2017 Coco Poker Showdown
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
Event #8
$1,100 Championship
Entries: 202
Prize Pool: $202,000
January 28-29, 2017

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 76 of 202

Scott Levitt is the only player over 200,000 chips and he leads the way midway through Level 10 of the Coco Poker Showdown Championship.

The clock shows 76 players remaining and they’re set to log four and a half more levels before play concludes for the evening.

Scott Levitt – 245,000

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Entries: 202

The start of Level 10 marks the close of registration. The 2017 Coco Poker Showdown Championship officially drew 202 entries generating a total prize pool of $202,000. This marks a year-over-year attendance increase of more than 25 percent.

Complete payout information will be posted as soon as it’s made available.

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Entries: 197

The under the gun player was all in for 14,900 and 2015 World Series of Poker November Niner Neil Blumenfield called from middle position. It folded around and Blumenfield was racing.

Blumenfield:
Under the gun:

Runout:

The opponent improved to trips and Blumenfield surrendered the pot taking.

Neil Blumenfield – 26,500

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
End of Level 8: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Entries: 190

Players are now on a one-hour dinner break. Cards go back in the air at about 7:40pm. At present, the clock reads 190 entries putting the prize pool at an unofficial $190,000.

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 8: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Entries: 190

Tim Kegel – 135,500
David Prociak – 100,000
Miguel Martinez – 97,000
Nagui Yassa – 85,500
Daniel Genachte – 73,000
Paul Balzano – 50,000
Daren Stabinski – 42,500
Steve Karp – 41,000
Neil Blumenfield – 38,000
Sean Shah – 33,000
Elliott Zaydman – 31,500
Ory Hen – 29,500
Marsha Wolak – 28,000
Charlie Ciresi – 21,500
James Salmon – 20,500
Mike Beasley – 12,000

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 8: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Entries: 187

There was an early-position limp and Daniel Pearlman followed suit from late position. Gunty Sig raised to 2,500 from the cutoff. The small blind called as did the early-position player. Pearlman came along as well.

They were four-handed to the flop. It checked to sig who bet 6,000. The small blind and early-position players folded Pearlman called.

The duo saw a turn of . Both players checked.

The river again got a check out of both players. Pearlman flipped over for top pair and took the pot.

Pearlman enjoyed some Coco Poker Showdown success last night running deep in the $560 before taking part in a five-way chop. He went down as the tournament’s runner up and earned $8,400.

Daniel Pearlman – 82,500

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
End of Level 7: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 180

Players are now on their second break of the day. When they’ll return, they’ll log one more 40-minute level before going on a one-hour dinner break.

$1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship
Level 7: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 176

Tim Kegel, who finished third at yesterday’s $350 final table, recently crossed into six-figure territory after busting an opponent in an all-in preflop confrontation. Kegel surrendered a few chips the very next hand, paying off on an board, but still owned a stack over 100,000.

Tim Kegel – 101,000

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