$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 2,290

Bin Weng opened to 625,000 from the button and Isaac Kempton called from the big blind. The flop came and Kempton checked. Weng continued for 425,000 and Kempton called.

The turn was , Kempton checked, Weng bet 1,050,000 and Kempton check-raised all in for 4,675,000. Weng called and Kempton was at risk.

Weng:
Kempton:

Weng flopped top pair but Kempton was ahead for the double with two pair queens and nines with one card to come. That card was the river to give Weng a bigger two pair and he knocked Kempton out in seventh place.

Bin Weng – 46,050,000 (153 bb)
Isaac Kempton – Eliminated in 7th Place ($183,000)

Tournament staff paused the clock and the WPT Poker Showdown Championship final table was set. They will return to action on May 25 in Las Vegas.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 2,290

Isaac Kempton opened to 600,000 from the cutoff and James Anderson moved all in for 3,500,000 from the button. Mitch Garshofsky shipped over the top from the big blind and Kempton folded.

Garshofsky:
Anderson:

Anderson was dominated by the bigger ace and could not find a save as the board ran to send him out of the Championship in eighth place for $142,000.

Mitch Garshofsky – 20,500,000 (68 bb)
James Anderson – Eliminated in 8th Place ($142,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,290

There was little action over the previous level while Bin Weng chipped away to take the lead with eight players remaining. Blinds are now 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante and the average stack is about 14,300,000 (48 bb)

Seat 1: Isaac Kempton – 11,825,000 (39 bb)
Seat 2: James Anderson – 5,250,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Mitch Garshofsky – 18,500,000 (62 bb)
Seat 4: David Mzareulov – 11,225,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Rafael Farah Jarufe – 11,975,000 (40 bb)
Seat 6: Sridhar Sangannagari – 19,575,000 (65 bb)
Seat 7: Bin Weng – 22,475,000 (75 bb)
Seat 8: Naing Thu – 13,750,000 (46 bb)

1st:  $1,128,250* + Showdown Trophy + WPT Trophy
2nd:  $745,000
3rd:  $550,000
4th:  $413,000
5th:  $312,000
6th:  $238,000
7th:  $183,000
8th:  $142,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,290

The players have returned from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 125,000-250,000 and a 250,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Isaac Kempton  –  12,900,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2.  James Anderson  –  17,950,000  (72 bb)
Seat 3.  Mitch Garshofsky  –  8,775,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  David Mzareulov  –  6,225,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5.  Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  20,700,000  (83 bb)
Seat 6.  Sridhar Sangannagari  –  17,725,000  (71 bb)
Seat 7.  Bin Weng  –  13,700,000  (55 bb)
Seat 8.  Naing Thu  –  16,600,000  (66 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $1,128,250* + Showdown Trophy + WPT Trophy
2nd:  $745,000
3rd:  $550,000
4th:  $413,000
5th:  $312,000
6th:  $238,000
7th:  $183,000
8th:  $142,000

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into the 2023 WPT World Championship.

With eight players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 14,325,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $142,000 each.

Action will continue until they are down to the six-handed televised WPT Final Table, which will be filmed in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 25th.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 2,290

Sridhar Sangannagari raised from the cutoff to 450,000, Gal Yifrach moved all in from the button for 1,425,000, and Sangannagari called with .

Yifrach turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Sangannagari led the entire way and won the pot with an ace-high flush to eliminate Yifrach in ninth place.

Sridhar Sangannagari  –  11,900,000  (60 bb)
Gal Yifrach  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($111,500)

With eight players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 14,325,000 (72 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $142,000 each.

Action will continue until they are down to the six-handed televised WPT Final Table, which will be filmed in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 25th.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 2,290

After the elimination of Clemen Deng in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Isaac Kempton  –  12,700,000  (64 bb)
Seat 2.  James Anderson  –  18,675,000  (93 bb)
Seat 3.  Mitch Garshofsky  –  7,400,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  David Mzareulov  –  5,500,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  23,200,000  (116 bb)
Seat 6.  Sridhar Sangannagari  –  10,400,000  (52 bb)
Seat 7.  Gal Yifrach  –  1,375,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8.  Bin Weng  –  18,025,000  (90 bb)
Seat 9.  Naing Thu  –  16,250,000  (81 bb)

And here are the payouts for the final 16 players who started today:

1st:  $1,128,250* + Showdown Trophy + WPT Trophy
2nd:  $745,000
3rd:  $550,000
4th:  $413,000
5th:  $312,000
6th:  $238,000
7th:  $183,000
8th:  $142,000
9th:  $111,500

10th:  Clemen Dang  –  $111,500
11th:  Dorian Rios  –  $88,500
12th:  Dylan Smith  –  $88,500
13th:  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  $70,500
14th:  Champie Douglas  –  $70,500
15th:  Andrew Moreno  –  $56,800
16th:  Jeff Madsen  –  $56,800

With nine players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 12,725,000 (64 big blinds). Action will continue until they are down to the six-handed televised WPT Final Table, which will be filmed in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 25th.

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into the 2023 WPT World Championship.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 2,290

Isaac Kempton moved all in from the small blind, and Clemen Deng called all in from the big blind for 3,800,000 with . Kempton turned over , and Deng needed his pocket fours to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Kempton paired his seven on the flop and turned a club flush to win the pot and eliminate Deng in 10th place.

Isaac Kempton  –  12,700,000  (64 bb)
Clemen Deng  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($111,500)

With nine players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 12,725,000 (64 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $111,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 2,290

After a flop of , Dorian Rios checked from the big blind, and Rafael Farah Jarufe checked from the button.

The flop came , Rios checked, Jarufe bet 600,000, and Rios check-raised all in for 3,150,000. Jarufe called with for a flopped king-high straight, and Rios turned over for two pair, queens and tens. Rios needed a queen or a ten on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Jarufe won the pot with his straight to eliminate Rios in 11th place.

Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  22,000,000  (110 bb)
Dorian Rios  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($88,500)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 11,450,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $111,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 2,290

Sridhar Sangannagari raised from the hijack, and Dylan Smith moved all in from the cutoff for 2,600,000. Naing Thu called from the small blind, and Sangannagari folded.

Smith turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against Thu’s .

The board came , and Smith paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. Thu won the pot with a rivered set of aces to eliminate Smith in 12th place.

Naing Thu  –  14,400,000  (72 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($88,500)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 10,400,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $88,500 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 2,290

The players have returned from break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 100,000-200,000 with a 200,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the remaining payouts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  David Mzareulov  –  5,600,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Isaac Kempton  –  5,750,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  Clemen Deng  –  3,275,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Gal Yifrach  –  2,475,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  James Anderson  –  18,550,000  (93 bb)
Seat 8.  Bin Weng  –  16,925,000  (85 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Dorian Rios  –  3,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Naing Thu  –  11,650,000  (58 bb)
Seat 3.  Mitch Garshofsky  –  8,775,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  19,975,000  (100 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Sridhar Sangannagari  –  9,900,000  (50 bb)
Seat 8.  Dylan Smith  –  2,750,000  (14 bb)

1st:  $1,128,250* + Showdown Trophy + WPT Trophy
2nd:  $745,000
3rd:  $550,000
4th:  $413,000
5th:  $312,000
6th:  $238,000
7th:  $183,000
8th:  $142,000
9th-10th:  $111,500
11th-12th:  $88,500

With 12 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 9,550,000 (64 big blinds).

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into the 2023 WPT World Championship.