Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 449
Here are some updated chip counts:
Wooyang Lin - 585,000
Ryan Eriquezzo - 580,0000
James Anderson - 570,000
Ken Bordorossi - 440,000
Veronica Rivera - 280,000
DJ MacKinnon - 230,000
Joe McKeehen - 200,000
Friday, February 28, 2014
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Final Break
Players are going on their final break of the night, and will play the 2,000/4,000/500 level to finish of a long day of poker. Some updated chip counts will be posted shortly after break.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): A Nice Turn
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 449
Ken Boldorossi found himself in a spot all too common in poker, where he had to commit a healthy amount of chips…knowing he was likely behind. Ken had called a players all-in (with another player behind to act), and watched as that remaining player in the hand pushed as well. Boldorossi made it clear he knew his hand wasn't best, but he was getting 3:1 on his money by making the call. The hands were tabled and Ken's JJ > KK & 88 on the A Q 9 J 9 runout.
Total Entries: 449
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| Ken Boldorossi |
Ken Boldorossi found himself in a spot all too common in poker, where he had to commit a healthy amount of chips…knowing he was likely behind. Ken had called a players all-in (with another player behind to act), and watched as that remaining player in the hand pushed as well. Boldorossi made it clear he knew his hand wasn't best, but he was getting 3:1 on his money by making the call. The hands were tabled and Ken's JJ > KK & 88 on the A Q 9 J 9 runout.
Ken now has over 415,000 and is top five in the room (~54 players remaining).
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): "Never Get Lucky!"
Level 13 is about to be in the books, and players will finish Level 14 (1,500/3,000/400) before going on their last break of the night.
About ten minutes before break, a decision was on Miguel Borerro for his tournament life as two players were all-in in front of him (and had him covered). Miguel would make the call with K Q (off), and be up against AA and JJ. Miguel would stand up on the 10 6 4 flop, gain a little interest when the K hit the turn, and flash a huge smile when the Q spiked the river. "I got lucky? I never get lucky," said Borerro as he scoops in a pot worth close to 200,000.
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| Miguel Borerro |
About ten minutes before break, a decision was on Miguel Borerro for his tournament life as two players were all-in in front of him (and had him covered). Miguel would make the call with K Q (off), and be up against AA and JJ. Miguel would stand up on the 10 6 4 flop, gain a little interest when the K hit the turn, and flash a huge smile when the Q spiked the river. "I got lucky? I never get lucky," said Borerro as he scoops in a pot worth close to 200,000.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Tough Tables
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 449
As the outer tables in the room break, we end up with some pretty tough lineups:
Table 74:
Greg Fishberg
Joe Cappuccio
Table 71:
Ryan Eriquezzo
Joe McKeehen
James Anderson
Total Entries: 449
As the outer tables in the room break, we end up with some pretty tough lineups:
Table 74:
Greg Fishberg
Joe Cappuccio
Table 71:
Ryan Eriquezzo
Joe McKeehen
James Anderson
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Break Time
We are reaching the final phase of the night as players go on break for (15) minutes. Players will finish two levels, break one last time while the floor colors of the pink (500) chips, and play one last level before bagging for the night.
When players return from this break, the blinds will be 1,200/2,400/300.
When players return from this break, the blinds will be 1,200/2,400/300.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Ace On The River
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 443
Jerry Loke now sits with over 300,000 in front of him after he spikes a fortunate river just moments before. Loke check raised all-in on the turn against his opponent on a board of Q♠ 8♠ 6♠ A♣, and would need some help in order to win. His opponent flopped a flush (9♠ 10♠), meaning his A Q would need to fill up. An A came on the river giving Loke the hand, as he slammed the table in excitement.
