$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Level 12: 2,000/4,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 16/36
Chris Damick of Fort Lauderdale has roughly 50,000 chips and leads the field in Event 4. The 36-entry tournament is down to the final 16 and only two tables are in play. Others still alive include Joseph Patalano, Chris Ivens, Hoyt Verner and Adam Berman.
$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Level 11: 1,600/3,200 Limits
Players Remaining: 19/36
Registration is closed in Event 4, today’s noon $240 buy-in Omaha 8/stud 8 tournament. The event drew 36 players creating a slight overlay for the $10,000 guarantee. The top seven finishers earn prize money with the 7th-place player pocketing $450. The tournament’s winner, meanwhile, heads home with $3,810.
Full prize structure:
The clock currently shows 19 players remaining toward the beginning of Level 11. Among them are Chris Ivens and Hoyt Verner, who just last week shared a final table in Event 15 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Lucky Hearts Poker Open HORSE event.
$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Level 6: 400/800
With 28 entries registered toward the middle of Level 6, Event 4 is poised to draw an intimate field and boast a juiced up prize pool thanks to what will likely be a slight overlay on the $10,000 guarantee.
In addition to potential added value, the tournament represents a good opportunity to earn leaderboard points. Participants in all Coco Poker Showdown events earn points toward the nine-tournament race to a $1,000 score. Bonus points are awarded based on the tournament buy-in, total number of entries and cash place finished.
We will take a closer look at the updated leaderboard through three events later today.
$240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
Level 1: 50/100 Limits
It’s noon in South Florida and the first non-hold’em event of the #CocoPokerShowdown is officially underway. Event 4, a $240 buy-in Omaha 8/stud 8 tournament with a $10,000 guarantee, features 10,000-chip starting stacks and 20-minute levels. Late registration/unlimited re-entry is available until the start of Level 10. This event is expected to play out in one day.
Good luck, players!
The weekend is behind us and it’s on to Monday at the #CocoPokerShowdown. Here’s a look at the complete Day 5 schedule:
12PM: Event 4 – $240 Omaha 8/Stud 8
6PM: Event 5 – $130 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack
$500 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em
Level 6: 2,000/4,000
After a long and swingy heads-up match, Howard Mash defeats Kyle Taddei to win Event 4.
Taddei collects $4,048 for his efforts, while Mash earns the top prize of $8,096, plus a $2,500 seat to the Coco Poker Open Championship Event.
Here’s a look at Mash’s path to victory:
$500 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 4: 1,200/2,400
Catching up with our heads up action, Howard Mash and Kyle Taddei are into the fourth level of play. They’ve exchanged the advantage a few times but are basically even with around their starting 60,000 stacks.
We’re keeping one eye over there while tracking the big Event 1 final table.
$500 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em
Level 1: 600/1,200
Howard Mash (left) and Kyle Taddei (right) are heads up for the Heads-Up title here at the Coco Poker Open. They’re both guaranteed at least $4,048, while the winner will earn $8,096 and the Championship seat.
Stack sizes are 60,000 for the finals, and blinds begin at 600/1,200. Levels are 20 minutes apiece.
Howard Mash and Kyle Taddei have won their respective semifinal matches, and the two are set to face off in the finals in just a few minutes’ time.
Howard Mash won his quarterfinal match against Corey Dodd, and Kyle Taddei defeated November Niner Joshua Beckley to punch his ticket to the the semifinals. The final four is now set, and the two matches have begun.
For this round, players start with 50,000 chips, and the blinds begin at 500/1,000. Levels are increased to 20 minutes apiece.
Here is the updated bracket:
