2016 Coco Poker Showdown

Event 1: Restart Field Nearly Chopped in Half

January 24, 2016 @ 2:29PM

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/500 ante
Players Remaining: 53/1,156

Following less than two hours of Day 2 play, the 103-player restart in Event 1 of the Coco Poker Showdown is down to under 55. The field has nearly cut in half and players are preparing to head on break for the first time today.

Those still alive include:

Adam Barclay
Joseph Patalano
Dolline Willis
Tim Kegel
Bobby Bradley
Alan Slakman
Miguel Martinez

One of the more notable names to hit the rail to this point is that of Wanlop Phonphornwithoon. After starting the day with the chip lead, Phonphornwithoon bowed out 55th earning $335.

Here’s a look at the results to this point:

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)

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Event 1: Day 2 Underway with 103 Remaining

January 24, 2016 @ 1:01PM

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 2,500/5,000/500
Players Remaining: 103/1,156

Chip leader Wanlop Phonphornwithoon (Coral Springs, Fla.)

The 1,156-entry starting field in the $100,000 guaranteed Coco Poker Showdown opening event is down to just 103 players remaining and Day 2 is underway. With 316,500 chips, Wanlop Phonphornwithoon is the only player over 300,000 and he’s in pole position with a $27,225 top prize on the line.

Day 2 Chip Counts | Day 2 Table Draws | Prize Pool

Flight A’s Alan Slakman sits second with 280,500 while Joaquin Sosa is third with 271,000. Each player in the top 10 claims a stack over 200,000 with last week’s Lucky Hearts Poker Open Omaha 8 winner, Bobby Bradley, sitting 11th with 193,500.

Top 10 chip counts:

1. Wanlop Phonphornwithoon – 316,500
2. Alan Slakman – 280,500
3. Joaquin Sosa – 271,000
4. Adam Barclay – 256,500
5. Scott Dibenedetto – 245,500
6. Nancy Todd – 218,000
7. Elliott Zaydman – 211,000
8. Kaitlin Sims – 207,500
9. Pedro Palacio – 203,000
10. Mor Hadir – 200,500

This unique tournament permitted players to all starting flights and awarded an additional min-cash for each Day 2 a player advanced to after their first. This feat was accomplished by just one player — Joseph Patalano. Patalano bagged a mini, 2,000-chip stack in Flight A before snagging 67,500 chips in Flight D. For his efforts, he pocketed $185 before cards even went in the air this afternoon.

All Day 2 players are in the money and assured a score of at least $185.

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Coco Poker Showdown Day 4 Schedule (Sunday)

January 24, 2016 @ 9:32AM

12PM: Event 2 – $80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty

$5,000 guaranteed prize pool
16,000-chip starting stacks and 15-minute levels
Each player carries a $20 bounty
Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 13
Event 2 structure sheet

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $130 No Limit Hold’em

6PM: Event 3 – $80 No Limit Hold’em

$5,000 guaranteed prize pool
8,000-chip starting stacks and 20-minute levels
Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10
Event 3 structure sheet

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Event 1: Prize Pool

January 24, 2016 @ 9:01AM

2016 Coco Poker Showdown
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, Fla.
Event #1
$130 No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 1,156
Prize Pool: $115,600
January 21-24, 2016

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Event 1: Day 2 Chip Counts

January 24, 2016 @ 8:39AM

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Flight A: 118 entries, 11 advanced
Flight B: 165 entries, 14 advanced
Flight C: 166 entries, 15 advanced
Flight D: 231 entries, 21 advanced
Flight E: 210 entries, 19 advanced
Flight F: 266 entries, 24 advanced

