Event 8: Miguel Martinez Wins Seven-Way Chop ($5,238)

$130 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 30,000/60,000/10,000 Ante

Miguel Martinez
Miguel Martinez

After a couple checks of their watches, the final seven players have decided to call it a night. Here are the official results, based on an ICM chop.

Anthony Argento finishes in seventh place, winning $1,454.

Anthony Argento (Port Richey, FL)
Anthony Argento (Las Vegas, NV)

Albert Efremoff finishes in sixth place, winning $3,377.

Albert Efremoff (Hollywood, FL)
Albert Efremoff (Hollywood, FL)

Hollander Preap finishes in fifth place, winning $3,418.

Hollander Preap (Jacksonville, FL)
Hollander Preap (Jacksonville, FL)

Richard Sharp finishes in fourth place, winning $4,063.

Richard Sharp
Richard Sharp

Nick Bazos finishes in third place, winning $4,593.

Nick Bazos (Hollywood, FL)
Nick Bazos (Hollywood, FL)

David Barbieri finishes in second place, winning $5,074.

David Barbieri (Coral Springs, FL)
David Barbieri (Coral Springs, FL)

Miguel Martinez wins Event 8, $5,238 in cash, and the trophy.

Miguel Martinez
Miguel Martinez

Event 8: Brian Gelrod – 9th Place ($629)

$130 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 25,000/50,000/10,000 Ante

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

First in from the cutoff, Brian Gelrod moves all in for 315,000. Miguel Martinez re-shoves from the small blind, and he’s heads up with a chance at the knockout.

Gelrod: 8c8d
Martinez: QcQs

The board runs out Qd5h2sQhAs, and Martinez wins the pot with quads. Gelrod is out in ninth place.

Miguel Martinez – 1,425,000 (29 bb)
Brian Gelrod – Eliminated in 9th Place ($629)

Event 8: Unofficial Final Table

$130 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 12,000/24,000/3,000 Ante

Event 8 Final Table

Just ten of the original 370 remain, and they’re now huddled around the last table left in play. Here’s the lineup for the unofficial final table.

Seat 1: Tyler Lascala – 565,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Albert Efremoff – 490,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: Hollander Preap – 475,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: David Barbieri – 1,375,000 (57 bb)
Seat 5: Jay Rogers – 510,000 (21 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Gelrod – 175,000 (7 bb)
Seat 7: Nick Bazos – 385,000 (16 bb)
Seat 8: Miguel Martinez – 690,000 (29 bb)
Seat 9: Anthony Argento – 205,000 (9 bb)
Seat 10: Richard Sharp – 1,050,000 (44 bb)

Event 8: Bubble Bursts

$130 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 4,000/8,000/500 Ante

The field has been reduced to 36 players, and the bubble has burst. Each of them are guaranteed to earn at least $241, with nearly $10,000 awaiting the eventual champion.

There are four tables left in play, and action is scheduled to continue until a winner is determined.

Event 8: Shrinking Quickly Now

$130 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante

The field grew quickly during the registration period, and it’s shrinking with equal haste as the levels tick off the clock. The players have just returned from their second break of the day, and the board shows 72 of the original 370 remaining.

They’re scheduled to play all the way to a winner tonight.

Event 8 Payouts

2015 Coco Poker Open
$130 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

September 30, 2015

Total Entries:  370
Total Prize Pool: $37,000

1st: $9,977
2nd: $5,920
3rd: $3,885
4th: $2,683
5th: $1,980
6th: $1,573
7th: $1,203
8th: $870
9th: $629
10th-12th: $481
13th-15th: $389
16th-18th: $333
19th-27th: $278
28th-36th: $241