Championship: Justin Fawcett Leads the Field at the Break with 1,046,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  240 of 1,417

Justin Fawcett
Chipleader Justin Fawcett

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a big blind ante of 6,000.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 800K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Justin Fawcett  –  1,046,000  (174 bb)
2.  John McDonald  –  874,000  (146 bb)
3.  Tal Avivi  –  866,000  (144 bb)
4.  Zak Baron  –  813,000  (136 bb)
5.  Andres Korn  –  802,000  (134 bb)
6.  David Pelosi  –  797,000  (133 bb)

With about 240 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 295,000 (49 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (6:30 pm), and action will continue today until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

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