The clock reads 54 entries at the beginning of Level 3 and the $10,000 guaranteed in the Coco Poker Open $240 Omaha hi/low is officially busted. The prize pool sits at an unofficial $10,800 with late registration and re-entry still available.
A quick look around the tournament space reveals a slew of notable faces. Among them are Brandon Berkenfeld who finished 3rd in this event during January’s Coco Showdown, Jordan Chizick who own three victories during Seminole Hard Rock Poker series in Hollywood and fellow SHRP winner Kevin Love.
Here’s a look at above standouts as well as some of the other South Florida regulars:
With already 47 entries toward the end of Level 2, the $10,000 guarantee is all but assured to be bested in the Coco Poker Open kickoff event. Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 7 and the event is structured to end later this evening.
We will take a look at some of the notable faces among the field shortly.
It’s 12-noon in Coconut Creek and Day 1 of the 2016 Coco Poker Open is off and running. The first of 15 primary events gets things started with a $240 Omaha hi-low re-entry tournament. Players begin with 10,000 chips and are set to log 30-minute levels with late registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 7.
Here’s a look at the tournament details:
12PM: Event 1 – $240 Omaha High/Low (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 10,000 in tournament chips and 30-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
The Coco Poker Open runs through October 2 and is headlined by this weekend’s $2,500 buy-in, $1,000,000 guaranteed Championship. The South Florida series marks the second event of the 2016/2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker season and the aforementioned Championship is points eligible in the Player of the Year Race meaning its winner will receive a seat in next August’s $5,250 Championship in Hollywood.
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Coconut Creek, Fla. 2016 Coco Poker Showdown Event #1 $130 No Limit Hold’em Entries: 1,156 Prize Pool: $115,600 January 21-24, 2016
Coconut Creek, Fla. (January 24, 2016) — Event 1 of the 2016 Coco Poker Showdown at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek concluded Sunday night in the newly-opened, first-level poker room. The first of nine events on the series schedule, Event 1, a $130 no limit hold’em tournament, drew a stout field of 1,156 entries. The opener boasted a $100,000 guarantee that was bested during the early stages of the sixth and final starting flight. In the end, the prize pool topped out at $115,600.
Following four days and more than 55 hours of play, David Albertson of Margate, Fla. emerged victorious in a three-way chop. Albertson owned nearly 9,000,000 of the 11,560,000 chips in play three handed. He took the lion’s share of the prize pool while Charlie Overstreet and Eric Riley split the remainder evenly. The deal saw Albertson score $25,225 while Overstreet and Riley earned $14,423 apiece.
Albertson is a 55-year-old contractor. He described himself as a local player who plays all the tournament series at Coconut Creek as well as those at the nearby Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. The win marks his third career tournament victory, 39th cash and pushes him to nearly $130,000 in career earnings.
The Coco Poker Showdown runs daily between now and Sunday, January 31. In addition to Event 1, the 11-day series features two other premiere events. The first, a $350 buy-in $250,000 guaranteed no limit hold’em tournament with eight starting flights, begins this Tuesday. The second, the $1,100 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed Championship, kicks off next Saturday.
The complete series schedule and all structure sheets are available under the “Schedule and Structures” tab above.
Event 1 final results:
1st: David Albertson – $25,225 2nd: Charlie Overstreet – $14,423 3rd: Eric Riley – $14,423 4th: Ryan Anderson – $7,283 5th: Kevin Chan – $5,029 6th: Ken Braddock – $3,873 7th: Oneil McCalla – $2,948 8th: Scott Dibenedetto – $2,162 9th: Marc Sacheli – $1,549 10th: Miguel Martinez – $1,110 11th: Bobby Bradley – $1,110 12th: Eric Sabido – $1,110 13th: Tim Kegel – $867 14th: Allan Dungo – $867 15th: Alan Slakman – $867 16th: Jason Talbot – $728 17th: Alfredo Guevara – $728 18th: Joe Marchese – $728 19th: Allan Kruger – $613 20th: Peter Bejusca – $613 21st: Elliott Zaydman – $613 22nd: Karl Lind – $613 23rd: Jason Casten – $613 24th: Trent Trimble – $613 25th: Opal Whitley – $613 26th: David Richard – $613 27th: Chad Graber – $613 28th: Jason Gooch – $520 29th: Paul Shafran – $520 30th: Joaquin Sosa – $520 31st: Demetrius Givens – $520 32nd: Kaitlin Sims – $520 33rd: Joshua Dichkewich – $520 34th: Charbel El Beyrouti – $520 35th: Dolline Willis – $520 36th: Aris Gomez Lopez – $520 37th: Ronaldo Da Costa Filho – $439 38th: Andrew Baars – $439 39th: Robert Aron – $439 40th: Richard Hutchings – $439 41st: Roger Delgaiso – $439 42nd: Adam Barclay – $439 43rd: Jerrold Solov – $439 44th: Morris Heider – $439 45th: Joseph Patalano – $439 46th: Benjamin Brown – $381 47th: Ismael Delgado – $381 48th: Jonathan Levy – $381 49th: Daniel Ortiz – $381 51st: Jimmy John Sandoval – $381 52nd: Steven Frankel – $381 53rd: Steven