Event 1: Restart Field Nearly Chopped in Half

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/500 ante
Players Remaining: 53/1,156

Tournament Clock

Following less than two hours of Day 2 play, the 103-player restart in Event 1 of the Coco Poker Showdown is down to under 55. The field has nearly cut in half and players are preparing to head on break for the first time today.

Those still alive include:

  • Adam Barclay
  • Joseph Patalano
  • Dolline Willis
  • Tim Kegel
  • Bobby Bradley
  • Alan Slakman
  • Miguel Martinez

One of the more notable names to hit the rail to this point is that of Wanlop Phonphornwithoon. After starting the day with the chip lead, Phonphornwithoon bowed out 55th earning $335.

Here’s a look at the results to this point:

54th: Pedro Palacio – $381
55th: Wanlop Phonphornwithoon – $335
56th: Thomas Hoffman – $335
57th: Barry Clarke – $335
58th: Amir Baron – $335
59th: Nancy Todd – $335
60th: Ilan Hadida – $335
61st: Manuel Soltero Luna – $335
62nd: Lawrence Paden, Sr. – $335
63rd: Courtney Rowe – $335
64th: Denis Cyr – $301
65th: Zoltan Czinkota – $301
66th: Craig Bagon – $301
67th: Paul Nelson – $301
68th: Mor Hadir – $301
69th: Erin Steinberg – $301
70th: Gloria Anez – $301
71st: David Shaw – $301
72nd: Rayden Abreu – $301
73rd: George Duffield – $266
74th: Stephen Greenstein – $266
75th: Isagani Sabino – $266
76th: Joseph Yselonia – $266
77th: William Brooks – $266
78th: Irwin Block – $266
79th: Donovan Walker, Jr. – $266
80th: Edgard Mendes – $266
81st: Eric Rivkin – $266
82nd: Chad Bleznick – $231
83rd: Alex Cohen – $231
84th: Mark Gaudino – $231
85th: olesya Watchorn – $231
86th: Danit Dayan – $231
87th: Marco Chan – $231
88th: Gili Prizament – $231
89th: Lerory Grant – $231
90th: Richard Newton – $231
91st: Paul Balzano – $208
92nd: Arthur Dipofi – $208
93rd: Antonio De Araujo – $208
94th: Stuart Greenbaum – $208
95th: Ishaq Kundawala – $208
96th: Frederick Hall – $208
97th: Charles Dack – $208
98th: Kirk Toney – $208
99th: David Gelley – $208
100th: Victor Golan – $185
101st: Steven Olek – $185
102nd: Arlene Vazquez – $185
103rd: Charles Marik – $185
104th: Joe Patalano – $185 (Multi-stack payout)