$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining:  8 of 70 4w1a38

Michael Gathy was all in holding , but he was covered and dominated by the of Brock Wilson. The board brought a pile of bricks so Gathy exited in ninth place with a fresh $60,600 in his pocket. Wilson was up to 1.24 million after the hand.

Brock Wilson – 1,240,000 (41 bb)
Michael Gathy – Eliminated in 9th Place ($60,600)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 70

Matt Wantman was all in preflop for 150,000 with , and the put him ahead of the tabled by Kevin Rabichow.

The board ran out , and Wantman doubled up to survive with a stack of 365,000. Rabichow was at just shy of a million after the hand.

Matt Wantman – 365,000 (14 bb)
Kevin Rabichow – 990,000 (39 bb)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,729,000  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 70

Action at the final table has begun on the last day of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament series with a talented group of poker players included in the final nine. Here is a look at their chip counts at the start of play.

Seat 1:  Scott Margereson  –  1,056,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2:  Michael Gathy  –  700,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3:  Clemen Deng  –  1,305,000  (52 bb)
Seat 4:  Cherish Andrews  –  588,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5:  Frank Brannan  –  527,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Kevin Rabichow  –  1,142,000  (46 bb)
Seat 7:  Matthew Wantman  –  215,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8:  Brock Wilson  –  741,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9:  Brian Battistone  –  734,000  (29 bb)

With nine players remaining from the field of 70 entries, the average stack is about 778,000 (31 big blinds). The following prize money is up for grabs today.

1st:  $593,700 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $347,800
3rd:  $220,800
4th:  $151,300
5th:  $116,800
6th:  $91,000
7th:  $77,800
8th:  $69,200
9th:  $60,600

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,755

Scott Heiligman was all in from the big blind for 1.8 million preflop holding , and Art Peacock had him covered with in the hole on the button.

The final board read , and Heiligman was out in 17th place for a cash of $45,500. Peacock was up to 13.3 million after collecting the pot.

Art Peacock – 13,300,000 (106 bb)
Scott Heiligman – Eliminated in 17th Place ($45,500)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,755

Brian Altman was all in for 2,025,000 with pocket tens in the hole from the small blind, and Rafael Rodriguez had him covered holding pocket jacks.

The final board read , and Altman was eliminated in 18th place for a cash worth $45,500. Rodriguez was up to 10,225,000 after collecting the pot.

Rafael Rodriguez – 10,225,000 (81 bb)
Brian Altman – Eliminated in 18th Place ($45,500)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,755

Asher Conniff was all in preflop for 2,525,000 holding pocket jacks on the small blind, and Art Peacock called to cover him from the big blind with pocket eights.

The final board read , and Peacock hit a set to to send Conniff home in 19th place with $45,500. Peacock was up to 11,425,000 after the hand.

Art Pecaock – 11,425,000 (114 bb)
Asher Conniff – Eliminated in 19th Place ($45,500)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 1,755

Mike Vanier was all in preflop after a series of raises for 1.6 million from the small blind with pocket sevens, and Rafael Rodriguez had him covered holding in middle position.

The final board read , and Vanier was out in 20th place for a cash of $38,500. Vanier stacked up 7,575,000 after collecting the pot.

Rafael Rodriguez – 7,575,000 (76 bb)
Mike Vanier – Eliminated in 20th Place ($38,500)

Photo Credit: World Poker Tour/Spenser Sembrat

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,755

David Moses got all in short preflop holding on the small blind, and Mihai Niste had him covered with in the hole from the big blind. The board ran out , and Moses was eliminated in 21st place for $38,500. Niste stacked up 2,575,000 after collecting the pot thanks to a straight.

Mihai Niste – 2,575,000 (26 bb)
David Moses – Eliminated in 21st Place ($38,500)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,755

Hyndi Khomutetsky was all in short holding pocket nines on the cutoff, and Mitchell Hynan had her covered with in the hole UTG+1.

The final board read , and Hyndi was out in 23rd place for a cash worth $38,500. Hynan stacked up 6,225,000 after collecting the pot.

Mitchell Hynan – 6,225,000 (62 bb)
Hyndi Khomutetsky – Eliminated in 23rd Place ($38,500)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,755

Shoufei Geng was all in for 1,375,000 holding pocket jacks on the small blind after a series of raises preflop, but he ran into the of Asher Coniff on the hijack. Art Peacock got caught up into the preflop action as well, but he eventually got out of the way.

The final board read , and Geng was eliminated in 24th place for a cash worth $32,500. Connif stacked up 4.2 million after collecting the pot.

Asher Connif – 4,200 ,000 (42 bb)
Shoufei Geng – Eliminated in 24th Place ($32,500)

Photo Credit: World Poker Tour/Spenser Sembrat