Championship: Ronald Sullivan Eliminated 13th ($2,093)

$1,100 Championship
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000
Players: 12/161

Ronald Sullivan eliminated 13th ($2,093)
Ronald Sullivan eliminated 13th ($2,093)

Ronald Sullivan came out on the wrong of a three-way pot that saw his AxTx get bested by the 5c5h of Andrew Badecker and the AhAc of Ido Ashkenazi. The money got all in pre and the board ran out Kh5d4sQc8s improving Badecker to a set. He doubled through Ashkenazi while busting Sullivan 13th.

Sullivan earned $2,093.

Championship: Marc Medrano Eliminated 14th ($2,093); Peter Vitantonio Leads

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

Marc Medrano eliminated 14th ($2,093)
Marc Medrano eliminated 14th ($2,093)

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 KcJs7c. Medrano open shoved his last 55,000. Badecker moved all in over the top and Vitantonio quickly called. Badecker had both players covered.

Vitantonio: AsAd for an overpair
Badecker: AhKd for top pair, top kicker
Medrano: Ks9c for top pair, nine kicker

The board completed with the Ts turn and 3h 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.

Peter Vitantonio busts Marc Medrano while doubling through Andrew Badecker
Peter Vitantonio busts Marc Medrano while doubling through Andrew Badecker

Championship: The Final 15 at a Glance

$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

Championship: Bruce Snell Eliminated 16th ($1,852)

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

Bruce Snell
Bruce Snell eliminated 16th ($1,852)

The board was Ac3s2hKd2d 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 Ad3c for two pair. Snell’s AxQx 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 KxJx couldn’t overtake Badecker’s Ax4x.

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

Chip leader Andre Badecker's all-in river bet
Andre Badecker’s all-in river bet
Andrew Badecker's all-in river bet
Andrew Badecker’s all-in river bet