Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 1st Place - Alabsi ($164,469)

Level 29 (Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000)
Players Remaining: 0

Emad Alabsi (Cleveland, OH)
1st Place - $164,469

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 2nd Place - Guttman ($102,796)

Level 29 (Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000)
Players Remaining: 0

Henry Guttman (Brooklyn, NY)
2nd Place - $102,796

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Heads Up Play

Level 29 (Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000)
Players Remain: 2
Chip Average: 11,800,000

Emad Alabsi is slowly chipping away at Henry Guttman, and he now has a three to one chip advantage.  Alabsi has been very chatty heads up, doing his best to get under the skin of Guttman.

Alabsi - 18,000,000
Guttman - 5,500,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Level Up

Heads up play continues after a (10) minute break, with the blinds going up to 75,000/150,000/25,000. The tournament floor will color off the grey (5,000) chips, and the two remaining players will continue until one has all the chips.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Heads Up Chip Counts

Level 28 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)

Players Remaining: 2

Chip Average: 11,700,000

Emad Alabsi (15,000,000)

Henry Guttman (8,500,000)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 3rd Place - St. Vincent ($62,637)

Level 28 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 3
Chip Average: 11,800,000

Brad St. Vincent (Bristol, RI)
3rd Place - $62,637

In only a few minutes Brad St. Vincent went from the chip leader (three-handed), to out of the tournament.  The first hand after the players decided to not chop, Brad lost a 6,000,000 pot to Emad Alabsi.  It would be Alabsi who took him out as St. Vincent shipped on the 10♣ 3♠ 3♣ flop, only to see how bad of shape he was in.  Brad showed K 10, but from his look almost seemed to know he was beat, as Emad tabled K K.  Brad would turn club outs, but end up bricking the river .

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Three-Handed Chip Counts

Level 28 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 3
Chip Average: 7,850,000

Here are the three handed chip counts:

1. Emad Alabsi - 10,000,000
2. Henry Guttman - 6,800,000
3. Brad St. Vincent - 5,400,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Discussion Over

Level 28 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 3
Chip Average: 7,850,000 (79 BB)

One of the three remaining players have decided he does not want to chop, and play will continue.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 4th Place - Pahuja ($44,682)

Level 28 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 3
Chip Average: 7,850,000

Vinny Pahuja (New York, NY)
4th Place - $44,482

Once Dan Wach was eliminated, Vinny would be the shortest of the four players remaining.  After opening the button, Pahuja was three bet out of the big blind by St. Vincent.  Vinny then four bet all-in and was called by Brad.

Pahuja's K J < A 2 of Vincent, drawing very thin on the A 8 3 flop.  Vinny is always the consummate professional, and wished his opponents good luck as he walked to the cage.  The three remaining players are now discussing a chop while the clock is paused.

4th for 45k. 4b jammed my last 24bbs BTN vs BB w KQss and lost to Ad2d. Thx the GLs! Thx @parxpokerroom for a great event
— Vinny Pahuja (@vinpahuja) March 11, 2014

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 5th Place - Wach ($34,402)

Level 28 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 4
Chip Average: 5,900,000

Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ)
5th Place - $34,402

Players came back ready to play, and the action was swift right out of the gates.  Only a few hands in Dan would lose 10 10 < A Q for a 6,000,000 pot.  Moments afterwards in a blind v. blind situation, Dan's K J < Q 9 of Brad St. Vincent.  Although the finish may feel disappointing for Wach (who is used to getting heads up once making it this far), it definitely cements him as one of the more dangerous players in the field (when he steps away from the cash game).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dinner Counts

Here are the chip counts going into dinner break:

1. Emad Alabsi - 2,900,000
2. Vinny Pahuja - 2,300,000
3. Henry Guttman - 6,200,000
4. Brad St. Vincent - 7,000,000
5. Dan Wach - 4,700,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 6th Place - Glantz ($27,070)

Level 27 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 4,000,000 (50 BB)

Matt Glantz (Lafayette Hills, PA)
6th Place - $27,070

After winning the pot against TJ Shulman, Brad St. Vincent was once again healthy, and it wouldn't take long for him to get into another huge pot.  After St. Vincent opened, Wach called behind and Glantz three-bet.  Brad would then four-bet, Wach would fold behind, and Glantz would five-bet shove.