Rank	Name	Chip Count	Flight
1	WANLOP PHONPHORNWITHOON	316,500	F
2	ALAN SLAKMAN	280,500	A
3	JOAQUIN SOSA	271,000	B
4	ADAM BARCLAY	256,500	E
5	SCOTT DIBENEDETTO	245,500	F
6	NANCY TODD	218,000	C
7	ELLIOTT ZAYDMAN	211,000	F
8	KAITLIN SIMS	207,500	D
9	PEDRO PALACIO	203,000	E
10	MOR HADIR	200,500	D
11	BOBBY BRADLEY	193,500	A
12	DAVID ALBERTSON	183,500	F
13	DOLLINE WILLIS	182,500	E
14	CHAD GRABER	181,000	E
15	STEPHEN GREENSTEIN	177,000	C
16	DAVID RICHARD	172,000	C
17	KARL LIND	170,000	E
18	DEMETRIUS GIVENS	169,500	D
19	CHAD BLEZNICK	169,000	D
20	MIGUEL MARTINEZ	167,500	A
21	ALEX COHEN	154,500	D
22	JIMMY JOHN SANDOVAL	154,500	F
23	ALLAN DUNGO	153,500	A
24	DANIT DAYAN	152,500	B
25	JOSH DICHKEWICH	152,000	A
26	ERIC RILEY	149,500	D
27	CRAIG BAGON	148,500	D
28	ANTONIO DE ARAUJO	140,500	C
29	PETER BEJUSCA	140,000	D
30	ILAN HADIDA	135,000	B
31	JOSEPH MARCHESE	134,500	D
32	CHARBEL EL BEYROUTI	132,500	C
33	RAYDEN ABREU	132,500	F
34	ALLAN KRUGER	131,500	E
35	RICHARD HUTCHINGS	131,000	B
36	ERIN STEINBERG	131,000	F
37	JERROLD SOLOV	128,000	B
38	JASON CASTEN	128,000	F
39	JASON GOOCH	126,500	D
40	TIM KEGER	126,000	C
41	GIUSEPPE LUNETTO	121,000	F
42	MARC SACHELI	120,500	C
43	ONEIL MC CALLA	120,000	D
44	JOSEPH YSELONIA	112,500	B
45	JASON TALBOT	112,500	E
46	JONATHAN LEVY	110,500	F
47	EDGARD MENDES	107,500	E
48	KEVIN CHAN	104,000	F
49	PAUL BALZANO	100,000	B
50	WILLIAM BROOKS	99,500	F
51	ROBERT ARANI	99,000	C
52	OLESYA WATCHORN	91,500	F
53	TRENT TRIMBLE	91,000	F
54	DANIEL ORTIZ	90,000	E
55	ZOLTAN CZINKOTA	87,500	C
56	ROGER DELGARSO	86,500	E
57	ERIC RIVKIN	85,500	B
58	DENIS CYR	83,500	B
59	ISAGANI SABINO	83,500	D
60	BEN BROWN	82,500	E
61	ALFREDO GUEVARA	79,500	E
62	MANUEL SOLTERO LUNA	78,000	F
63	PAUL SHAFRAN	77,500	C
64	CHARLES DACK	77,000	C
65	COURTNEY ROWE	76,500	B
66	ERIC SABIDO	74,500	C
67	STUART GREENBAUM	74,500	A
68	KENNETH BRADDOCK III	72,500	D
69	ARIS GOMEZ	69,500	C
70	LEROY GRANT	69,000	E
71	JOSEPH PATALANO	67,500	D
72	STEVEN FRANKEL	67,000	F
73	KIRK TONEY	66,500	E
74	OPAL WHITLEY	66,000	A
75	MARCO CHAN	65,000	D
76	DAVID GELLEY	64,500	F
77	ANDREW BAARS	63,500	B
78	GILI PRIZAMENT	63,000	D
79	DAVID SHAW	59,000	B
80	GLORIA ANEZ	59,000	E
81	CHARLES OVERSTREET	58,500	E
82	RONALDO DA COSTA FILHO	58,000	F
83	ISMAEL DELGADO	57,000	E
84	RICHARD NEWTON	56,500	D
85	AMIR BARON	55,500	F
86	STEVEN RAAB	55,000	D
87	MARK GAUDIVO	54,500	C
88	PAUL NELSON	53,500	F
89	CHARLES MARIK	51,500	B
90	BARRY CLARK	51,000	E
91	FREDERICK HALL	51,000	F
92	LAWRENCE PADEN SR	49,500	D
93	GEORGE DUFFIELD	48,500	E
94	THOMAS HOFFMAN	46,500	F
95	RYAN ANDERSON	45,000	D
96	ARLENE VAZQUEZ	42,000	A
97	MORRIS HEIDER	34,000	C
98	IRWIN BLOCK	33,500	D
99	DONOVAN WALKER JR	33,500	F
100	STEVEN OLEK	31,500	F
101	VICTOR GOLAN	29,500	B
102	ISHAQ KUNDAWALA	28,000	A
103	ARTHUR DIPOTI	20,500	A
104	JOSEPH PATALANO	2,000	A

