$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante Entries: 195
Charlie Ciresi
Traveling poker tournament supervisor Charlie Ciresi is trending up during the middle stages of play on Day 1 of the Coco Poker Showdown Championship. After hovering just above starting stack, he picked up and faced off against an opponent’s on the last hand before dinner. A board gave Ciresi top set and he busted the opponent’s set of kings.
With that, Ciresi grabbed some grub and is now back in action with a stack of 81,000.
Level 9 marks the final level of open registration in the Championship. In just about 40 minutes the desk will close and we’ll provide the official attendance figure.
Day 6 of the Coco Poker Showdown marks the beginning of the series premiere event — the $1,100 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed Championship. The tournament is points eligible in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year race and awards an added $5,250 seat in next August’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.
Last year’s event drew a field of 161 entries generating a total prize pool of $161,000. Florida pro Stu Paterson bested the decorated field earning $32,785 following a four-way chop.
This year’s tournament sees competitors take their seats to 25,000-chips starting stacks and log 40-minute levels throughout. Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 10 with play expected to conclude following Level 14.
Here are the details:
1pm: $1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship — Day 1
Updates from the Championship floor will be available right here at SeminoleCoconutCreekPoker.com.
Prior to Championship kickoff, players have an opportunity to earn their way into the event at a discounted rate in the last chance $130 turbo satellite at 10am.
The 2016 Coco Poker Showdown took place at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek beginning Thursday, January 21 and running through Sunday, January 31. In that time, nine new winners were crowned including a trio of headliners in three standout events — Event 1 ($130 buy in $100,000 guarantee), Event 6 ($350 buy in $250,000 guarantee) and the Championship ($1,100 buy in $100,000 guarantee).
In addition to the above winners, 10 other players walked home with prize money. All Coco Showdown participants earned points toward a nine-tournament race to the top of the series leaderboard. At the conclusion of the final event, the points leader, Miguel Martinez, earned a $1,000 bonus payout. In addition to the Miguel’s payout, nine others left with a score.
The top 10 finishers, their points and payouts were as follows:
1st: Miguel Martinez – 538.7606 – $1,000 2nd: Joseph Patalano – 430.4768 – $750 3rd: Kevin Chan – 416.3893 – $500 4th: Allan Dungo – 411.3550 – $500 5th: James Newcomb – 367.4650 – $500 6th: David Albertson – 336.2493 – $190 7th: Ryan Anderson – 318.6081 – $190 8th: Eric Riley – 286.61187 – $190 9th: Paul Steiner – 269.8718 – $190 10th: Adam Levy – 263.8950 – $190
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2016 Coco Poker Showdown Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Coconut Creek, Fla. Event #8 $1,100 Championship Entries: 161 Prize Pool: $161,000 January 30-31, 2016
Championship winner Stu Paterson ($32,785)
Coconut Creek, Fla. (January 31, 2016) — The 2016 Coco Poker Showdown wrapped Sunday night at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The series finale, a $1,100 Championship with a $100,000 guarantee, saw a field of 161 entries amass a prize pool of $161,000. The tournament played out over the course of two days before Stu Paterson emerged victorious to score a $32,785 first prize. Paterson was part of a four-way chop that saw his chip lead earn the lion’s share of the prize pool while Andrew Badecker went home with $32,276, Frederico Dabus with $25,000 and Herbert Woodbery with $20,380.
“It’s nice to get up there and do well,” Paterson said of going deep in the Championship. “I liked the structure — it was fast, but not too fast.”
The $1,100 price point, $100,000 guarantee and the fact the event was Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year points eligible helped the Coco Poker Showdown Championship draw a decorated field. SHRP team member Mike Laake, SHRP POY points leader Timothy Miles and WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Hui were among those to make a special trip to the property. While Laake and Hui weren’t able to get anything going, Miles graced the final three tables before bowing out late on Day 1.
Action restarted on the second and final day of play Sunday at 1 p.m. with 20 players remaining. Marc Medrano lead the way while Paterson began second. The bubble burst roughly an hour into play when John DePersio was eliminated 19th sending the remaining 18 into the money. From there, it was about two hours until Santan Noronha exited 11th and play consolidated to the final table. Badecker held the chip lead but as play stretched deeper the stacks got thinner. In all, it took about four hours for play to narrow from 10-handed to the final four. The final tablists who finished outside the top four were James Newcomb (5th), Dave Whalen (6th), Israel de la Cerda (7th), Peter Vitantonio (8th), Adam Levy (9th) and Ido Ashkenzai (10th).
No sooner did Newcomb hit the rail did the remaining four pause the clock to maneuver a deal. After a breakdown of the ICM values, Badecker got a little kick back from Dabus and Woodbery and the deal was given the go-ahead.