St. Vincent was thinking for a little, talking aloud and saying that if he lost he'd be super short (this pot would basically be for the chip lead).  Brad said he couldn't fold, and made the call:

Glantz: K K          St. Vincent: Q Q

Flop: 6 8 Q

Turn: J

River: 10

This was Matt's first Big Stax (trophy event) final table, and largest tournament cash here as well.  The end of level came only moments after the conclusion of the hand, and dinner break counts will be posted shortly.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dinner Break

The remaining six players will be going on a (75) minute dinner break, and will return at approximately 9:00pm.  Live coverage of the event will continue once pay has resumed.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 7th Place - Shulman ($22,204)

Level 27 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 6
Chip Average: 3,600,000 (44 BB)

TJ Shulman (Boyton Beach, FL)
7th Place - $22,204

TJ Shulman (Boyton Beach, FL) took his last hand in stride, as difficult as it may have been.  He was the shortest stack at the table (in the big blind), and Brad St. Vincent was the second shortest stack in the small blind.  When the action folded around the Brad he shoved all-in and would be immediately called:

Shulman: A A       St. Vincent: 9 10

Flop: Q 7 8

Turn: 6

River: X

This Shulman's second Big Stax final table (final tabled this same event in May), and coming into he was the second shortest stack in the field, so he can't be too disappointed.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Updated Chip Counts

Level 27 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Average: 3,300,000 (40 BB)

Here are the updated counts for remaining players:

1. Emad Alabsi - 3,600,000
2. Matt Glantz - 3,000,000
3. Vinny Pahuja - 2,100,000
4. Henry Guttman - 4,300,000
5. Brad St. Vincent - 1,700,000
6. TJ Shulman - 900,000
7. Dan Wach - 7,100,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Pahuja Doubles

Level 27 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Average: 3,300,000 (40 BB)

7 left. Just got all in for the second time all tourney and TT > 99. 2.1mm at 80k. $22k locked up. @parxpokerroom 1600 Day 3
— Vinny Pahuja (@vinpahuja) March 10, 2014

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 8th Place - Grodowski ($17,457)

Level 26 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000)

Players Remaining: 7

Chip Average: 3,300,000

Joe Grodowski (Staten Island, NY)
8th Place - $17,457

Joe had lost a crucial pot only moments before his last, as he shoved his remaininig eight blinds in over an open from Henry Guttman.  The action would fold back around to Henry and he would make the call:

Joe: A 10       Guttman: J J

Flop: Q 3 8

Turn: J

River: J

With that cash Joe brings his career tournament earnings over $140,000 and gets his first recorded cash at Parx.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 9th Place - Temel ($13,226)

Level 27 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 8
Chip Average: 2,900,000

Izzet Burak Temel (Arlington, VA)
9th Place - $13,226

Joe Grodowski opened the pot to 180,000 and Dan Wach flatted behind.  The action would fold around to Temel (in the small blind), who would three-bet to 625,000.  Joe would fold behind and Wach would four-bet enough to put Temel all-in (Temel would call):

Temel: 10 10            Wach: A K

Flop: 10 8 J

Turn: 3

River: Q

For Izzet to chop the Big Stax 500 would be considered a great series…but for him to repeat that with a final table in this main trophy event is above the rim.  Temel will definitely consider these past few weeks as his breakout point in the poker world.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Break Time Chip Counts

Here are the chip counts from break:

1. Emad Alabsi - 1,600,000
2. Matt Glantz - 2,200,000
3. Vinny Pahuja - 1,000,000
4. Izzet Burak Temel - 2,600,000
5. Henry Guttman - 2,300,000
6. Brad St. Vincent - 2,800,000
7. Joe Grodowski - 2,400,000
8. TJ Shulman - 2,900,000
9. Dan Wach - 5,200,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Deep Waters

Level 26 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000)

Players Remaining: 9

Chip Average: 2,600,000

The play at the final table is still super deep, and we haven't seen many huge pots since going down to 10 players.  The shortest stack of the players left now belongs to Vinny Pahuja (just over 1,000,000), and Emad Alabsi managed to crawl out of the dreaded ten big blind point.

Players will finish this level (20 minutes), and then go on a (10) minute break.  Once Level 27 is finished, the players left will go on their dinner break.

