$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 22 of 2,010
The players returned from dinner to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 and a 100,000 ante.
With 22 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 4,575,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $34,000 each.
Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 22 of 2,010
Level 26 came to an end, and the players left for a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:20 pm EDT.
Here are the official chip counts from the break:
TABLE 7 Seat 1. Michael Laufer – 8,570,000 (86 bb) Seat 2. Christian Harder – 2,500,000 (25 bb) Seat 3. Seat 4. James Mendoza – 2,075,000 (21 bb) Seat 5. James Kousouros – 2,775,000 (28 bb) Seat 6. Carlos Dorca – 10,400,000 (104 bb) Seat 7. Mark Davis – 8,600,000 (86 bb) Seat 8. Dave Moore – 2,850,000 (29 bb)
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante Players Remaining: 22 of 2,010
Christian Harder raised from middle position to 150,000, David Farber moved all in from the hijack for 925,000, and Harder called with .
Farber turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Harder paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Farber in 23rd place.
Christian Harder – 2,400,000 (32 bb) David Farber – Eliminated in 23rd Place ($34,000)
With 22 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 4,575,000 (61 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $34,000 each.
There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:20 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 of 2,010
Andrew Davidson raised from the cutoff to 175,000, Jeff Madsen moved all in small blind for 2,650,000, and Davidson called with .
Madsen turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came , and Davidson won the pot with his king to eliminate Madsen in 24th place.
Andrew Davidson – 7,500,000 (100 bb) Jeff Madsen – Eliminated in 24th Place ($34,000)
With 23 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 4,375,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $34,000 each.
There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:20 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante Players Remaining: 24 of 2,010
Farid Jattin raised from the hijack to 150,000, Michael Laufer reraised from the cutoff to 300,000, and Jattin called.
The flop came , Jattin checked, Laufer bet 200,000, and Jattin called.
The turn card was the , Jattin checked, Laufer bet 450,000, and Jattin called.
The river card was the , Jattin moved all in for 2,400,000, and Laufer called. Jattin showed for a pair of sixes, but Laufer turned over to win the pot and eliminate Jattin in 25th place.
The remaining 24 players have drawn for random seats at the final three tables, and we will post the new seat draw with chip counts during the upcoming dinner break.
Michael Laufer – 7,350,000 (98 bb) Farid Jattin – Eliminated in 25th Place ($28,500)
With 24 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 4,200,000 (56 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $34,000 each.
There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:20 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante Players Remaining: 25 of 2,010
Dan Bekavac raised under the gun to 200,000, leaving himself just 25,000 behind. Mark Davis called from the hijack, and Benjamin McCoy called from the big blind.
The flop came , McCoy bet 200,000, Bekavac called all in for 25,000, and Davis folded.
Bekavac turned over for a pair of fours, but he needed to improve to stay alive against McCoy’s for a pair of nines.
The turn card was the , the river card was the , and McCoy won the pot with trip nines to eliminate Bekavac in 26th place.
Benjamin McCoy – 5,725,000 (76 bb) Dan Bekavac – Eliminated in 26th Place ($28,500)
With 25 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 4,025,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,500 each.
There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:15 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante Players Remaining: 26 of 2,010
James Mendoza moved all in from the button for 1,150,000, and Sean Ripp called from the small blind with . Mendoza turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Mendoza won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.
James Mendoza – 2,450,000 (33 bb) Sean Ripp – 4,600,000 (61 bb)
With 26 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 3,875,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,500 each.
There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:15 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante Players Remaining: 26 of 2,010
Dan Bekavac raised from the small blind to about 250,000, Andrew Davidson reraised from the big blind to 600,000, and Bekavac moved all in.
Davidson quickly called all in for 2,375,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Bekavac’s .
The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Davidson to win the pot and double up in chips.
Andrew Davidson – 4,825,000 (64 bb) Dan Bekavac – 225,000 (3 bb)
With 26 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 3,875,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $28,500 each.
There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:15 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante Players Remaining: 26 of 2,010
With the board showing on the turn, Robert Georato checked from the small blind, chipleader Carlos Dorca moved all in under the gun, and Georato went into the tank.
Georato used his last six Time Chips to tank for more than three minutes before he folded, and Dorca showed for a turned set of sevens as he took the pot.
Carlos Dorca – 12,500,000 (167 bb) Robert Georato – 950,000 (13 bb)
With 26 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 3,875,000 (52 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $28,500.
The 30-second Action Clock by Protection Poker is in use, and players have 30 seconds to make each decision. Each player has been given a limited number of non-transferable Time Chips that can be used to extend a decision by 30 seconds.
There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:15 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante Players Remaining: 26 of 2,010
Dan Bekavac moved all in from the button for 1,275,000, and Mark Davis called from the big blind with . Bekavac turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Davis flopped an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Bekavac won the pot with his jack to double up in chips.
Dan Bekavac – 2,675,000 (36 bb) Mark Davis – 9,350,000 (125 bb)
With 26 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 3,875,000 (52 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $28,500.
The 30-second Action Clock by Protection Poker is in use, and players have 30 seconds to make each decision. Each player has been given a limited number of non-transferable Time Chips that can be used to extend a decision by 30 seconds.
There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 7:15 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).