Seat 1: James Newcomb Seat 2: Adam Levy Seat 3: Stephen Diamantas Seat 4: Dolphus Powers Seat 5: Robert Miller Seat 6: Dave Whalen Seat 7: Israel De La Ceda Seat 8: Herbert Woodberry Seat 9: Robert Midgette
Table 2
Seat 1: Marc Medrano Seat 2: Stu Paterson Seat 3: Ido Ashkenazi Seat 4: Andrew Badecker Seat 5: Peter Vitantonio Seat 6: Frederico Dabus Seat 7: Ronald Sullivan Seat 8: Santan Noronha Seat 9: Bruce Snell
Florida’s John Depersio opened to 15,000 from late position and Frederico Dabus jammed from the small blind. The big blind folded and Depersio called off the last of his stack.
Dabus: Depersio:
The board ran out and Depersio busted 19th sending the final 18 into the money.
The remaining players are now redrawing to the final two tables.
Francisco Gomez was eliminated by Peter Vitantonio early in the second level of the day. With 19 players remaining and only 18 finishing in the money, hand-for-hand play is now underway.
$1,100 Championship Level 15: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante Players: 20/161
With an average stack of roughly 32 big blinds, there hasn’t been much movement early here on Day 2. Robert Midgette and Dolphus Powers both put their stacks at risk, but faded any callers.
With 20 players remaining and only 18 finishing in the money, we are one elimination away from the bubble.
$1,100 Championship Level 15: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante Players: 20/161
Day 2 chip leader Marc Medrano
Cards are in the air for the second and final day of play in the $1,100 Coco Poker Showdown Championship. The 161-entry starting field is narrowed to the final 20 with Marc Medrano holding the chip lead.
Medrano’s 20,000-chip starting stack transformed into 292,500 over the course of yesterday’s 14 levels. He leads second place Stuart Paterson (262,500, James Newcomb (240,000), Peter Vitantonio (172,500), Adam Levy (146,000), John DePersio (94,500) and others.
Only the top 18 finishers earn prize money meaning two players will go home empty handed today. A min-cash in the event earns $1,852 while the tournament’s winner pockets $49,905.
Full Day 2 chip counts:
1. Marc Medrano – 292,500 2. Stuart Paterson – 262,500 3. Bruce Snell – 258,000 4. Israel De La Ceda – 248,500 5. James Newcomb – 240,000 6. Dave Whalen – 185,500 7. Peter Vitantonio – 172,500 8. Herbert Woodberry – 171,000 9. Santan Noronha – 171,000 10. Ronald Sullivan – 162,500 11. Adam Levy – 146,000 12. Andrew Badecker – 133,500 13. Francisco Gomez – 126,500 14. Ido Ashkenazi – 113,500 15. Dolphus Powers – 102,000 16. Robert Midgette – 95,500 17. John DePersio – 94,500 18. Robert Miller – 93,500 19. Frederico Dabus – 90,500 20. Stephen Diamantas – 69,000
Sunday at the Coco Poker Showdown marks the last of 11 days of tournament play. Accordingly, the schedule is quite light as it features only the 20-player Championship restart. Marc Medrano leads with Stuart Paterson, James Newcomb, Peter Vitantonio and Adam Levy all on his heels.
Saturday at the Coco Poker Showdown has come to a close. Action resumes Sunday with the 11th and final day of tournament play. Those players still alive in the Championship event return at 1 p.m. to play for a title and $49,905 first prize.
More on the series finale is available in the posts below.
$1,100 Championship Day 2 Blinds: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante Players: 20/161
Championship chip leader Marc Medrano
The $1,100 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed Coco Poker Showdown Championship kicked off Saturday at 1 p.m. The series finale drew a field of 161 entries generating a prize pool of $161,000. Among those to take a shot on the South Florida felt were Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year points leader Timothy Miles, WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Hui and David Prociak.
Following 14 levels of play, just 20 remain with Marc Medrano bagging the chip lead. Medrano owns 292,500 chips and sits in pole position with only the top 18 finishers scoring a payday. The tournament’s champion earns $49,905.
$1,100 Championship End of Level 14: 2,000/4,000/400 Ante Players: 20/161
Play has concluded with 20 players remaining. They’ll return tomorrow at 1 p.m. with only the top 18 finishers earning prize money. The tournament’s winner pockets $49,905.
and Depersio busted 19th sending the final 18 into the money.