Big Stax (Heads Up): Round 4 Results

Big Stax $500 Heads-Up NL (Round of 8)

Kenny Kavowras def. Chris Deoliveira
Tim Mullen def. Robert Gallagher
Dean Chen def. David Datashvili
Jason Rivkin def. Russ Denlevy

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Updated Chip Counts

Level 26 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000)

Players Remaining: 9

Chip Average: 2,600,000

1. Emad Alabsi - 570,000
2. Matt Glantz - 2,900,000
3. Vinny Pahuja - 1,100,000
4. Izzet Burak Temel - 2,600,000
5. Henry Guttman - 4,100,000
6. Brad St. Vincent - 3,100,000
7. Joe Grodowski - 1,900,000
8. TJ Shulman - 2,600,000
9. Dan Wach - 3,200,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 10th Place - Cohen ($9,937)

Level 26 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000)

Players Remaining: 9

Chip Average: 2,600,000 (43 BB)

Jesse Cohen (Ardmore, PA)
10th Place - $9,937

Jesse Cohen was down to two big blinds, and he got his last chips in ahead versus TJ Shulman.  Cohen's A2 < J5 of Shulman after Shulman flops a flush draw, and then rivers a pair of fives to win the pot.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Much Ado About Nothing

Level 26 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000)
Players Remaining: 10
Chip Average: 2,400,000 (40 BB)

There was just a 4,000,000 pot between TJ Shulman and Izzet Burak Temel, but the tanking and posturing was all for not.  On the Q Q J board, Temel was really at a decision with TJ having bet enough for Temel to commit his stack.  With two players super short (Cohen and Alabsi), a misstep could of be terrible for Temel.  All of the chips did end up getting in the middle, but both players held A Q and it would be a chop.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Level Up

Players took their (10) minute break moments ago, so the blinds are now going up to 30,000/60,000/10,000 (2,300,000 chip average).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Final Table/Payouts

Here is the final table with chip counts, as well as the payouts for the players remaining:

1. Emad Alabsi - 600,000
2. Matt Glantz - 2,900,000
3. Vinny Pahuja - 1,400,000
4. Izzet Burak Temel - 2,700,000
5. Henry Guttman - 4,100,000
6. Brad St. Vincent - 3,300,000
7. Jesse Cohen - 340,000
8. Joe Grodowski - 1,300,000
9. TJ Shulman - 2,100,000
10. Dan Wach - 4,000,000

Payouts:

1. $164,469
2. $102,796
3. $62,637
4. $44,682
5. $34,402
6. $27,070
7. $22,204
8. $17,475
9. $13,226
10. $9,937

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 11th Place - Tuthill ($9,937)

Level 25 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 10
Chip Average: 2,300,000

Nathan Tuthill (Fredericksburg, VA)
$11th Place - $9,937

Nathan open shoved his remaining 600,000 from the hijack, and got called by Dan Wach (who was the button).  The two blinds fold behind:

Nathan: A 10        Dan: K♥ Q♥

Flop: 3♥ 6♦ 8♥

Turn: 7♥

River: 2♥

The remaining players are now getting new seats at the final table and taking a (10) minute break.  This break will replace the end of level break (which was to happen in five minutes anyway).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Shulman Doubles

Level 25 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 11
Chip Average: 2,100,000

TJ Shulman is now over 2,800,000 as he doubles through Izzet Burak Temel.  TJ had flopped a set of nines (on a nine high board), and had Temel calling both the flop and turn bets.  After Shulman bet the river, Temel raised enough to put Shulman all-in and he immediately called.  Temel's hand was never tabled, and we no have a shift in power between the two:

TJ Shulman - 2,800,000
Izzet Burak Temel - 1,400,000

Big Stax (Heads Up): Round 3 Results

Big Stax $500 Heads-Up NL (Round of 16)

Chris Deoliveira def. Cathy Dever
Kenny Kavowras def. Jeff Wicker
Robert Gallagher def. Sardor Gaziev
Tim Mullen def. William Daloisi
Dean Chen def. Joseph Stiers
David Datashvili def. Erik Wolfensen
Russ Dunlevy def. Brian Erhardt
Jason Rivkin def. Brian Hewitt

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Alabsi Doubles

Level 25 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 11
Chip Average: 2,100,000

Emad Alabsi just doubled through Brad St. Vincent in a blind v. blind matchup.  There was an open by Alabsi, and Brad jammed from the big blind.  Alabsi would make the call and would flip well as his
77 > J9 on St. Vincent, with Brad drawing dead on the turn.

