Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight C

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Day 2 Blinds: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 40/449

Three flights are in the books and the Day 2 field in the $100,000 guaranteed Coco Poker Showdown opening event sits at 40 players from 449 starting. Flight A’s Alan Slakman retains his lead and is trailed most closely by Flight B’s Joaquin Sosa and Flight C’s Nancy Todd.

Nancy Todd (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Flight C chip leader Nancy Todd (Boca Raton, Fla.)

Todd bagged 218,000 in today’s 11 a.m. installment and lead her respective flight handily. Along with Slakman and Sosa, she is one of just three players over the 200,000 mark.

Combined chip counts through Flight C:

Flight A: 118 entries, 11 advanced
Flight B: 165 entries, 14 advanced
Flight C: 166 entries, 15 advanced

RankNameChip CountFlight
1.ALAN SLAKMAN280,500A
2.JOAQUIN SOSA271,000B
3.NANCY TODD218,000C
4.BOBBY BRADLEY193,500A
5.STEPHEN GREENSTEIN177,000C
6.DAVID RICHARD172,000C
7.MIGUEL MARTINEZ167,500A
8.ALLAN DUNGO153,500A
9.DANIT DAYAN152,500B
10.JOSH DICHKEWICH152,000A
11.ANTONIO DE ARAUJO140,500C
12.ILAN HADIDA135,000B
13.CHARBEL EL BEYROUTI132,500C
14.RICHARD HUTCHINGS131,000B
15.JERROLD SOLOV128,000B
16.TIM KEGER126,000C
17.MARC SACHELI120,500C
18.JOSEPH YSELONIA112,500B
19.PAUL BALZANO100,000B
20.ROBERT ARANI99,000C
21.ZOLTAN CZINKOTA87,500C
22.ERIC RIVKIN85,500B
23.DENIS CYR83,500B
24.PAUL SHAFRAN77,500C
25.CHARLES DACK77,000C
26.COURTNEY ROWE76,500B
27.STUARY GREENBAUM74,500A
28.ERIC SABIDO74,500C
29.ARIS GOMEZ69,500C
30.OPAL WHITLEY66,000A
31.ANDREW BAARS63,500B
32.DAVID SHAW59,000B
33.MARK GAUDIVO54,500C
34.CHARLES MARIK51,500B
35.ARLENE VAZQUEZ42,000A
36.MORRIS HEIDER34,000C
37.VICTOR GOLAN29,500B
38.ISHAQ KUNDAWALA28,000A
39.ARTHUR DIPOTI20,500A
40.JOSEPH PATALANO2,000A

Event 1 Day 1C: That’s a Wrap

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 3,000/6,000/500
Players Remaining: 15/166

Stephen Greenstein bursts the money bubble.
Stephen Greenstein bursts the money bubble.

Stephen Greenstein burst the money bubble following just a few hands of hand-for-hand play. Zoltan Czinkota opened the action from early position and the button player shoved for less. It folded to Greenstein in the big blind and he jammed for just over 100,000. Czinkota made a painstaking fold laying down AsKs face up. Greenstein indeed had the best of it with pocket jacks versus the Q-10 of the button player.

The board ran out blanks. With that, Greenstein’s queens held and the 166-player starting field in Flight C was down to 15 and in the money.

Complete chip counts will be posted shortly.

Event 1 Day 1C: Two Tables Remain, Two Players Away from the Money

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 17/166

The field is down to 17 players and one away from the money bubble. After the next player goes bust, the final two tables will go hand for hand until another hits the rail. At that time, all those remaining will be on to Day 2 and in the money.

We will provide full chip counts after play concludes.

Event 1 Day 1 C: Field Finalized at 166 Entries

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Tournament Clock

The second break expired and registration is officially closed in Flight C of the Coco Poker Showdown opener. The third of six start days drew a field of 166 players bringing the three-flight total to 449.

Flight-by-flight breakdown:

FlightsTotal EntriesAdvanced
Flight A – Completed11811
Flight B – Completed16514
Flight C – Underway166TBD
Flight D – Tonight, 6 p.m.TBDTBD
Flight E – Tomorrow, 11 a.m.TBDTBD
Flight F – Tomorrow, 6 p.m.TBDTBD
Totals44925

Flight C players will log a few more levels of play before the field narrows to 9 percent of the starters and bags for the evening.

Event 1 Day 1C: First Break Update

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Beginning of Level 7: 400/800/100 Ante

Tim Kegel (left) and Miguel Martinez
Tim Kegel (left) and Miguel Martinez

We’re back in action following the first break in Event 1 Flight C, today’s 11 a.m. installment of the $100,000 guarantee Coco Poker Showdown opener. The clock shows 156 players registered with registration open for about another hour.

