$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 1,360

James Carroll raised to 175,000 from middle position and Eric Afriat called on the button.

Dien Le moved all in for 775,000 from the small blind, Carroll got out of the way and Afriat called.

Le was in great shape as he tabled against Afriat’s .

The board ran out and Le dodged Afriat’s straight draw to stay alive.

Dien Le – 1,875,000 (25 bb)
Eric Afriat – 2,100,000 (28 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 1,360

On a flop of Jerry Wong checked from the big blind and Victor Figueroa bet 150,000 from the cutoff into a pot of around 400,000. Wong called

Both players check the on the turn. The river was the and Wong shoved for about 2,300,000. Figueroa used two of his Time Chips before eventually laying it down.

Jerry Wong  –  3,000,000  (40 bb)
Victor Figueroa  –  1,500,000  (20 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 1,360

James Carroll raised to 175,000 from the button and Vladimir Vasilyev moved all in from the small blind for 1,500,000.

Carroll called with and was ahead of Vasilyev’s .

The board came  and Carroll’s pocket sevens held  for Carroll to win the pot and eliminate Vasilyev in 14th place.

James Carroll  –  7,300,000  (97 bb)
Vladimir Vasilyev  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($44,600)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,360

Chad Eveslage raised to 150,000 on the button and both Maria Ho and Jerry Robinson called in the blinds.

The flop came and all three players checked.

The turn brought the and Ho led out 325,000. Robinson called. The river was the , Ho checked and Robinson thought shortly before betting 425,000.

Ho snap-called and after Robinson flipped over his for two pair but was no good against Ho’s flush.

Maria Ho – 3,275,000 (50 bb)
Jerry Robinson – 2,250,000 (30 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,360

Here are the official chip counts from the break for the final 14 players:

TABLE 13
Seat 1.  Dan Chalifour  –  2,225,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Jason Marshman  –  6,300,000  (84 bb)
Seat 3.  Chad Eveslage  –  7,950,000  (106 bb)
Seat 4.  Maria Ho  –  2,300,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Jerry Robinson  –  3,650,000  (49 bb)
Seat 7.  Ami Alibay  –  3,850,000  (51 bb)
Seat 8.  Danny Qutami  –  5,900,000  (79 bb)

TABLE 14
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Eric Afriat  –  4,075,000  (54 bb)
Seat 3.  Dien Le  –  900,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Victor Figueroa  –  2,800,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  4,825,000  (64 bb)
Seat 6.  James Carroll  –  6,475,000  (86 bb)
Seat 7.  Vladimir Vasilyev  –  1,700,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8.  Jerry Wong  –  1,525,000  (20 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,360

Ami Alibay raised to 125,000 from middle position, Jason Marshman called from the small blind and Chad Eveslage three-bet to 525,000 from the big blind. Only Alibay called

The flop came ,  Eveslage used one of his Time Chips before he bet 650,000. Alibay calls.

Both players checked the on the turn as well as the on the river. Eveslage said “Ace high” as he tabled .

Alibay turned over and said “Nice try” as he scooped the pot.

Ami Alibay  –  4,175,000  (70 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  6,505,000  (108 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 1,360

Three-time Super Bowl champion Richard Seymour moved all in for 360,000 from the cutoff off and Ami Alibay called from the small blind.

Seymour tabled and needed to get lucky against Alibay’s .

The flop was spread , and Seymour smiled quickly as he saw he flopped two-pair, until he saw the ten.

The turn and river made it official as Seymour was eliminated in 15th place.

Ami Alibay  –  2,605,000  (43 bb)
Richard Seymour  –  Eliminated in 15th Place ($36,195)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 1,360

Eric Afriat raised to 130,000 from the button and Victor Figueroa defended his big blind.

The flop came , Figueroa checked,  and Afriat continued for 130,000. Figueroa called.

Both players checked the on the turn as well as the on the river.

Figueroa tabled his for a pair of fives but was no good against Afriat’s pair of sevens.

Eric Afriat – 5,270,000 (88 bb)
Victor Figueroa – 905,000 (15 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
End of Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 1,360

Players are currently on their first fifteen minute break up the day.

Here are the official chip counts from the break for the final 15 players:

TABLE 13
Seat 1.  Dan Chalifour  –  2,125,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  Jason Marshman  –  5,555,000  (93 bb)
Seat 3.  Chad Eveslage  –  7,980,000  (133 bb)
Seat 4.  Maria Ho  –  3,805,000  (63 bb)
Seat 5.  Richard Seymour  –  810,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Jerry Robinson  –  4,180,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7.  Ami Alibay  –  2,715,000  (45 bb)
Seat 8.  Danny Qutami  –  4,980,000  (83 bb)

TABLE 14
Seat 1. – empty –
Seat 2.  Eric Afriat  –  5,305,000  (88 bb)
Seat 3.  Dien Le  –  2,205,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  Victor Figueroa  –  1,355,000  (23 bb)
Seat 5.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  4,750,000  (79 bb)
Seat 6.  James Carroll  –  5,130,000  (86 bb)
Seat 7.  Vladimir Vasilyev  –  2,110,000  (35 bb)
Seat 8.  Jerry Wong  –  1,445,000  (24 bb)

Here’s a look at the remaining payouts:

1st:  $700,175 + $15,000 Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions seat
2nd:  $465,120
3rd:  $344,960
4th:  $257,815
5th:  $194,610
6th:  $148,380
7th:  $114,285
8th:  $88,930
9th-10th:  $69,920
11th-12th:  $55,550
13th-14th:  $44,600
15th:  $36,195

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 1,360

Action folded to Taylor Black in the small blind, and he moved all in for 670,000. Eric Afriat quickly called from the big blind.

Black tabled and needed to get lucky against Afriat’s .

The board ran out , clean for Afriat, and Black is eliminated in 16th place for a $36,195 payday.

Eric Afriat – 5,555,000 (111 bb)
Taylor Black – Eliminated in 16th Place ($36,195)