$1,100 Championship
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Players: 13/161

Chip leader Andrew Badecker raised to 22,000 from early position. Peter Vitantonio called from his direct left and it folded all the way around to Marc Medrano in the big blind. He called and they saw a flop.

The dealer burned and turned . Medrano open shoved his last 55,000. Badecker moved all in over the top and Vitantonio quickly called. Badecker had both players covered.

Vitantonio: for an overpair
Badecker: for top pair, top kicker
Medrano: for top pair, nine kicker

The board completed with the turn and river. Vitantonio’s aces held and he doubled through Badecker while busting Medrano 14th. Once the start-of-day chip leader, Medrano earned $2,093 for his departure.

Peter Vitantonio now holds 460,000 chips to lead the way. Andrew Badecker, meanwhile, sits on 161,000.

$1,100 Championship
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Players: 14/161

With the start of Level 18 came the race off of the purple 500 chips and the addition of the blue 25,000 chips. There are now three chips in play — blue 25,000s, gray 5,000s and orange 1,000s.

$1,100 Championship
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Players: 14/161

Robert Miller returned from the first break of the day with less than six big blinds. He lasted only a few minutes before busting 15th and earning $2,093.

$1,100 Championship
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Players: 15/161

Andrew Badecker leads the final 15 players in the Coco Poker Showdown Championship. Badecker holds 388,000 chips while Robert Miller is the short stack with 53,000.

All remaining players have locked up $2,093 with the tournament’s winner earning $49,905.

Tournament update:

Table 1

Seat 1: James Newcomb – 263,000
Seat 2: Adam Levy – 126,000
Seat 3: Stu Paterson – 129,000
Seat 4: Robert Miller – 53,000
Seat 5: Dave Whalen – 300,000
Seat 6: Israel De La Ceda – 337,000
Seat 7: Herbert Woodbery – 110,000
Seat 8: Robert Midgette – 249,000

Table 2

Seat 1: Marc Medrano – 126,000
Seat 2: Ido Ashkenazi – 242,000
Seat 3: Andrew Badecker – 388,000
Seat 4: Peter Vitantonio – 217,000
Seat 5: Frederico Dabus – 272,000
Seat 6: Ronald Sullivan – 181,000
Seat 7: Santan Noronha – 128,000

Remaining payouts:

1st – $49,905
2nd – $28,980
3rd – $18,515
4th – $13,041
5th – $10,063
6th – $7,648
7th – $5,957
8th – $4,428
9th – $3,140
10th-12th – $2,496
13th-15th – $2,093

Updated results:

16th: Bruce Snell – $1,852
17th: Stephen Diamantas – $1,852
18th: Dolphus Powers – $1,852

$1,100 Championship
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/500 Ante
Players: 15/161

With 15 players remaining, James Newcomb and Andrew Badecker are neck-and-neck for the chip lead. Newcomb has the advantage with 445,000 chips to Badecker’s 395,000.

$1,100 Championship
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/500 Ante
Players: 15/161

The board was and Andrew Badecker open-shoved his last 104,000 chips in a heads-up pot against Bruce Snell. Bruce, who held about 120,000 chips at the time, went in to the tank. He eventually called and Badecker flipped over for two pair. Snell’s was second best and he was left with less than 20,000 chips.

He busted at the hands of Badecker a short time later when his couldn’t overtake Badecker’s .

Snell earned $1,852 for the 16th-place finish. Badecker now leads the final 15 players with over 400,000.

$1,100 Championship
Level 16: 3,000/6,000/500
Players: 16/161

Stephen Diamantas just hit the rail 17th courtesy of Israel De Le Ceda. Diamantas earned $1,852 for his finish while De La Ceda raked a pot sending his stack up around 275,000.

$1,100 Championship
Level 16: 3,000/6,000/500
Players: 17/161

With about 306,000 chips, Dave Whalen leads the final 17 players in the Coco Poker Showdown Championship. Others still alive include shortstack Adam Levy and Peter Vitantonio.

$1,100 Championship
Level 16: 3,000/6,000/500
Players: 17/161

After picking up , flopping top pair and a royal flush draw, local regular Dolphus Powers eventually busted 18th. He earned $1,852 for the deep run.

$1,100 Championship
Level 16: 3,000/6,000/500
Players: 18/161

Table 1

Seat 1: James Newcomb
Seat 2: Adam Levy
Seat 3: Stephen Diamantas
Seat 4: Dolphus Powers
Seat 5: Robert Miller
Seat 6: Dave Whalen
Seat 7: Israel De La Ceda
Seat 8: Herbert Woodberry
Seat 9: Robert Midgette

Table 2

Seat 1: Marc Medrano
Seat 2: Stu Paterson
Seat 3: Ido Ashkenazi
Seat 4: Andrew Badecker
Seat 5: Peter Vitantonio
Seat 6: Frederico Dabus
Seat 7: Ronald Sullivan
Seat 8: Santan Noronha
Seat 9: Bruce Snell

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