Super High Roller: Dylan Linde Leads the Field at the Break with 617,000

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 7:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries:  32

Dylan Linde

The players returned from break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 2,000-3,000 and a 3,000 ante.

With 20 players remaining from 32 entries, the average chip stack is about 200,000 (67 big blinds). Here are the updated chip stacks from the break:

TABLE 67
Seat 1.  Alex Foxen  –  446,000  (149 bb)
Seat 2.  Brock Wilson  –  124,500  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Jason Mercier  –  129,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Shannon Shorr  –  125,000  (42 bb)
Seat 5.  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  299,500  (100 bb)
Seat 6.  Vikenty Shegal  –  378,000  (126 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Sergio Aido Espina  –  179,500  (60 bb)

TABLE 68
Seat 1.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  244,500  (82 bb)
Seat 2.  Carlos Chadha-Villamarin  –  61,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  Mike McDonald  –  127,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Sean Winter  –  125,000  (42 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Joe McKeehen  –  34,500  (12 bb)
Seat 7.  Chad Eveslage  –  311,000  (104 bb)
Seat 8.  Krishna Lawrence  –  210,000  (70 bb)

TABLE 70
Seat 1.  Steven Veneziano  –  110,500  (37 bb)
Seat 2.  Kirk Steele  –  67,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3.  David Forbes  –  102,500  (34 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Kevin Rabichow  –  246,000  (82 bb)
Seat 6.  Erik Seidel  –  67,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Dylan Linde  –  617,000  (206 bb)
Seat 8.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break around 8:30 pm, and registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 10:00 pm.

Super High Roller: Dylan Linde Wins a Three-Way All-In to Knock Out Joseph Cheong and Shannon Shorr

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 6:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries:  30

Dylan Linde raised UTG+1 to 6,500, Joseph Cheong called from the cutoff, Kirk Steele called from the button, and Shannon Shorr moved all in from the big blind for about 60,000.

Linde moved all in over the top, and Cheong called all in for roughly 200,000. Steele folded, and the three players turned over their cards.

Dylan Linde:  AsKd
Joseph Cheong:  JsJc
Shannon Shorr:  AhQc

The board came Ks6d3h5s6h, and Linde paired his king on the flop to win the entire pot, eliminating Cheong and Shorr on the same hand.

Shortly after the hand (before the other tables were balanced), David Forbes returned to the table, and saw it was much more empty.

Forbes said, “I was gone for five minutes. What happened?”

Dylan Linde  –  605,000  (202 bb)
Joseph Cheong  –  Eliminated
Shannon Shorr  –  Eliminated

With 18 players remaining from 30 entries, the average chip stack is about 208,500 (70 big blinds).

There will be a 90-minute dinner break around 8:30 pm, and registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 10:00 pm.

Super High Roller: Darren Elias Eliminated by Alex Foxen

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries:  29

Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen raised UTG+1, Darren Elias moved all in from the big blind for about 50,000, and Foxen called with AcKh.

Elias turned over 10d10c, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10h7c3cKc8c — Elias flopped a set of tens, but Foxen rivered an ace-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Elias.

Alex Foxen  –  370,000  (148 bb)
Darren Elias  –  Eliminated

With 20 players remaining from 29 entries, the average chip stack is about 181,500 (73 big blinds).

There will be a 90-minute dinner break around 8:30 pm, and registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 10:00 pm.

Super High Roller: Carlos Chadha-Villamarin Doubles Thru Jonathan Jaffe

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries:  29

Krishna Lawrence limped from the button for 2,500, Jonathan Jaffe completed the small blind, and Carlos Chadha-Villamarin moved all in from the big blind for 28,500.

Lawrence folded, and Jaffe called with Ac3d. Chadha-Villamarin turned over Ad8h, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 7d6s4cQd2h, and Chadha-Villamarin won the pot with his eight kicker to double up in chips.

Carlos Chadha-Villamarin  –  62,000  (25 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  215,000  (86 bb)

With 21 players remaining from 29 entries, the average chip stack is about 172,500 (69 big blinds).

There will be a 90-minute dinner break around 8:30 pm, and registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 10:00 pm.

Super High Roller: David Forbes Eliminated by Andrew Lichtenberger

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries:  27

David Forbes got it all in from the big blind for about 65,000 with KhQs, but he needed to improve to stay alive against the AhAd of Andrew Lichtenberger in the small blind.

Forbes never caught up, and Lichtenberger won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Forbes.

Andrew Lichtenberger  –  355,000  (142 bb)
David Forbes  –  Eliminated

With 21 players remaining from 27 entries, the average chip stack is about 160,500 (64 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break around 8:30 pm, and registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 10:00 pm.

Super High Roller: Chad Eveslage Leads the Field at the Break

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Entries:  26

Chad Eveslage
Chipleader Chad Eveslage

The players returned from break to begin Level 4, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 250K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Chad Eveslage  –  377,000  (189 bb)
2.  Alex Foxen  –  341,500  (171 bb)
3.  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  319,500  (160 bb)
4.  Vikenty Shegal  –  256,000  (128 bb)
5.  Dylan Linde  –  255,500  (128 bb)

With 21 players remaining from 26 entries, the average chip stack is about 155,000 (78 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break around 8:30 pm, and registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the end of the dinner break, around 10:00 pm.

Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Super High Roller: Big, Tough Field

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 3:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  26

Jason Mercier

The Super High Roller field is getting ready for its first break with 26 entries already in the game. The tournament is already the fifth-biggest of its type and a long time to get more in the game.

Jason Mercier, Shannon Shorr, and Jonathan Jaffe a three of the new names in seats and we will round up the rest while they are gone.

Jonathan Jaffe
Shannon Shorr

Super High Roller: Cards in the Air

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  11

Eric Piderit

Cards are in the air for the $50,000 Super High Roller with 11 players in the game early. A very nice start for a tournament that usually features a lot max late reggers.

Erik Seidel, Darren Elias, Byron Kaverman, Chad Eveslage, David Forbes, Adam Hendrix, Carlos Chadah-Villarmarin, Krishna Lawrence, and newlywed Alex Foxen along with Eric Piderit and Matthew Wantman coming out of our satellite last night.

Super High Roller: Big Game Set to Go

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante

We are warming up for the 2022 WPT Poker Showdown Championship with the biggest buy-in tournament on the schedule. The $50,000 Super High Roller gets underway at 2 pm and will attract some of the best players in the game.

The two-day tournament has players starting with 125,000 stacks and 40-minute levels on Day 1. Late registration is available until the start of Level 10 at 10 pm following the 90-minute dinner break and players are limited to a single re-entry if they want to use it.

Day 1 will continue into the evening and come to an end when nine players remain. Those players will return tomorrow to play out the final table and find our Super High Roller champ.

  • Players begin with 125,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 9 players remain
  • Super High Roller Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 26 Day 2 – $1,100 Limit Omaha 8 Championship (Freeze-out)

12PM: Event 30 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 30 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 1 – $50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 125,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 9 players remain
  • Super High Roller Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 32 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 32 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $400 “One and Done” Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Mega Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 WPT Showdown Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

9PM: $250 Event 34 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • One seat guaranteed into $2,200/$200,000 GTD Event 34
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (11:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 Poker Showdown Schedule