2016 Coco Poker Showdown

Event 7: $10,000 Guaranteed Omaha 8 or Better Begins

$240 Omaha High/Low
Level 1: 25/50 Seminole Coconut CreekThe clock strikes noon and the second non-hold’em event of the Coco Poker Showdown has begun. Event 7, a $240 Omaha 8 or better tournament, features 10,000-chip starting stacks and 30-minute levels. Late registration/unlimited re-entry will be available until the start of Level 10 and the tournament is structured to conclude in one day.

More information:

12PM: Event 7 – $240 Omaha High/Low

  • $10,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • 10,000-chip starting stacks and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (about 5 p.m.)
  • Event 7 structure sheet

We will provide the final attendance figure and prize pool information after registration closes.

2016 Coco Poker Showdown

Coco Poker Showdown Day 7 Schedule (Wednesday)

It’s Day 7 of the #CocoPokerShowdown at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The third and fourth starting days in Event 6 headline the the next 12 hours of play. The $130 buy-in no limit hold’em tournament features a $250,000 guarantee. As is, the field stands at 104 entries with the upcoming flights expected to be the largest.

Joining Event 6 on the schedule will be Event 7, a $240 buy-in Omaha high/low event that begins at noon.

Here’s a look at the day’s full schedule:

11AM: Event 6 Day 1C – $350 No Limit Hold’em

  • $250,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • 12,000-chip starting stacks and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (about 2:15 p.m.)
  • Play concludes when 9 percent of the starting field remains
  • Event 6 structure sheet

12PM: Event 7 – $240 Omaha High/Low

  • $10,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • 10,000-chip starting stacks and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (about 5 p.m.)
  • Event 7 structure sheet

6PM: Event 6 Day 1D – $350 No Limit Hold’em

  • $250,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • 12,000-chip starting stacks and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (about 9:15 p.m.)
  • Play concludes when 9 percent of the starting field remains
  • Event 6 structure sheet

The complete tournament schedule and all structure sheets are available under the “Schedule and Structures” tab above.

Updates throughout the series’ completion will be available right here at SeminoleCoconutCreekPoker.com.

Poker Open

Event 7: Bradpiece Wins After Six-Way Deal

$240 Omaha Hi/Lo (Re-Entry)

Jerome Bradpiece, Event 7 Champion
Jerome Bradpiece, Event 7 Champion

When playing Omaha/8, nothing is ever easy. High hands get chopped, low hands get quartered, and potential deals go sideways. The last 30 minutes of Event 7 featured more conversation than action before the last six players came to an agreement to chop up the remaining prize pool money.

Unlike most chop deals, this one they are handling on their own and Jerome Bradpiece was declared the Event 7 champion with his big stack. He officially picks up the biggest chunk of cash plus the $2,500 Championship seat for his efforts.

1st: Jerome Bradpiece – $3,960 plus $2,500 Championship Seat
2nd: Michael Guardino – $2,772
3rd: Michelle Erb – $1,782
4th: John Holley – $1,320
5th: Alan Brostoff – $990
6th: Michael Clemente – $792
7th: Mitchell Smith – $660
8th: Scott Sharp – $528
9th: Robert Campbell – $396

Poker Open

Event 7: Play Resumes

$240 Omaha Hi/Lo (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 6,000/12,000 Limits

Event 7 Final Table

The final eight players are back in their chairs, and play resumes. Here’s how they stack up:

Seat 1: Michael Clemente – 66,000
Seat 2: Mitchell Smith – 31,000
Seat 3: John Holley – 18,000
Seat 4: Michelle Erb – 112,000
Seat 5: Scott Sharp – 40,000
Seat 6: Michael Guardino – 182,000
Seat 7: Alan Brostoff – 72,000
Seat 8: Jerome Bradpiece – 118,000

Poker Open

Event 7: Back From Dinner

$240 Omaha Hi/Lo (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 3,000/6,000 Limits

The players have returned from their dinner break, and the cards are back in the air at the new level. Here’s how the final 15 players stack up:

John Holley – 158,000
Michelle Erb – 90,000
Michael Clemente – 79,000
Jason Gooch – 53,500
Michael Guardino – 53,500
Robert Campbell – 46,500
Neal Karasick – 44,000
Alan Brostoff – 39,500
Scott Sharp – 31,000
Nick Bazos – 28,500
Jerome Bradpiece – 26,500
Arnold Cohen – 22,500
Claudangelo Beaudouin – 12,500
Mitchell Smith – 8,000
Unknown – 7,000

Poker Open

Event 7: Two Tables Left

$240 Omaha Hi/Lo (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 2,400/4,800 Limits

The starting field of 66 has been reduced to 18, and the remaining players are now seated around the final two tables.

John Holley (Destin, FL)
John Holley (Destin, FL)

John Holley is among the chip leaders, sitting with just over 80,000 chips. Holly is a relative local from Destin, up in the panhandle of the state. He’s a semi-professional player with more than $1.1 million in career earnings, though he’s never cashed in this building.

Poker Open

Event 7: Last Level to Enter

$240 Omaha Hi/Lo (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 400/800 Limits

Brian Gelrod (West Palm Beach, FL)
Brian Gelrod (West Palm Beach, FL)

Event 7 has reached Level 6 giving players their last chance to get in the game or re-enter if their stack hits the felt. There are 66 entrants showing on the clock with one of them belonging to Coco Poker regular Brian Gelrod.

Gelrod has four career final table appearances with three of them coming here. He did it twice this year, both in Omaha/8, with one during the Coco Poker Showdown and the other at the Coco Poker Spring Series.

We’ll have a final count once they close the books on the Event 7 and count the numbers.

Poker Open

Event 7: Ritacco Doubles Before Break

$240 Omaha Hi/Lo (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 300/600 Limits

Patrick Ritacco (Boca Raton, FL)
Patrick Ritacco (Boca Raton, FL)

It’s a limit game, so we don’t expect to see very many big swings in the early levels with the stack and bet sizes. We had one player in the entire field double his stack over the first four levels.

Patrick Ritacco ran his 10,000 starting stack up to 22,650 in two short hours for a clear lead over the rest of the players. Claudangelo Beaudouin, Alex Cohen, Jeffrey Cookson, and Joe Pantalano round out the top five.

Ritacco has two reported tournament cashes with both in Omaha/8 games, the last coming earlier this year when he final tabled the 2015 Coco Poker Showdown version.

Patrick Ritacco – 22,650 (38 big bets)
Claudangelo Beaudouin – 17,475 (29 big bets)
Alex Cohen – 17,200 (29 big bets)
Jeffrey Cookson – 17,100 (29 big bets)
Joseph Pantalano – 16,825 (28 big bets)
Robert Campbell – 15,925 (27 big bets)
Brian Gelrod – 12,175 (20 big bets)
John Holley – 10,000 (17 big bets)
Luis Santoni – 4,900 (8 big bets)