$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  163 of 2,290

Fabian Schaefer Carreno got it all in under the gun with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jeff Madsen on the button.

The board came , and Schaefer Carreno paired his eight on the turn, but improved no further. Madsen won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate Schaefer Carreno in 164th place.

Jeff Madsen  –  1,640,000  (109 bb)
Fabian Schaefer Carreno  –  Eliminated in 164th Place  ($7,050)

With 163 players remaining from a field of 2,290, the average chip stack is around 700,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,050 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:35 am).