$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.

Here are the results for the in-the-money finishers so far:

28th: Niel Blumenfield – $6,000
29th: Scott Efron – $6,000
30th: Evan Teitelbaum – $6,000
31st: Yu Tuan – $6,000
32nd: Zachary Goodman – $6,000
33rd: Jerry Wong – $6,000
34th: Steven McKoy – $6,000
35th: David Barbieri – $6,000
36th: Harvey Freedman – $6,000
37th: Mohammed Jaafar – $5,000
38th: Cory Burbick – $5,000
39th: Chris Bolek – $5,000
40th: James Carroll – $5,000
41st: Alfonso Perez – $5,000
42nd: Roberto Barreto – $5,000
43rd: Hans Winzeler – $5,000
44th: Stewart Newman – $5,000
45th: Eric Becks – $5,000

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 19: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Michael Ortiz limps in from the button, Neil Blumenfield completes from the small blind, and James Brown checks his option in the big.

The flop comes , and it checks to Ortiz, who moves all in for about 90,000. Blumenfield calls with the covering stack, and Brown folds out of the way. Ortiz is at risk, and the news is not good.

Ortiz: (top pair)
Blumenfield: (bottom two pair)

The turn and river come and , and Blumenfield’s two pair are counterfeited. Ortiz wins with kings up, doubling up and reducing his opponent to less than 40,000 chips.

Blumenfield is eliminated on the next hand, signaling the end of Day 2.

Michael Ortiz – 210,000
Neil Blumenfield – Eliminated

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 19: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

Under the gun, Tommy Vu moves all in for about 180,000, and Chance Kornuth re-shoves from the button with his towering stack. When the blinds fold, the cards are turned up.

“I need to get lucky,” Vu says.

Vu:
Kornuth:

The board runs out , and Kornuth wins the pot with trip aces.

Vu is out in 31st place.

Chance Kornuth – 1,250,000
Tommy Vu – Eliminated

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 19: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante

John Dolan opens the pot from early position, and Steven McKoy three-bet shoves for about 125,000 in the big blind. Dolan calls with the covering stack.

Dolan:
McKoy:

The flop gives McKoy two more outs, and the turn gives him the lead with Broadway. The river is the , though, and Dolan fills up to win the pot.

McKoy is out in 33rd place.

John Dolan – 320,000 (40 bb)
Steven McKoy – Eliminated