Total Entries: 443
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| Jerry Loke |
Jerry Loke now sits with over 300,000 in front of him after he spikes a fortunate river just moments before. Loke check raised all-in on the turn against his opponent on a board of Q♠ 8♠ 6♠ A♣, and would need some help in order to win. His opponent flopped a flush (9♠ 10♠), meaning his A Q would need to fill up. An A came on the river giving Loke the hand, as he slammed the table in excitement.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Level Up
Level 12 is about to begin, and the blinds being posted will now be 1,000/2,000/300. Any player registering during this level with start with 20 big blinds, still leaving some room for play. Only moments before break we lost Eric Siegel, and it's yet to be seen if he will be entering once more today.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Spot For A Squeeze
Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 442
Table 75 has been one of the more active tables in the room, and definitely the most chatty. Ryan Eriquezzo opened UTG for 3,500 and was called in two spots. Action would be on Alan Kraut (Doylestown, PA), and he would pick this spot to squeeze, shoving his remaining 40,000. Steve "Alphabet Soup" would re-shove from the big blind, with Eriquezzo and the two players to flat folding behind:
Total Entries: 442
Table 75 has been one of the more active tables in the room, and definitely the most chatty. Ryan Eriquezzo opened UTG for 3,500 and was called in two spots. Action would be on Alan Kraut (Doylestown, PA), and he would pick this spot to squeeze, shoving his remaining 40,000. Steve "Alphabet Soup" would re-shove from the big blind, with Eriquezzo and the two players to flat folding behind:
Kraut: K J "Alphabet:" 4 4
Flop: A Q 5
Turn: K
River A
Kraut would chip up to 97,000 and save himself another possible walk to the cage, while "Alphabet" would be left crippled.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Under The Radar
Level 11 has just started, and the blinds have increased to 800/1,600/200. We added nine entries during that last level, which brings us up to 439.
You would think it would be hard to miss a player in the room who has final tabled two Big Stax events in the past. James Anderson finished sixth in the inaugural Big Stax 1500 for $32,000, and followed that up with a runner-up finish in the Big Stax 500 the following series (falling to Mike Sandler, but taking home $33,000).
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| James Anderson |
You would think it would be hard to miss a player in the room who has final tabled two Big Stax events in the past. James Anderson finished sixth in the inaugural Big Stax 1500 for $32,000, and followed that up with a runner-up finish in the Big Stax 500 the following series (falling to Mike Sandler, but taking home $33,000).
Anderson just jumped up to 410,000 after knocking out Matthew Isles (AA > 99 in a blind v. blind situation). That stack would be the top in the room at the moment for Anderson, while Isles just handed his re-entry receipt to take his new seat.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Quick Glimpse
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 436
Total Entries: 436
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| Matthew Isles |
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| Sean Wallace |
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| She Wong |
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Moving Time
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 430
It felt at points throughout the day that Day 1B was moving much slower than yesterday, but we are actually on the same pace as yesterday, which means we should end up somewhere in the 450-470 range by the end of the night. Sean Wallace (Horsham, PA) is one of the Parx regulars to choose post-dinner for his first entry of the day. Jeff Wicker also took a late seat at Table 77, which is one of the outer tables and the next to break.