Emad Alabsi - 1,200,000
Brad St. Vincent  - 3,500,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Two Shorties

Level 25 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 11
Chip Average: 2,100,000

Players are one elimination away from the final table, and at the moment there are two players with stacks less than 20 bigs.   Emad Alabsi (600,000) and Jesse Cohen (400,000) are patiently picking there spots, with Cohen shoving once since returning and getting through.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Break Time

Players are on a (10) minute break, and when they return the blinds will be going up to 20,000/40,000/5,000 (2,100,000 chip average).  Here are the updated counts from break:

Table 57:

1. Vinny Pahuja - 1,800,000
2. Jesse Cohen - 350,000
3. Joe Grodowski - 1,400,000
4. Izzet Burak Temel - 3,000,000
5. Henry Guttman - 3,900,000
6. TJ Shulman - 1,700,000

Table 58:

1. Dan Wach - 3,100,000
2. Emad Alabsi - 600,000
3. Brad St. Vincent - 4,200,000
4. Matt Glantz - 1,600,000
5. Nathan Tuthill - 1,300,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 12th Place - Patel ($9,937)

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 11
Chip Average: 1,950,000

Akash Patel (Mechanicsburg, PA)
12th Place - $9,937

Akash Patel was beginning to build a little stack after getting some all-ins through, and scooping up little pots here and there.  He opened from the hijack and was called by Dan Wach in the big blind.  The flop would run out 7♠ 7♣ 9♠, and after being check-raised by Wach on the flop, Patel would three-bet jam:

Patel: K♥ 7♥      Wach: 5♠ 6♠

Turn: J♠

River: x

Patel would have himself in good position to double up, and get over the average for the first time since the middle of Day 2, but Wach's run good stole the pot away.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 13th Place - Dehlin ($8,224)

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 12
Chip Average: 1,750,000

Barry Dehlin (Dresher, PA)
13th Place - $8,224

The action was caught on the flop of J 8 9, and Dehlin had check called a 150,000 bet for St. Vincent.  After the 4 on the turn Dehlin check-raised St. Vincents's 350,000 bet, declaring himself all-in for close to 1,000,000.  St. Vincent made the call, and the hands were tabled:

Dehlin: J 10          St. Vincent: A A

River: 5

Dehlin would be behind when he shoved, and would find no help on the river.  Barry started the day with over 2,000,000, but couldn't really seem to find much traction in the early stages of Day 3…eventually leading to his departure.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 14th Place - Lillis ($8,224)

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 13
Chip Average: 1,670,000

Jimmy Lillis (Robinsville, NJ)
14th Place - $8,224

Lillis was one of the shorter stacks remaining, and when the action would fold to him on the button, he would shove his remaining 400,000.  Izzet Burak Temel would call out of the big blind, and Lillis would be behind.  The K 10 < A 9 for Lillis, and he would be our first person to be eliminated on Day 3.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Grodowski Doubles

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)

Players Remaining: 14

Chip Avergae: 1,600,000

It didn't take long for Joe Grodowski to recover the chips lost in the pot with Guttman.  After the action folded around to Jesse Cohen on the button, he shoved (covering both Lillis and Grodowski in the blinds).  Joe would make the call, and his AQ > 44 on the K 8 8 10 J runout.  It seemed as if Cohen had to fade the word going into the river, and he just couldn't sweat out the find card.  Joe's all-in was for 625,000, giving hime over 1,300,000 and taking Cohen down to less than eight blinds.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Grodowski v. Guttman

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 14
Chip Average: 1,600,000

The action was picked up on the flop (Q♠ 3♣ 5♦) between Joe Grodowski and Henry Guttman.  Henry bet 140,000 into a pot of 320,000, and Grodowski check raised to 350,000.  Henry then put in a three-bet enough to put Joe all-in, and he tanked for at least three minutes before folding.  The loss would bring Joe down to 500,000, while Henry pads his chip lead.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Slow Start

