2016 Poker Open

Event 1: Brandon Berkenfeld Toward the Top

$240 Omaha High/Low (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 1,000/2,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 43/62

Brandon Berkenfeld
Brandon Berkenfeld

Delray Beach’s Brandon Berkenfeld is at home on a South Florida poker table. This past January he finished 3rd in this very event during the property’s Coco Poker Showdown. In all, he’s scored nearly $35,000 in earnings following 20 in-the-money finishes at a mix of Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood and a number of other local rooms.

With a stack of 38,500, he currently sits toward the top of the Coco Poker Open Omaha hi/low chip counts and looks to add to a growing list of cashes.

Brandon Berkenfeld – 38,500

Make Way for Satellite Thursday at the Coco Poker Open

Primary events take a break during tomorrow’s Coco Poker Open schedule to make way for satellites into the $1,000,000 guaranteed Championship. A total of 60 seats — 30 $270 mega seats and 30 $2,500 Championship seats — are guaranteed over the course of two $60 step and two $270 mega satellites.

Thursday’s complete satellite schedule:

10AM: $60 Turbo Step Championship Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into Coco Poker Open Championship Mega Satellite
  • Players begin with 8,000 in tournament chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Turbo Step Championship Satellite

12PM: $60 Turbo Step Championship Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into Coco Poker Open Championship Mega Satellite
  • Players begin with 8,000 in tournament chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Turbo Step Championship Satellite

3PM: $270 Coco Poker Open Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into the $1M GTD Coco Poker Open Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Championship Mega Satellite Structure Sheet

6PM: $270 Coco Poker Open Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into the $1M GTD Coco Poker Open Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Championship Mega Satellite Structure Sheet

Event 1: Final Nine Pay, Winner Pockets $3,720

$240 Omaha High/Low (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 600/1,200 Limits
Players Remaining: 55/62

With the start of Level 7 comes the end of registration in the Coco Poker Open $240 Omaha hi/low event. The 61-entry field generated a total prize pool of $12,400 besting the $10,000 guarantee comfortably. Each of the nine final table participants finishes in the money with a min-cash worth $372. The scores increase from there and top out in the form of a $3,720 first prize.

Full payouts:

Event #1
$240 Omaha Hi/Low
Entries: 61
Prize Pool: $12,400
September 21, 2016

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The clock currently shows 55 players remaining toward the middle of Level 7.

3pm Championship Satellite Underway with Five $2,500 Seats Guaranteed

Your first opportunity to score a seat into the $1,000,000 guaranteed Coco Poker Open Championship is now at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. Cards went in the air just moments ago for a $270 mega with five seats guaranteed.

Here’s a closer look at the Championship’s first satellite:

3PM: $270 Coco Poker Open Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into the $1M GTD Coco Poker Open Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Championship Mega Satellite Structure Sheet

Event 1: Play Underway Following First Break; Ron Schroeder Chipping Up

$240 Omaha High/Low (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 300/600 Limits
Entries: 58

Players are freshly back in their seats following the first break in the $240 Coco Poker Open Omaha hi/low event. The clock shows 58 entries, and in typical hi/low fashion, there doesn’t appear to have been much chip movement early.

Ron Schroeder
Ron Schroeder

Despite adding just 4,100 to his 10,000-chip starting stack, Ron Schroeder tops the counts. Registration and re-entry are available for another hour and complete prize pool information will be posted shortly thereafter.

Event 1: Guarantee Gone; A Look at Some Notables

$240 Omaha High/Low (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 150/300 Limits
Entries: 54

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The clock reads 54 entries at the beginning of Level 3 and the $10,000 guaranteed in the Coco Poker Open $240 Omaha hi/low is officially busted. The prize pool sits at an unofficial $10,800 with late registration and re-entry still available.

A quick look around the tournament space reveals a slew of notable faces. Among them are Brandon Berkenfeld who finished 3rd in this event during January’s Coco Showdown, Jordan Chizick who own three victories during Seminole Hard Rock Poker series in Hollywood and fellow SHRP winner Kevin Love.

Here’s a look at above standouts as well as some of the other South Florida regulars:

Brandon Berkenfeld
Brandon Berkenfeld
Jordan Chizick
Jordan Chizick
Brian Gelrod
Brian Gelrod
Christian Ivens
Christian Ivens
Claudangelo Beaudouin
Claudangelo Beaudouin

Event 1: Field Filling in Toward the End of Level 2

$240 Omaha High/Low (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 100/200 Limits
Entries: 47

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With already 47 entries toward the end of Level 2, the $10,000 guarantee is all but assured to be bested in the Coco Poker Open kickoff event. Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 7 and the event is structured to end later this evening.

We will take a look at some of the notable faces among the field shortly.

Event 1: Coco Poker Open Kickoff Event Underway

$240 Omaha High/Low (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 50/100 Limits
Entries: 30

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It’s 12-noon in Coconut Creek and Day 1 of the 2016 Coco Poker Open is off and running. The first of 15 primary events gets things started with a $240 Omaha hi-low re-entry tournament. Players begin with 10,000 chips and are set to log 30-minute levels with late registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 7.

Here’s a look at the tournament details:

12PM: Event 1 – $240 Omaha High/Low (Re-Entry)

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

The Coco Poker Open runs through October 2 and is headlined by this weekend’s $2,500 buy-in, $1,000,000 guaranteed Championship. The South Florida series marks the second event of the 2016/2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker season and the aforementioned Championship is points eligible in the Player of the Year Race meaning its winner will receive a seat in next August’s $5,250 Championship in Hollywood.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Details

Updates throughout today and every other day of play will be available right here at SeminoleCoconutCreekPoker.com.

Good luck, players!

Coco Poker Open Day 1 Schedule

Main Event Schedule

12PM: Event 1 – $240 Omaha High/Low (Re-Entry)

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 2 – $130 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 16,000 in tournament chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $270 Coco Poker Open Championship Mega Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • 5 seats guaranteed into the $1M GTD Coco Poker Open Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Championship Mega Satellite Structure Sheet

9PM: $60 Turbo Step Championship Satellite (Re-Entry)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into the Coco Poker Open Championship Mega Satellite
  • Players begin with 8,000 in tournament chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Turbo Step Championship Satellite