$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
All Day 2 players in the Coco Poker Showdown $350 will be in the money. A total of five advanced from Flight A and eight are expected to advance from Flight B. Due to the possibility of a double elimination to end the night, complete payouts will not be released until prior to the restart. What we can tell you is the prize pool sits at $35,000 and that will be divvied out to each of tomorrow’s players with the lion’s share going to the winner.
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 25 of 66
Carlos Loving raised to 9,000 from late position leaving himself just about 2,500 behind. The big blind flatted and the pair saw a flop of 
. The big blind checked and Loving bet 1,000. The big blind called.
The turn fell the 
. The big blind checked again. Loving clumped his last 1,500 into one hand, raised it off the table, then checked behind.
The river 
elicited another check out of each player. The big blind flipped over 
and Loving mucked. With just 1,500 chips, he claimed less than two big blinds. However, a few hands later he was spotted back over 10,000 chips.
Loving, a Florida resident, is fresh off a tournament victory at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. During today’s early morning hours — about 2am to be specific — Loving bested 87 entries in the Lucky Hearts Poker Open $360 earning $9,135. He’s back in action here in Coconut Creek and looking for another cash.
Carlos Loving – 12,500
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 29 of 66
There was an early position raise to 2,500. Sean Shah came along from the small blind while Howard Mash defended his big. They were three ways.
Flop: 
All players checked.
Turn: 
Shah checked a second time. Mash bet 3,900. The original raiser folded. Action was back on Shah and he called throwing out three orange 4,000 chips and getting some change.
River: 
Shah checked a third time. Mash bet 6,600. Shah thought for a second, then folded. Mash took the pot.
Howard Mash – 40,000
Sean Shah – 61,000
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 40 of 66
Registration in Flight B is closed with 66 entries. That brings the two-flight total and complete field size to an even 100. With that, the prize pool sits pat at $35,000 all of which is scheduled to be doled out to the Day 2 participants.
The Flight B clock shows 40 players remaining. Per the structure, they’ll play down to 12 percent of the field rounding up — eight players — before bagging. Those still in join the five advancers from today’s Flight A for Day 2 tomorrow at 12pm.
Breakdown:
Flight A – 34 entries, 5 advanced
Flight B – 66 entries, 8 scheduled to advanced
Day 2 – Tomorrow at 12pm (all 13 returners are in the money)
Complete Day 2 chip counts with seat assignments will be posted well prior to the restart.
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 64 | Combined Entries: 98
Flight A was chocked full of re-entries with a final tally of 34 total entries. Among those to fire early in the 11am opener and come up dry were Evan Teitelbaum and Nachman Berlin.
For Teitelbaum, the road to Flight B included at least two bullets in Flight A. He’s chipped up from the 16,000-chip starting stack and sits at about 25,000 midway through Level 6.
Teitelbaum is an accomplished tournament player owning multiple titles and nearly $700,000 in earnings.
Berlin has enjoyed some success in Flight B turning his starting holdings into about 45,000 over the first few hours. Like Teitelbaum, Berlin boasts six figure in career earnings highlighted by a $419,173 score in a 2011 $1,500 World Series of Poker bracelet event.
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 52 | Combined Entries: 86
Level 5 is here and the first break has officially come to a close. The field has grown steadily over the first four levels and currently sits at 52 entries bringing the two-flight total to 86.
Leading the way after busting Miguel Martinez and then scooping a nice side pot is Gunty Sig. Sig claims 52,000 chips meaning he’s more than tripled in the first few levels.
Late registration and re-entry are available until about 9:15pm. The final attendance figure will be provided shortly thereafter.
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 100/200
Flight B Entries: 35 | Combined Entries: 79
With the 35th entry, Flight B of the Coco Poker Showdown $350 has surpassed its Flight A predecessor in terms of attendance. Late registration and re-entry are available until about 9:15pm. As is, the combined field stands at 69 entries which has the prize pool well short of the $35,000 guarantee.
Among those in the early action are South Florida Pro Sean Shah, Flight A bustout Gregory Kolo, Lucky Hearts Poker Open $360 big stack champion Carlos Loving and 2016 Coco Poker Open $360 heads up winner Elliott Zaydman.
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 50/100
The second starting flight in Event 6 of the Coco Poker Showdown — a $350 no limit hold’em re-entry tournament — is underway. Today’s 11am kickoff drew a field of 34 entries generating just over $10,000 worth of the event’s $35,000 prize pool. Following about 11 levels of play, five advanced with Tim Kegel’s 216,000-chip stack leading the way.
As they did this morning, players in the 6pm Flight B take their seats to 16,000 chips and log 30-minute levels throughout. Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 7 with play concluding at 12 percent of the starting field rounding up.
In order to meet the guarantee, Flight B needs to draw a total of 83 entries.
Details:
6pm: Event 6 Flight B – $350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Periodic updates throughout the day will be available right here at SeminoleCoconutCreekPoker.com. Good luck, players!
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 34
Flight A: 34 entries, 5 advanced
Flight B: Tonight at 6pm
Day 2: Friday at 12pm
Flight A chip counts:
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim | Kegel | 216,100 | 26 | 10 |
| 2 | Neil | Blumenfield | 145,300 | 26 | 1 |
| 3 | Eric | Kolodny | 99,500 | 27 | 9 |
| 4 | Paul | Shafran | 49,200 | 26 | 2 |
| 5 | Marc | Levy | 33,900 | 27 | 2 |
$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 34
John Magnetta hit the rail courtesy of chip leader Tim Kegel. With the bustout, the field narrowed to five remaining players — 12 percent of the starting field — and they’re in the process of bagging now. Those still in are set to join tonight’s Flight B advancers for Day 2 tomorrow at 12pm. All players who advance are in the money.
Chip counts will be posted shortly.