Total Entries: 430
It felt at points throughout the day that Day 1B was moving much slower than yesterday, but we are actually on the same pace as yesterday, which means we should end up somewhere in the 450-470 range by the end of the night. Sean Wallace (Horsham, PA) is one of the Parx regulars to choose post-dinner for his first entry of the day. Jeff Wicker also took a late seat at Table 77, which is one of the outer tables and the next to break.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Dinner Break
Players are going on dinner break and will return to action at approximately 7:35pm.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Counts Before Dinner
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 413
Here are some counts going into dinner:
Joe Cappuccio - 210,000
DJ MacKinnon - 165,000
Jose Gallegos - 140,000
Veronica Rivera - 135,000
Joe McKeehen - 115,000
Alan Kraut - 110,000
Greg Fishberg - 110,000
Alex Queen - 75,000
Mohammed Farrah - 75,000
Ryan Eriquezzo - 70,000
Dave Inselberg - 70,000
Total Entries: 413
Here are some counts going into dinner:
Joe Cappuccio - 210,000
DJ MacKinnon - 165,000
Jose Gallegos - 140,000
Veronica Rivera - 135,000
Joe McKeehen - 115,000
Alan Kraut - 110,000
Greg Fishberg - 110,000
Alex Queen - 75,000
Mohammed Farrah - 75,000
Ryan Eriquezzo - 70,000
Dave Inselberg - 70,000
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Last Level Before Dinner
Level 9 is about to begin, with blinds going up to 500/1,000/100 (total entries up to 407). Players will finish that level and go on dinner break, which will last (75) minutes.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Pre-Dinner Rush
Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Entries: 402
The 400 entry mark has been crossed, and we had a handful of people walk into the room for the first time today to help eclipse that point:
Jonas Wexler
Miguel Borrero
Joe Reddick
Total Entries: 402
The 400 entry mark has been crossed, and we had a handful of people walk into the room for the first time today to help eclipse that point:
Jonas Wexler
Miguel Borrero
Joe Reddick
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Level Going Up…News Names/Faces
Level 7 will be ending in five minutes, and blinds will be going up to 400/800/100. A few more new faces are in the field, Anthony Maio (who just entered the room for the first time) and Matthew Isles (who has been in the room, but was missed).
Joe Cappuccio (who won the inaugural Big Stax 500 event) is beginning to chip up, with hand history courtesy of Twitter:
Joe Cappuccio (who won the inaugural Big Stax 500 event) is beginning to chip up, with hand history courtesy of Twitter:
Just watched a dude bet/call off for 200 Bb vs @poochpoker w a10 vs joeys aa on 8763 rainbow seconds after I text him to not take it all
— Ryan Eriquezzo (@RyanEriquezzo) February 28, 2014
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Gone Fishin'
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Entries: 394
Andrew Zhu has just been eliminated by Parx regular Greg Fishberg, as Zhu shoved the turn on a board of 5♠ 7♣ 10♠ 3♥. Greg was thinking for a moment, saying to Zhu that he could beat a flush draw, and did decide to make the call. Zhu's 5 6 < K 10 of Fishberg as a king spikes the river to seal the hand, sending Zhu out of the clubhouse room for the moment. After scooping in that pot, Fishberg is now over 120,000.
Total Entries: 394
Andrew Zhu has just been eliminated by Parx regular Greg Fishberg, as Zhu shoved the turn on a board of 5♠ 7♣ 10♠ 3♥. Greg was thinking for a moment, saying to Zhu that he could beat a flush draw, and did decide to make the call. Zhu's 5 6 < K 10 of Fishberg as a king spikes the river to seal the hand, sending Zhu out of the clubhouse room for the moment. After scooping in that pot, Fishberg is now over 120,000.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Second Break
Players are going on their second break of the day, with the blinds coming back (in Level 7) going up to 300/600/100. Players will finish three more levels before heading out for a (75) minute dinner break after the conclusion of Level 9.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Early Chip Counts
Level 6 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Entries: 390
Here are some updated counts from the field:
Veronica Rivera - 110,000
Jose Gallegos - 95,000
Joe McKeehen - 86,000
Alex Queen - 84,000
Dave Inselberg - 80,000
Andrew Zhu - 75,000
Ken Silberstein - 70,000
DJ MacKinnon - 44,000
Alan Kraut - 38,000
Total Entries: 390
Here are some updated counts from the field:
Veronica Rivera - 110,000
Jose Gallegos - 95,000
Joe McKeehen - 86,000
Alex Queen - 84,000
Dave Inselberg - 80,000
Andrew Zhu - 75,000
Ken Silberstein - 70,000
DJ MacKinnon - 44,000
Alan Kraut - 38,000
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Moving Up
The tournament director has just announced the beginning of Level 6, with blinds going up to 250/500/50. The total number of entries is now 384, and it looks like we will have a record breaking field for this event (the second of the series).
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Zhu Is That?