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Event 1: Day 2 Chip Counts by Table

January 24, 2016 @ 8:30AM

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Table	Seat	Name	Chip Count	Flight
1	1	OLESYA WATCHORN	91,500	F
1	2	STEVEN RAAB	55,000	D
1	3	JERROLD SOLOV	128,000	B
1	4	PEDRO PALACIO	203,000	E
1	5	TIM KEGER	126,000	C
1	6	ARTHUR DIPOTI	20,500	A
1	8	MARCO CHAN	65,000	D
1	9	JONATHAN LEVY	110,500	F
1	10	PAUL NELSON	53,500	F
2	1	KARL LIND	170,000	E
2	2	ARLENE VAZQUEZ	42,000	A
2	3	RONALDO DA COSTA FILHO	58,000	F
2	4	DENIS CYR	83,500	B
2	5	DEMETRIUS GIVENS	169,500	D
2	6	ERIC RILEY	149,500	D
2	7	MORRIS HEIDER	34,000	C
2	8	RICHARD HUTCHINGS	131,000	B
2	9	LEROY GRANT	69,000	E
2	10	STEVEN FRANKEL	67,000	F
3	1	ISHAQ KUNDAWALA	28,000	A
3	2	JOSEPH MARCHESE	134,500	D
3	3	JASON CASTEN	128,000	F
3	4	DONOVAN WALKER JR	33,500	F
3	5	JOSEPH YSELONIA	112,500	B
3	6	RYAN ANDERSON	45,000	D
3	7	DAVID GELLEY	64,500	F
3	8	PAUL SHAFRAN	77,500	C
3	9	DAVID SHAW	59,000	B
3	10	KEVIN CHAN	104,000	F
4	1	JOSEPH PATALANO	67,500	D
4	2	ALAN SLAKMAN	280,500	A
4	3	ALLAN KRUGER	131,500	E
4	4	LAWRENCE PADEN SR	49,500	D
4	5	JOAQUIN SOSA	271,000	B
4	6	ANTONIO DE ARAUJO	140,500	C
4	7	ERIC RIVKIN	85,500	B
4	8	CHARLES OVERSTREET	58,500	E
4	10	JOSEPH PATALANO	2,000	A
5	1	IRWIN BLOCK	33,500	D
5	2	ADAM BARCLAY	256,500	E
5	3	DANIT DAYAN	152,500	B
5	4	DAVID ALBERTSON	183,500	F
5	6	OPAL WHITLEY	66,000	A
5	7	GLORIA ANEZ	59,000	E
5	8	ONEIL MC CALLA	120,000	D
5	9	CHARLES DACK	77,000	C
5	10	SCOTT DIBENEDETTO	245,500	F
6	1	COURTNEY ROWE	76,500	B
6	2	DAVID RICHARD	172,000	C
6	3	JIMMY JOHN SANDOVAL	154,500	F
6	4	ISAGANI SABINO	83,500	D
6	5	CHAD GRABER	181,000	E
6	6	ISMAEL DELGADO	57,000	E
6	7	ILAN HADIDA	135,000	B
6	8	GILI PRIZAMENT	63,000	D
6	9	BOBBY BRADLEY	193,500	A
6	10	VICTOR GOLAN	29,500	B
7	1	BARRY CLARK	51,000	E
7	2	ANDREW BAARS	63,500	B
7	3	JOSH DICHKEWICH	152,000	A
7	4	ERIN STEINBERG	131,000	F
7	5	PETER BEJUSCA	140,000	D
7	6	CRAIG BAGON	148,500	D
7	7	MARC SACHELI	120,500	C
7	8	RICHARD NEWTON	56,500	D
7	9	KIRK TONEY	66,500	E
8	1	THOMAS HOFFMAN	46,500	F
8	2	JASON TALBOT	112,500	E
8	3	PAUL BALZANO	100,000	B
8	4	MIGUEL MARTINEZ	167,500	A
8	5	CHARBEL EL BEYROUTI	132,500	C
8	6	MOR HADIR	200,500	D
8	7	JASON GOOCH	126,500	D
8	8	DOLLINE WILLIS	182,500	E
8	9	MARK GAUDIVO	54,500	C
9	1	WANLOP PHONPHORNWITHOON	316,500	F
9	2	KENNETH BRADDOCK III	72,500	D
9	3	ZOLTAN CZINKOTA	87,500	C
9	4	KAITLIN SIMS	207,500	D
9	5	RAYDEN ABREU	132,500	F
9	6	ELLIOTT ZAYDMAN	211,000	F
9	7	NANCY TODD	218,000	C
9	8	ALLAN DUNGO	153,500	A
9	9	ROBERT ARANI	99,000	C
9	10	MANUEL SOLTERO LUNA	78,000	F
17	1	GEORGE DUFFIELD	48,500	E
17	2	TRENT TRIMBLE	91,000	F
17	3	DANIEL ORTIZ	90,000	E
17	4	AMIR BARON	55,500	F
17	5	STEVEN OLEK	31,500	F
17	6	ROGER DELGARSO	86,500	E
17	7	GIUSEPPE LUNETTO	121,000	F
17	8	FREDERICK HALL	51,000	F
17	9	BEN BROWN	82,500	E
17	10	WILLIAM BROOKS	99,500	F
18	1	STEPHEN GREENSTEIN	177,000	C
18	2	ALFREDO GUEVARA	79,500	E
18	3	EDGARD MENDES	107,500	E
18	4	ARIS GOMEZ	69,500	C
18	5	STUART GREENBAUM	74,500	A
18	6	CHAD BLEZNICK	169,000	D
18	7	CHARLES MARIK	51,500	B
18	8	ALEX COHEN	154,500	D
18	9	ERIC SABIDO	74,500	C

