$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 32: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 2,482

Seat 1: Brekstyn Schutten – 25,500,000 (85 bb)
Seat 2: Erik Cajelais – 15,850,000 (53 bb)
Seat 3: Ken Aldridge  – 8,275,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Snyder – 11,225,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Viet Vo – 5,900,000 (20 bb)
Seat 6: Albert Calderon – 12,050,000 (40 bb)
Seat 7: Sonny Franco – 20,525,000 (68 bb)

1st: $1,261,095
2nd: $899,295
3rd: $593,140
4th: $438,500
5th: $326,750
6th: $261,700
7th: $203,405

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31: 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 2,482

Ken Aldridge raised to 600,000 from under the gun, Zachary Vuong called from middle position and Erik Cajelais called from the big blind.

The flop was and Cajelais checked to Aldridge who continued for 1,700,000. Only Vuong called.

The turn was the , Aldridge bet effectively 1,150,000 and Vuong called all in.

Aldridge:
Vuong:

Vuong had the inferior kicker and found no help from the river, ending his run in eighth place.

Ken Aldridge – 10,400,000 (42 bb)
Zachary Vuong – Eliminated in 8th Place ($145,820)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 145

Level 23 comes to an end, and the players take a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 10:05 pm EDT.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, with an average chip stack around 3.63 million (29 big blinds):

Seat 1.  Brock Wilson  –  2,525,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Sean Perry  –  2,700,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3.  Chad Eveslage  –  2,075,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4.  Byron Kaverman  –  7,200,000  (58 bb)

And here’s the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $970,600 + Trophy
2nd:  $658,970
3rd:  $404,710
4th:  $286,520

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 145

Sean Perry moved all in from the small blind for about 4.4 million, and Chad Eveslage called all in from the big blind for 1,500,000 with .

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

The board came — Perry paired his seven on the flop, but Eveslage paired his king on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Chad Eveslage  –  3,100,000  (31 bb)
Sean Perry  –  2,975,000  (30 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 3.63 million (36 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $286,520.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31: 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 2,482

Sonny Franco raised to 525,000 from under the gun, Zachary Vuong three-bet to 1,800,000 from the button and Franco called.

They checked to the turn of an board where Franco bet 250,000. Vuong called.

The river was the , Franco bet 1,800,000 and Vuong called.

Franco showed for an ace-high straight, Vuong mucked and Franco collected the pot.

Sonny Franco – 21,100,000 (84 bb)
Zachary Vuong – 4,550,000 (18 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 145

Chad Eveslage completed the small blind to 100,000, Byron Kaverman raised from the big blind to 275,000, and Eveslage called.

The flop came , Eveslage checked, Kaverman bet 175,000, and Eveslage check-raised to 550,000. Kaverman called.

The turn card was the , Eveslage checked, Kaverman bet 475,000, and Eveslage tanked for a while before he folded. Kaverman took the pot.

Byron Kaverman  –  6,600,000  (66 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  1,350,000  (14 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 3.63 million (36 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $286,520.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 145

Derek Gregory moved all in under the gun for 600,000, and Brock Wilson moved all in over the top from the small blind for 975,000 with .

Gregory turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Gregory paired his king on the flop, but Wilson turned an ace-high straight draw to win the pot and eliminate Gregory in fifth place.

Brock Wilson  –  1,750,000  (18 bb)
Derek Gregory  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($179,075)

With four players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 3.63 million (36 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $286,520.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31: 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 2,482

The final table redraw has taken place and here is the lineup:

Seat 1: Brekstyn Schutten -17,950,000 (72 bb)
Seat 2: Erik Cajelais – 17,400,000 (70 bb)
Seat 3: Ken Aldridge  – 9,500,000 (38 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Snyder – 9,550,000 (38 bb)
Seat 5: Zachary Vuong – 9,075,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Viet Vo – 4,100,000 (16 bb)
Seat 7: Albert Calderon – 16,100,000 (64 bb)
Seat 8: Sonny Franco – 14,200,000 (57 bb)

1st: $1,261,095
2nd: $899,295
3rd: $593,140
4th: $438,500
5th: $326,750
6th: $261,700
7th: $203,405
8th: $145,820

Play will stop for the night when just six players remain, and those six will play the final table on May 18th at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  51 of 287

Even though it’s the last open day of the Poker Showdown series, players continue to set records. This time it’s the $5,000 Deep Stack one-day tournament that more than doubled the previous biggest field. It drew 287 entries to create a prize pool worth $1,363,250 prize pool, a lot of money for a one-day tournament.

2021 Showdown (April) – 287 entries
2021 LHPO (January) – 134 entries
2018 LHPO (January) – 117 entries
2018 Showdown (April) – 98 entries
2018 RRPO (November) – 95 entries

The top 36 spots will be paid with $8,320 for a min-cash, top four spots make at least $108,345, and the Event 28 champ will take home $296,535.

2021 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 28
$5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 287
Prize Pool:  $1,363,250
April 27, 2021

1st: $296,535 + Trophy
2nd: $197,945
3rd: $145,580
4th: $108,345
5th: $81,605
6th: $62,615
7th: $48,015
8th-9th: $33,605
10th-12th: $25,760
13th-14th: $19,320
15th-16th: $15,890
17th-20th: $13,245
21st-24th: $11,190
25th-32nd: $9,585
33rd-36th: $8,320

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 145

Sean Perry moved all in from the hijack for 2,125,000, and Chris Brewer stopped to think for a while, saying, “I really hope you don’t have eights.”

Brewer eventually called all in from the big blind for about 1.85 million with , and Perry turned over .

“I didn’t think you’d shove tens,” said Brewer, who needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Perry flopped a set of tens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sean Perry  –  4,150,000  (42 bb)
Chris Brewer  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($128,935)

With five players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 2.9 million (29 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $179,075.