$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,000 with 100 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 288 of 646

A player in middle position opened to 2,000 and got three callers.

All three players checked the flop. The turn brought the , the big blind bet 3,000 and birthday boy Darren Rabinowitz called.

Both players checked the on the river, Rabinowitz turned over and was good against his opponent’s .

Darren Rabinowitz – 140,000

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with 100 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 321 of 646

A player in early position opened to 2,200, Eddy Sabat called from middle position, as did the button. Arkadiy Tsinis raised to 10,000 from the small blind and only Sabat called.

Its heads up to the flop of , Tsinis bet 7,500 and Sabat called.

The turn was the , and Tsinis lead shoved for 21,300 and Sabat snap called. Sabat tabled for a set of sixes and appeared to be in great shape against Tsinis’s .

The hit the river, and Tsinis spiked his two-outer to avoid elimination.

Arkadiy Tsnis – 84,000
Eddy Sabat – 21,000

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with 100 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 324 of 646

Kathy Liebert raised from middle positoin and the player in the cutoff called. Nick Palma moved all in for 8,700 out of the small blind and Liebert moved all in for 18,700.

The cutoff thought for a few moments and then called, having both players covered.

Liebert showed and was up against Palma’s and the cutoff’s .

The flop was , giving the cutoff top pair. The turn was the and Liebert moved out in front. The river was the and Liebert scooped both the side and the main pot to eliminate Palma and nearly triple up.

Kathy Liebert – 49,000
Nick Palma – Eliminated

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with 100 ante
Flight A Players Remaining : 324 of 636

Bob Bounahra, who recently finished runner up in the $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty tournament opened to 1,800 from under the gun and got two callers.

The flop came , Nadya Magnus checked from the big blind and Bounahra bet 2,000. Magnus called.

The turn brought the , Magnus checked again and Bounahra bet 5,000 winning himself the pot.

Bob Bounahra – 65,000
Nadya Magnus – 30,000

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 300/600 with 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 636

On a flop of , the player in the small blind checked and Ray Qartomy checked behind in middle position.

The turn was the and the small blind led out for 2,000. Qartomy called and the river was the .

The small blind bet 3,000 and Qartomy quickly made it 15,000. The small blind thought for about 30 seconds before calling. Qartomy showed , good for a flush, and his opponent mucked his hand.

Ray Qartomy – 96,000

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 300/600 with 75 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 628

Jason Mercier who just sat down to play his first bullet, opened to 1,350 from middle position and got three callers.

The flop came , the big blind checked and Mercier bet 2,300.  A player in late position raised to 7,100 and the big blind called.

Mercier moved all in for 28,575 and late position called. The big blind folds saying he had pocket aces with the ace of hearts. Mercier turned over and needed to improve against his opponent’s .

Mercier got lucky right on the turn when the came and avoided the fourth heart when the hit the river.

Jason Mercier – 70,000

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 300/600 with 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 628

On a flop of , Zachary Smiley checked from the hijack and Christian Harder checked from the cutoff. Guy Smith bet 9,900 on the button and Smiley check-raised to 9,900.

Harder folded and Smith called. The turn was the and Smiley checked. Smith bet 20,000 and Smiley folded.

Smith mucked his hand and took the pot. He’s over the 200,000-chip mark and in the chip lead.

Guy Smith – 256,000

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 610

A player in middle position opened to 1,000 and Chris Damick raised to 3,500 from late position. The cutoff and middle position called.

All three players checked the flop. The turn brought the , Damick bet 10,000 and the cutoff shoved for around 30,000. Damick called.

Damick turned over and was in great shape against his opponent’s .

The river was the and Damick wound up with two-pair to eliminate his opponent and grow his stack over 100,000.

Chris Damick – 110,000

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 610

Kurt Jewell raised from early position and the player in the small blind called.

The flop was . The small blind led out for 1,600 and Jewell called. The turn was the and the small blind led out again for 1,600.

Jewell called and the river was the . The small blind checked and Jewell bet 4,800. The small blind quickly folded and Jewell took the pot.

Kurt Jewell – 48,000

$3,500 WPT Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with 75 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 601

A player under the gun opened to 1,300, two players called, and Dylan Wilkerson shoved for 10,625. The original raiser reshoved and the rest of the table folded.

Wilkerson turned over and was in good shape against his opponent’s .

The board ran out and Wilkerson’s pocket kings held to secure his double.

Dylan Wilkerson – 24,000