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Day 3 Winds Down; A Look Ahead to Sunday’s Schedule

January 23, 2016 @ 10:13PM

The Flight F clock shows 60 players remaining. The tournament is expected to wrap within the next couple hours and complete Day 2 chip counts as well as final prize pool information will be posted ASAP in the morning.

In the meantime, here’s a look ahead at Sunday’s full schedule:

12PM – Event 2 – $80 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Turbo Bounty ($5,000 Guarantee)
1PM – Event 1 Day 2 – $130 No Limit Hold’em ($100,000 Guarantee)
6PM – Event 3 – $80 No Limit Hold’em ($5,000 Guarantee)

Sunday is primed to be one of the busiest days of the series with three events all playing to completion.

Goodnight and see you in the morning!

2016 Coco Poker Showdown

Event 1 Day 1F: Registration Closed; Field Totals 1,156

January 23, 2016 @ 9:44PM

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 1,000/2,000/200 Ante
Players Remaining: 70/266

Registration is closed in tonight’s 6 p.m. Flight F. The last of six starting flights in Event 1 of the Coco Poker Showdown, Flight F didn’t disappoint. With 266 players, it marked the largest of the start days and surged the combined field well past 1,100 entries. Additionally, it helped push the prize pool to $115,600, comfortably by the $100,000 guarantee.

Here’s a glance at all flights in the $130 series opener:

Flights	Total Entries	Advanced	Chip Counts
Flight A – Completed	118	11	Flight A
Flight B – Completed	165	14	Flight AB
Flight C – Completed	166	15	Flight ABC
Flight D – Completed	231	21	Flight ABCD
Flight E – Completed	210	19	Flight ABCDE
Flight F – Underway	266	TBD	—
Updated Totals	1,156	80	—

Barring a double elimination to end the night, Flight F will play to 24 players remaining. The complete chip counts through Flight F as well as the final payout structure will be posted in the morning.

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Event 1 Day 1F: Back to The Pavilion

January 23, 2016 @ 7:29PM

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 200/400/50 Ante

As they did last night, Event 1 players are filing into The Pavilion, a banquet spaced used to accommodate the larger-than-expected fields in Event 1. Per usual for a Saturday, the poker room is booming with action. In order to better serve both cash and tournament grinders, the majority of tournament play will take place here with any overflow going back into the poker room

If tonight is anything like last night, the sixth and final starting flight is sure to be the largest of the lot. As of now, the clock shows nearly 200 players entered with registration open until 9:15 p.m. ET.

We will touch base with you again when the field size has been finalized.

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Event 1 Day 1F: $100K is a Thing of the Past

January 23, 2016 @ 7:00PM

$130 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 150/300/25 Ante

Level 4 in Flight F of Event 1 is underway and the $100,000 guarantee is officially a thing of the past. With the clock showing 160 entries the combined field stands at 1,050 putting the prize pool at $105,000 and growing.

Registration in the sixth and final starting flight is open until 9:15 p.m. local time and the complete attendance figure will be posted shortly thereafter.