$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 2,482

There was little action after Zachary Vuong found a double, the biggest pots coming from Jon Borenstein and Erik Cajelais with three and four-bet shoves against Viet Vo that made it through.

Jon Borenstein – 5,675,000 (38 bb)
Erik Cajelais – 4,425,000 (30 bb)
Viet Vo – 9,050,000 (60 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 2,482

Ken Aldridge opened to 500,000 from under the gun and Zachary Vuong called from middle position. The flop came , Aldridge bet 500,000 and Vuong moved all in for 1,800,000. Alridge called and Vuong was the player at risk.

Vuong:
Alridge:

Vuong flopped top pair and needed to dodge diamonds, aces, or magic running cards. The turn was safe and Vuong doubled up after the river.

Zachary Vuong – 4,975,000 (33 bb)
Ken Aldridge – 6,675,000 (44 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 2,482

Viet Vo opened the action to 300,000 from middle position and Erik Cajelais moved all in the 1,075,000 from the button. The blinds released and Vo called to put Cajelais at risk.

Cajelais:
Vo:

Cajelais picked up a monster and pulled another double after the run out gave him the overkill set of aces.

Erik Cajelais – 2,525,000 (17 bb)
Viet Vo – 9,350,000 (62 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 2,482

Players returned to their seats and cards are back in the air.

Blinds are up to 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante and the average stack is 7,650,000 (51 bb) with 13 players remaining.

Table 17
Seat 1: Empty
Seat 2: Albert Calderon – 12,775,000 (85 bb)
Seat 3: Viet Vo – 10,425,000 (70 bb)
Seat 4: Arthur Conan – 4,975,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5: Jon Borenstein – 5,200,000 (35 bb)
Seat 6: Erik Cajelais – 1,400,000 (9 bb)
Seat 7: Brekstyn Schutten – 15,500,000 (103 bb)
Seat 8: Empty

Table 18
Seat 1: Blair Hinkle – 3,075,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Sonny Franco – 10,600,000 (71 bb)
Seat 3: Steven Snyder – 5,850,000 (39 bb)
Seat 4: Ken Aldridge – 9,975,000 (67 bb)
Seat 5: Zachary Vuong – 3,450,000 (23 bb)
Seat 6: Simon Tremblay – 6,325,000 (42 bb)
Seat 7: Richard Alsup – 7,175,000 (48 bb)
Seat 8: Empty

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 2,482

Brekstyn Schutten opened to 275,000 from the button and Fikret Kovac called in the small blind to see the flop. Both players checked and the turn was . Kovac bet 600,000, Schutten raised to 1,600,000 and Kovac called. The river was , Kovac shoved for ~4,000,000 and Schutten quickly called.

Schutten:
Kovac:

Schutten turned a king-high straight and Kovac was eliminated in 14th place.

That was the last hand before the second break and players were sent away to relax for 15 minutes.

Brekstyn Schutten – 15,500,000 (124 bb)
Fikret Kovac – Eliminated in 14th Place ($65,050)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 2,482

Chris Limo completed his small blind, Albert Calderon dropped in a stack from the big blind, and Limo called all in for his last 475,000.

Calederon:
Limo:

Limo has two suited live cards to double but Calderon improves on the flop. The turn leaves Limo drawing dead to 15th place.

Albert Calderon – 11,900,000 (95 bb)
Chris Limo – Eliminated in 15th Place ($65,050)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 2,482

Erik Cajelais moved all in for 700,000 from middle position and Steven Snyder called from the big blind.

Cajelais:
Snyder:

Cajelais needed to catch to double and found a saving river on the .

Erik Cajelais – 1,725,000 (13 bb)
Steven Snyder – 5,900,000 (47 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 2,482

It folds to Simon Tremblay in the hijack and he shipped in for 2,250,000. Erik Cajelais followed suit and reshipped for 2,600,000 from the button. Blair Hinkle decided to come along and put his stack in the middle as well to get a fold from Sonny Franco in the big.

Tremblay:
Cajelais:
Hinkle:

Cajelais was ahead to knock Tremblay out and double through Hinkle but the board paired Tremblay’s king for a triple up. Cajelais picked up a small rebate from Hinkle with his jacks but was down to only six bigs.

Simon Tremblay – 7,000,000 (56 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 1,725,000 (13 bb)
Erik Cajelais – 750,000 (6 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 2,482

Viet Vo opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Daniel Blum moved all in for 850,000 from the hijack. The rest of the tables folds and Vo called.

Vo:
Blum:

Blum was ahead for the double up and the flop was safe(ish). The turn changed nothing but the river paired Vo’s king to send Blum out in 16th place. The second straight knockout with queens not holding.

Viet Vo – 11,350,000 (90 bb)
Daniel Blum – Eliminated in 16th Place ($65,050)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 2,482

Here are the new seats for the 16 remaining players, we will update with counts as soon as possible.

Table 17
Seat 1: Chris Limo
Seat 2: Albert Calderon
Seat 3: Viet Vo
Seat 4: Arthur Conan
Seat 5: Jon Borenstein
Seat 6: Daniel Blum
Seat 7: Brekstyn Schutten
Seat 8: Fikret Kovac

Table 18
Seat 1: Blair Hinkle
Seat 2: Sonny Franco
Seat 3: Steven Snyder
Seat 4: Ken Aldridge
Seat 5: Zachary Vuong
Seat 6: Simon Tremblay
Seat 7: Richard Alsup
Seat 8: Erik Cajelais