$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 | Payouts | Results
Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 1,417
Michael Amato raised from the hijack to 150,000, Will Failla called from the cutoff, and Alexander Farahi moved all in from the button for 875,000. Amato moved all in over the top for about 3.5 million.
“I was trapping,” said Failla, who paused to think. “Do I think you guys are sharing cards?”
Failla thought a bit longer before he flashed 
and folded.
Farahi turned over 
, but he needed to improve to stay alive against Amato’s 
.
“That’s why I folded,” said Failla, pointing to the aces. “I was worried about this guy.”
The board came 
, and the aces held up for Amato to win the pot and eliminate Farahi in 19th place.
Michael Amato – 4,800,000 (64 bb)
Will Failla – 1,775,000 (24 bb)
Alexander Farahi – Eliminated in 19th Place ($38,500)
With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 3,925,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $38,500 each.
There will be no dinner break today, and the field will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to reach the final two tables (16 players).
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