$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 | Payouts | Results
Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 1,417
The players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000.
A scan of the field during the break turned up 13 players with at least two million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:
1. Frank Funaro – 4,140,000 (104 bb)
2. Michael Rein – 3,675,000 (92 bb)
3. Richard Seymour – 3,595,000 (90 bb)
4. Thien Nguyen – 3,405,000 (85 bb)
5. Vito DiStefano – 3,250,000 (81 bb)
6. Alexander Farahi – 2,880,000 (72 bb)
7. Trace Henderson – 2,745,000 (69 bb)
8. Jon Zusman – 2,610,000 (65 bb)
9. Ian Cohen – 2,530,000 (63 bb)
10. Eugene Katchalov – 2,230,000 (56 bb)
11. Johnny Bromberg – 2,085,000 (52 bb)
12. Evan Beard – 2,040,000 (51 bb)
13. Raj Vohra – 2,015,000 (50 bb)
With 47 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 1,505,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,400 each.
When the field reaches the final 40 players, blind levels will increase to 90 minutes. Action will continue today until the field reaches the final two tables (16 players).
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