$130 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 75/150
The first level has come and gone, and Level 2 is underway. The field has swollen to 151 entries, nearly twice as many as there were 20 minutes ago.
Registration and re-entry remain open until the end of Level 9, or about 10:20 PM.
$130 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 50/100
The cards are in the air, and Event 5 is underway. There are 87 players registered so far, and that number is growing fast.
It’s time for a small buy-in, big prize pool tournament on the 2015 Coco Poker Open schedule. Event 5 is a take on the regular Monday Deep Stack tournament, this time with a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool for a $130 buy-in.
We expect a big crowd in the tournament area full of regulars and people in town for the series. There will be a lot of action before someone walks away with a Coco Poker Open trophy and big payday.
Players begin with 16,000 deep stack and play 20-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the end of Level 9. Get here early and often for your chance.
Players are taking their seats and cards will be in the air shortly.
Main Event Schedule
7PM: Event 5 – $130 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
12PM: $285 Qualifier Into Championship Event (1-in-10)
2PM: $85 No Limit Hold’em Qualifier in Event 6
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 80,000/160,000/20,000 Ante
On one of the first hands of heads-up play, Michael Ortiz moves all in for just about 3,000,000 on the button. David MacDonald calls from the big blind, five cards away from the title. Ortiz is at risk, and he needs to improve to stay alive.
Ortiz: 
MacDonald: 
The board runs out 
, and MacDonald wins the pot with his ace kicker.
Ortiz is eliminated as the runner-up, earning $42,471.
David MacDonald, from nearby Jupiter, Florida, is the champion of Event 1. He earns the top prize of more than $73,000, plus the $2,500 seat to the Coco Poker Open Championship Event.
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 80,000/160,000/20,000 Ante
David MacDonald – 12,690,000 (79 bb)
Michael Ortiz – 3,150,000 (20 bb)
$500 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em
Level 6: 2,000/4,000
After a long and swingy heads-up match, Howard Mash defeats Kyle Taddei to win Event 4.
Taddei collects $4,048 for his efforts, while Mash earns the top prize of $8,096, plus a $2,500 seat to the Coco Poker Open Championship Event.
Here’s a look at Mash’s path to victory:
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 80,000/160,000/20,000 Ante
After doubling up once, John Depersio moves all in for 1,460,000 on the button, and Michael Ortiz calls from the big blind. Depersio is at risk, flipping for his tournament life.
Depersio: 
Ortiz: 
The board runs out 
, and Ortiz wins the pot with two pair. Depersio is eliminated in third place, earning more than $28,000 for his $350 investment.
John Depersio – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($28,215)
$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 30: 80,000/160,000/20,000 Ante
John Depersio moves all in for 2,120,000 on the button, and Michael Ortiz calls all in for 1,270,000 in the big blind. The latter is at risk, but he has his opponent dominated.
Depersio: 
Ortiz: 
The board runs out 
, and Ortiz’s jacks hold up. He doubles up, leaving Depersio with just a handful of big blinds.
Michael Ortiz – 4,380,000 (27 bb)
John Depersio – 850,000 (5 bb)
$500 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 4: 1,200/2,400
Catching up with our heads up action, Howard Mash and Kyle Taddei are into the fourth level of play. They’ve exchanged the advantage a few times but are basically even with around their starting 60,000 stacks.
We’re keeping one eye over there while tracking the big Event 1 final table.
