$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Returning to Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 769

Stu Paterson opened to 115,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Betts moved all-in for 910,000 from the small blind.

Vladislav Grach released his big blind and Paterson called to put Betts at risk.

Paterson:
Betts:

Betts needed to catch to stay alive for the double but the board ran to send him out shortly after the dinner break.

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Returning to Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 769

We ran the numbers on the twelve remaining players and Stu Paterson will return with the chip with Vladislav Grach, John Spadavecchia, and Andrew Martin the only players with seven-digit stacks.

With the last hand elimination, the tables will be balanced once players return from dinner.

Table 16
Seat 1: John Spadavecchia – 1,390,000 (28 bb)
Seat 2: –Empty–
Seat 3: Jeff Charlton – 675,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Andrew Bennis – 925,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: –Empty–
Seat 6: Michael Newman – 795,000 (16 bb)
Seat 7: Greg Barker – 420,000 (8 bb)
Seat 8: Stu Paterson – 1,990,000 (40 bb)
Seat 9: Nancy Birnbaum – 630,000 (13 bb)

Table 17
Seat 1: –Empty–
Seat 2: –Empty–
Seat 3: Vladislav Grach
Seat 4: Andrew Martin
Seat 5: –Empty–
Seat 6: David Maslowski – 685,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7: –Empty–
Seat 8: Elliott Zaydman – 965,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9: Daniel Letts – 875,000 (18 bb)

Chip counts:

Stu Paterson – 1,990,000 (40 bb)
Vladislav Grach – 1,540,000 (31 bb)
John Spadavecchia – 1,390,000 (28 bb)
Andrew Martin – 1,255,000 (25 bb)
Elliott Zaydman – 965,000 (19 bb)
Andrew Bennis – 925,000 (19 bb)
Daniel Letts – 875,000 (18 bb)
Michael Newman – 795,000 (16 bb)
David Maslowski – 685,000 (14 bb)
Jeff Charlton – 675,000 (14 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 630,000 (13 bb)
Greg Barker – 420,000 (8 bb)

Remaining Payouts:

1st – $63,089
2nd – $36,547
3rd – $23,984
4th – $16,109
5th – $11,234
6th – $8,734
7th – $6,734
8th – $4,984
9th – $3,488
10th-12th – $2,494

2016 Coco Poker Open
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
Event #14
$100 Deep Stack Turbo Bounty
Entries: 52
Prize Pool: $3,700
October 2, 2016

Marc Amarante won the 14th primary event of the 2016 Coco Poker Open Sunday night at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The tournament was a $100 buy-in Deep Stack Turbo Bounty and drew 52 entries. Amarante took home the top prize following a four-way chop that saw him pocket $1,100.

The tournament kicked off at 12pm. With 15-minute levels and 16,000-chip starting stacks, action was fast throughout. It took just five and a half hours from kickoff to Steve Touitou’s 5th-place elimination. It was then that Amarante along with Rick Kalgstein, George Duffield and Steven Swaim agreed to an ICM chop.

Amarante is 24 years old and resides in Miami. The victory marks his first major tournament score.

Event 14 final results:

1st: Marc Amarante – $1,100
2nd: Rick Kalgstein – $851
3rd: George Duffield – $670
4th: Steven Swaim – $561
5th: Steven Touitou – $296
6th: Gregg Weiss – $222

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
End of Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 769

Lawrence Kiang got the last of his stack on the final hand before the 45-minute dinner break. Kiang held and was flipping with Andrew Martin’s .

The flop brought the and the turn was the . Kiang improved to trips, but still needed to fade a 10 on the river. He couldn’t, as it fell the spiking a fullhouse for Martin. Kiang was covered and busted in 13th place earning $1,994.

Players are now on a 45-minute dinner break. Cards go back in the air at about 7:20pm. Complete chip counts with seat assignments will be posted shortly.

Andrew Martin – 1,390,000
Lawrence Kiang – Eliminated in 13th place ($1,994)

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 24: 20,000/40,000/5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 769

John Spadavaecchia opened from under the gun for 85,000 and Rava Mahtani shoved for 359,000 more from his direct left. The remaining players in the hand folded and Mahtani was at risk in a classic race.

Mahtani:
Spadavecchia:

Runout:

The runout couldn’t have hit Spadavecchia any harder. He improved to a fullhouse and scored the bustout. Mahtani was eliminated in 16th place earning $1,694.

John Spadavecchia – 850,000
Rava Mahtani – Eliminated in 16th place ($1,694)

$140 No Limit Hold’em Survivor (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 50/100

It’s almost time to put a bow on the 2016 Coco Poker Open as the last tournament on the schedule gets ready to kick off. We’ve run 14 events so far with one more chance to pick up some Coco cash.

Event 15 will give entrants plenty of room to play with some big guaranteed money waiting for the final table. The tournament has a $140 buy-in and will run with a Survivor format, locking up a $1,000 payout for at least the last ten players.

Players will start with 10,000 stacks and the event will run 30-minute levels throughout. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 around 9:15pm and they won’t stop (other than breaks) until everyone remaining is making some money.

Cards are about to fly and we’ll have updates along the way.

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• 1 in 10 paid, final 10 players guaranteed $1,000 each
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

$100 Deep Stack Turbo Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 52

Marc Amarante won Event 14 of the Coco Poker Open — today’s 12pm $100 Deep Stack Turbo Bounty — following a four-way chop. A a more complete report will be posted later this evening. In the meantime, here’s a look at the final results:

1st: Marc Amarante – $1,100
2nd: Rick Kalgstein – $851
3rd: George Duffield – $670
4th: Steven Swaim – $561
5th: Steven Touitou – $296
6th: Gregg Weiss – $222

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 769

John Spadavecchia limped and Andrew Bennis was on the button. Bennis raised to 80,000 and it folded around to Spadavecchia who called.

The flop fell and Spadavecchia bet 85,000. Bennis promptly moved all-in for 415,000 more.

“Wow,” Spadavecchia said.

After a minute or two of thought, Spadavecchia called and the hands were tabled.

Bennis: for middle set
Spadavecchia: for top pair

Runout:

Bennis’ set held and he doubled through Spadavecchia to cross 1,000,000 chips.

Andrew Bennis – 1,270,000
John Spadavecchia – 820,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 769

In a blind-versus-blind battle, Nancy Birnbaum was in the small against Bob Mather in the big. The flop was . Birnbaum checked and Mather bet 25,000. Birnbaum called.

Fourth street was the and both players checked.

Birnbaum lead the river for 50,000 and Mather folded.

Birnbaum has been pretty quiet today, but she now sits with 592,000.

Nancy Birnbaum – 592,000
Bob Mather – 305,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 21: 10,000/20,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 769

With a 20,000 big blind, a flurry of bustouts accompanied the start of Level 21. Here’s a look at the most recent eliminations:

23rd: Phil Hernz – $1,466
24th: Kevin Curran – $1,466
25th: Jason Gooch – $1,466
26th: Edward Medoff – $1,466
27th: Greg Marcus – $1,466
28th: Yves Fequire – $1,244
29th: Lawrence Gradus – $1,244

Additional results are available in the posts below.