$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 21: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante

They slowed down long enough in Level 21 to grab a quick round of chips counts for the 12 remaining players. Jean “Prince” Gaspard is leading with Matt Affleck not far behind. No one is desperately short so we’ll see when they hit the brakes for good.

Table 1
Seat 1: Nathan Bjerno – 465,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Chance Kornuth – 460,000 (29 bb)
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Empty
Seat 5: Danny Notice – 475,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Empty
Seat 7: Kevin Ho – 670,000 (42 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Affleck – 1,680,000 (105 bb)
Seat 9: Andre Pillow – 1,060,000 (66 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1: Jean Gaspard – 2,100,000 (131 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Laake – 680,000 ( 43 bb)
Seat 3: Empty
Seat 4: Cord Garcia – 400,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: James Brown – 1,500,000 (94 bb)
Seat 6: Empty
Seat 7: John Dolan – 335,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Ioannis Patsourakis – 340,000 (21 bb)
Seat 9: Empty

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

It’s tough to believe this pace can keep up but they are dropping almost faster than you can track. Bienvenido Santiago went out soon after they joined as two tables followed quickly by Jonathan Abla.

Before you could say “slow down”, Peter Walsworth was sent out and Hunter Cichy ran into a bad flop against Kevin Ho. He was all-in for his last 79,000 with and Ho called with . Cichy’s chances took a big hit on the flop and he was drawing dead on the river.

It’s also been a tough level for former leader Chance Kornuth. After a series of doubling up opponents, he’s down to 390,000 and one of the short stacks.

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Table 1
Seat 1: Nathan Bjerno
Seat 2: Chance Kornuth
Seat 3: Hunter Cichy
Seat 4: Jonathan Abla
Seat 5: Danny Notice
Seat 6: Javier Zarco
Seat 7: Kevin Ho
Seat 8: Matt Affleck
Seat 9: Andre Pillow

Table 3
Seat 1: Jean Gaspard
Seat 2: Michael Laake
Seat 3: Bienvenido Santiago
Seat 4: Cord Garcia
Seat 5: James Brown
Seat 6: Peter Walsworth
Seat 7: John Dolan
Seat 8: Ioannis Patsourakis
Seat 9: Richard Leger

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

With four quick exits, the Championship is down to the last two tables with no signs of slowing down. Shea Smith and Brandon Miller went out right after the break with Alberto Rodriguez following after a tough beat.

Peter Walsworth opened from early position and Rodriguez followed with a three-bet shove. Walsworth liked the price he was getting though he told Rodriguez “I’m not that strong”.

Walsworth needed to catch with to send Rodriguez out showing . The was harmless but Walsworth added a flush draw on the turn. The backdoor flush draw got there on the river to send Rodriguez out in 20th.

They broke a table to get down to 18 remaining when T.K. Miles and Matt Affleck mixed it up. Affleck opened from  under the gun and Miles shipped from the big blind with . Affleck called with and they both hit the flop. They turn and river finished Miles off and staff broke the first table of the day.

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 21: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante

Table 1
Seat 1: Nathan Bjerno – 358,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Empty
Seat 3: Hunter Cichy – 182,000 (15 bb)
Seat 4: Jonathan Abla – 230,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: Danny Notice – 141,000 (12 bb)
Seat 6: Empty
Seat 7: T.K. Miles – 210,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Affleck – 1,450,000 (121 bb)
Seat 9: Andre Pillow – 520,000 (43 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Jean Gaspard – 980,000 (82 bb)
Seat 2: Brandon Miller – 92,000 (8 bb)
Seat 3: James Brown – 605,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: Empty
Seat 5: Chance Kornuth – 1,100,000 (92 bb)
Seat 6: Bienvenido Santiago – 159,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Empty
Seat 8: Kevin Ho – 825,000 (69 bb)
Seat 9: Javier Zarco – 340,000 (28 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1: Shea Smith – 105,000 (9 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Laake – 420,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Alberto Rodriguez – 185,000 (15 bb)
Seat 4: Cord Garcia – 315,000 (26 bb)
Seat 5: Empty
Seat 6: Peter Walsworth – 395,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 290,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Ioannis Patsourakis – 850,000 (71 bb)
Seat 9: Richard Leger – 310,000 (26 bb)

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Since Day 2 ended at the start of Level 20, they remaining players took off on a 15-minute break after an hour. John Holley was sent out just before the break to get us down to 22 remaining.

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

Josh Hillock was in no immediate danger at the restart but Andre Pillow found an interesting to win a flip.

Hillock was all-in but ahead with against . The flop missed Pillow but he added a gutshot wheel draw on the turn. It completed when Pillow caught the river to hit the wheel and send Hillock out in 24th.