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 14
Chip Average: 1,600,000

About half the way through the first level, and not too much to note in lines of action.  Since doubling earlier, TJ Shulman has been involved in a lot of pots, and has chipped back down to 450,000.  Akash Patel has used a few timely all-ins that have gotten through, as he tries to dig himself out from the short stack.  The chip lead is really neck and neck at the moment between Temel and Guttman, with the two sitting directly next to each other, and getting involved in many pots heads up.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Shulman Doubles

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 14
Chip Average: 1,600,000

TJ Shulman came into the day the second shortest stack of the fourteen.  Only two hands in his ships from the small blind, and gets called from Vinny Pahuja in the big.  TJ wasn't too pleased to see Vinny table QQ against his K5, but there was a king in the window, and TJ would double to 860,000.

Only a few hands later TJ would once more get it in with a set, but would come out of the hand with a chop as the board ran out all diamonds.

First hand of the deck lose 900k pot. TJ shoves SB I snap QQ and lose to K5. 1.85mm at 30k. 14 left. @parxpokerroom 1600 Day 3
— Vinny Pahuja (@vinpahuja) March 10, 2014

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Cards In The Air

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 14
Chip Average: 1,600,000

All of the players have arrived on time and action is already underway.  The final fourteen is a mix of grizzled veterans, up and coming youngsters, and a few amateurs.  A very interesting note is the fact that Izzet Burak Temel and Henry Guttman came into the Big Stax 500 Day 3 number one and two in chips (and they did the same thing going into today).  It's a pretty amazing feat if you actually think about, and they've cemented two solid deep runs already.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Action Begins At 1:00pm

The remaining 14 players return to the poker room at 1:00pm to finish the main trophy event of the series.  Live coverage of the event will begin when the cards are in the air.

Big Stax 1500: Day 3 Chip Counts/Seating Assignements

Name	Last Name	Hometown	Chip Count	Table #	Seat #
Vinny	Pahja	New York City NY	2,470,000	57	2
Jesse	Cohen	Ardmore PA	925,000	57	3
James	Lillis	Robbinsville NJ	420,000	57	4
Joe	Grodowski	Statenn IsLand NY	1,170,000	57	5
Izzet Burak	Temel (Button)	Arlington VA	3,525,000	57	7
Henry	Guttman	Brookyln NY	3,750,000	57	8
TJ	Shulman	Boyton Beach FL	470,000	57	9
Dan	Wach	Boonton NJ	1,945,000	58	1
Emad	Alabsi	Cleveland OH	1,385,000	58	2
Barry	Dehlin	Dresher PA	2,125,000	58	3
Brad	St. Vincent	Bristol RI	1,580,000	58	4
Akash	Patel	Mechanicsburg PA	600,000	58	5
Matt	Glantz	Lafayette Hill PA	2,650,000	58	8
Nathan	Tuthill (Button)	Fredericksburg VA	770,000	58	9

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 15th Place - Sarmiento ($8,224)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 14
Chip Average: 1,500,000

Steven Sarmiento (Forest Hills, NY)
15th Place - $8,224

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Bagging For Tomorrow

Players are finishing the final hands of the night, and they will then return tomorrow for Day 3 (beginning at 1:00pm).  The chip counts and table draw will be posted shortly after the tournament directors verify the bags.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 16th Place - Furey ($7,196)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 15 
Chip Average: 1,500,000

Charles Furey (Bridgewater, NJ)
16th Place - $7,196

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 17th Place - Gross ($7,196)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 16 
Chip Average: 1,385,000

Steve Gross (New York, NY)
17th Place - $7,196

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 18th Place - Andersen ($7,196)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 17
Chip Average: 1,385,000

Benjamin Andersen (Phoenixville, PA)
18th Place - $7,196

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Redraw At 18

Here is the final redraw of the tournament (before reaching the final table).  This redraw will be where the players will come into tomorrow:

Table 46:

1. Dan Wach
2. Emad Alabsi
3. Barry Dehlin
4. Brad St. Vincent
5. Akash Patel
6. TJ Shulman
7. Matt Glantz
8. Nathan Tuthill

Table 51:

1. Steve Gross
2. Vinny Pahuja
3. Jesse Cohen
4. Jimmy Lillis
5. Joe Grodowski
6. Steven Sarmiento
7. Izzet Burak Temel
8. Henry Guttman
9. Charles Furey

