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Championship (Day 1C): The Battle at the Top

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 10: 500/1,000/100 Ante

The day’s final level is underway, and the battle atop the leaderboard is tightly contested.

Faraz Jaka appears to have the field pipped right now, sitting with just shy of 200,000 chips in front of him. Prince Gaspard and James Brown have about 180,000 apiece, and Michael Luo was right there with them until just a moment ago.

In his most recent hand, Luo and his opponent were heads up on the turn of a QdTs5cJc board. Luo was the bettor, and he led for 20,000 into a pot of about 35,000. His opponent moved all in for 96,200, and Luo spent several minutes in the tank. He eventually folded, slipping back down the leaderboard just a bit.

Luo’s stack of 155,000 still puts him well above average, but everyone is chasing Jaka at the moment.

There are 41 minutes left in Day 1C.

Championship (Day 1C): Faraz Jaka Has It, Doubles

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 9: 400/800/100 Ante

Faraz Jaka
Faraz Jaka

There’s about 9,000 in the pot as the dealer spreads a suited AsQsJs flop. Faraz Jaka is first to act from the big blind, and he checks. Abbey Daniels, who was the early-position aggressor preflop, continues for 3,500. Matt Waxman calls from the button, and Jaka check-raises to 13,500. Daniels quickly calls, but Waxman folds out of the way.

Heads up now, the turn is the 2h, and Jaka leads for 28,000. Daniels calls.

The river is the 8d, and Jaka moves all in for 37,000. By this point, Daniels is suspecting something sinister, and for the first time in the hand, her decision does not come immediately. After a few seconds, though, she calls Jaka down.

“You have it?” she asks as she slides the chips into the pot.

Jaka does have it. He shows 8s4s for the flush, and Daniels mucks. Since her opponent was all in, though, her JhJc is flashed face-up by the dealer. The set of jacks is no good.

“How do I have the third best hand on that flop?” Waxman asks, claiming he folded ace-queen.

Faraz Jaka – 170,000 (212 bb)
Matt Waxman – 35,000 (44 bb)
Abbey Daniels – 22,000 (28 bb)

Championship Event Payouts

2015 Coco Poker Open
$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

October 1-5, 2015

Total Entries:  410
Total Prize Pool: $1,000,000

1st: $264,000
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-12th: $12,000
13th-15th: $9,500
16th-18th: $8,000
19th-27th: $7,000
28th-36th: $6,000
37th-45th: $5,000

Event 11: Shuffle Up and Deal

$240 No Limit Hold’em Survivor (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The final trophy event of the series has just gotten underway on the far side of the room. There are 17 players registered so far.

Here are the vitals for Event 11:

  • $20,000 Guaranteed
  • Players start with 10,000 chips
  • Blinds start at 25/50
  • Levels are 30 minutes apiece
  • Registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 7
  • Final 10 players are guaranteed $2,000 apiece
  • 10% of the field finishes in the money