$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
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Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 1,309

Joey Couden raised to 400,000  from the button and Brian Hastings defended his big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of [Jc10d7h10hJh].

Hastings bet 1,000,000, Couden raised to 2,350,000, and Hastings used a time chip before eventually deciding to fold. Couden scooped the pot.

$150 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 565

The player in the hijack raised and Paul Nguyen moved all in out of the big blind for about 70,000. The hijack called.

Nguyen was in the lead with against the hijack’s .

The flop was , moving the hijack into the lead, but the peeled off on the turn giving Nguyen the best hand. The hijack was drawing dead to the river and Nguyen doubled up.

Paul Nguyen – 140,000

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

Players are currently on a fifteen minute break, Here’s how they stack up:

Scott  Margereson 15,000,000 (125 bb) –  7 Time Chips
Brian Hastings – 12,550,000 (104 bb) – 6 Time Chips
Faraz Jaka – 7,550,000 (63 bb) –  8 Time Chips
Joey Couden  – 4,175,000 (35 bb)  –  6 Time Chips

Remaining payouts:

1st: $696,740*
2nd: $454,496
3rd: $336,466
4th: $251,523
* – Includes $15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions seat

$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 opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Scott Margereson defended his big blind.

The flop came , Margereson checked, and Hastings bet 250,000. Margereson called.

The turn brought the and both players checked.

The river was the , Margereson checked, and Hastings checked as well. Margereson showed for a pair of aces and Hastings mucked.

$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 under the gun and Joey Couden defended his big blind.

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

$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

Joey Couden opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Faraz Jake defended his big blind.

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

$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

Faraz Jaka opened to 260,000 on the button and Scott Margereson defended his big blind.

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

$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

Faraz Jaka limped the small blind and Joey Couden checked his option in the big blind.

They both checked the flop and the turn.

The river brought the and the both checked again. Jaka’s two pair took the pot.

$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

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

The flop came , Couden bet 125,000, and Margereson called.

The turn brought the and both players checked. The river was the , Couden checked and Margereson bet 180,000 winning himself the pot.

$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.