Rabb – $381 54th: Pedro Palacio – $381 55th: Wanlop Phonphornwithoon – $335 56th: Thomas Hoffman – $335 57th: Barry Clarke – $335 58th: Amir Baron – $335 59th: Nancy Todd – $335 60th: Ilan Hadida – $335 61st: Manuel Soltero Luna – $335 62nd: Lawrence Paden, Sr. – $335 63rd: Courtney Rowe – $335 64th: Denis Cyr – $301 65th: Zoltan Czinkota – $301 66th: Craig Bagon – $301 67th: Paul Nelson – $301 68th: Mor Hadir – $301 69th: Erin Steinberg – $301 70th: Gloria Anez – $301 71st: David Shaw – $301 72nd: Rayden Abreu – $301 73rd: George Duffield – $266 74th: Stephen Greenstein – $266 75th: Isagani Sabino – $266 76th: Joseph Yselonia – $266 77th: William Brooks – $266 78th: Irwin Block – $266 79th: Donovan Walker, Jr. – $266 80th: Edgard Mendes – $266 81st: Eric Rivkin – $266 82nd: Chad Bleznick – $231 83rd: Alex Cohen – $231 84th: Mark Gaudino – $231 85th: olesya Watchorn – $231 86th: Danit Dayan – $231 87th: Marco Chan – $231 88th: Gili Prizament – $231 89th: Lerory Grant – $231 90th: Richard Newton – $231 91st: Paul Balzano – $208 92nd: Arthur Dipofi – $208 93rd: Antonio De Araujo – $208 94th: Stuart Greenbaum – $208 95th: Ishaq Kundawala – $208 96th: Frederick Hall – $208 97th: Charles Dack – $208 98th: Kirk Toney – $208 99th: David Gelley – $208 100th: Victor Golan – $185 101st: Steven Olek – $185 102nd: Arlene Vazquez – $185 103rd: Charles Marik – $185 104th: Joe Patalano – $185 (Multi-stack payout)
$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 29: 60,000/120,000/20,000 Ante Players Remaining: 1/1,156
After Ryan Anderson busted fourth, the remaining three players in Event 1 of the Coco Poker Showdown came to an agreement and chopped the series opener. At the time, David Albertson held nearly 9,000,000 of the 11,560,000 chips in play. He took $2,000 off of first and divided it among Charlie Overstreet and Eric Riley. The final line saw Albertson pocket $25,225 while Overstreet and Riley went home with $14,423.
A full report on the tournament will be available shortly.
Addition final table eliminations:
7th: Oneil McCalla – $2,948 8th: Scott Dibenedetto – $2,162 9th: Marc Sacheli – $1,549 10th: Miguel Martinez – $1,110
$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 26: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante Players Remaining: 7/1,156
Action has been fast to start with three players hitting the rail during the first 20 minutes of final table play. The remaining seven are back in their seats following break with Ryan Anderson retaining his chip lead.
Seven-handed chip counts:
Seat 1: Oneil McCalla – 830,000 Seat 2: Kevin Chan – 965,000 Seat 3: Ken Braddock – 1,650,000 Seat 4: Eric Riley – 2,140,000 Seat 5: Ryan Anderson – 3,080,000 Seat 6: Charlie Overstreet – 1,115,000 Seat 7: David Albertson – 1,210,000
$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 25: 25,000/50,000/5,000 Ante Players Remaining: 10/1,156
From 1,156 entries, Event 1 of the Coco Poker Showdown is down to the final 10. The remaining players represent less than 1 percent of the total field and they’ve all played their way to a $1,110 score.
Ryan Anderson’s stack totals 3,500,000 and he leads the way over second place Eric Riley (1,800,000) comfortably. The tournament’s winner is set to head home with $27,225.
Seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Oneil McCalla – 840,000 Seat 2: Kevin Chan – 990,000 Seat 3: Ken Braddock – 1,025,000 Seat 4: Eric Riley – 1,800,000 Seat 5: Ryan Anderson – 3,500,000 Seat 6: Miguel Martinez – 450,000 Seat 7: Scott Dibenedetto – 759,000 Seat 8: Charlie Overstreet – 750,000 Seat 9: Marc Sacheli – 305,000 Seat 10: David Albertson – 1,375,000
$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 22: 12,000/24,000/2,000 Ante Players Remaining: 19/1,156
Ryan Anderson began Day 2 of Event 1 toward the bottom of the counts. He claimed 45,000 chips and sat 95th of the 103 returners. Now, four hours later, he sits on a stack of over 1,800,000 and leads the way as just 19 players remain.
$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante Players Remaining: 26/1,156
After barely three hours of play, the 103-player restart in Event 1 is down to the final 26 players. Joe Marchese of Coral Springs, Fla. holds just over 1,100,000 chips and appears to hold a slight edge in the counts over Miguel Martinez. All remaining players are assured $613 with the tournament’s winner pocketing $27,225.
Others still in the hunt include Bobby Bradley (535,000), Tim Kegel (335,000) and Alan Slakman (175,000).
Here’s a look at the results since we last touched base with you:
27th: Chad Graber – $613 28th: Jason Gooch – $520 29th: Paul Shafran – $520 30th: Joaquin Sosa – $520 31st: Demetrius Givens – $520 32nd: Kaitlin Sims – $520 33rd: Joshua Dichkewich – $520 34th: Charbel El Beyrouti – $520 35th: Dolline Willis – $520 36th: Aris Gomez Lopez – $520 37th: Ronaldo Da Costa Filho – $439 38th: Andrew Baars – $439 39th: Robert Aron – $439 40th: Richard Hutchings – $439 41st: Roger Delgaiso – $439 42nd: Adam Barclay – $439 43rd: Jerrold Solov – $439 44th: Morris Heider – $439 45th: Joseph Patalano – $439 46th: Benjamin Brown – $381 47th: Ismael Delgado – $381 48th: Jonathan Levy – $381 49th: Daniel Ortiz – $381 51st: Jimmy John Sandoval – $381 52nd: Steven Frankel – $381 53rd: Steven Rabb – $381