Event 1 Day 1A: Slakman Leads Final 11, Bradley Second

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Day 2 Blinds: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 11/118

Flight A chip leader, Alan Slakman (Coral Springs, Fla.)

Just 11 players remain from 118 starters following the first of six opening flights in Event 1 of the 2016 Coco Poker Showdown. Alan Slakman, who surged into the chip lead following a double elimination late in Flight A, bagged an impressive 280,500 chips. He’s out in front of Bobby Bradley, who won the $350 pot limit Omaha eight-handed tournament at the Lucky Hearts Poker Open last week, and Miguel Martinez.

Full chip counts:

1. Alan Slakman – 280,500
2. Bobby Bradley – 193,500
3. Miguel Martinez – 167,500
4. Allan Dungo – 153,500
5. Josh Dichkewich – 152,000
6. Stuart Greenbaum – 74,500
7. Opal Whitley – 66,000
8. Arlene Vazquez – 42,000
9. Ishaq Kundawala – 28,000
10. Arhur DiPoti – 20,500
11. Joseph Patalano – 2,000

As Day 2 participants, each of the above players are in the money. Additionally, they are drawing live to earn an additional min-cash if they’re able to bag a subsequent starting flight.

And no. That’s not a typo. Joseph Patalano bagged 2,000 chips. He squeaked into the money and assured himself a payday.