Championship: Jared Heminway Doubles Through Sri Sangannagari

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
Prize Pool:  $5,616,000  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,755

Jared Hemingway

Mitchell Hynam opened to 300,000 from the hijack, Jared Hemingway called on the button, and Sri Sangannagari called in the big blind.

The flop was Jh8d2h, Sangannagari checked, Hynam bet 450,000 and Hemingway called. Sangannagari check-raised to 1,200,000 to get a fold from Hynam and tank from Hemingway. He used one time chip, announced all in, and Sangannagari quickly called with the bigger stack.

Heminway: JsTs
Sangannagari: 9h8h

Hemingway was ahead with his paired ten but needed to dodge a heart draw and Sangannagari improving his pair of eights.

The 5d turn and Qs river finished the board, safe for Hemingway’s double.

Jared Hemingway  –  10,575,000  (71 bb)
Sri Sangannagari  –  450,000  (bb)