$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prizepool: $4,534,400 | Payouts | Results
Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 1,417
In a battle between two WPT champions, Will Failla was all in from the button for 550,000 with 
, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 
of Eugene Katchalov in the big blind.
The board came 
, and Failla paired his ten on the turn and his jack on the river to win the pot with a higher two pair, jacks and tens, to double up in chips.
Will Failla – 1,225,000 (16 bb)
Eugene Katchalov – 5,050,000 (67 bb)
With 20 players remaining from a field of 1,417, the average chip stack is around 3,550,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $32,500 each.
There will be no dinner break today, and the field will play as many 90-minute levels as it takes to reach the final two tables (16 players).
The post Championship: Will Failla Doubles Thru Eugene Katchalov appeared first on Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker.
About The Author
