$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

Steven Snyder raised to 500,000 from the cutoff, Zachary Vuong called from the small blind and Simon Tremblay reraised all in from the big blind for 3,850,000.

Snyder folded immediately, while Vuong tanked and used three time-extensions before he called with a slightly covering stack.

Vuong:
Tremblay:

The board ran out , giving Vuong kings full of sixes to eliminate Tremblay in ninth place.

Zachary Vuong – 9,075,000 (36 bb)
Simon Tremblay – Eliminated in 9th Place ($145,820)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 145

Byron Kaverman raised from the cutoff to 900,000, and Brock Wilson called all in from the small blind for 475,000 with .

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

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

Brock Wilson  –  1,150,000  (12 bb)
Byron Kaverman  –  5,500,000  (55 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 2.42 million (24 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $128,935.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 145

Byron Kaverman raised from the cutoff to 175,000, Brock Wilson reraised from the small blind to 700,000, and Kaverman tanked for a while before he called.

The flop came , Wilson bet 250,000, and Kaverman thought for a while before moving all in.

Wilson tanked for a long time before he folded, and Kaverman took the pot.

Byron Kaverman  –  6,200,000  (83 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  475,000  (6 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 2.42 million (32 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $128,935.

$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: 9 of 2,482

Arthur Conan raised to the 525,000 from the cutoff, Erik Cajelais three-bet to 1,450,000 from the button, Conan four-bet shoved for roughly 7,000,000 and Cajelais called.

Conan:
Cajelais:

The board ran out , no help to Conan, ending his run in the championship event in 10th place.

Erik Cajelais – 17,400,000 (70 bb)
Arthur Conan – Eliminated in 10th Place ($111,035)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 145

Sean Perry raised from the button to 150,000, Derek called from the small blind, and Chad Eveslage called from the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Perry, who bet 225,000. Gregory folded, and Eveslage called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Eveslage bet 325,000, and Perry thought for a while before moving all in. Eveslage quickly called all in for 1,050,000, and Perry showed for a pair of eights.

But Eveslage turned over to win the pot with a flopped nine-high straight and double up in chips.

Chad Eveslage  –  3,075,000  (41 bb)
Sean Perry  –  1,650,000  (22 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 2.42 million (32 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $128,935.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 145

Byron Kaverman moved all in from the button, and Michael Rossitto called all in from the small blind for 400,000 with .

Kaverman turned over , and Rossitto needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Kaverman won the pot with a jack-high straight to eliminate Rossitto in seventh place.

Byron Kaverman  –  6,075,000  (81 bb)
Michael Rossitto  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($103,865)

With six players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 2.42 million (32 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $128,935.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 145

Byron Kaverman raised under the gun to 150,000, Sean Perry called from the cutoff, and Rania Nasreddine called from the big blind, leaving herself just a single 25K chip behind.

The flop came , Nasreddine checked, Kaverman bet 225,000, and Perry folded.

Nasreddine called all in for 25,000 with for ace high with a gutshot straight draw, but she needed to improve to stay alive against Kaverman’s (pair of fives).

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Kaverman won the pot with trip fives to eliminate Nasreddine in eighth place.

Byron Kaverman  –  5,550,000  (74 bb)
Rania Nasreddine  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($87,750)

With seven players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 2.08 million (28 big blinds). The next player to bust will earn $103,865.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 145

Sean Perry raised from the hijack to 150,000, Derek Gregory moved all in from the cutoff for 550,000, and Perry called with .

Gregory turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Perry flops a gutshot straight draw, but Gregory rivers a set of tens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Derek Gregory  –  1,300,000  (17 bb)
Sean Perry  –  3,350,000  (45 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 1.81 million (24 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: 10 of 2,482

The dinner break hit as Richard Alsup was eliminated and the 10 remaining players have an hour to enjoy the amenities around the casino. They will return to blinds at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante and the average stack 9,925,000 (40 bb).

Table 17
Seat 1: Empty
Seat 2: Albert Calderon – 16,325,000 (65 bb)
Seat 3: Viet Vo – 7,300,000 (29 bb)
Seat 4: Arthur Conan – 7,125,000 (29 bb)
Seat 5: Empty
Seat 6: Erik Cajelais – 9,075,000 (36 bb)
Seat 7: Brekstyn Schutten – 17,025,000 (68 bb)
Seat 8: Empty

Table 18
Seat 1: Empty
Seat 2: Sonny Franco – 14,500,000 (58 bb)
Seat 3: Steven Snyder – 10,825,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: Ken Aldridge – 8,275,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Zachary Vuong – 4,775,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Simon Tremblay – 4,100,000 (16 bb)
Seat 7: Empty
Seat 8: Empty

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

Sean Perry raised UTG+1 to 120,000, Rania Nasreddine called all in from the cutoff for 65,000, and Chris Brewer called 120,000 from the big blind.

There was 285,000 in the main pot, and another 110,000 in the side pot. Any further betting would go into the side pot.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , and all three players showed their cards.

Sean Perry:    (six high)
Chris Brewer:    (ace high)
Rania Nasreddine:    (two pair, nines and eights)

Nasreddine wins the main pot with her two pair to triple up in chips, while Brewer wins the side pot with his ace high.

Rania Nasreddine  –  285,000  (5 bb)
Chris Brewer  –  1,425,000  (24 bb)
Sean Perry  –  4,115,000  (69 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.