$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 | Payouts | Results
Level 21: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 78 of 1,417
Aaron Massey moved all in under the gun for 120,000, Jeremy Halaska reraised from the hijack to 200,000, and everyone else folded.
Massey said he only saw an ace when he peeled his cards, so he asked Halaska to show first. Halaska turned over 
.
Massey said, “We have a real sweat.”
Massey slowly peeled his second card to reveal he had 
.
“Chop it up,” said Massey.
Halaska responded, “I’ll take a chop.”
The board came 
, and Halaska paired his eight on the flop, but Massey caught a runner-runner nine-high straight to win the pot and double up.
“This is how stories are made,” said Massey.
As he’s stacking his chips, Massey adds, “Two people texted me this morning and said ‘You’re going to write a story today.’”
Massey started the day with just five big blinds, and he’s already laddered up one pay jump. How high can he go? Stay tuned.
Aaron Massey – 305,000 (12 bb)
Jeremy Halaska – 90,000 (4 bb)
With 78 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 910,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,500 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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