$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 | Payouts | Results
Level 26: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 1,417
Chris Audrain raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Ian Cohen reraised from middle position to 600,000, and Audrain four-bet all in for 1,175,000.
Cohen called with 
, but Audrain turned over 
, and he was a huge favorite to double up here.
The flop came 
, giving Cohen a gutshot straight draw.
The turn card was — the 
!
Cohen took a huge lead with an ace-high straight, and only a queen on the river could save Audrain’s tournament life.
The river card was — the 
!
Both players made identical ace-high straights to chop the pot. It was a hand where Audrain was a huge favorite before becoming a huge underdog, and at the end, a chop saved his tournament life.
Chris Audrain – 1,300,000 (13 bb)
Ian Cohen – 3,500,000 (35 bb)
With 15 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 4,725,000 (47 big blinds).
The field will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to reach the final six players for tomorrow’s 12:00 noon WPT Final Table, which will also be live streamed.
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