$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 2,010

The 10 remaining players were sent on another break and the return with Mark Davis out front. Blinds will increase to 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante and the average stack is about 10,050,000 (50 bb).

Table 6
Seat 1: Mark Davis – 25,650,000 (128 bb)
Seat 2: Andrew Barfield – 8,225,000 (41 bb)
Seat 4: Viet Vo – 9,700,000 (49 bb)
Seat 6: Marcos Exterkotter – 6,100,000 (31 bb)
Seat 7: Darren Elias – 14,100,000 (71 bb)

Table 7
Seat 2: Dave Moore – 3,350,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Robert Lofaso – 1,300,000 (7 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Davidson – 9,475,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Michael Laufer – 16,225,000 (81 bb)
Seat 8: James Calderaro – 6,675,000 (33 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $1,000,300
2nd: $660,000
3rd: $490,000
4th: $370,000
5th: $280,000
6th: $215,000
7th: $165,000
8th: $125,000
9th-10th: $100,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 2,010

Action folded to Carlos Dorca in the cutoff and he moved all in for 1,300,000. Mark Davis came along from the button and the blinds folded.

Davis:
Dorca:

Dorca was dominated by the bigger ace and Davis improved on the flop. Dorca picked up spade outs on the turn but blanked the river to go out in 11th place.

Mark Davis – 25,775,000 (171 bb)
Carlos Dorca – Eliminated in 11th Place ($79,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 2,010

Action folded to Benjamin Miner in the cutoff and he moved all in for 1,400,000. Andrew Davidson was in the small blind and called.

Davidson:
Miner:

Miner was dominated by the bigger king and Davidson made jacks up on the . Miner had a diamond draw to double but the turn Davidson’s two pair into a full house. Miner stood up as the hit the river and he was eliminated in 12th place.

Andrew Davidson – 9,600,000 (64 bb)
Benjamin Miner –Eliminated in 12th Place $79,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 2,010

Andrew Barfield opened to 350,000 from the cutoff and James Calderaro three-bet to 825,000 from the button. Barfield called and both players checked the flop. The turn was , Barfield checked, and Calderaro bet 500,000.

Barfield check-raised to 1,500,000 and Calderaro called. The river was and Barfield moved all in. Calderaro would be at risk for about 2,900,000 if he called but he elected to fold while showing .

Soon after, he was heads up with Andrew Davidson and moved all in for 2,425,000 with the board reading . Davidson called and Calderaro was at risk.

Davidson:
Calderaro:

Caldero was ahead with his paired jack and held for his double after the river.

James Calderaro – 7,325,000 (49 bb)
Andrew Davidson – 7,325,000 (49 bb)
Andrew Barfield – 11,700,000 (78 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 2,010

Carlos Dorca limped from under the gun and Mark Davis limped the from the hijack. Robert Georato raised to 675,000 from the button and both called.

The flop came , Dorca and Davis checked and Georato bet 475,000. Dorca folded and Davis moved all in. Georato thought for a minute and called at risk for 2,300,000.

Davis:
Georato:

Georato was ahead preflop but Davis flopped an ace. The turn and river finished the board and Georato was eliminated in 13th place.

Mark Davis – 21,600,000 (144 bb)
Robert Georato – Eliminated in 13th Place ($63,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 2,010

Vinny Pahuja opened to 1,225,000 from the hijack leaving a single 25K chip behind. Viet Vo raised to 2,900,000 from the cutoff, the button and blinds folded and Pahuja called.

Vo:
Pahuja:

Pahuja needed his sevens to hold to stay in the game. He faded the flop and turn but Vo paired his king on the river to send Pahuja out of the Championship in 14th place.

Viet Vo – 6,550,000
Vinny Pahuja – Eliminated in 14th Place ($63,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 2,010

The 14 remaining players were sent on their first break. Here’s a look at the approximate counts courtesy of our friends in the WPT crew.

Table 6
Seat 1: Mark Davis – 17,125,000 (114 bb)
Seat 3: Vinny Pahuja – 1,625,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Viet Vo – 5,125,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: Robert Georato – 1,600,000 (11 bb)
Seat 6: Marcos Exterkotter – 6,275,000 (42 bb)
Seat 7: Darren Elias – 16,700,000 (111 bb)
Seat 8: Carlos Dorca – 4,600,000 (31 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1: Benjamin Miner – 3,725,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Dave Moore – 4,875,000 (33 bb)
Seat 3: Robert Lofaso – 3,825,000 (26 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Davidson – 14,975,000 (100 bb)
Seat 5: Michael Laufer – 7,050,000 (47 bb)
Seat 7: Andrew Barfield – 10,100,000 (67 bb)
Seat 8: James Calderaro – 4,600,000 (31 bb)

Remaining payout:

1st: $1,000,300
2nd: $660,000
3rd: $490,000
4th: $370,000
5th: $280,000
6th: $215,000
7th: $165,000
8th: $125,000
9th-10th: $100,000
11th-12th: $79,000
13th-14th: $63,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 2,010

Christian Harder limped under the gun leaving 25,000 behind. Benjamin Miner raised to 500,000 from the cutoff, Andrew Davidson called from the big blind and Harder called at risk.

Both live players checked the and Davidson bet 300,000 after the turn. Miner called, the river was , and Davidson bet another 800. Miner called and we saw the hands.

Miner:
Davidson:
Harder:

Harder was unable to find a save on the board while Davidson took the pot with an ace-high straight versus Miner’s turned two pair.

Andrew Davidson – 14,975,000 (119 bb)
Benjamin Miner – 4,600,000 (36 bb)
Christian Harder – Eliminated in 15th Place ($51,000)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 2,010

Christian Harder opened to 250,000 from the button and James Calderaro called from the big blind to see the flop. Calderaro checked, Harder bet 150,000 and Calderaro called.

The turn was , Calderaro moved all in for 1,675,000 and Harder called.

Calderaro:
Harder:

Harder paired his king on the flop but Calderaro made two pair three and deuces on the turn. The river finished the board and Calderaro doubled up while leaving with a single big blind.

James Calderaro – 4,350,000 (35 bbs)
Christian Harder – 150,000 (1 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 2,010

Benjamin Miner opened to 250,000 from the hijack and Christian Harder called from the big blind. The flop came , Harder checked, and Miner continued for 400,000. Harder thought for a minute, using two time-chips, and check-raised to 900,000 leaving 200,000 behind. Miner moved all in and Harder called.

Harder:
Miner:

Harder paired one of his live cards and his pair of fours held after the turn and river to double up.

Christian Harder – 3,025,000 (24 bb)
Benjamin Miner – 5,725,000 (45 bb)