$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 696
After a flop of 
, Anthony Merlo got it all in from the small blind for about 64,000 with 
, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the big blind’s 
.
The turn card was the 
, the river card was the 
, and the aces held up for Merlo to win the pot and double up in chips.
Anthony Merlo – 152,000 (127 bb)
The tournament clock shows 696 entries so far, generating a prizepool worth more than $2.22 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.
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