Coincidentally, the tournament’s two biggest stacks are seated next to each other at Table 3. Miguel Martinez, who bagged Flight A, holds the chip advantage in Seat 7 with 63,000 chips. In addition to the chip lead, he has position on Tim Kegel, the self-described “resident whacko”, who’s on his left in Seat 6 with about 57,000.

Event 1 Day 1C: Joseph Patalano Among 128 Entered Thus Far

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 150/300/25 Ante

Joseph Patalano (Wellington, Fla.)

Joseph Patalano bagged just 2,000 chips in yesterday’s opening Flight A. While it might not seem like much, those 2,000 chips benefited him two-fold.

  1. All Day 2 participants are in the money. Despite claiming less than a small blind, Patalano secured himself a min-cash at worst.
  2. Players earn an additional min-cash for each time they bag after their first. So, in addition to making the money, Patalano is drawing live to earn the bonus payout in each subsequent flight he plays.

Patalano fired at least one bullet in yesterday’s 6 p.m. Flight B to no avail. He’s back at it in today’s Flight C and sits slightly above starting stack.

Event 1 Day 1C: Giddy Up and Go

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 50/100

Flight C of Event 1 of the 2016 Coco Poker Showdown at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek is off and running. Marking the third of six start days, the Flight C structure mirrors that of its A and B predecessors

Chip counts through Flight B

Players begin the event with 10,000-chip stacks and log 20-minute levels through the day’s completion. Late registration/unlimited re-entry is available until the start of Level 10 (about 2:15 p.m. ET) and play concludes when 9 percent of the starting field remains (rounding up).

Here’s a closer look at the tournament:

  • $100,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (about 2:15 p.m.)
  • Play concludes when 9 percent of the starting field remains
  • Event 1 structure sheet

We will touch base with you again closer to the first break.

Good luck, players!

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight B (Combined)

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Day 2 Blinds: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 25/283

Flight A: 118 entries, 11 advanced
Flight B: 165 entries, 14 advanced

RankNameChip CountFlight
1.ALAN SLAKMAN280,500A
2.JOAQUIN SOSA271,000B
3.BOBBY BRADLEY193,500A
4.MIGUEL MARTINEZ167,500A
5.ALLAN DUNGO153,500A
6.DANIT DAYAN152,500B
7.JOSH DICHKEWICH152,000A
8.ILAN HADIDA135,000B
9.RICHARD HUTCHINGS131,000B
10.JERROLD SOLOV128,000B
11.JOSEPH YSELONIA112,500B
12.PAUL BALZANO100,000B
13.ERIC RIVKIN85,500B
14.DENIS CYR83,500B
15.COURTNEY ROWE76,500B
16.STUARY GREENBAUM74,500A
17.OPAL WHITLEY66,000A
18.ANDREW BAARS63,500B
19.DAVID SHAW59,000B
20.CHARLES MARIK51,500B
21.ARLENE VAZQUEZ42,000A
22.VICTOR GOLAN29,500B
23.ISHAQ KUNDAWALA28,000A
24.ARTHUR DIPOTI20,500A
25.JOSEPH PATALANO2,000A

Friday at the Coco Poker Showdown

Exterior Shots

Friday marks the second of 11 days of Coco Poker Showdown action at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in sunny South Florida. Here’s a look at the day’s full schedule:

11AM – Event 1 Day 1C – $130 No Limit Hold’em

  • $100,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (about 2:15 p.m.)
  • Play concludes when 9 percent of the starting field remains
  • Event 1 structure sheet

6PM – Event 1 Day 1D – $130 No Limit Hold’em

  • $100,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (about 9:15 p.m.)
  • Play concludes when 9 percent of the starting field remains
  • Event 1 structure sheet

Updates throughout the series’ completion will be available right here at SeminoleCoconutCreekPoker.com. Complete tournament schedule and all structure sheets are available under the “Schedule and Structures” tab above.

That’s a Wrap on Day 1 of the Coco Showdown

The Flight B clock shows 24/165 players remaining. They’ll log a few more levels before 9 percent of the starting field remains and play wraps. Complete chip counts from the event will be posted in the morning. In the meantime, here’s a look at Friday’s full schedule:

  • 11AM – Event 1 Day 1C – $130 No Limit Hold’em ($100,000 guarantee)
  • 6PM – Event 1 Day 1D – $130 No Limit Hold’em ($100,000 guarantee)

Goodnight and see you in the morning!