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 19th Place - Linster ($6,305)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 18
Chip Average: 1,300,000

Mike Linster (Island Park, NY)
19th Place - $6,305

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 20th Place - Wallace ($6,305)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 19
Chip Average: 1,240,000

Sean Wallace (Horsham, PA)
20th Place - $6,305

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 21st Place - Gross ($6,305)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 20
Chip Average: 1,200,000

Jeff Gross (Wall, NJ)
21st Place - $6,305

BIg Stax 1500 (Day 2): 22nd Place - Taormina ($5,620)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 21
Chip Average: 1,121,000

Joseph Taormina (Warminster, PA)
22nd Place - $5,620

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 23rd Place - Longo ($5,620)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 22
Chip Average: 1,000,000

Vinny Longo (East Hanover, PA)
23rd Place - $5,620

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 24th Place - Klein ($5,620)

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)

Players Remaining: 23

Chip Average: 1,000,000

Michael Klein (Henderson, NV)
24th Place - $5,620

Klein had only ten bigs in front of him to start the level, and would get eliminated by Ben Andersen.  Klein's K 9 < A J of Andersen, and Robert would fall shot of Day 3.

Big Stax (Heads Up): Round 2 Results

Big Stax $500 Heads-Up (Round of 32)

Cathy Dever def. Karl Tretter

Chris Deoliveira def. Mao Li

Jeff Wicker def. Patrick Martorella

Kenny Kavowras def. Andy Hong

Sardor Gaziev def. Tim Latouch

Robert Gallagher def. Sergio Ramirez

Tim Mullen def. Robert Brown

William Daloisi def. Alan Kraut

Joseph Stiers def. Keith Deangelis

Dean Chen def. Alex Deutch

David Datashvili def. Robert Palmer

Erik Wolfenson def. Kevin Buro

Russ Dunlevy def. CJ Joshi

Brian Erhardt def. Patrick Kelly

Brian Hewitt def. Ben Samara

Jason Rivkin def. Jeff Coon

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Final Break

Players are taking their final break of the night, and when they return for the last level, the blinds will be 12,000/24,000/4,000 (981,000 chip average).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 25th Place - Pizzolato ($4,934)

Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Players Remaining: 24
Chip Average: 981,000

Guiseppe Pizzolato (Ridgewood, NJ)
25th Place - $4,934

Pizzolato was one of the shortest stacks in the room, and after limped in early position, Vinny Pahuja raised out of the big blind.  Guiseppe then three-bet all-in for just over 250,000, and Pahuja called.  Vinny's A 10 > KK of Pizzolato, sending Giuseppe home in 25th place.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Players Remaining: 25
Chip Average: 942,000

Here are the updated chip counts:

Table 45:

1. Joe Grodowski - 1,100,000
2. Steven Sarmiento - 580,000
3. Vinny Longo - 800,000
4. Emad Alabsi - 480,000
5. Jimmy Lillis - 950,000
6. Sean Wallace - 900,000
7. Henry Guttman - 2,800,000
8. Jesse Cohen - 290,000

Table 46:

1. Brad St. Vincent - 1,200,000
2. Mike Linster - 650,000
3. Nathan Tuthill - 1,200,000
4. Joseph Taormina - 380,000
5. Charles Furey - 600,000
6. TJ Shulman - 940,000
7. Barry Dehlin - 600,000
8. Matt Glantz - 2,000,000

Table 51:

1. Jeff Gross - 180,000
2. Izzet Burak Temel - 1,500,000
3. Giuseppe Pizzolato - 230,000
4. Dan Wach - 1,300,000
5. Akash Patel - 600,000
6. Steve Gross - 1,300,000
7. Ben Andersen - 590,000
8. Vinny Pahuja - 2,000,000
9. Robert Klein - 320,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 26th Place - Eriquezzo ($4,934)

Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Players Remaining: 25
Chip Average: 942,000

Ryan Eriquezzo (Danbury, CT)
26th Place - $4,934

Busted in 26th place. Just wasnt meant to happen this trip
— Ryan Eriquezzo (@RyanEriquezzo) March 10, 2014

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 27th Place - Petrella ($4,934)

Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Players Remaining: 26
Chip Average: 905,000

Edmond Petrella (Lumberton, NJ)
27th Place - $4,934