$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 1,360 3q6t1h

Ami Alibay limped from under the gun, James Carroll raised from the hijack to 400,000, and Jerry Wong  defended his big blind. Alibay called as well.

The flop came , it checked to Carroll who bet 550,000.  Wong folded and Alibay called.

Both players checked the on the turn. The river brought the , Alibay checked and Carroll bet 875,000. Alibay used a Time Chip then decided to call.

Carroll tabled for top pair and Alibay mucked.

James Carroll  –  19,075,000  (127 bb)
Ami Alibay  –  2,350,000  (16 bb)

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 83

Brian Altman raised to 18,000 from under the gun, Paul Snead reraised to effectively 140,000-ish from the small blind, Brian Yoon folded his big blind and Altman called all in.

Altman:
Snead:

The board came down , giving Snead an ace-high flush to eliminate Altman.

Paul Snead – 410,000
Brian Altman – Eliminated in 7th Place ($16,255)

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 83

George Wolff raised from the cutoff, Barry Hutter reraised all in for about 85,000 from the button and Wolff called.

Wolff:
Hutter:

The board ran out , giving Wolff kings and fives to eliminate Hutter in eighth place.

George Wolff – 280,000
Barry Hutter – Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,440)

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 83

Brent Roberts raises to 13,000 from under the gun,  Eric Panayiotou three-bet all in for 46,000 from the hijack and Roberts called.

Roberts:
Panayiotou: 

The board came down , giving Roberts a pair of jacks to eliminate Panayiotou.

Brent Roberts – 422,000
Eric Panayiotou – Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,625)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 31: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,360

Players are currently on a fifteen minute break. Here’s a look at the remaining payouts:

1st:  $700,175 + $15,000 Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions seat
2nd:  $465,120
3rd:  $344,960
4th:  $257,815
5th:  $194,610
6th:  $148,380

Here are the official chip counts from the break for the final seven players:

Seat 1.  Maria Ho  –  13,925,000  (93 bb)
Seat 2.  Chad Eveslage  –  6,600,000  (44 bb)
Seat 3.  Jason Marshman  –  2,125,000  (14 bb)
Seat 4.  Jerry Wong  –  3,925,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Eric Afriat  –  6,825,000  (46 bb)
Seat 6.  Ami Alibay  –  4,875,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  James Carroll  –  16,075,000  (107 bb)

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 83

Seat 1: Brian Altman – 115,000
Seat 2: Eric Panayiotou – 26,000
Seat 3: Kristen Bicknell – 70,000
Seat 4: George Wolff – 253,000
Seat 5: Barry Hutter – 138,000
Seat 6: Michael Tureniec – 340,000
Seat 7: Brent Roberts – 364,000
Seat 8: Paul Snead – 262,000
Seat 9: Brian Yoon – 96,000

Remaining Payouts:
1st: $116,245
2nd: $77,500
3rd: $52,545
4th: $36,955
5th: $27,000
6th: $20,520
7th: $16,255
8th: $13,440
9th: $11,625

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,360

Dan Chalifour raised to 425,000 from early position before Maria Ho three-bet to 1,200,000 from next to act.

It folded back around to Chalifour who moved all in for 2,700,000. Ho snap called with and was in great shape against .

The board ran out  and Chalifour was eliminated in eighth-place for a $88,930 payday.

Maria Ho – 13,100,000
Dan Chalifour – Eliminated in 8th Place ($88,930)

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 83

Brock Wilson raised from under the gun, Brent Robert reraised to effectively 145,000-ish from the big blind and Wilson called all in.

Wilson:
Roberts:

The board came down , giving Roberts a set of nines to eliminate Wilson.

Brent Roberts – 364,000
Brock Wilson – Eliminated

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,360

Maria Ho raised to 250,000 from middle position and James Carroll defended his big blind.

The flop came , Carroll checked and Ho continued 250,000. Carroll called.

The turn brought the , Carroll bet 550,000 and Ho called.

Both players checked the on the river and Carroll tabled . It was no good however as Ho turned up for two-pair.

Maria Ho – 10,000,000
James Carroll – 15,600,000

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 30: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,360

Two-time WPT champion Eric Afriat raised from the cutoff to 275,000, Ami Alibay called from the button, and Dan Chalifour defended his big blind.

The flop came , it checked to Alibay who bet 300,000. Only Afriat called.

The turn card was the , Afriat checked and Alibay moved all in. Afriat thought shortly before he called all in for 800,000.

Afriat needed to get lucky with his against Alibay’s .

Afriat called for the “Deuce of clubs. Let me do it one time.”

The dealer obliged as the river was in fact the .

Afriat said, “Wow. Sorry, guys, it’s just my lucky day.”

Eric Afriat  –  3,225,000  (26 bb)
Ami Alibay  –  6,900,000  (55 bb)