$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 | Payouts | Results
Level 34: 300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,417
Ian Cohen raised from the button to 1,100,000, and Michael Amato called from the big blind.
The flop came 
, Amato checked, Cohen bet 2,000,000, and Amato called.
The turn card was the 
, Amato checked, Cohen bet 3,000,000, and Amato thought for a while before he called.
The river card was the 
, Amato checked, and Cohen moved all in for 18,000,000. Amato waited for an exact count before he called all in for 12,900,000 with 
for two pair.
But Cohen turned over 
to win the pot with a king-high straight, eliminating Michael Amato in third place.
Michael Amato – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($320,000)
There will be a short break before heads-up play begins. Here are the official chip counts, followed by the final table payouts:
Ian Cohen – 43,900,000 (88 bb)
Richard Seymour – 26,900,000 (54 bb)
1st: $656,200 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $430,000
3rd: Michael Amato – $320,000
4th: Frank Funaro – $240,000
5th: Johnny Bromberg – $181,000
6th: Raj Vohra – $138,000
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