Showdown

Championship Day 1A: Registration Closed with 945 Entries; Guarantee Already Surpassed

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  432 of 945

Registration closed for Flight A of the 2024 WPT Poker Showdown Championship with 945 entries, which has already surpassed the amount needed to meet the $3,000,000 guarantee.

The prize pool currently sits at $3,024,000 with another starting flight on Saturday.

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FridayA945TBD
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Total945TBD

Championship Day 1A: David Sanders Doubles

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  423 of 945

David Sanders was all in with pocket aces UTG, and that put him well ahead of the pocket tens held by the button.

The final board read Kc2c2d3s7c, and Sanders stacked up 129,000 after collecting the pot.

David Sanders – 129,000 (86 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Chip Leaders at Break

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  938

Kevin Chan

1.  Kevin Chan  –  441,500  (294 bb)
2.  Alejandro Gonzalez Olachea  –  413,000  (275 bb)
3.  Michael Cole  –  379,500  (253 bb)
4.  Jorge Confesor  –  361,500  (241 bb)
5.  Kat Klassen  –  311,000  (207 bb)
6.  Gary Gelman  –  309,000  (206 bb)

Championship Day 1A: A Few More Chip Counts from the Field

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  911

Albert Calderon  –  270,000  (225 bb)
David Dowdy  –  260,000  (217 bb)
Chris Moorman  –  260,000  (217 bb)
Blake Bohn  –  255,000  (213 bb)
Greg Himmelbrand  –  210,000  (175 bb)
Fikret Kovac  –  199,000  (166 bb)
Matt Stout  –  192,000  (160 bb)
Kat Klassen  –  165,000   (138 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  165,000  (138 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  151,000  (126 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  150,000  (125 bb)
Stuart Young  –  133,000  (111 bb)
Josh Reichard  –  128,000  (107 bb)
Mike Vanier  –  110,000  (92 bb)
Brian Altman  –  107,000  (89 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  85,000  (71 bb)
Adam Hendrix  –  83,000  (69 bb)
Frankie Flowers  –  78,000  (65 bb)
Tanupat Punjarojanakul  –  58,000  (48 bb)
Adam Adler  –  57,000  (48 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  56,000  (47 bb)
James Carroll  –  55,000  (46 bb)
Matthew Waxman  –  43,000  (36 bb)
Joe Elpayaa  –  38,000  (32 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  30,000  (25 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  25,000  (21 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Kamel Mokhammad Doubles

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  910

Kamel Mokhammad

Kamel Mokhammad was all in with Qd3d from the big blind, and UTG+1 had him covered holding pocket jacks.

The final board read KdQh6d9d6s, and Mokhammad doubled up to survive with 43,000 after collecting the pot.

Kamel Mohkammad – 43,000 (35 bb)

Championship Day 1A: A Few More Chip Counts From the Field

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  866

D.J. Alexander  –  158,000  (132 bb)
Eric Baldwin  –  153,000  (128 bb)
Bryce McVay  –  132,000  (110 bb)
Mitch Halverson  –  119,000  (99 bb)
Jared Griener  –  116,000  (97 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  114,000  (95 bb)
Julio Belluscio  –  112,000  (93 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  108,000  (90 bb)
Martin Stausholm  –  105,000  (88 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj  –  93,000  (78 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  86,000  (72 bb)
Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  79,000  (66 bb)
David Farber  –  78,000  (65 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko  –  75,000  (63 bb)
Noah Schwartz  –  75,000  (63 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  72,000  (60 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  72,000  (60 bb)
Harrison Gimbel  –  66,000  (55 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  58,000  (48 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  57,000  (48 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui  –  54,000  (45 bb)
Dale Roesel  –  54,000  (45 bb)
Landon Tice  –  52,000  (43 bb)
Nicholas Verderamo  –  50,000  (42 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  43,000  (36 bb)
Loni Hui  –  28,000  (23 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Michael O’Malley Doubles Up

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  858

Michael O’Malley

Michael O’Malley was all in for 21,100 with pocket eights UTG+1, and the small blind had him covered holding AhQd.

The final board read Jc8s3s9sQs, and O’Malley stacked up 44,700 after collecting the pot.

Michael O’Malley – 44,700 (44 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Dom Mosley Doubles Through Shaun Deeb

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  853

Shaun Deeb raised to 2,000 from middle position, Dom Mosley called in the hijack, and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was Kh8d6h and action checked to Mosley who bet 2,500. Only Deeb called.

The turn was the 5h, Deeb checked, Mosley bet 6,500, and Deeb called.

The river was the 3d, Deeb checked, Mosley went all in for 17,200, and Deeb called with 6c5c for sixes and fives.

Mosley, however, tabled 8c8s for a set of eights to double through Deeb.

Dom Mosley  –  54,900  (55 bb)
Shaun Deeb  –  80,000 (80 bb)

Championship Day 1: More Chip Counts

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  853

Kevin Eyster  –  240,000  (240 bb)
Farid Jattin  –  228,000  (228 bb)
Ryan Hoenig  –  195,000  (195 bb)
Bin Weng  –  158,000  (158 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  128,000  (128 bb)
Javier Zarco  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Will Failla  –  115,000  (115 bb)
Shaun Deeb  –  109,000  (109 bb)
Curt Kohlberg  –  108,000  (108 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz  –  88,000  (88 bb)
Stewart Newman  –  79,000  (79 bb)
Jimmy Tomblin  –  72,000  (72 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  67,000  (67 bb)
Vladimir Minko  –  67,000  (67 bb)
Brian Yoon  –  67,000  (67 bb)
Calvin Anderson  –  58,000  (58 bb)
Michael Rocco  –  58,000  (58 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  57,000  (57 bb)
Victoria Livschitz  –  48,000  (48 bb)
Eli Berg  –  46,000  (46 bb)
Mitch Garshofsky  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Ryan Riess  –  36,000  (36 bb)
Jeff Blenkarn  –  32,000  (32 bb)
Keven Stammen  –  30,000  (30 bb)
Dominique Mosley  –  28,000  (28 bb)
George Dolofan  –  16,000  (16 bb)