$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries: 406
With the board showing 
on the turn, Bassam Mourad bet 6,200 from the big blind, the player on the button raised to 20,000, and Mourad called all in for 18,000 with 
for a jack-high straight.
The player on the button turned over 
for a pair of kings, and he is drawing dead.
The meaningless river card was the 
, and Mourad won the pot with his jack-high straight to double up in chips.
Bassam Mourad – 45,000 (113 bb)
The tournament clock shows 406 entries so far on Day 1B, for a tournament total of 1,059 and counting. The prizepool is worth more than $3.65 million, easily beating the $3 million guarantee.
There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (around 5:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.
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