2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante
A short-stacked Jason Mercier moved all in under the gun and it was folded to chip leader Hans Winzeler in the big blind who took his time before deciding to call. Mercier held 
and Winzeler 
.
The flop came 
to move Mercier into the lead. The turn was the 
giving Mercier two pair and only a six on the river would send him home. The dealer put out precisely that with the 
and Mercier was eliminated in 22nd place for $7,000.
2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante
Quinn Bruno moved all in with 
and was called by Iraj Fariab who held 
. Bruno would receive no help and would be eliminated in 23rd place for $7,000.
2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante
Noah Schwartz opened to 23,000 from middle position and former chip leader Tim Miles moved all-in from the button for 129,000 total. Schwartz took his time and ran through the math, mostly audible, and finally tossed in calling chips with 
.
Miles was flipping for his tournament life with 
. The 
flop changed little but Miles hit the 
turn while also giving Schwartz an open-ended straight draw. The dropped on the river to give Schwartz the hand and send Miles out in 24th place for $7,000.
Miles had a healthy chip lead for much of the Championship Event but ran into trouble late in Day 2 and wasn’t able to comeback.
2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante
A short-stacked David Smart moved all and was called by Iraj Fariab. Smart held 
and Fariab 
. The board ran out 
and Smart was eliminated in 25th place for $7,000.
2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 5K/10K/1K ante
The remaining 25 players have started level 20 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and a 1,000 ante.
2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 4K/8K/1K ante
A short-stacked Cliff Gladstone moved all in for 85,000 and was called by Jason Weber. The rest of the table folded and Gladstone turned over 
and was in trouble as he was dominated by Weber’s 
.
The flop, however, came 
prompting Gladstone to say “oh wow” as he had flopped top two pair. The turn and river bricked out 
to give Gladstone the much needed double up.
2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 4K/8K/1K ante
David Poces moved all in under the gun for 74,000 and it was folded to Iraj Fariab who unaware that Poces had moved all in made a call for the 8,000 big blind. The floor was called over and despite Fariab’s protests and several other players at the table agreeing with Fariab it was ruled that he would have to call the 74,000 as it was his obligation to pay attention to the action at the table.
The remainder of the table folded and Fariab turned over 
and it looked as if Poces and his 
would be the beneficiary of Fariab’s mistake. As often happens in poker though that was not what would happen here as Fariab would hit the 
flop to give him a pair of sixes. The turn was the and the river was the and Poces was eliminated in 26th place for $7,000.
2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 4K/8K/1K ante
Mike Beasley opened for 18,000 and a short-stacked David Diaz moved all in for approximately 65,000. It was folded back to Beasley who wasted no time in calling and turning over 
. Diaz was in bad shape with his 
and would receive no help when the board ran out 
. Diaz was eliminated in 27th place for $7,000.
2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 4K/8K/1K ante
Mike Beasley came firing out of the gates when he picked up a big hand againt Abbey Daniels. Beasley opened to 18,000 and Daniel’s three-bet to 40,000 to isolate. Beasley took his time before asking the dealer “give me that little black chip” meaning he was all-in.
Daniel quickly called with but was far behind Beasley’s . The 
flop locked up the hand for Beasley and he moved up over 270,000.
2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 4K/8K/1K ante
It was a quick end to Day 2 of the 2014 Coco Poker Open Championship Event when they stopped play after Ian O’Hara was sent out in 28th place. The tournament was paused for players to bag up their chips and get ready for the final day, playing down to a champion in the Stax Poker Lounge.
Hans Winzeler, and his $1.3 million in career earnings, will start the day with a nice chip lead over 2010 WSOP November Niner John Dolan and the rest of the field. They include several top pro and local grinders including Jason Mercier, Noah Schwartz, Steward Newman, Abbey Daniels, Mike Beasley, David Diaz, and former leader Tim Miles.
The setting is different but the goal is the same, 27 players will be aiming for a Championship and the $264,000 first place prize. Players are in their seats and cards are about to fly.
Remainings payouts:
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 to 12th – $12,000
13th to 15th – $9,500
16th to 18th – $8,000
19th to 27th – $7,000
