$2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 75/150

Players are off on their first break of the day with 101 entrants showing on the board. It’s been a methodical pace with the deep stacks and big money at risk, few are taking chances with gambling hands.

Back with chip counts after they return.

$2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 75/150

The tournament clock clicked over to 100 players midway through the second level of the day. Some new names in the field include Nigel Murray and Chris Bolek while John Dolan’s seat is mysteriously empty and devoid of chips.

$2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 50/100

The second flight topped the 70 players mark 30 minutes in play and there are some top pros getting active in the early.

2010 November Niner John Dolan is back for another shot at making Day 2 after he was unable to survive 1A and he’s joined by Zo Karim, Stuart Paterson, Andrew Graham, Zach Kessler, Alex Bolotin, and reigning Seminole Hard Rock Player of the Year Angle Vu.

$2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Blinds: 50/100

The second flight of the $1,000,000 Guarantee Coco Poker Open Championship is underway in the Pavilion. After a short note of instruction from the tournament staff, cards are in the air and chips are changing hands.

The first flight drew 123 entrants with big fields expected today and tomorrow. John DePresio bagged up the most chips last night and everyone will be trying to chase him down. They start with 20,000 stacks and will play ten 1-hour levels before shutting down for the night. Only 36 survived yesterday to make Day 2, a goal everyone here is attempting to match.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker presents
Coco Poker Open at Coconut Creek
$250 No Limit Hold’em (Six-Max)
October 3, 2014

Total Entries: 31
Total Prize Pool: $6,510

With four players remaining, they decided to chop it evenly and with Juan Martell having the most chips he was declared the winner and given the trophy.

FINAL RESULTS

1st: Juan Martell $1,432
2nd: Sam Panzica $1,432
3rd: Ryan Van Sanford $1,432
4th: Oktay Altinbas $1,432
5th: Rob Tannenbaum $521
6th: Nabil Bassil $391

$2,500 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event

Play has concluded with 36 players ending the day with chips. John DePersio ended the day with the chip lead with 166,900 in chips. He was followed closely by Uri Tenenboim who bagged 161,700.

Plenty of notable players made it through to Sunday’s Day 2 including David Diaz (134,400), Luis Santoni (113,100), Stephen Diamantas (97,200), Nancy Birnbaum (93,600), Jake Schindler (91,500), Brian Hastings (62,600), Mukul Pahuja (55,300), Corey Burbick (49,300), Will Failla (45,200), Noah Schwartz (45,000), and Darryll Fish (41,700).

$250 No Limit Hold ‘Em (Six-Max)
Blinds 1K/2K Ante 300

Sam Panzica 80,900
Ryan Van Sanford, 46,300
Oktay Altinbas, 101,000
Juan Martell, 81,800

$250 No Limit Hold ‘Em (Six-Max)

$250 No Limit Hold ‘Em (Six-Max)
Blinds 600/1.2K Ante 200

We’re in the money here. On the first hand of play, Oktay Altinbas knocked out Nabil Bassil when his hit an eight on the river to best Bassil’s . Bassil collected $326 for his sixth place finish. Chip counts for the remaining five are as follows:

Seat 1: Sam Panzica 70K
Seat 2: Ryan Van Sanford 75K
Seat 3: Rob Tannenbaum 82K
Seat 4: Oktay Altinbas 65K
Seat 5: Juan Martell 20K

$250 No Limit Hold ‘Em (Six-Max)
Blinds 500/1K Ante 100

We’re down to our final seven – one away from the money.