$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 2,290

Steve Buckner moved all in from UTG+1 for 1,400,000, Champie Douglas moved all in from the hijack for 1,150,000, and John Dolan called from the big blind.

John Dolan:  
Steve Buckner:  
Champie Douglas:  

The board came , and Douglas rivered a king-high straight to win the main pot and triple up in chips. Buckner won a smaller side pot with his pocket queens to stay alive with 500K.

Champie Douglas  –  3,575,000  (48 bb)
Steve Buckner  –  500,000  (7 bb)
John Dolan  –  1,400,000  (19 bb)

A few minutes later, Buckner was eliminated in 33rd place.

Steve Buckner  –  Eliminated in 33rd Place  ($26,400)

With 32 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $31,500 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level (6:40 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).