Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 331

Nash Tran was left with fumes at the final table and open/shoved for 155,000 from the button. Glenn Becker asked for a count and called in the big blind.

Tran:
Becker:

Tran needed a lot of help to stay alive but bricked the board to exit in 8th place.

Glenn Becker – 1,355,000 (34 bb)
Nash Tran – Eliminated in 8th place ($22,000)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 331

After very little action over the first 30 minutes of the new level, two big pots saw a lot of chips change hands.

The first one started when Ian O’Hara opened to 65,000 and Chad Bradbury moved all-in for 470,000. Kunal moved in over the top from the small blind to get heads up.

Patel:
Bradbury:

The dealer put a nine right in the window on the flop, Patel couldn’t catch a miracle to drop to 375,000 while Bradbury doubled over 1 million.

Patel wasted no time and moved all-in on the next hand from the button after a Glenn Becker UTG open. It was a quick call and Patel was in trouble.

Patel:
Becker:

The flop gave Patel a flush draw, he missed the turn but it completed on the river for his double.

Kunal Patel – 810,000 (27 bb)
Glenn Becker – 1,125,000 (38 bb)
Chad Bradbury – 1,055,000 (35 bb)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 331

The last eight players in the Coco Poker Open Championship are on a 60-minute dinner. Ian O’Hara has taken over the lead with Glenn Becker, Sean Shah, and Kunal Patel sitting with over 1 million.

Seat 2: Marsha Wolak – 515,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Kunal Patel – 1,060,000 (35 bb)
Seat 4: Nash Tran – 540,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5: Sean Shah – 1,290,000 (43 bb)
Seat 6: Glenn Becker – 1,510,000 (50 bb)
Seat 7: Matt Smith – 720,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Ian O’Hara – 2,000,000 (67 bb)
Seat 9: Chad Bradbury – 630,000 (21 bb)

1st: – $264,000 + $5,250 Seat
2nd: – $155,000
3rd: – $100,500
4th: – $70,000
5th: – $50,500
6th: – $40,500
7th: – $31,000
8th: – $22,000

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 24: 12,000/24,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 331

Action folded to Ian O’Hara on the button and he asked Ivan Starostin to lift his hands so O’Hara could get a peek at his short stack. O’Hara then raised to 50,000, Chad Bradbury released his small blind, and Starostin moved all-in for 185,000.

O’Hara quickly called with and Starostin was looking good with . The flop changed all that and trip nines were good as the board ran out to send Starostin out in 9th place.

Ian O’Hara – 1,900,000 (95 bb)
Ivan Starostin – Eliminated in 9th place ($16,000)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 331

The Coco Poker Open Championship final table is underway with ten players remaining. Glenn Becker continues to lead them all with Ian O’Hara and Sean Shah as the only other players with over 1 million in their stacks.

Seat 1: Ivan Starostin – 292,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Marsha Wolak – 458,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Kunal Patel – 719,000 (36 bb)
Seat 4: Nash Tran – 300,000 (15 bb)
Seat 5: Sean Shah – 1,300,000 (65 bb)
Seat 6: Jason Dollinger – 332,000 (17 bb)
Seat 7: Glenn Becker – 2,200,000 (110 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Smith – 281,000 (14 bb)
Seat 9: Ian O’Hara – 1,600,000 (80 bb)
Seat 10: Chad Bradbury – 850,000 (43 bb)

1st: – $264,000 + $5,250 Seat
2nd: – $155,000
3rd: – $100,500
4th: – $70,000
5th: – $50,500
6th: – $40,500
7th: – $31,000
8th: – $22,000
9th: – $16,000
10th: – $12,000

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 331

Paul Balzano moved all-in for approximately 200,000 and Marsha Wolak quickly shoved next to act. The rest of the table moved out of the way and Wolak was ahead with against .

Balzano had a shot but Wolak quickly shut the door on the flop. Only running miracle cards could help Balzano but the turn had him drawing dead to the river.

Tournament staff counted down the stacks and Wolak had Balzano covered 235,000 to 213,000. Balzano hit the payout desk in 11th place and they are redrawing the last ten players for the final table.

Marsha Wolak – 458,000 (23 bb)
Paul Balzano – Eliminated in 11th place ($12,000)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 331

Ian O’Hara opened to 45,000 and Daniel Genachte three-bet shoved for his last 160,000. Genachte was ahead with but O’Hara had two live cards.

O’Hara added more outs with an open-ended straight draw after the flop and he had Genachte drawing dead on the straight-completing turn.

Ian O’Hara – 1,125,000 (56 bb)
Daniel Genachte – Eliminated in 13th place ($9,500)

$130 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 50/100

The Coco Poker Open Championship is playing down to its winner in the front of the room but we have another new tournament going on in the Pavilion, another chance at a title.

Event 8 is a $130 buy-in tournament with a big $30,000 guaranteed prize pool. Players start with 16,000 stacks and levels will last 20 minutes apiece. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10, then they will play down to a winner late this evening.

Cards are about to fly and we’ll keep an eye on that side of the room throughout the day.

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 331

Kunal Patel opened to 50,000 from middle position and Paul Balzano moved all-in over the top for 179,000 from the small blind. Patel asked for a count, heard something he liked and called with .

Balzano needed to catch with and did just that on the flop. The board finished to send Balzano the double up.

Paul Balzano – 370,000 (19 bb)
Kunal Patel – 935,000 (47 bb)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 23: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 331

Players returned from another break with 14 players remaining, Sean Shah leading the group, and a handful of eliminations away from forming the final table.

Table 16
Seat 1: Brett Bader – 263,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: Sean Shah – 1,227,000 (61 bb)
Seat 3: Ian O’Hara – 925,000 (46 bb)
Seat 4: -Empty-
Seat 5: -Empty-
Seat 6: Nash Tran – 603,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Genachte – 218,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8: Chad Bradbury – 590,000 (30 bb)
Seat 9: Matt Smith – 309,000 (15 bb)

Table 17
Seat 1: Paul Balzano – 275,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Marsha Wolak – 388,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Rinat Haviv – 388,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: -Empty-
Seat 5: -Empty-
Seat 6: Jason Dollinger – 398,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Kunal Patel – 1,091,000 (55 bb)
Seat 8: Glenn Becker – 860,000 (43 bb)
Seat 9: Ivan Starostin – 674,000 (34 bb)