The Coco Poker Showdown began Thursday, January 21 with a $130 buy-in $100,000 guarnateed event. The tournament drew 1,156 entries and saw local David Albertson earn its $25,225 top prize. From there, the next headliner was Event 6, a $350 buy-in $250,000 guaranteed tournament. The field totaled 721 and saw Edward Novak emerge victorious to the tune of a $63,323 first prize.
Paterson rounded out the trio of headliners Sunday night with his victory in the Championship. Paterson is a 37-year-old professional poker player from nearby Boca Raton. The 1st-place finish marked his first major tournament win and moved him over $700,000 in career tournament earnings.
Championship final results:
1st: Stu Paterson – $32,785 2nd: Andrew Badecker – $32,276 3rd: Frederico Dabus – $25,000 4th: Herbert Woodbery – $20,380 5th: James Newcomb – $10,063 6th: Dave Whalen – $7,648 7th: Israel de la Cerda – $5,957 8th: Peter Vitantonio – $4,428 9th: Adam Levy – $3,140 10th: Ido Ashkenazi – $2,496 11th: Santana Noronha – $2,496 12th: Robert Midgette – $2,496 13th: Ronald Sullivan – $2,093 14th: Marc Medrano – $2,093 15th: Robert Miller – $2,093 16th: Bruce Snell – $1,852 17th: Stephen Diamantas – $1,852 18th: Dolphus Powers – $1,852
$1,100 Championship Level 23: 15,000/30,000/3,000 Ante Players: 4/161
Championship winner Stu Paterson ($32,785)
The final four players in the Coco Poker Showdown Championship have made a deal. Chip leader Stu Paterson goes home with the title and a $32,785 score. Andrew Badecker is the runner up earning $32,276, Frederico Dabus 3rd for $25,000 and Herbert Woodbery 4th for $20,380.
2nd place Anderw Badecker ($32,276)3rd place Frederico Dabus ($25,000)4th place Herbert Woodbery ($20,380)
A full report on Paterson’s victory will be posted shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look at the tournament’s final results:
1st: Stu Paterson – $32,785 2nd: Andrew Badecker – $32,276 3rd: Frederico Dabus – $25,000 4th: Herbert Woodbery – $20,380 5th: James Newcomb – $10,063 6th: Dave Whalen – $7,648 7th: Israel de la Cerda – $5,957 8th: Peter Vitantonio – $4,428 9th: Adam Levy – $3,140 10th: Ido Ashkenazi – $2,496 11th: Santana Noronha – $2,496 12th: Robert Midgette – $2,496 13th: Ronald Sullivan – $2,093 14th: Marc Medrano – $2,093 15th: Robert Miller – $2,093 16th: Bruce Snell – $1,852 17th: Stephen Diamantas – $1,852 18th: Dolphus Powers – $1,852
5th: James Newcomb – $10,063 6th: Dave Whalen – $7,648 7th: Israel de la Cerda – $5,957 8th: Peter Vitantonio – $4,428 9th: Adam Levy – $3,140 10th: Ido Ashkenazi – $2,496 11th: Santan Noronha – $2,496 12th: Robert Midgette – $2,496 13th: Ronald Sullivan – $2,093 14th: Marc Medrano – $2,093 15th: Robert Miller – $2,093 16th: Bruce Snell – $1,852 17th: Stephen Diamantas – $1,852 18th: Dolphus Powers – $1,852
$1,100 Championship Level 23: 15,000/30,000/3,000 Ante Players: 4/161
James Newcomb eliminated 5th ($10,063)
James Newcomb open shoved for 299,000 and Stu Paterson jammed for more from his direct left. The remaining players folded and Newcomb was drawing slim for his tournament life.
Paterson: Newcomb:
The board fell and James Newcomb busted 5th earning $10,063.
The deep run marks Newcomb’s third of the Coco Poker Showdown series. He previous finished runner up in Event 2 and 8th in Event 3.
$1,100 Championship Level 22: 12,000/24,000/3,000 Ante Players: 5/161
Dave Whalen eliminated 6th ($7,648)
One hand after playing — and losing — a decent-sized pot against Stu Paterson, Dave Whalen open shoved from under the gun. It folded around to Frederico Dabus who woke up with kings in the big blind. Whalen’s was well behind as the dealer started the burn and turn.
Runout:
Whalen never caught up and he was sent to the rail 6th with a $7,648 consolation prize.
The five remaining players are each assured five figures — $10,063.
$1,100 Championship Level 22: 12,000/24,000/3,000 Ante Players: 6/161
Israel De La Cerda eliminated 7th ($5,957)
Israel De La Cerda got all in from the small blind holding . He was at risk against the of James Newcomb. The board fell and De La Cerda busted 7th earning $5,957.
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