$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries: 171
Brock Wilson opened to 3,500 from the button and the big blind defended.
The flop came 
, it checked to Wilson who continuation bet 15,000 winning himself the pot.
Brock Wilson – 102,000 (68 bb)
$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries: 168
Darren Elias opened to 3,000 from middle position, Will Failla called from next to act, and Brandon Shane shoved for 41,000.
Elias called and Failla got out of the way. Elias appeared to be in great shape as he tabled 
against Shane’s 
.
The board ran out 
and Shane wound up with two-pair two crack Elias’s kings.
Brandon Shane – 92,500 (62 bb)
Darren Elias – 90,000 (60 bb)
$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 151
Here’s a look at some notable counts from around the room:
Marc Macdonnell – 132,000 (132 bb)
Aram Zobian – 121,000 (121 bb)
Kristopher Tate – 115,000 (115 bb)
Brock Wilson – 115,000 (115 bb)
Cord Garcia – 100,000 (100 bb)
Cliff Josephy – 61,000 (61 bb)
Olivier Busquet – 85,000 (85 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 81,000 (81 bb)
Patrick Clarke – 45,000 (45 bb)
Richard Seymour – 40,0000 (40 bb)
Brian Altman – 38,000 (38 bb)
Jake Schwartz – 34,000 (34 bb)
Manig Loeser -32,000
Michael Tureniec – 32,000 (32 bb)
Shannon Shorr – 30,000 (30 bb)
Ben Palmer – 27,000 (27 bb)
Maria Ho – 25,000 (25 bb)
Justin Young – 18,000 (18 bb)
Mukul Pahuja – 14,000 (14 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson – 10,000 (10 bb)
$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 151
A player in late position opened to 2,000 and Will Failla defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Failla checked, and his opponent bet 3,000. Failla called and said “Flush draw.”
The turn brought the 
and Failla check-called 3,500. The river was the and Failla led out 20,000.
His opponent thought a while before electing to let it go. Failla said “Ace was a bad card..” as he raked in the pot.
Will Failla – 65,000 (65 bb)
$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries: 144
Brent Roberts went all in for 9,200 leaving himself with 300 behind from the button. Defending Champion Justin Young put the rest of it in and Roberts called.
It was a race as Roberts tabled pocket fours against Young’s Ace Ten.
An ace on the turn sealed the deal for Roberts as he was sent to the rail.
Justin Young – 51,000
Brent Roberts – Eliminated
$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries: 135
Fresh off his third place finish in Event 13’s $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty Chris Gilkey was all in for around starting stack and called by Olivier Busquet.
It was a coin flip as Gilkey turned over 
against Busquet’s .
It was all but over on when the flop came 
giving Busquet broadway. The turn and river were bricks and Gilkey was sent to the rail.
Olivier Busquet – 50,000
Chris Gilkey – Eliminated
$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries: 105
Event 16 players returned from their first break of the day and returned with former SHRP champ Matthew Zarcadoolas leading early. He sits with 60,000 but there is a long way to go.
Entry number 100 joined the field during break and Event 16 officially hit its $200,000 guaranteed prize pool with registration open until 6:40pm.
$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Entries: 49
Unlike the Purple Chip Bounty, players don’t necessarily jump in the $2,200 game quite as early. Especially with only one re-entry option. But they were already halfway to the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool before the first level was complete.
We have a lot of big names in the tournament at the start including two former champions. Justin Young put his name on the WPT Champions Cup in 2016 when he won the WPT Poker Showdown Championship. Marc MacDonnell won the $1,100 SHRPO Big 4 event in August over a tough final table that included Nick Pupillo, Maria Ho, Paul Balzano, Dennis Rodriguez, Michael Graffeo, and Joey Couden.
$2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
The WPT Poker Showdown Championship is less than 24 hours away and we have one final warmup for our friends. Event 16 boosts the buy-in and prize pool all with a one-day structure.
It is a $2,200 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with an eight-handed format to give players room to stretch out a little more and loosen up the ranges. They’ll start with 20,000 stacks and play 30-minute levels from start to finish. Late registration is available until the start of Level 12 at 6:40pm following the 40-minute dinner break. But if players lose their stacks, they are limited to a single re-entry.
Action kicks off at noon and we will track them until we have one player with the Showdown trophy.
Primary Event Schedule
10AM: Event 15 – $360 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
12PM: Event 16 – $2,200 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
1PM: Day 2 – $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
11AM: Event 51 – $390 Showdown Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
3PM: Event 52 – $390 Showdown Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
7PM: Event 53 – $390 Showdown Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
10:30PM: Event 54 – $375 Championship Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)