$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,360

On a board reading Ryan D’Angelo checked from the big blind and James Carroll bet 425,000 into a pot of around 1,000,000. D’Angelo called.

The river brought the , D’Angelo checked and Carroll bet 1,075,000. D’Angelo used two Time Chips before calling.

Carroll tabled for top pair and D’Angelo mucked.

James Carroll – 15,700,000 (160 bb)
Ryan D’Angelo – 275,000 (3 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,360

Jason Marshman raised to 300,000 from the cutoff and Chad Eveslage called on the button, as did Ami Alibay from the big blind.

The flop came , Alibay checked and Marshman bet 350,000. Only Eveslage called.

The turn brought the , Marshman checked and Eveslage bet 450,000. Marshman called.

The river was the , Marshman checked and Eveslage put out a bet of 450,000. Marshman used two Time Chips before putting in the calling chips.

Eveslage turned up for runner-runner quads and Marshman mucked.

Chad Eveslage – 9,550,000 (96 bb)
Jason Marshman – 2,325,000 (23 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,360

Dien Le  moved all in for 925,000 from the cutoff  with and Maria Ho called from the big blind with .

The board came and Ho’s pocket queens held to eliminate Le in 11th place for a $55,550 pay day.

Maria Ho  –  9,225,000  (92 bb)
Dien Le  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($55,550)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,360

Maria Ho opened to 225,000 from the cutoff and Jerry Wong three bet to 625,000 from the button. Ho called.

The flop came , Ho checked and Wong bet 400,000. Ho called.

Both players checked the on the turn.  The river brought the , Ho bet 475,000 and Wong called.

Ho tabled the winning and Wong mucked.

Maria Ho – 8,150,000 (82 bb)
Jerry Wong – 3,625,000 (36 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,360

James Carroll raised from the cutoff to 175,000, Eric Afriat three-bet to from 500,000 from the big blind, and Carroll called.

The flop came , Afriat bet 400,000 and Carroll called.

The turn card brought the , Afriat bet 750,000 and Carroll called.

The river card was the , Afriat checked and Carroll bet 1,450,000

Afriat asked, “You’ve got a set over there, boss?” Carroll doesn’t respond, so Afriat asked again “Eights?”

Afriat folded and asked  Carroll to show one of his cards.

Carroll showed both, for jack high and raked in the pot.

James Carroll  –  9,400,000  (125 bb)
Eric Afriat  –  2,250,000  (30 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,360

Here are the official chip counts from the break for the final 11 players:

TABLE 13
Seat 1.  Dan Chalifour  –  4,675,000  (47 bb)
Seat 2.  Jason Marshman  –  5,600,000  (56 bb)
Seat 3.  Chad Eveslage  –  6,900,000  (69 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Jerry Robinson  –  675,000  (7 bb)
Seat 7.  Ami Alibay  –  8,825,000  (88 bb)
Seat 8.

TABLE 14
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Eric Afriat  –  1,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  Dien Le  –  1,175,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  3,725,000  (37 bb)
Seat 6.  James Carroll  –  8,900,000  (89 bb)
Seat 7.  Maria Ho  –  6,600,000  (66 bb)
Seat 8.  Jerry Wong  –  5,175,000  (52 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,360

Six players limped to the flop, it checked to Ami Alibay who bet 200,000.

Danny Qutami raised to 650,000 and only Alibay called.

The turn brought the , Alibay checked and Qutami shoved for 3,025,000. Alibay snap called with for a full house and was ahead of Qutami’s trip aces.

The river made it official eliminating Qutamin in 12th place for a $55,550 payday.

Ami Alibay – 9,600,000 (128 bb)
Danny Qutami – Eliminated in 12th Place ($55,550)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 1,360

With the board reading  and about 850,000 already in the pot, Chad Eveslage checked the small blind, and Jerry Robinson  shoved from the big blind for 325,000.

Dan Chalifour folded the cutoff, Jason Marshman folded the button, and Eveslage called.

Robinson turned up and needed to hold against Eveslage’s draw.

The river was the , a brick for Eveslage, and Robinson scooped the pot. Chad Eveslage lost the chip lead to James Carroll for the first time today.

Jerry Robinson  –  1,500,000  (20 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  6,900,000  (92 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 1,360

Eric Afriat opened from the button and Victor Figueroa defended his big blind.

The flop came , Figueroa checked and Afriat continued for 150,000.  Figueroa check-raised all in for 825,000, and Afriat called.

Figureoa had the best of it for the moment with against Afriat’s .

The turn  was the and Afriat pleaded to the dealer, “Seven of clubs, seven of clubs, seven of clubs.”

The river brought the  and Afriat immediately fist pumped saying, “Yes!”

Figueroa is eliminated in 13th place for a $44,600 payday.

Eric Afriat – 3,300,000 (44 bb)
Victor Figueroa – Eliminated in 13th Place ($44,600)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 1,360

James Carroll raised to 175,000 from middle position and Eric Afriat called on the button.

Dien Le moved all in for 775,000 from the small blind, Carroll got out of the way and Afriat called.

Le was in great shape as he tabled against Afriat’s .

The board ran out and Le dodged Afriat’s straight draw to stay alive.

Dien Le – 1,875,000 (25 bb)
Eric Afriat – 2,100,000 (28 bb)