$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

Everyone folded around to Albert Calderon in the small blind and he moved all in with his huge stack. Ray Henson checked his cards in the big blind and quickly called.

Calderon:
Henson:

“How do you get that hand in the big blind?” Calderon joked with Henson.

It looked great for Henson’s double and he faded the flop. The turn gave Calderon more outs and the river sent him the hand while sending Henson out in 17th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock and player redrew seats at the last two tables.

$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: 17 of 2,482

Brekstyn Schutten opened to 275,000 from the button, Yiming Li moved all in from the big blind for 1,275,000 and Schutten called.

Schutten:
Li:

Li was dominated and never caught up to exit the Championship in 18th place.

Brekstyn Schutten – 10,850,000 (87 bb)
Yiming Li – Eliminated in 18th Place ($49,165)

$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: 18 of 2,482

The first level of the day came to an end and players were sent on a 15-minute break.

Blinds are up to 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante and the average stack is 5,525,000 (44 bb) with 18 players remaining.

Table 17
Seat 1: Erik Cajelais – 1,825,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Simon Tremblay – 1,325,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Albert Calderon – 9,300,000 (74 bb)
Seat 4: Ray Henson – 1,625,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6: Jon Borenstein – 7,200,000 (58 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Fikret Kovac – 6,875,000 (55 bb)

Table 18
Seat 1: Zachary Vuong – 6,475,000 (52 bb)
Seat 2:
Seat 3:
Seat 4: Viet Vo – 6,100,000 (49 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Blum – 1,925,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Rich Alsup – 7,550,000 (60 bb)
Seat 7: Chris Limo – 1,200,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: Ken Aldridge – 11,325,000 (91 bb)

Table 19
Seat 1:
Seat 2: Sonny Franco – 11,550,000 (92 bb)
Seat 3: Yiming Li – 1,450,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4: Blair Hinkle – 2,750,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6: Arthur Conan – 4,950,000 (40 bb)
Seat 7: Steven Snyder – 6,050,000 (48 bb)
Seat 8: Brekstyn Schutten – 9,550,000 (76 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 2,482

Erik Cajelais opened-shoved for 750,000 and Jon Borenstein looked him up from the big blind.

Cajelais:
Borenstein:

It was a flip that Cajelais needed to win to stay in the game and his good news came on the flop. He took the lead with two pair tens and three and held after the turn and river for his double.

Jon Borenstein – 7,050,000 (70 bb)
Erik Cajelais – 1,650,000 (16 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 2,482

Brekstyn Schutten opened to 225,000 from the cutoff and picked up calls from Steve Karp in the cutoff, Sonny Franco on the button, and Blair Hinkle in the big blind. The flop comes and there are checks from Hinkle and Schutten. Karp bets 650,000 and only Franco comes along.

The turn is the , Karp bets 1,275,000, Franco raises to put Karp all in, and he calls for ~2,000,000.

Franco:
Karp:

Karp flopped a set of tens and had ten outs to fade for his double. The river was one of those outs and Franco made a flush to send Karp out in 19th place.

Sonny Franco – 10,500,000 (105 bb)
Steve Karp – Eliminated in 19th Place ($49,165)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 2,482

Action folded to Frank Funaro in the cutoff and he moved all in for 525,000. Viet Vo raised from the hijack and the rest of the table folded.

Vo:
Funaro:

Funaro had two live cards with a chance to double but blanked the board to exit in 20th place. He began his day with only nine big blinds but laddered up one payout spot.

Viet Vo – 7,000,000 (70 bb)
Frank Funaro – Eliminated in 20th Place ($49,165)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 2,482

Raj Vohra opened the action from the cutoff and Jon Borenstein three-bet to 850,000 from the button. The blinds released and Vohra moved all in the 3,400,000 total. Borenstein used two 30-second time chips before dropping in a stack to call.

Vohra:
Borenstein:

Vohra needed to hold to double but Borenstein took the lead on the flop with his paired queen. The turn and river finished the board to send Vohra out in 21st place.

Jon Borenstein – 7,400,000 (74 bb)
Raj Vohra – Eliminated in 21st Place ($34,865)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 2,482

Cards are in the air for Day 4 of the Championship with 24 players remaining and six of them going to the televised final table.

Blinds are 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante and the average stack is 4,730,000 (47 bb).

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 2,482

A record 2,482 entries turned up for the 2021 WPT Poker Showdown Championship and the tournament is down to the last 21 trying to make the televised final table in Las Vegas. Only six of these players will book a seat and the remaining field is stacked with talented players.

Albert Calderon returns with the chip lead but with the average stack at 47 bb, anybody can catch him. Notables will pack the last three tables while Blair Hinkle has a chance to make history; he captured the 2013 SHRPO title, our biggest Championship field before this tournament and he’s still here with a shot to do it again.

Cards go back in the air at noon and they will play 90-minute levels until the Championship is down to the last six players.

Table 17
Seat 1: Erik Cajelais – 1,300,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: Simon Tremblay – 1,950,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: Albert Calderon – 11,525,000 (115 bb)
Seat 4: Ray Henson – 1,750,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5: Raj Vohra – 3,750,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Jon Borenstein – 3,800,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Fikret Kovac – 4,725,000 (47 bb)

Table 18
Seat 1: Zachary Vuong – 4,950,000 (50 bb)
Seat 2: Frank Funaro – 900,000 (9 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4: Viet Vo – 7,075,000 (71 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Blum – 4,475,000 (45 bb)
Seat 6: Rich Alsup –  4,775,000 (48 bb)
Seat 7: Chris Limo – 2,925,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Ken Aldridge – 9,125,000 (91 bb)

Table 19
Seat 1: Steve Karp – 4,800,000 (48 bb)
Seat 2: Sonny Franco – 3,475,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Yiming Li – 1,250,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: Blair Hinkle – 5,175,000 (52 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6: Arthur Conan – 4,575,000 (46 bb)
Seat 7: Steven Snyder – 5,975,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Brekstyn Schutten – 11,050,000 (111 bb)

1st: $1,261,095
2nd: $899,295
3rd: $593,140
4th: $438,500
5th: $326,750
6th: $261,700
7th: $203,405
8th-9th: $145,820
10th-11th: $111,035
12th-13th: $84,905
14th-16th: $65,050
17th-20th: $49,165
21st: $34,865

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 27 – $400 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• Championship Day 4 Chip Counts and Seats
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 28 – $5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 12 (6:40pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 28 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

• High Roller Day 2 Chip Counts
• High Roller Day 2 Table and Seats
• High Roller Payouts

5PM: Day 1B Event 26 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Double Re-Entry per Day)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• 296 player cap per day
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 90 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 6% of the field remains
• Event 26 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 29 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 7 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 12 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 29 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 80 – $550 Event 28 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 28
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 5
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 81 – $530 Event 28 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

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