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Entries: 380
We have a handful of past event winners in the field, including Mike Sandler (Big Stax 500 Winner) and Mohammed Farrah (Big Stax V Deepstack Turbo Winner). At Table 76 we also have Andrew Zhu (South Plainfield, NJ), who was the winner of the $330 Six-Max event during Big Stax III last August. Andrew took home just under $10,000 for the win, and bested a final table which included Asher Conniff, Alex Torres, and Jeffrey Gross. Zhu is off to a quiet start so far, with a stack slightly below starting.
Total Entries: 380
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| Andrew Zhu |
We have a handful of past event winners in the field, including Mike Sandler (Big Stax 500 Winner) and Mohammed Farrah (Big Stax V Deepstack Turbo Winner). At Table 76 we also have Andrew Zhu (South Plainfield, NJ), who was the winner of the $330 Six-Max event during Big Stax III last August. Andrew took home just under $10,000 for the win, and bested a final table which included Asher Conniff, Alex Torres, and Jeffrey Gross. Zhu is off to a quiet start so far, with a stack slightly below starting.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Level Up
Level 5 has just started with blinds going up to 200/400/50, and the total number of entries going up to 374. We were able to catch some players in action during these early stages:
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| Asher Conniff |
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| David Inselberg |
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| Jennifer So |
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): In The Field (…Cont.)
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Entries: 371
A steady flow of players just made their way into the clubhouse room:
Mohammed Farrah
Jose Gallegos
Greg Fishberg
Joel Frank
Jonathan Sonne
Leo Palermo
Joe DiGrado
Edmond Petrella
Total Entries: 371
A steady flow of players just made their way into the clubhouse room:
Mohammed Farrah
Jose Gallegos
Greg Fishberg
Joel Frank
Jonathan Sonne
Leo Palermo
Joe DiGrado
Edmond Petrella
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): In The Field
Total Entries: 361
We have both a new crop of players, as well as those who came back from yesterday making up this Day 1B field so far:
David Inselberg
Asher Conniff
Alex Queen
Jennifer So
Alan Kraut
Kevin Lutz
Joe McKeehen
Ryan Eriquezzo
Mike Azzarro
Eric Siegel
Dan Sewnig
Mike Sandler
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Break Time
Players are going on their first break of the day (15 minutes), and when they return the blinds will be going up to 150/300/50. Once play resumes we will bring some of the new faces in the field as well as early chip counts.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Twitter Intros
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Entries: 342
Total Entries: 342
Takin another shot at this PARX 550...glgl
— Ryan Eriquezzo (@RyanEriquezzo) February 28, 2014
Parx bound! Excited to play 1C & spend time with some of my favorite people! Will have select @BlueSharkOptics on hand. DM me if interested.
— Kelly Armentrout (@BSO_Kelly) February 28, 2014
Parx big stax $500 day 1b, bullet 3. Already got caught opening 103s in the cutoff not making any friends here
— Alex Queen (@ArgentinaBoy) February 28, 2014
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Level Up
The first level is in the books, and players are now posting blinds of 75/150. The clubhouse room is beginning to fill up once again, and we will bring you the faces in the crowd shortly.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1B): Green Friday?
