$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 202

On the second round of hand-for-hand, Dut Nguyen got 112,500 in the pot from the small blind. He was at risk against Stephen Leahy on the button and the hands were flipped up.

Leahy:
Nguyen:

Runout:

Nguyen was eliminated on the bubble while the remaining 21 players were in the money.

Stephen Leahy – 237,000 (39 bb)
Dut Nguyen – Eliminated on the bubble

Tournament payouts:

1st – $60,600 + $5,250 Seat
2nd – $35,350
3rd – $22,826
4th – $15,958
5th – $12,322
6th – $9,292
7th – $7,272
8th – $5,454
9th – $3,838
10th-12th – $3,030
13th-15th – $2,525
16th-18th – $2,222
19th-21st – $1,919

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 202

Jill Rukeyser raised and it folded to Elliott Zaydman on the button who three-bet to 40,000. It went back to Rukeyser and she shoved for 294,500. Zaydman, who claimed a stack of 271,500, called.

Zaydman:
Rukeyser:

The runout came blanks earning Zaydman a monster pot and leaving Rukeyser with about 25,000 chips. Zaydman took the chip lead while Rukeyser went bust a few hands later.

Elliott Zaydman – 554,500 (110 bb)
Jill Rukeyser – Eliminated

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 202

Event 6 winner Sean Shah was just eliminated from the Coco Poker Showdown Championship after getting 28,000 in with against the of Dolphus Powers. The runout didn’t improve either player and Shah, who began the day second-to-last in the counts, was eliminated.

Preceding him on the rail was fellow Florida pro Steve Karp.

Sean Shah – Eliminated
Steve Karp – Eliminated

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 202

Migueal Martinez is the most recent Championship elimination falling to Staffan Lind. Martinez flopped the nut flush draw with on a board, but was second best to Lind’s set with . The on the turn and the didn’t improve Martinez and he was eliminated shy of the money.

With the exit, 25 players remain and the top 21 earn a payday.

Miguel Martinez – Eliminated

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 202

There was a raise to 12,000 from the cutoff. The button folded and action was on Charlie Ciresi in the small blind. Ciresi, who had the cutoff covered as well as Elliott Zaydman who was in the big blind, jammed. Zaydman shoved for less and the cutoff mucked.

Ciresi:
Zaydman:

Zaydman verbally conceded the pot, saying, “Nice hand,” as the dealer burned and turned. Unfortunately for Ciresi, three clubs fell — — giving Zaydman the nut flush. The turn and river fell meaningless and and Zaydman scored an unlikely double through Ciresi. The all-in call was counted down to 95,500.

Elliott Zaydman – 210,000 (51 bb)
Charlie Ciresi – 90,000 (22 bb)

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 202

Edward Novak just picked up to bust the of Scott Zakheim and the of Marc Sacheli on board. Novak scooped a nice pot while trimming the field to just 27 remaining players.

Tournament staff has paused the clock while conducting a three-table redraw.

Scott Zakheim – Eliminated
Marc Sacheli – Eliminated

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 202

Less than 20 minutes into the Coco Poker Showdown Championship, three players have already hit the rail.

Marsha Wolak – Eliminated
Phil Lifschitz – Eliminated
Lee Klosty – Eliminated

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 202

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the Coco Poker Showdown Championship. Luminita Petric leads the way as the only player over 500,000. Just 32 players remaining from 202 starting and only 21 will earn a payday.

1pm: $1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship — Day 2

• Championship Day 2 chip counts
• Championship Day 2 table draws
• Championship prize pool
• Championship structure sheet

The event is structured to play to a conclusion today and we’ll have updates now until there’s a winner crowned.

Level 14 has expired, players have bagged and Day 1 of the Coco Poker Showdown Championship has wrapped. Action resumes Sunday at 1pm when the remaining participants reconvene to battle it out for the tournament’s $60,600 top prize and a $5,250 seat Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.

• 1pm: $1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship — Day 12

Additional information on the event is available in the posts below.