$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante Day 1B Entries: 996 404h5q
After a flop of 
, the player in the big blind checked, and Mike Vela bet 3,000 from UTG+1. Mahliyo Cagatay called from middle position, and the big blind folded.
The turn card paired the board with the 
, and both players checked.
The river card was the 
, Vela checked, Cagatay bet 2,500, and Vela called with 
for king high. But Cagatay turned over 
for trip aces to win the pot.
Mahliyo Cagatay – 74,000 (62 bb)
Mike Vela – 57,000 (48 bb)
The tournament clock shows 996 entries here on Day 1B, for a tournament total of 1,963 and counting. The prizepool is worth more than $6.28 million, absolutely crushing the $3 million guarantee.
Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. Action should continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.