Cards will be in the air shortly for the second starting day of the Big Stax 500, as the number of entries continues to be a pleasant surprise to everyone. The community is also a buzz about the first wave of Full Tilt refunds that are making their way back into players lives. It will be interesting to follow what effect this has on the poker world (if any), but it definitely is a great day…and good start to the weekend.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): End Of Day 1A Chip Counts
| Total Players: | 243 | Players left: | 41 |
| Total Chips: | 9,720,000 | Average Chips: | 237,073 |
| Henry | Guttman | Brooklyn NY | 748,000 |
| Norman | Michalek | Westfield NJ | 473,000 |
| Christopher | Senape | New York NY | 447,500 |
| Justin | Liberta | Baltimore MD | 422,000 |
| Rocco | Luciano | Philadelphia PA | 408,500 |
| Robert | Albert | Manalapan NJ | 397,500 |
| Keith | DeAngelis | Conshocken PA | 393,500 |
| Greg | Paryani | Ponte Verde FL | 376,500 |
| David | Kim | Flushing | 347,000 |
| Joseph | Palma | Bensalem PA | 338,500 |
| Michael | Marder | Sewell NJ | 329,000 |
| Matt | Glantz | Laffeyette Hills PA | 293,000 |
| Greg | Himmelbrand | Quenns NY | 292,500 |
| Gene | Mazza | Elizabeth NJ | 284,500 |
| John | Averill | Hoboken NJ | 272,000 |
| Paul | Shedaker | Croydon PA | 271,500 |
| Morgan | Litwin | Brookfield CT | 245,000 |
| Robert | Gallagher | Philadelphia PA | 228,500 |
| Jesse | Cohen | Ardmore PA | 222,500 |
| Kent | Wuethrich | Sugar Inn PA | 222,500 |
| Jen Chwen | Chang | Allentown PA | 200,000 |
| Claudius | Ferris | New York NY | 193,500 |
| Milton | Jaffee | Staten Island NY | 187,500 |
| Tarun | Gulati | Glastonbury CT | 184,500 |
| Joseph | Tatarski | Red Bank NJ | 178,000 |
| Jan | Wojdat | Lindenhurst NJ | 176,000 |
| Lyle | Diamond | Brick NJ | 152,000 |
| Anthony | Potis | Scranton PA | 151,000 |
| Radu | Panfil | Brooklyn NY | 133,500 |
| Andy | Spears | Buffalo NY | 131,000 |
| Nancy | Martin | Washington Crossing PA | 120,500 |
| Peter | Ippolito | East Meadow NY | 119,500 |
| Charles | Minter | Yardley PA | 106,500 |
| Dan | DaConti | Mt. Laurel NJ | 97,500 |
| Christine | Brewer | Port Monmouth NJ | 97,500 |
| Amanda | Musemeci | Philadelphia PA | 96,000 |
| Joseph | LaPinta | Toms River NJ | 92,000 |
| Eric | Siegel | Melville NY | 84,500 |
| David | Clarke | Basking Ridge NJ | 83,000 |
| Nick | Condo | Collindale | 71,500 |
| Pramudya | Rizal | New York NY | 52,500 |
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Parting Shots (…For The Night)
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 242
Many players were wondering what the turnout for this event would be like after the massive field from the Big Stax 300. In the past, this $550 event would attract numbers for Day 1A like 100 and 152. It was clear that today was going to be different when we had 160 entries at 2:00pm. We saw many faces who've already stamped deep runs in this series (Rocco Luciano, Nancy Martin, Ray Ross, Joe Gola, Joe McKeehen), and some of those for the first time (David Kim, Andrew Spears, DJ MacKinnon). It was David Kim's early run toward the top which headlined early Day 1A play, but story at the end of the day will be all of the solid names bagging really healthy stacks going into Day 2 (Sunday).
End of Day 1A chip counts will be posted shortly after verification of counts by the tournament directors.
Total Entries: 242
Many players were wondering what the turnout for this event would be like after the massive field from the Big Stax 300. In the past, this $550 event would attract numbers for Day 1A like 100 and 152. It was clear that today was going to be different when we had 160 entries at 2:00pm. We saw many faces who've already stamped deep runs in this series (Rocco Luciano, Nancy Martin, Ray Ross, Joe Gola, Joe McKeehen), and some of those for the first time (David Kim, Andrew Spears, DJ MacKinnon). It was David Kim's early run toward the top which headlined early Day 1A play, but story at the end of the day will be all of the solid names bagging really healthy stacks going into Day 2 (Sunday).
End of Day 1A chip counts will be posted shortly after verification of counts by the tournament directors.
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| Matt Glantz |
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| Michael Marder |
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| Amanda Musumeci |
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| Norman Michalek |
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| Pete Ippolito |
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| Joe Palma |
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