$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
End of Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 1,360

After five, 90-minute levels, the 90 players that returned for Day 3 of the $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown was trimmed down to just 18 players with Chad Eveslage from Indiana leading the way.

“It was the best I’ve ever ran.. didn’t really face any adversity. I kept making hands, it was the easiest day ever.”

Eveslage bagged up a massive chip stack of 10,760,000 which more than double James Carroll who finished the day second in chips with 5,255,000.

Jason Marshman (4,700,000), Jerry Robinson (4,400,000) and Maria Ho (4,175,000) round out the top five chip stacks.

The final 18 players will return on Tuesday, April 15, to play down to the final table of six players that will all return on May 30 to play down to a winner at the HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Surviving Tuesday and making the final table would guarantee them  at least $148,380 and keeping them alive for the $715,175 first place prize.

Here is a look at the seat map for tomorrow’s action:

Day 4 Seating Draw
7-1
7-2 James Carroll – 5,250,000
7-3 Jerry Robinson – 4,400,000
7-4 Victor Figueroa – 550,000
7-5 Ami Alibay – 2,720,000
7-6 Dan Chalifour – 2,935,000
7-7
7-8 Richard Seymour – 660,000

13-1
13-2 Chad Eveslage – 10,760,000
13-3 Ari Dinov – 975,000
13-4 Dien Le – 680,000
13-5 Jason Marshman – 4,700,000
13-6 Eric Afriat – 1,040,000
13-7 Brett Murray – 845,000
13-8

14-1 Ryan D’Angelo – 3,900,000
14-2 Danny Qutami – 4,085,000
14-3
14-4 Vladimir Vasilyev – 3,185,000
14-5 Jerry Wong – 2,045,000
14-6 Taylor Black – 1,460,000
14-7
14-8 Maria Ho – 4,175,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 1,360

Ari Dinov opened to 85,000 from under the gun and Eric Afriat called from the cutoff. Keith Ferrera moved all in for 1,275,000 from the small blind.

Chad Eveslage announced he was all in from the big blind effectively putting everyone else all in. Dinov and Afriat got out of the way and it was heads up.

Eveslage turned over and had a commanding lead against Ferrer’s .

The board ran out , and on the final hand of the night, Ferrera is eliminated in 19th place for a $29,690 payday.

Chad Eveslage – 10,760,000
Keith Ferrera – Eliminated in 19th Place ($29,690)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20  of 1,360

Antonios Roungeris raised to 105,000 from middle position and both James Carroll and Jerry Robinson call from the button and small blind.

The flop came , it checked to Carroll who bet 220,000. Only Roungeris called.

The turn brought the and Roungeris bet 375,000. Carroll put Roungeris all in for 935,000. Roungeris called with and was drawing dead against Carroll’s .

James Carroll – 5,590,000
Antonios Roungeris – Eliminated in 21st Place ($24,625)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19  of 1,360

Tim Banks was all in for 300,000 on a flop of and called by Ryan D’Angelo.

D’Angelo tabled and was out in front against Bank’s .

The on the turn paired the board and the on the river made it official as Banks was eliminated in 20th place.

Ryan D’Angelo – 3,500,000 (88 bb)
Tim Banks – Eliminated in 20th place ($29,690)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21  of 1,360

Richard Seymour raised  to 90,000 from early position and Martin Raus moved all in from the cutoff for 310,000. Seymour called.

Raus turned over and was in good shape to double up against Seymour’s .

The board came and Raus’s pocket tens held to avoid elimination.

Martin Raus  –  720,000  (18 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  955,000  (24 bb)

It was short-lived however, as a few hands later he was eliminated.

Martin Raus – Eliminated in 22nd Place ($24,627)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23  of 1,360

Truyen Nguyen moved all in for 285,000 from the button with  and James Carroll called in the small blind with .

The board ran out and Carroll’s pocket sevens held to eliminate Nguyen in 24th place for a $25,625 payout.

James Carroll – 3,460,000 (87 bb)
Truyen Nguyen – Eliminated in 24th Place ($24,625)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24  of 1,360

Antonios Roungeris raised to 90,000 from under the gun before Ryan D’Angelo three-bet to 260,000 from two seats over.

From the big blind, Joseph Elpayaa moved all in for 1,010,000. Roungeris folded, and D’Angelo called.

It was a fair fight as Elpayaa tabled versus D’Angelo’s .

The board ran out and D’Angelo’s pocket queens held to eliminate Elpayaa in 25th place.

With Elpayaa’s elimination the final twenty-four players are currently redrawing to the final three tables.

Ryan D’Angelo – 2,800,000
Joseph Elpayaa – Eliminated in 25th Place ($20,650)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29  of 1,360

Timothy Banks limped the small blind and Chad Eveslage raised to 100,000. Banks called.

The flop came , Banks checked, and Eveslage bet 80,000. Banks raised to 600,000 and Eveslage used a time chip before raising to 1,200,000. Banks called.

The turn brought the ,  and Banks led out 2,000,000. Eveslage shoved for 1,725,000 more and Banks went into the tank. He used three time chips before throwing his hand away.

Eveslage mucked and scooped the chip leading pot.

Chad Eveslage – 8,355,000 (279 bb)
Timothy Banks – 2,900,000 (97 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 31  of 1,360

Jerry Wong opened to 65,000 from middle position and Jerry Robinson three-bet to 200,000 from the hijack. Dave Farah four-bet to 700,000 from the button, Wong folded, and Robinson shoved.

Farah thought shortly before calling all in for 1,180,000.

Robinson turned over and Farah would need a lot of help with .

The board came and Farah couldn’t catch up and was sent to the rail.

Jerry Robinson – 4,450,000 (148 bb)
Dave Farah – Eliminated