$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,417

Ian Cohen raised from the cutoff to 800,000, Richard Seymour reraised from the small blind to 2,400,000, and Cohen four-bet all in for 11,100,000.

Seymour waited for an exact count and thought for a while before he folded. Cohen took the pot.

Seat 1.  Ian Cohen  –  14,300,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Funaro  –  16,600,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Seymour  –  15,400,000  (39 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Amato  –  24,500,000  (61 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 17.7 million (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $240,000 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,417

Frank Funaro raised from the small blind to 8,700,000, and Richard Seymour called all in from the big blind for 8,700,000 with .

Funaro turned over , and Seymour needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Seymour outflopped Funaro to win the pot with a pair of aces and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Ian Cohen  –  11,100,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Funaro  –  16,600,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Seymour  –  17,800,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Amato  –  25,300,000  (63 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 17.7 million (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $240,000 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,417

Frank Funaro raised from the cutoff to 800,000, Johnny Bromberg moved all in from the big blind for 5,600,000, and Funaro called with .

Bromberg turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Funaro paired his jack on the flop and his ace on the river to win the pot with two pair and eliminate Bromberg in fifth place.

Johnny Bromberg  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($181,000)

With four players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 17.7 million (44 big blinds). Here are the updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Ian Cohen  –  9,400,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Funaro  –  25,500,000  (64 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Seymour  –  10,200,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Amato  –  25,700,000  (64 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,417

Richard Seymour raised from the small blind to 1,100,000, and Michael Amato called from the big blind.

The flop came , Seymour bet 500,000, and Amato called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Seymour bet 1,800,000, and Amato thought for a while before he called. Seymour showed to play the board (two pair with a king kicker), and Amato turned over to win the pot with the two pair on the board and his ace kicker.

Seat 1.  Ian Cohen  –  10,400,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Funaro  –  20,800,000  (52 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Seymour  –  9,500,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Amato  –  24,100,000  (60 bb)
Seat 5.  Johnny Bromberg  –  6,000,000  (15 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 14,175,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $181,000 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,417

The players return from break to begin Level 33, with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 and a big blind ante of 400,000.

With five players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 14,175,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $181,000 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,417

Level 32 came to an end, and the players took a 15-minute break.

With five players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 14,175,000 (39 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break after the dark blue (25K) chips were raced off:

Seat 1.  Ian Cohen  –  10,400,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Funaro  –  20,800,000  (52 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Seymour  –  12,900,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Amato  –  20,700,000  (52 bb)
Seat 5.  Johnny Bromberg  –  6,000,000  (15 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000
5th:  $181,000

6th:  Raj Vohra  –  $138,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,417

Richard Seymour raised from the cutoff to 700,000, and Raj Vohra called all in 400,000 with .

Seymour turned over , and Vohra needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Seymour paired his jack on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Vohra in sixth place.

Raj Vohra  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($138,000)

With five players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 14,175,000 (47 big blinds).

Seat 1.  Ian Cohen  –  10,575,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  Frank Funaro  –  21,500,000  (72 bb)
Seat 3.  Richard Seymour  –  12,750,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Amato  –  20,675,000  (69 bb)
Seat 5.  Johnny Bromberg  –  5,325,000  (18 bb)

1st:  $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $430,000
3rd:  $320,000
4th:  $240,000
5th:  $181,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,417

Raj Vohra raised under the gun to 700,000, Richard Seymour moved all in from the button for 5,575,000, and Vohra quickly called with .

Seymour turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

There was an ace in the window as the board came , and Seymour paired his ace to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Raj Vohra  –  700,000  (2 bb)
Seat 2.  Ian Cohen  –  10,575,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Funaro  –  21,500,000  (72 bb)
Seat 4.  Richard Seymour  –  11,900,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5.  Michael Amato  –  20,675,000  (69 bb)
Seat 6.  Johnny Bromberg  –  5,475,000  (18 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 11,800,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $138,000 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,417

Frank Funaro raised from the hijack to 600,000, Johnny Bromberg reraised from the small blind to 2,400,000, and Funaro four-bet all in for 15,800,000.

Bromberg folded, and Funaro took the pot.

Seat 1.  Raj Vohra  –  5,525,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Ian Cohen  –  12,875,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Funaro  –  18,800,000  (63 bb)
Seat 4.  Richard Seymour  –  7,075,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.  Michael Amato  –  19,775,000  (66 bb)
Seat 6.  Johnny Bromberg  –  6,775,000  (23 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 11,800,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $138,000 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,417

Frank Funaro raised from the button to 500,000, and Richard Seymour used a Time Chip to tank for a while before he reraised from the small blind to 4,125,000.

Funaro four-bet all in, and Seymour quickly called all in for 6,975,000 with . Funaro turned over , and unless somebody makes a flush, it’ll be a chopped pot.

The flop came , giving Seymour a diamond flush draw and Funaro a back-door heart flush draw.

The turn card was the , and at that point, both players had a flush draw. If the river card is red, somebody is winning this pot in heartbreaking fashion.

The river card was the , and it was a chopped pot.

Seat 1.  Raj Vohra  –  6,725,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2.  Ian Cohen  –  13,225,000  (53 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Funaro  –  15,350,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4.  Richard Seymour  –  7,225,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Michael Amato  –  19,725,000  (79 bb)
Seat 6.  Johnny Bromberg  –  8,575,000  (34 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 11,800,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $138,000 each.