fish

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,207

Darryll Fish limped his button, Tony Sinishtaj raised to 1,400,000 and Fish moved all-in. Sinishtaj had the shorter stack and called for his 11,000,000 stack.

Sinishtaj: 7d7c
Fish: 2s2c

Sinishtaj was ahead for the double up and he saw a clean board QsJc9sAd9c to move back ahead.

Seat 1: Tony Sinishtaj – 22,200,000 (56 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 14,000,000 (35 bb)

High Roller: Sam Soverel Takes the Lead

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

Sam Soverel

Ari Engel opened the button with a raise, and Sam Soverel defended his big blind.

The flop was KdJc2c, and Soverel check-called a continuation bet from Engel. The turn was the Ad, and Soverel checked again. Engel bet 280,000, Soverel called, and the river was the 6d. Both players checked.

Soverel showed Kh5h, winning the pot with a pair of kings to move into the chip lead.

Sam Soverel – 2,875,000 (48 bb)
Ari Engel – 1,530,000 (26 bb)

Championship: Fish Pulls Ahead

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 35: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,207

Tony Sinishtaj began heads up play with better than a two-to-one advantage but Darryll Fish clawed back to make it a virtual dead heat in several smaller pots, then he took over the lead.

Fish opened to 750,000, Sinishtaj three-bet to 2,300,000 and Fish called to the Qc6s2s flop. Sinishtaj bet 2,000,000 and Fish called after a few moments to think it out.

Both players checked the 8d river and Fish’s 5h5c was good enough to take the pot.

Seat 1: Tony Sinishtaj – 14,750,000 (49 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 21,450,000 (72 bb)

High Roller: Ari Engel Leads Nine-Handed Final Table

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

Ari Engel

With the elimination of Jake Schindler in 10th place, the nine remaining players have drawn for new seats for the last time. Here’s the final table lineup:

Seat 1: Jason Mercier – 1,010,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Jeff Gross – 950,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Ari Engel – 2,215,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Bonomo – 310,000 (5 bb)
Seat 5: Sam Soverel – 2,175,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Loni Harwood – 880,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Olivier Busquet – 1,700,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Anthony Spinella – 1,560,000 (26 bb)
Seat 9: Bryn Kenney – 840,000 (14 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $794,600
2nd: $556,800
3rd: $348,000
4th: $240,700
5th: $153,700
6th: $113,100
7th: $92,800
8th: $78,300
9th: $75,400

High Roller: Jake Schindler Eliminated in 10th Place ($72,500)

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

Jake Schindler

Olivier Busquet moved all in for just over 900,000 in the cutoff, and Jake Schindler called all in for about 650,000 in the big blind, putting himself at risk. It was a flip.

Busquet: AsTc
Schindler: 8s8h

The board ran out Ad6s3cKcJs, and Busquet won the race and the pot with a pair of aces. Schindler was eliminated in 10th place.

Olivier Busquet – 1,690,000 (28 bb)
Jake Schindler – Eliminated

Event 29: Matt Stout — 8th Place ($6,640)

$2,200 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 7 of 95

Matt Stout

After two levels with no eliminations, Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Stout got all-in for 76,000 preflop versus Maxx Coleman.

Coleman (early position): AsAhQs8s
Stout (big blind): Ad7h4d2h

Runout: JsTsTdKsAc

Coleman hit a royal flush leaving Stout bust. He hit the rail eighth earning $6,640.

Maxx Coleman – 210,000
Matt Stout – Eliminated

Championship: Rob Mizrachi – 3rd Place ($293,864)

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,207

Rob Mizrachi

Darryll Fish opened to 600,000 from the button and Rob Mizrachi moved all-in for 3,500,000 from the small blind. Tony Sinishtaj released his big blind and Fish called.

Mizrachi: 4d4c
Fish: AhQd

They were racing with Mizrachi needing to hold to stay in the Championship but Fish caught the Qh3h2s flop. The 8h turn left Mizrachi with one out, the 4d, but he blanked the 9h river to exit in third place.

Tony Sinishtaj – 23,850,000 (119 bb)
Darryll Fish – 12,350,000 (62 bb)
Rob Mizrachi – Eliminated in 3rd place ($293,864)

High Roller: Richard Tuhrim Eliminated in 11th Place ($69,600)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 116

Action folded around to the blinds where Richard Tuhrim moved all in for 1,165,000 in the small and Sam Soverel called in the big blind, having Tuhrim slightly covered and at risk.

Tuhrim: Ad4c
Soverel: KdJh

The KsJd5h flop was a disaster for Tuhrim, and the 8s turn left him drawing dead. The river was the meaningless Ac, and Soverel won the pot with kings up to eliminate Tuhrim in 11th place.

Sam Soverel – 2,410,000 (48 bb)
Richard Tuhrim – Eliminated