Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 331

It folded to Ian O’Hara in the cutoff. He raised to 110,000. When it got to Kunal Patel in the big blind, he jammed for 515,000. O’Hara called and Patel was at risk.

Patel:
O’Hara:

Runout:

Patel’s jacks held and O’Hara doubled another.

Kunal Patel – 1,085,000 (21 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 2,755,000 (55 bb)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 331

Action folded around to Ian O’Hara in the small blind and he moved all-in having Chad Bradbury covered in the big blind. Bradbury quickly called for a race.

Bradbury:
O’Hara:

Bradbury improved to a set of fives on the flop but he had a diamond sweat. O’Hara added more outs after the turn but bricked the river to send the double up to Bradbury.

Ian O’Hara – 3,275,000 (66 bb)
Chad Bradbury – 1,550,000 (31 bb)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 331

Kunal Patel was under the gun and popped it to 100,000. Chad Bradbury called from the small blind and Marsha Wolak promptly shoved 540,000 from the big blind. Patel re-shoved for more and Bradbury mucked. Wolak’s hot streak continued as she flipped over and was comfortably ahead of the of Patel.

Runout:

Wolak’s aces held and she doubled to more than 1,000,000.

Marsha Wolak – 1,180,000 (23 bb)
Kunal Patel – 700,000 (14 bb)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Returning to Level 27: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 331

The six remaining players are on a 15-minute break from the table. We lost two players over the last two levels but the pace should pick up as Ian O’Hara continues to push the action.

Seat 2: Marsha Wolak – 665,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: Kunal Patel – 1,155,000 (23 bb)
Seat 5: Sean Shah – 1,235,000 (25 bb)
Seat 6: Glenn Becker – 1,060,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Ian O’Hara – 3,420,000 (68 bb)
Seat 9: Chad Bradbury – 730,000 (15 bb)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 331

Matthew Smith recently doubled only to bust on the very next hand.

First, he picked up in the small blind and got 345,000 in preflop versus the of Ian O’Hara in the big. An flop marked Broadway for Smith and he doubled to better than 700,000.

The very next hand, Glenn Becker raised to 85,000 from the cutoff. Smith was on the button and shoved for just over 700,000. O’Hara folded the small and Chad Bradbury declined his option from the big. Becker called and Smith was at risk.

Becker:
Smith:

Runout: [34c]

It wasn’t to be for Smith. He was eliminated in 7th place earning $31,000.

Glenn Becker – 2,300,000 (57 bb)
Matthew Smith – Eliminated in 7th place ($31,000)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 331

Action folded to Sean Shah on the button and he open/shoved for 555,000. Glenn Becker released his small blind and Matt Smith quickly called in the big.

Smith:
Shah:

Smith was dominant and faded the flop and turn before Shah hit the two-out river to double up.

Sean Shah – 1,025,000 (26 bb)
Matt Smith – 125,000 (3 bb)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 26: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 331

Nash Tran was left with fumes at the final table and open/shoved for 155,000 from the button. Glenn Becker asked for a count and called in the big blind.

Tran:
Becker:

Tran needed a lot of help to stay alive but bricked the board to exit in 8th place.

Glenn Becker – 1,355,000 (34 bb)
Nash Tran – Eliminated in 8th place ($22,000)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 331

Ian O’Hara kicked it off with a 65,000-chip raise in early position. Kunal Patel called in late position as did Nash Tran in the cutoff, Sean Shah in the small blind and Glenn Becker in the big blind. They were five-handed.

Flop: — All players checked.

Turn: — Shah lead for 135,000. O’Hara was the only player who called and they were heads up.

River: — Shah calmly lead for 255,000. O’Hara moved all in having Shah covered. Shah folded and O’Hara took the pot.

Ian O’Hara – 2,750,000 (91 bb)
Sean Shah – 480,000 (16 bb)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 331

After very little action over the first 30 minutes of the new level, two big pots saw a lot of chips change hands.

The first one started when Ian O’Hara opened to 65,000 and Chad Bradbury moved all-in for 470,000. Kunal moved in over the top from the small blind to get heads up.

Patel:
Bradbury:

The dealer put a nine right in the window on the flop, Patel couldn’t catch a miracle to drop to 375,000 while Bradbury doubled over 1 million.

Patel wasted no time and moved all-in on the next hand from the button after a Glenn Becker UTG open. It was a quick call and Patel was in trouble.

Patel:
Becker:

The flop gave Patel a flush draw, he missed the turn but it completed on the river for his double.

Kunal Patel – 810,000 (27 bb)
Glenn Becker – 1,125,000 (38 bb)
Chad Bradbury – 1,055,000 (35 bb)

Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 331

Cards are back in the air following the one-hour dinner break. Eight players remain with the champion earning $264,000 as well as a $5,250 seat in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open next August.