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Tuesday, February 12, 2019 5:12 PM Local Time
Matthew Zarcadoolas has won Event #6 at Circuit Coconut Creek, $400 No-Limit Hold'em. Zarcadoolas, a local grinder living in nearby Fort Lauderdale, earns $9,901 with the victory along with his second career Circuit ring, after eliminating Pedro Aldave during heads-up play.
Hollandale Beach, Florida's Aldave, a prior Circuit ring winner himself, collected $6,119 for the runner-up showing. Third-place finisher Kevin Johnson, of Antioch, Tennessee, who was the Circuit Main Event winner at IP Biloxi two months ago, cashed for $4,357.
Zarcaadoolas jumped off to a huge start on Day 1, building a stack he estimated at 130 big blinds by Level 10. But then, in his words, "I lit it on fire in, like, ten minutes.
"I was steaming and I said, 'You know what, I'm just going to go home for the day.' Then I run into my friend, Raminder Singh. He says, 'Matt! Where are you going? Re-buy. Jump back in! Jump back in!'
"So I was like, 'All right, fine.' He talked me back into it. I rebought, and I ended up running it right back up. I came back like third in chips at the final table."
Eventually, the event turned into a three-way battle in which Zarcadoolas, Aldave, and Johnson each took turns in the lead, yet it was Zarcadoolas who eventually won out.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 2:39 AM Local Time
With the elimination of Event #3 winner Eliezer Gonzalez in tenth place, the official final table has been set and play has been halted for the night. Here are the final nine players, led by Bryan Clark's 336,000 in chips:
Seat 1: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 233,000 (39 bb)
Seat 2: Jose Reyes – 80,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: John Van Arnam – 74,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4: Kevin Johnson – 332,000 (55 bb)
Seat 5: Arkadiy Tsinis – 58,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: Bryan Clark – 336,000 (56 bb)
Seat 7: Pedro Aldave – 273,000 (46 bb)
Seat 8: Stanley “Kip” Williams – 45,000 (8 bb)
Seat 9: Nicholas Visconti – 69,000 (12 bb)
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 1:58 AM Local Time
Event #6 has played down to its unofficial final table of ten players. Here are the ten, with seat assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 257,000 (51 bb)
Seat 2: Jose Reyes – 101,500 (20 bb)
Seat 3: John Van Arnam – 103,500 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Kevin Johnson – 221,500 (44 bb)
Seat 5: Eliezer Gonzalez – 169,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Arkadiy Tsinis – 77,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Bryan Clark – 258,000 (52 bb)
Seat 8: Pedro Aldave – 231,000 (46 bb)
Seat 9: Stanley “Kip” Williams – 68,000 (14 bb)
Seat 10: Nicholas Visconti – 32,000 (6 bb)
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 12:21 AM Local Time
Late registration has closed in Event #6 and prizepool and payout information has been calculated. Here are Event #6's topline numbers:
- Entrants: 100
- Places paid: 12
- Total prizepool: $33,000
- Winner's prize: $9,901
- Min-cash: $689
Chip counts for the Day 1 survivors will be posted later tonight.
Monday, February 11, 2019 3:03 PM Local Time
Today's second ring event to get underway is Event #6, $400 No-Limit Hold'em. This two day-event offers the following features:
- 15,000 in starting chips
- 30-minute levels on Day 1, 45-minute levels on Day 2
- Late registration until the beginning of Level 13
- Day 2 play begins at 2 pm on Monday
Participation info will be available later tonight.
Monday, February 11, 2019 3:01 PM Local Time