$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 24: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 99 1c3s1o

The blinds increased to 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 big blind ante and Alex Foxen picked up a few chips in the last 10 minutes.

Seat 1: Aaron Mermelstein – 6,700,000 (54 bb)
Seat 3: Alex Foxen – 3,200,000 (26 bb)

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 83

Following the eliminations of James Calderaro, Cliff Josephy and Manig Loeser, the remaining field is now on the money bubble.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 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
7th:  $114,285
8th:  $88,930

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

Seat 1.  Maria Ho  –  7,775,000  (62 bb)
Seat 2.  Chad Eveslage  –  8,825,000  (71 bb)
Seat 3.  Jason Marshman  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Jerry Wong  –  2,975,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.  Eric Afriat  –  2,925,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6.  Ami Alibay  –  9,275,000  (74 bb)
Seat 7.  James Carroll  –  16,900,000  (135 bb)
Seat 8.  Dan Chalifour  –  3,475,000  (28 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,360

Ami Alibay raised to 225,000 from under the gun and James Carroll called from early position. Eric Afriat defended his big blind.

All three players checked the flop.

The turn brought the and Afriat led out 550,000.  Alibay called.

The river was the [6],  and both players checked.

Afriat turned over for a straight flush to take the pot.

Eric Afriat – 3,200,000 (32 bb)
Ami Alibay – 9,100,000 (9 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 99

Aaron Mermelstein opened his button and Alex Foxen defended to the flop. Foxen checked, Mermelstein bet 200,000 and Foxen check-raised to 525,000. Mermelstein called, the turn was and Foxen bet 475,000.

Mermelstein called, the river was , and both players checked.

Foxen tabled for the busted draw and Mermelstein picked up the big pot with kings up .

Seat 1: Aaron Mermelstein – 7,850,000 (79 bb)
Seat 3: Alex Foxen – 2,050,000 (21 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,360

Dan Chalifour raises under the gun to 300,000 and Eric Afriat moved all in for 1,100,000 from the button with . Chalifour called with

The board came , clean fo Chalifour, until the spiked the river.

Eric Afriat  –  2,450,000  (25 bb)
Dan Chalifour  –  3,200,000  (32 bb)

After the hand, Afriat said, “Can you believe it? That was my first all-in situation in the entire tournament.”

$360 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 88

Seat 1: Francois Gagne – 190,000
Seat 2: Mark Manesh – 118,500
Seat 3: Giovanni Lucente – 112,500
Seat 4: Elias Nassif – 42,500
Seat 5: Ari Engel – 49,500
Seat 6: Errol Rosen – 138,000
Seat 7: Aaron Klausman – 331,000
Seat 8: Ryan Galpern – 65,500
Seat 9: Mario De La Puente – 168,000
Seat 10: Carey Pickus – 114,000

Remaining Payouts:
1st: $9,149
2nd: $5,625
3rd: $3,450
4th:  $2,250
5th: $1,755
6th: $1,403
7th: $1,193
8th: $1,035
9th: $915
10th: $825

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,360

Maria Ho raised to 225,000 from under the gun and  Ryan D’Angelo moved all in from middle position for 650,000. Ho called and was racing against D’Angelo’s .

The board came and Ho’s pocket eights held to eliminate D’Angelo in ninth place.

Maria Ho  –  8,050,000  (81 bb)
Ryan D’Angelo  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($69,920)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,360

With Jerry Robinson’s elimination in tenth place, the remaining nine players have redrawn for the final table.

Here’s a look at their seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1.  Maria Ho  –  7,150,000  (72 bb)
Seat 2.  Chad Eveslage  –  9,125,000  (91 bb)
Seat 3.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  650,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4.  Jason Marshman  –  2,775,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Jerry Wong  –  3,875,000  (39 bb)
Seat 6.  Eric Afriat  –  1,600,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Ami Alibay  –  9,750,000  (98 bb)
Seat 8.  James Carroll  –  14,400,000  (144 bb)
Seat 9.  Dan Chalifour  –  5,075,000  (51 bb)

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 1,360

Chad Eveslage raised from the hijack to 200,000, and Jerry Robinson moved all in from the cutoff for 450,000. Ami Alibay called from the button, as did Eveslage.

Both players checked to the river on a board of and the hands are tabled

Chad Eveslage:
Jerry Robinson:  
Ami Alibay:  

Eveslage won the pot with king high a to eliminate Robinson in 10th place.

Chad Eveslage  –  9,125,000  (91 bb)
Ami Alibay  –  9,750,000  (98 bb)
Jerry Robinson  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($69,920)