$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 145

Derek Gregory moved all in from the hijack for 220,000, and Michael Rossitto tanked for a while in the big blind before calling with .

Gregory turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Gregory won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Derek Gregory  –  530,000  (9 bb)
Michael Rossitto  –  700,000  (12 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 1.81 million (30 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $87,750 each.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 145

The final eight players redraw for random seats at the final table. With eight players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 1.81 million (30 big blinds). Here are their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Brock Wilson  –  2,130,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2.  Sean Perry  –  3,770,000  (63 bb)
Seat 3.  Derek Gregory  –  220,000  (4 bb)
Seat 4.  Chad Eveslage  –  1,580,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Rania Nasreddine  –  215,000  (4 bb)
Seat 6.  Byron Kaverman  –  3,950,000  (66 bb)
Seat 7.  Michael Rossitto  –  975,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8.  Chris Brewer  –  1,535,000  (26 bb)

And here is a look at the full list of payouts:

1st:  $970,600 + Trophy
2nd:  $658,970
3rd:  $404,710
4th:  $286,520
5th:  $179,075
6th:  $128,935
7th:  $103,865
8th:  $87,750

9th:  Elia Ahmadian  –  $87,750
10th:  Darren Elias  –  $78,795
11th:  Tim Reilly  –  $78,795
12th:  Will Failla  –  $69,840
13th:  Cary Katz  –  $69,840
14th:  Lanny Vaysman  –  $60,885
15th:  Isaac Baron  –  $60,885
16th:  Ray Qartomy  –  $60,885
17th:  Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  $51,930
18th:  John Krpan  –  $51,930
19th:  Aaron Van Blarcum  –  $44,770
20th:  Noah Schwartz  –  $44,770

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 2,482

Sonny Franco raised to 425,000 from under the gun, Richard Alsup three-bet to 1,250,000 from the big blind, Franco four-bet all in with a covering stack and Alsup called all in for 4,775,000.

Franco:
Alsup:

The board ran out , giving Franco a set of jacks to eliminate Alsup in 11th place.

Sonny Franco – 14,500,000 (73 bb)
Richard Alsup – Eliminated in 11th Place ($111,035)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 2,482

Viet Vo raised to 425,000 from the button and Erik Cajelais called from the big blind.

The flop was and Cajelais check-called 275,000 from Vo.

The turn was the and Cajelais check-called 450,000 from Vo.

The river was the , Cajelais checked, Vo bet 725,000 and Cajelais called.

Vo showed , while Cajelais tabled for kings and deuces to win the pot.

Erik Cajelais – 9,700,000 (49 bb)
Viet Vo – 5,800,000 (29 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 145

Brock Wilson raised from the cutoff to 140,000, Elia Ahmadian moved all in from the small blind for about 580,000, and Wilson called with .

Ahmadian turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Wilson turned a set of queens to win the pot and eliminate Ahmadian in ninth place.

Brock Wilson  –  2,130,000  (36 bb)
Elia Ahmadian  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($87,750)

With eight players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 1.81 million (30 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $87,750 each.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 145

The final nine players have been playing hand-for-hand on the final table for quite some time.

Chad Eveslage got it all in from the big blind for 715,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Brock Wilson in the small blind.

The board came , and Eveslage won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Chad Eveslage  –  1,490,000  (25 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  1,450,000  (24 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 1.61 million (27 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $87,750 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 2,482

Steve Snyder raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, Ken Aldridge three-bet all in for 4,600,000 from the button and Snyder called.

Snyder:
Aldridge:

The flop came down , giving Snyder top set of queens while giving Aldridge a flush draw.

The turn was the , giving Aldridge a few extra outs to a straight.

The river was the , giving Aldridge a flush to double up.

Ken Aldridge – 9,700,000 (49 bb)
Steven Snyder – 7,100,000 (36 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 2,482

Blair Hinkle limped from the cutoff, Albert Calderon did the same from the button, Viet Vo completed in the small blind and Arthur Conan checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Hinkle who bet 200,000. Only Calderon called.

The turn was the , Hinkle bet 900,000 and Calderon used a time extension before he called.

The river was the , Hinkle shoved for roughly 2.4 million and Calderon instantly called with for sevens full of aces, besting Hinkle’s for trips.

Albert Calderon – 19,900,000 (100 bb)
Blair Hinkle – Eliminated in 12th Place ($84,905)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 2,482

Albert Calderon opened to 600,000 from the cutoff and Jon Borenstein called in the big blind to see the flop. Borenstein moved all in for 1,500,000 and Calderon called.

Calderon:
Borenstein:

Borenstein flopped second pair but was behind Calderon’s pair of jacks. The board finished with the turn and river and Borenstein could not find a save.

Albert Calderon – 14,150,000 (70 bb)
Jon Borenstein – Eliminated in 13th place ($84,905)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 145

Darren Elias raised from the cutoff to 100,000, Brock Wilson moved all in from the small blind for 1,145,000, and Elias asked for an exact count and thought for a while before he called all in for about 945,000 with .

Wilson turned over , and Elias needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Wilson won the pot with his queen to eliminate Elias in 10th place.

Brock Wilson  –  2,190,000  (44 bb)
Darren Elias  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($78,795)

With nine players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 1.61 million (32 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed to earn at least $87,750 each.