Championship: Break and Results

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
End of Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47  of 1,360

Aaron Mermelstein

Players are currently on a fifteen minute break. Here’s a look at some recent results:

49th:  Samm Wiggings  –  $13,025
50th:  Andrew Peplinkski  – $13,025
51st:  Kevin Garosshen  – $13,025
52nd:  Sulabh Choudhury  –  $13,025
53rd:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  $13,025
54th:  Barry Pevner  –  $13,025

Championship: Ari Dinov Doubles Through Richard Seymour

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48  of 1,360

(left) versus Richard Seymour (right)

On a board reading AsKc10c10h Richard Seymour bet 300,000 from the small blind into a pot of around the same. Ari Dinov called from the button.

The river brought the 2c and Seymour put his opponent all in. Dinov snap called with AcQc for the ace high flush to beat Seymour’s Qs10s trip tens.

Ari Dinov – 2,000,000 (100 bb)
Richard Seymour – 400,000 (20 bb)

Championship: Kevin Garosshen Eliminated by Truyen Nguyen

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52  of 1,360

Truyen Nguyen (left) takes out Kevin Garosshen (right)

Kevin Garosshen was all in with KhQc and needed a lot of help against Truyen Nguyen’s KdKs.

The board ran out 9c8s4d7c6s and Nguyen’s pocket kings held to send Garosshen to the rail.

Truyen Nguyen – 1,075,000 (54 bb)
Kevin Garosshen – Eliminated

Championship: Results from 55th to 63rd Place

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 53  of 1,360

Niall Farrell
55th:  Niall Farrell  –  $13,025
56th:  Kyle Chang  –  $13,025
57th:  Robert Mizrachi  –  $11,425
58th:  Nick Palma  –  $11,425
59th:  Jacob Wojtuniecki  –  $11,425
60th:  Justin Young  –  $11,425
61st:  Patrick Serda  –  $11,425
62nd:  Mario De La Puente  –  $11,425
63rd:  Shawn Nguyen  –  $11,425

Championship: Barry Pevner Eliminated by Jerry Robinson

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 53  of 1,360

Jerry Robinson

Barry Pevner was all in for around 300,000 with AdKc and needed to get lucky against Jerry Robinson’s KhKs.

The board ran out clean for Robinson and his pocket kings held to eliminate Pevner in 54th place for $13,025.

Jerry Robninson – 1,000,000 (50 bb)
Barry Pevner – Eliminated

Championship: Erik Seidel Doubles Through Joe Elpayaa

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 58  of 1,360

Joe Elpayaa (left) versus Erik Seidel (right(

Joe Elpayaa raised to 125,000 from the button and Erik Seidel shoved for 495,000 out of the big blind. Elpayaa called with AhQc and was behind Seidel’s AdKd.

Elpayaa turned to Seidel and said “I’ll take a chop”

The board ran out Js8h4d10h8d and Seidel’s king kicker held to avoid elimination.

Erik Seidel – 1,050,000 (53 bb)
Joe Elpayaa – 500,000 (25 bb)

Championship: Nick Palma Eliminate by Chris Gilkey

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 58  of 1,360

Nick Palma

Nick Palma was all in for 325,000 with AdQs and needed to get lucky against Chris Gilkey’s AcAs.

The flop came KhJh7c and Palma yelled “We’re going to get there! One time! Come on dealer.”

The turn 6d and river Qd were no help to Palma and he was sent to the payout desk.

Chris Gilkey – 850,000 (43 bb)
Nick Palma – Eliminated 

Championship: Mario De La Puente Eliminated by Anthony Hu

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 1,360

Anthony Hu

Mario De La Puente was all in for 265,000 with AdKh and needed to hold against Anthony Hu’s QhJh.

The flop came Qc3h3c and Hu took the lead. The turn Jc and 6s river made it official as De La Puente was sent to the rail.

Anthony Hu – 950,000 (48 bb)
Mario De La Puente – Eliminated 

Championship: Break Time; Results

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 1,360

Seth Davies

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

Here’s a look at some recent results:

64th:  Seth Davies  –  $11,425
65th:  Shankar Pillai  –  $10,145
66th:  Aaron Massey  –  $10,145
67th:  Ryan Hughes  –  $10,145
68th:  Nigel Murray  –  $10,145
69th:  Brett Apter  –  $10,145
70th:  Uri Kadosh  –  $10,145
71st:  Michael Vanderwoude  –  $10,145
72nd:  John Roveto  –  $10,145
73rd:  Andrew Dudley  –  $9,110
74th:  Ian Matakis  –  $9,110

Championship: Shankar Pillai Eliminated by John Gravagna

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 1,360

Shankar Pillai

Shankar Pillai was all in for around 200,000 with Qs10s and needed to improve against John Gravagna’s AdKc.

The flop came 9d8s2s giving Pillai straight and flush outs. The turn 3h and river 6d were bricks for Pillai and he became the 65th place finisher.

John Gravagna -1,000,000 (67 bb)
Shankar Pillai – Eliminated