$130 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack
Level 11: 1,000/2,000/200 Ante
Players Remaining: 130/340

The $25,000 guarantee was but a blip on the radar for Event 5 of the Coco Poker Showdown. The $130 no limit hold’em deep stack tournament drew 340 entries generating a prize pool of $34,000. The top 36 finishers get paid at least $221 with the tournament’s winner pocketing $9,180.

Full prize structure:

Event #5
$130 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack
Entries: 340
Prize Pool: $34,000
January 25, 2016

$130 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack
Heading to Level 7: 400/800/100 Ante

The $25,000 guarantee didn’t really offer much of a sweat in Event 5, tonight’s $130 no limit hold’em deep stack tournament. The clock shows an unofficial 270 entries registered midway through the first break. That puts the prize pool at $27,000 and counting with late registration/unlimited re-entry available until about 9:15 p.m. ET.

Come and get ’em!

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, Fla.
2016 Coco Poker Showdown
Event #4
$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Entries: 36
Prize Pool: $10,000
January 25, 2016

Coconut Creek, Fla. (January 25, 2016) — Leslie Pelton beat out a tough field in Event 4 of the Coco Poker Showdown, a $240 buy-in Omaha 8/stud 8 tournament, at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Monday. The event drew an intimate field of 36 entries as Joseph Patalano, Chris Ivens, Hoyt Verner and others took to the South Florida felt. Pelton was victorous following a three-way, even chop that saw her chip lead earn her the top spot while Lewis Brant took 2nd and Georges Boyadjian 3rd. The trio of finishers each went home with a $2,387 payday.

Patalano, Ivens and Verner were notbale participants because of their past achievements in the area. Patalano was the only player to earn the multi-bag bonus in Event 1 of the series opener just a few days ago. In addition to pocketing the bonus money, he finished 45th in the 1,156-player field. Ivens and Verner, meanwhile, drew some attention after final tabling the $250 HORSE event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Lucky Hearts Poker Open about a week ago. Verner got the best of it, finishing third while Ivens finished 7th. This time around, none of the three left with much of a story. Patalano and Verner were alive late, but busted well short of the final table while Ivens went home with the unenviable honor of being the tournament’s bubble boy.

Following the victory, Pelton’s tournament resume boasts two cashes, both wins at Coconut Creek. Her first came in a recurring event barely a month ago. Her most recent score more than doubles that prize and goes down as her biggest poker accomplishment to date.

Pelton is originally from Utah but now resides in Pompano Beach, Fla. She is self-employed.

Event 4 Final results:

1st: Leslie Pelton – $2,387
2nd: Lewis Brant – $2,387
3rd: Georges Boyadjian – $2,387
4th: Jacabo Milhem – $1,025
5th: Chris Damick – $780
6th: Leticia Galinis – $585
7th: Rocco Vito – $450

$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Level 18: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 1/36

Leslie Pelton won Event 4 of the Coco Poker Showdown following a three-way chop. Pelton held the chip lead and goes down as the tournament’s champion while Lewis Brant took 2nd and Georges Boyadjian 3rd.

A full report on the event will be posted shortly.

$130 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack
Level 1: 50/100

One of the premiere events of the Coco Poker Showdown, a $130 buy-in no limit hold’em deep stack event with a $25,000 guarantee, is underway. The monster starting stack paired with a monster guarantee is expected to draw a — you guessed it — monster field.

To accommodate the large player pool, the nearby Pavilion banquet space will house the majority of play this evening. Players begin with 16,000 in tournament chips and will log 20-minute levels throughout. Late registration/unlimited re-entry is available until the start of Level 10.

Event 5 structure sheet

This is a one-day tournament expected to conclude during the early morning hours of Tuesday. We will update you again when registration closes and the prize pool is finalized.

Good luck, players!

$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Level 14: 3,000/6,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 9/36

Just nine players remain from 36 starting in today’s 12 p.m. $240 Omaha 8/stud 8 event. Two players will head home shy of the money while the remaining seven lock up a payday.

Unofficial final table seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1: Rocco Vito – 40,000
Seat 2: Jacobo Milhem – 17,800
Seat 3: Christian Ivens – 23,000
Seat 4: Georges Boyadjian – 43,300
Seat 5: Chris Damick – 16,000
Seat 6: Adam Benman – 5,900
Seat 7: Leticia Galinis – 56,400
Seat 8: Leslie Pelton – 112,000
Seat 9: Lewis Brant – 52,100

Payouts:

1st – $3,810
2nd – $1,975
3rd – $1,375
4th – $1,025
5th – $780
6th – $585
7th – $450

$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Level 12: 2,000/4,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 16/36

Chris Damick of Fort Lauderdale has roughly 50,000 chips and leads the field in Event 4. The 36-entry tournament is down to the final 16 and only two tables are in play. Others still alive include Joseph Patalano, Chris Ivens, Hoyt Verner and Adam Berman.

$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Level 11: 1,600/3,200 Limits
Players Remaining: 19/36

Registration is closed in Event 4, today’s noon $240 buy-in Omaha 8/stud 8 tournament. The event drew 36 players creating a slight overlay for the $10,000 guarantee. The top seven finishers earn prize money with the 7th-place player pocketing $450. The tournament’s winner, meanwhile, heads home with $3,810.

Full prize structure:

The clock currently shows 19 players remaining toward the beginning of Level 11. Among them are Chris Ivens and Hoyt Verner, who just last week shared a final table in Event 15 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Lucky Hearts Poker Open HORSE event.

$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Level 6: 400/800

With 28 entries registered toward the middle of Level 6, Event 4 is poised to draw an intimate field and boast a juiced up prize pool thanks to what will likely be a slight overlay on the $10,000 guarantee.

In addition to potential added value, the tournament represents a good opportunity to earn leaderboard points. Participants in all  Coco Poker Showdown events earn points toward the nine-tournament race to a $1,000 score. Bonus points are awarded based on the tournament buy-in, total number of entries and cash place finished.

We will take a closer look at the updated leaderboard through three events later today.