$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 20: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 769

30th: Claudio Kalili – $1,244
31st: Michael Mascitelli – $1,244
32nd: Steven Cardarelli – $1,244
33rd: John Depersio – $1,244
34th: Sean Bauerschmidt – $1,244
35th: John Holley – $1,244
36th: Mitchell Smith – $1,244
37th: Nagui Yassa – $1,044
38th: Jasmine Schofill Nuss – $1,044
39th: Brian Sodre – $1,044
40th: Dolphus Powers – $1,044
41st: David Shmuel – $1,044
42nd: Joseph Romeo – $1,044
43rd: Claudionei Barbosa – $1,044
44th: Michael Moreno – $1,044
45th: Charlemagne Benjamin – $1,044

1st – $63,089
2nd – $36,547
3rd – $23,984
4th – $16,109
5th – $11,234
6th – $8,734
7th – $6,734
8th – $4,984
9th – $3,488
10th-12th – $2,494
13th-15th – $1,994
16th-18th – $1,694
19th-27th – $1,466
28th-29th – $1,244

Additional results available in the posts below.

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 19: 6,000/12,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 769

Seminole regular Michael Newman was on the button and raised. It folded to Andrew Martin the big blind and he called.

Flop: — Both players checked.

Turn: — Martin lead for 22,000. Newman called.

River: — Martin lead for 45,000. Newman calmly but quickly announced “Call”. Martin turned over for a fullhouse and Newman’s trips was second best. Martin won the pot.

Andrew Martin – 468,000
Michael Newman – 410,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 45 of 769

46th: Josh Beckley – $919
47th: Reinaldo Troconis Trutschel – $919
48th: Michael Merisier – $919
49th: Ariel Rosello Quintana – $919
50th: Howard Mash – $919
51st: Julie McGrath – $919
52nd: Marco Rodriguez – $919
53rd: Michael Monaco – $919
54th: Daniel Genachte – $919
55th: Keenan Walter – $819
56th: Armando Gutierrez – $819
57th: Fabrice Mace – $819
58th: Michael Cohen – $819

Additional results available in the posts below.

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 18: 5,000/10,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 769

A few hands after his ace-jack was good, Stu Paterson sent two players to the rail to take the chip lead early in Level 18.

According to the table, Julie McGrath shoved under the gun and Paterson was in the small blind. It’s unclear how the action went down, but Paterson and Howard Mash — who was in the big blind — got the last of Mash’s chips in the middle as well. In a three-way pot, Paterson had both players covered and was in the lead with the possibility of eliminating two.

Paterson:
Mash:
McGrath:

Paterson’s tens held and he eliminated both players while taking the chip lead in the process.

For Paterson, Coconut Creek success is nothing new. He won the Coco Poker Showdown Championship in January of this year good for $32,785.

Stu Paterson – 930,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 769

After beginning the day just outside the top 10, Stu Paterson is on the upward trend and recently nabbed a nice pot with second pair.

A late position player limped and Paterson raised to 27,000. It folded back around to the late position player and he called.

Flop: — Both players checked.

Turn: — The opponent lead for 27,000 and Paterson called.

River: — The opponent lead for 32,000 and Paterson called.

“Not a thing,” the opponent said immediately.

Paterson flipped over for second pair and took a nice pot. With that, Paterson has nearly doubled up a few levels into Day 2.

Stu Paterson – 470,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 58 of 769

59th: Sue Sanders – $819
60th: Joe Pozos – $819
61st: Jose Chapui – $819
62nd: Jeffrety Morrison – $819
63rd: Thomas Gregory, Sr. – $819
64th: Josh Wasserman – $722
65th: David Gelley – $722
66th: Craig Bateman – $722
67th: Jacquelyn Scott – $722
68th: Martinez Brett – $722
69th: Shawn Lytle – $722
70th: O’neil McCalla – $722

Additional results available in the posts below.

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 16: 3,000/6,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 61 of 769

Phil Hernz recently took a nice pot after raising under the gun and betting both the flop and turn. He’s chipped up in the first two levels, but is no longer the tournament’s leader. He trails both Jason Gooch and Andrew Bennis.

Jason Gooch – 523,000
Andrew Bennis – 472,000
Phil Hernz – 465,000

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 15: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 70 of 769

With 73 players to begin the day, the average stack stood at 33 big blinds leaving plenty of play. It’s been a slow start, but there have been three eliminations.

The first bustout of the day was Lisa Teebagy. In September, Teebagy bested 158 entries in the WPTDeepStacks-Immokalee opener good for a $10,500 score. While her min-cash in Coconut Creek didn’t compare, it’s the latest in a decent string of successes for Teebagy.

Updated payouts:

71st: Martin Zamani – $722
72nd: Blaine McRae – $722
73rd: Lisa Teebagy – $625

$350 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $250,000 Guaranteed
Level 15: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 73 of 769

Day 2 of the Coco Poker Open $350 buy-in event is underway. Following six starting flights, the field topped out at 769 entries and saw 73 advance to today’s final match.

Day 2 Chip Counts | Table Draws | Prize Pool

Phil Hernz of Plantation, Florida, leads the action with a stack of 388,000. Other regulars still jockeying for a title are Jacquelyn Scott (330,500), Stu Paterson (249,000), John Depersio (187,000), Josh Beckley (147,000) and John Holley (99,000).

For making it this far, all Day 2 players are rewarded with a payday. Today’s 73rd-place finish is set to earn $625 with payouts escalating all the way up to the tournament’s $63,089 top prize.

Updates throughout the day will be available right here at SeminoleCoconutCreekPoker.com.

2016 Coco Poker Open
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
Event #13
$350 No Limit Hold’em
Entries:769
Prize Pool: $250000
September 29-October 2, 2016