Championship Day 1A: Michael Tweedlie Leads the Field at the Break with 249,800

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  515

Michael Tweedlie
Chipleader Michael Tweedlie

The players return from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 300-600 with a big blind ante of 600.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 200K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Michael Tweedlie  –  249,800  (416 bb)
2.  Tal Avivi  –  230,900  (385 bb)
3.  Ricardo Eyzaguirre  –  208,000  (347 bb)
4.  Rogen Chhabra  –  207,800  (346 bb)
5.  Nicholas Rigby  –  200,800  (335 bb)

The tournament clock shows 515 entries so far, generating a prizepool worth more than $1.64 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.

Tal Avivi
Tal Avivi

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