Event 2: Andres Verona Wins Following Three-Way Chop

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, Fla.
2016 Coco Poker Showdown
Event #2
$80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty
Entries: 112
Prize Pool: $4,480
January 24, 2016

Event 2 winner Andres Verona (Miami, Fla.)
Event 2 winner Andres Verona (Miami, Fla.)

Coconut Creek, Fla. (January 24, 2016) — Andres Verona won Event 2 of the Coco Poker Showdown at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Sunday night. Verona, 27, bested a field of 112 entries in the $80 no limit hold’em deep stack turbo bounty tournament. He owned the chip lead three-handed and went down as the tournament’s champion following an even chop with Jim Newcomb and Genachte Daniel. Verona and Newcomb pocketed $964 while Daniel, the short stack at the time, won $963

“It feels great,” Verona said. “I came here today wanting to ship it. I didn’t care about the money. I was here to ship and that’s what happened.”

Verona’s number one railbird was Kaitlin Sims. “Poker’s dynamic duo”, as Sims described them, made their way to Coconut Creek to play in Event 1, the $100,000 guaranteed series opener. Verona fired two bullets to no avail. Sims, meanwhile, made it to Day 2 on one entry. While Sims was in the process of running deep in Event 1, Verona was building a stack in Event 2. Sims busted 32nd and headed straight to his rail. A mere couple hours later, Verona claimed victory and put an exclamation point on the pair’s trip to Coconut Creek.

Verona is a 27-year-old amateur from Miami.

Event 2 was the second of nine numbered events on the Coco Poker Showdown schedule. The 11-day series runs now through Sunday, January 31st with Event 6, a $350 buy-in $250,000 guaranteed tournament, and the Main Event, an $1,100 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed tournament, headlining the schedule.

Event 2 results:

1st: Andres Verona – $964
2nd: Jim Newcomb – $964
3rd: Genachte Daniel – $963
4th: Frederick Hall – $381
5th: Craig Freeman – $302
6th: Paula Holder – $235
7th: Charles Goodwin – $190
8th: Edgard Mendes – $146
9th: Miguel McKenzie – $101
10th: Michael Sklar – $78
11th: David Maddox – $78
12th: David Longuil – $78

Event 2: Andres Verona Wins Event 2

$80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty
Level 23: 15,000/30,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 1/112

Andres Verona won Event 2, an $80 no limit hold’em deep stack turbo bounty tournament, following a three-way even chop. Verona, a 27-year-old Miami resident, owned the chip lead at the time and goes home as the tournament’s winner.

In addition to $964, he pocketed seven $20 bounties.

Final results:

1st: Andres Verona – $964
2nd: Jim Newcomb – $964
3rd: Genachte Daniel – $963
4th: Frederick Hall – $381
5th: Craig Freeman – $302
6th: Paula Holder – $235
7th: Charles Goodwin – $190
8th: Edgard Mendes – $146
9th: Miguel McKenzie – $101
10th: Michael Sklar – $78
11th: David Maddox – $78
12th: David Longuil – $78

A full report on the tournament will be posted later this evening.

Event 2: Final Table Seating Chart

$80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9/112

Jim Newcomb leads the final nine players in Event 2 of the Coco Poker Showdown, today’s 12 p.m. $130 no limit hold’em deep stack turbo bounty tournament. Newcomb has turned his 16,000 starting chips into 324,000 and leads second place Andres Verona (312,000) slightly.

Cards are in the air for the final playing session now. Each of the nine remaining participants has locked up $101 with the tournament’s winner earning $1,480.

Seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1: Charles Goodwin – 90,000
Seat 2: Edgard Mendes – 151,000
Seat 3: Paula Holder – 293,000
Seat 4: Jim Newcomb – 324,000
Seat 5: Miguel McDonald – 171,000
Seat 6: Frederick Hall – 90,000
Seat 7: Andres Verona – 312,000
Seat 8: Genachte Daniel – 157,000
Seat 9: Craig Freeman – 203,000

Remaining payouts:

1st – $1,480
2nd – $851
3rd – $560
4th – $381
5th – $302
6th – $235
7th – $190
8th – $146
9th – $101

We will update you again when the tournament concludes.

Event 2: Prize Pool Finalized

$80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty
Level 14: 2,000/4,000/400 Ante
Players Remaining: 34/112

Registration is closed in today’s 12 p.m. $80 no limit hold’em deep stack turbo bounty tournament. The event drew a field of 112 players generating a prize pool of $4,480. In addition, there are 112 $20 bounties up for grabs bringing the total kiddie to $6,720. Each of the top 12 players head home with a score of at least $78. Payouts escalate from there before topping out in the form of a $1,480 first prize.

Full payout structure:

Event #2
$80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty
Entries: 112
Prize Pool: $4,480
January 24, 2016

Event 2 Prize PoolIn addition to the above payouts the prize pool included $2,240 worth of bounties.

We will provide updated seating assignments and chip counts when the tournament reaches the 10-handed final table.

Event 2: Guarantee Gone; Bruno Foirtin Leads

$80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty
Level 8: 500/1,000/100 Ante

With 84 entries and growing, the $5,000 guarantee in Event 2 of the Coco Poker Showdown is a thing of the past. Registration remains open until about 3:30 p.m. and any additional entries between now and then are simply icing on the prize pool cake.

Bruno Foirtin (Quebec City, QC)
Bruno Foirtin (Quebec City, QC)

Leading the way during the early stages of play is Canada’s Bruno Foirtin. Foirtin, who’s only earned one bounty, claims about 75,000 chips.

Event 2: Shuffle Up and Deal

$80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty
Level 1: 50/100

Today’s 12 p.m. $80 no limit hold’em tournament isn’t just a no limit hold’em tournament. It isn’t just a no limit hold’em deep stack tournament, either. Furthermore, it’s not even a no limit hold’em deep stack turbo tournament. Finally, and I promise we’ll stop after this one, it’s a no limit hold’em deep stack turbo bounty tournament.

Players begin the unique event with 16,000-chip starting stacks and will play 15-minute levels throughout. $40 of the $80 buy-in goes to the prize pool while another $20 counts as a player’s bounty.

Late registration/unlimited re-entry is available until the start of Level 13 and this tournament is expected to play out in one day.

Event 2 structure sheet

We will touch base with you again when registration closes and the prize pool is finalized.

Good luck, players!

Coco Poker Showdown Day 4 Schedule (Sunday)

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek

12PM: Event 2  – $80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty

  • $5,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • 16,000-chip starting stacks and 15-minute levels
  • Each player carries a $20 bounty
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 13
  • Event 2 structure sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 2  – $130 No Limit Hold’em

6PM: Event 3  – $80 No Limit Hold’em

  • $5,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • 8,000-chip starting stacks and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10
  • Event 3 structure sheet