Hillock: Eliminated in 24th
Pillow: 580,000

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

It took less than 30 minutes to send three players to the rail and it was three of the shorter stacks.

Scott Zakheim was the first knocked out, going out in 27th place when Richard Leger’s won on the board. While that was going down, John Depersio was gone from Table 1 with little fanfare.

The third bustout was Tristan Wade finding a short stack but ran it straight in the of Matt Affleck. It was a good run for those three but they each had to settle for a $7,000 payout.

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 20: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante

The final 27 players are making their way into the Pavilion and unbagging their chips for the final day of the 2015 Coco Poker Open Championship.

Chance Kornuth leads the way as the only player with a seven-digit stack and is one of the most experienced in the Day 3 field. His career earnings are only surpassed by 2010 November Niner John Dolan with Kornuth’s first career WSOP cash earning him a bracelet in 2010.

Kornuth isn’t the only bracelet winner coming back today. Tristan Wade won his title in 2011 while Cord Garcia’s bracelet is only a few months old. He picked up a huge payday as the last player standing in this summer’s massive WSOP Colossus event.

Wade also holds a WSOP Circuit ring but John Holley tops everyone with his three rings. There are 13 rings combined among the final 27 with Jonathan Abla and Nathan Bjerno the only other multiple winners.

Today’s players have combined for more than $20 million in career earnings and someone will add another $264,000 to their personal bankroll when we are done. John Dolan was that man last year, he’s right in the middle of the pack and will have to do some work.

Table 1
Seat 1: John Holley – 244,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: John Depersio – 135,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: Hunter Cichy – 162,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: Jonathan Abla – 365,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Danny Notice – 197,000 (20 bb)
Seat 6: Josh Hillock – 240,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Tristan Wade – 130,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Affleck – 628,000 (63 bb)
Seat 9: Andre Pillow – 386,000 (39 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Jean Gaspard – 564,000 (56 bb)
Seat 2: Brandon Miller – 122,000 (12 bb)
Seat 3: James Brown – 468,000 (47 bb)
Seat 4: Nathan Bjerno – 366,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Chance Kornuth – 1,185,000 (119 bb)
Seat 6: Bienvenido Santiago – 223,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: T.K. Miles – 294,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Kevin Ho – 791,000 (79 bb)
Seat 9: Javier Zarco – 852,000 (85 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1: Shea Smith – 145,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Laake – 560,000 (56 bb)
Seat 3: Alberto Rodriguez – 266,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: Cord Garcia – 139,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Scott Zakheim – 102,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: Peter Walsworth – 250,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 309,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8: Ioannis Patsourakis – 600,000 (60 bb)
Seat 9: Richard Leger – 529,000 (53 bb)

Remaining Payouts:

1st: $264,000
2nd: $155,000
3rd: $100,000
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

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship

From the starting field of 410 entries, the final 135 players returned to the Pavilion today for the race to the money. Nine levels later, just 27 of them remain.

Chance Kornuth did the most work, finishing with 1,185,000 and the chip lead. He’s the only player with a seven-figure stack in the bag, and he’ll continue to set the pace when play resumes.

Here’s how the field will be laid out to begin Day 3:

Table 1
Seat 1: John Holley – 244,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: John Depersio – 135,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: Hunter Cichy – 162,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: Jonathan Abla – 365,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Danny Notice – 197,000 (20 bb)
Seat 6: Josh Hillock – 240,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Tristan Wade – 130,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Affleck – 628,000 (63 bb)
Seat 9: Andre Pillow – 386,000 (39 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Jean Gaspard – 564,000 (56 bb)
Seat 2: Brandon Miller – 122,000 (12 bb)
Seat 3: James Brown – 468,000 (47 bb)
Seat 4: Nathan Bjerno – 366,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: Chance Kornuth – 1,185,000 (119 bb)
Seat 6: Bienvenido Santiago – 223,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: T.K. Miles – 294,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Kevin Ho – 791,000 (79 bb)
Seat 9: Javier Zarco – 852,000 (85 bb)

Table 3
Seat 1: Shea Smith – 145,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Laake – 560,000 (56 bb)
Seat 3: Alberto Rodriguez – 266,000 (27 bb)
Seat 4: Cord Garcia – 139,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Scott Zakheim – 102,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: Peter Walsworth – 250,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: John Dolan – 309,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8: Ioannis Patsourakis – 600,000 (60 bb)
Seat 9: Richard Leger – 529,000 (53 bb)

Cards go in the air at 2:00 PM, and they’ll play until a winner is determined. Everyone left is guaranteed at least $7,000, while the eventual champion will earn $264,000 and the Coco Poker Open Championship trophy.