Championship Day 1A: Tal Avivi Leads the Field at the Break with 235,700

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  362

Tal Avivi
Tal Avivi

The players return from break to begin Level 3, with increased blinds of 200-400 with a big blind ante of 400.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 125K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Tal Avivi  –  235,700  (589 bb)
2.  Rodney Sampson  –  145,900  (365 bb)
3.  Harvey Castro  –  134,300  (336 bb)
4.  Robert Burlacu  –  132,000  (330 bb)

The tournament clock shows 362 entries so far, generating a prizepool worth more than $1.15 million on its way to the $3 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm).

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6, around 5:30 pm. Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

Rodney Sampson
Rodney Sampson

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