$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  350 of 2,290

After a flop of , the player in the big blind checked, Crystal Utley bet 50,000 from middle position, and the big blind called.

The turn card was the , the big blind checked, Utley moved all in for 119,000, and the big blind snap-called with . But Utley turned over , and she needed to avoid a queen on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Utley won the pot with her aces to double up in chips.

Crystal Utley  –  385,000  (64 bb)

With about 350 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 327,000 (55 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  378 of 2,290

The players have returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 900K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Stephen Sullo  –  1,170,000  (195 bb)
2.  Seth Fischer  –  1,114,000  (186 bb)
3.  Julien Milliard-Feral  –  1,071,000  (179 bb)
4.  Justin Swilling  –  947,000  (158 bb)
5.  Anes Kovacevik  –  941,000  (157 bb)

With about 378 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 303,000 (51 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  395 of 2,290

With the final board showing , the UTG+1 player was all in from an earlier street. The player in the big blind bet, Gal Yifrach raised, and the big blind called.

Gal Yifrach:  (jack-high straight)
Big Blind:  (jack-high straight)
UTG+1:  (queen high)

Yifrach and the big blind chopped the pot with their straights to eliminate the UTG+1 player from the tournament.

Gal Yifrach  –  255,000  (51 bb)

With about 395 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 290,000 (58 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  405 of 2,290

Eric Valerio got it all in from the button for 139,000 with , and needed it to hold against big blind’s .

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Valerio to win the pot and double up in chips.

Eric Valerio  –  286,000  (57 bb)

With about 405 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 283,000 (57 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  415 of 2,290

Scott Bohlman raised from middle position to 10,000, Leo Taffe reraised from the button to 26,000, and Bohlman moved all in.

Taffe called all in for 116,000 with , and Bohlman turned over .

The board came , and Taffe rivered an unnecessary full house, aces full of eights, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Leo Taffe  –  245,000  (49 bb)
Scott Bohlman  –  385,000  (77 bb)

With about 415 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 276,000 (55 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$1,100 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Time is running out if you want to take home a Poker Showdown trophy, especially one of the Omaha ones. Today we have a $1,100 Mixed PLO tournament with a two-day structure and plenty of play for your buck.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 8:30 pm. Day 1 will come to an end after Level 14 and survivors will return tomorrow to pay for the title.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 16
• Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  440 of 2,290

The player in the hijack raised to 12,000, the button called, and the player in the small blind moved all in for 103,000. David DiBernardi moved all in over the top from the big blind for about 320,000, and the other two players folded.

The small blind turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against DiBernardi’s .

The board came , and the small blind paired his jack on the flop and turned a diamond flush draw, but missed all of his outs on the river. DiBernardi won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

David DiBernardi  –  440,000  (88 bb)

With about 440 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 260,000 (52 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  450 of 2,290

With the final board showing , Anthony Spinella checked from the small blind, Toby Joyce bet 62,000 from UTG+1, and Spinella thought for a while before he called.

Joyce showed to win the pot with a king-high flush, and Spinella mucked.

Toby Joyce  –  290,000  (58 bb)
Anthony Spinella  –  229,000  (46 bb)

With about 450 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 254,000 (51 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

$10,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Entries:  33

The talent-heavy $10,000 Deep Stack kicked off at the top of the hour and we have 33 entries in the field with more expected as the Championship shrinks. They are nearly a third of the way towards the $1,000,000 guarantee with late registration available until 10:30 pm.

Early entrants including Michael Wang, Giuseppe Iadisernia, Curt Kohlberg, Byron Kaverman, Cherish Andrews, former Poker Showdown champ Scott Margereson, and Super High Roller champ David Peters.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 14
• Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  486 of 2,290

Blake Barousse got it all in from middle position for 65,000 with , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of his opponent in the small blind.

The board came , and both players flopped open-ended straight draws, but the pocket queens held up for Barousse to win the pot and double up in chips.

Blake Barousse  –  138,000  (35 bb)

With about 486 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 236,000 (59 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).