$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown ChampionshipPrize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining:  119 of 1,755 2r1u37

The board read when Danny Wong got all in holding under the gun, and Adrian State had him covered with in the hole on the small blind.

The river delivered the , and Wong was eliminated in 120th place for a payout of $8,200. State stacked up 1,105,000 after collecting the pot.

Adrian State – 1,105,000 (55 bb)
Danny Wong – Eliminated in 120th Place ($8,200)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  126 of 1,755

Nikolay Volper was all in holding on the hijack, and Nathan Thrush had him covered holding pocket kings from the button.

The final board read , and Volper was eliminated in 127th place for a payday worth $8,200. Thrush was up to 1,205,000 after collecting the pot.

Nathan Thrush – 1,205,000 (60 bb)
Nikolay Volper – Eliminated in 127th Place ($8,200)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  153 of 1,755

The flop read when Manuel Fritz got all in with pocket tens in the hole on the hijack, but he was behind the pocket jacks of Nathan Thrush in early position.

The turn and river fell , and Fritz was out in 154th place for a payday worth $7,000. Thrush was up to 900,000 after collecting the pot.

Nathan Thrush – 900,000 (60 bb)
Manuel Fritz – Eliminated in 154th Place ($7,000)

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$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  158 of 1,755

Ryan Hogan was all in preflop for 245,000 from the hijack with pocket tens in the hole, and Johnny Bromberg called to cover him after opening from late position holding pocket eights.

The final board read , and Hogan doubled up to survive with 520,000 after collecting the pot. Bromberg was at 325,000 after the dust settled.

Ryan Hogan – 520,000 (43 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – 325,000 (27 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 1,755

Russell Brooks got all in preflop for 76,000, and both Kevin Nee on the hijack and both the cutoff and small blind called to cover him before the flop was dealt .

Nee made it 75,000 to go before the turn fell , and the cutoff got out of the way while the small blind called.

Nee made it 75,000 again, and the small blind check-called before the river followed with the .

That was when Nee got all in as well for 442,000, but his opponent got out of the way to lead to a final showdown. Brooks held pocket fives, but they were behind the pocket aces of Nee. Brooks took home $6,400 for his finish in 181st place, and Nee was up to 1.07 million after the dust settled.

Kevin Nee – 1,070,000 (89 bb)
Russell Brooks – Eliminated in 181st Place ($6,400) 

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  195 of 1,755

Marc Goldman was all in with in the hole short, and Michael Zulker had him covered holding pocket threes.

The final board read , and Goldman was eliminated in 196th for a cash worth $6,400. Zulker was close to 500,000 after stacking the pot.

Michael Zulker – 493,000 (49 bb)
Marc Goldman – Eliminated in 196th ($6,400)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  203 of 1,755

Daniel Swartz got all in preflop for 74,000 from middle position holding pockets fives, but Mike Chiappetta had him covered holding pocket tens on the small blind.

The final board read , and Swartz was out in 204th place for a payday worth $6,400. Chiappetta was up to 405,000 after collecting the pot.

Mike Chiappetta – 405,000 (40 bb)
Daniel Swartz – Eliminated in 204th Place ($6,400)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  217 of 1,755

Faraz Jaka got all in shortly after the money bubble burst with pocket eights in the hole, and Jen-Yue Chiang had him covered holding .

The final board was dealt , and Jaka was eliminated on the hand for a min-cash worth $6,400. Chiang stacked up 610,000 after collecting the pot.

Jen-Yue Chiang  –  610,000 (61 bb)
Faraz Jaka  –  Eliminated in 218th Place  ($6,400)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  223 of 1,755

The players are taking a 90-minute dinner break, and play will resume at 8:00 pm local time.