$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 37:  500,000/1,000,000 with a 1,000,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Level 36 comes to an end, and the players take a 12-minute break.

Here are their official chip counts:

Ian Cohen  –  31,200,000  (31 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  39,600,000  (40 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000

3rd:  Michael Amato  –  $320,000
4th:  Frank Funaro  –  $240,000
5th:  Johnny Bromberg  –  $181,000
6th:  Raj Vohra  –  $138,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 36:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Richard Seymour raised to 1,600,000, and Ian Cohen called from the big blind.

The flop came , Cohen checked, Seymour bet 900,000, and Cohen check-raised to 2,600,000. Seymour called.

The turn card was the , Cohen bet 6,000,000, and Seymour thought for a while before he moved all in for 24,300,000. Cohen quickly folded, and Seymour took the pot.

Ian Cohen  –  31,200,000  (39 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  39,600,000  (50 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 36:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Richard Seymour raised to 1,600,000, Ian Cohen reraised from the big blind to 5,800,000, and Seymour thoguht for a while before he called.

The flop came , Cohen bet 4,500,000, and Seymour thought for a while before he folded. Cohen took the pot.

Ian Cohen  –  48,600,000  (61 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  22,200,000  (28 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 36:  400,000/800,000 with an 800,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Richard Seymour raised to 1,600,000, and Ian Cohen called.

The flop came , Cohen checked, Seymour bet 1,100,000, and Cohen called.

The turn card was the , Cohen checked, Seymour bet 3,600,000, and Cohen called.

The river card was the , Cohen checked, Seymour bet 7,500,000, and Cohen quickly called with for a pair of jacks. Seymour mucked, and Cohen won the pot.

Ian Cohen  –  45,200,000  (57 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  25,600,000  (32 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Richard Seymour raised to 1,300,000, and Ian Cohen called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , Cohen bet 3,200,000, and Seymour called with for two pair with a queen kicker. Cohen mucked, and Seymour won the pot — and took the chip lead.

Ian Cohen  –  31,700,000  (53 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  39,100,000  (65 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Ian Cohen limped for 600,000, and Richard Seymour checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Seymour checked, Cohen bet 600,000, and Seymour called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Seymour checked, Cohen bet 6,000,000, and Seymour thought for a while before he called. Cohen showed for a five-high bluff, and Seymour turend over to win the pot with a pair of queens.

Ian Cohen  –  36,800,000  (61 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  34,000,000  (57 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Richard Seymour raised to 1,300,000, and Ian Cohen called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Cohen bet 1,300,000, Seymour raised to 3,300,000, and Cohen quickly folded. Seymour took the pot.

Ian Cohen  –  44,000,000  (73 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  26,800,000  (45 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Ian Cohen moved all in, and Richard Seymour called all in from the big blind for 9,300,000 with .

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

The board came , and Seymour won the pot with his queen kicker to double up in chips.

Ian Cohen  –  51,600,000  (86 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  19,200,000  (32 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 35:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Richard Seymour raised to 1,200,000, and Ian Cohen called from the big blind.

The flop came , Cohen checked, Seymour bet 700,000, and Cohen check-raised to 1,800,000. Seymour called.

The turn card was the , Cohen bet 2,600,000, and Seymour thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Cohen bet 9,000,000, and Seymour quickly folded. Cohen took the pot.

Ian Cohen  –  60,900,000  (102 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  9,900,000  (17 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,417

Richard Seymour completed the small blind to 500,000, Ian Cohen raised from the big blind to 1,500,000, and Seymour called.

The flop came , Cohen bet 1,100,000, and Seymour called.

The turn card was the , Cohen bet 1,700,000, Seymour moved all in for 13,100,000, and Cohen quickly folded. Seymour took the pot.

Ian Cohen  –  50,300,000  (101 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  20,500,000  (41 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000