$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 | Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 350 of 1,417

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a big blind ante of 4,000.
A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 600K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:
1. Nicholas Rigby – 764,000 (191 bb)
2. Tony Sinishtaj – 719,000 (180 bb)
3. David Pelosi – 708,000 (177 bb)
4. Richard Seymour – 694,000 (174 bb)
5. Trace Henderson – 690,000 (173 bb)
6. Ryan Hoenig – 680,000 (170 bb)
7. Stuart Paterson – 627,000 (157 bb)
8. Dylan Smith – 611,000 (153 bb)
9. Eric Yanovsky – 606,000 (152 bb)
With about 350 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 202,000 (51 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (6:30 pm), and action will continue today until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

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