Saturday, March 8, 2014
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Final Break
Players are taking a speedy (5) minute break, and they will return for the find level of the night. Blinds in Level 15 will be 2,000/4,000/500 (463 total entries).
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Bustout Tweets
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 463
Just a couple of departure Tweets:
Total Entries: 463
Just a couple of departure Tweets:
Bust 3b and barreled off a 6 high board and got the tank forever call by 88
— Joe McKeehen (@dude904) March 9, 2014
And we're out KK < AA on K99 flop aip for 140k @parxpokerroom ME
— Kori Hunter (@korihunter) March 9, 2014
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Sarmiento Flips Huge
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 463
Sarmiento is no stranger to deep runs in these events, chopping the Big Stax 300 in our most recent series in October. He just flipped for a 350,000 pot with Jia Liu, and watched as his QQ > AK, fading the overs and a turned flush draw.
Total Entries: 463
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| Steven Sarmiento |
Sarmiento is no stranger to deep runs in these events, chopping the Big Stax 300 in our most recent series in October. He just flipped for a 350,000 pot with Jia Liu, and watched as his QQ > AK, fading the overs and a turned flush draw.
Sarmiento is now over 400,000 and one of the top ten stacks in the field. There are approximately 108 players left in the room at the moment.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Level Up
Level 14 is about to begin, with the blinds going up to 1,500/3,000/400 (462 total entries). Players will have a five minute break at the end of the level for the floor to color off the (500) chips, and there will be one more level afterwards.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Still Alive
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 462
It's a ton of players to do individual chip counts, but the following notables are still alive in the field:
Christine Brewer
Kori Hunter
Jeff Gross
Edmond Petrella
Joe Cappuccio
Jared Jaffee
Andrew Weinstein
Tarun Gulati
John Allan Hinds
Jimmy Lillis
Vinny Pahuja
Joe Liberta
Sachin Ramrakhani
Jeff Wicker
Greg Fishberg
Tyler Gaston
Joe Taormina
Izzet Burak Temel
Michael Murphy
Mike Cologna
Benny Bianco
Asher Conniff
Mohammed Farah
Sean Wallace
Gordon Eng
Justin Adams
Lou Santoro
Daniel Buzgon
Frank Ferrigno
Kevin Mathers
Brett Richey
Michael Marder
Joe DiGrado
Leo Palermo
Keith Crowder
Matt Macaroni
Jia Liu
Cathy Dever
Steven Sarmiento
Mike Dentale
Mike Azzarro
Trevor Deeter
Ray Ross
TJ Shulman
Norman Michalek
Total Entries: 462
It's a ton of players to do individual chip counts, but the following notables are still alive in the field:
Christine Brewer
Kori Hunter
Jeff Gross
Edmond Petrella
Joe Cappuccio
Jared Jaffee
Andrew Weinstein
Tarun Gulati
John Allan Hinds
Jimmy Lillis
Vinny Pahuja
Joe Liberta
Sachin Ramrakhani
Jeff Wicker
Greg Fishberg
Tyler Gaston
Joe Taormina
Izzet Burak Temel
Michael Murphy
Mike Cologna
Benny Bianco
Asher Conniff
Mohammed Farah
Sean Wallace
Gordon Eng
Justin Adams
Lou Santoro
Daniel Buzgon
Frank Ferrigno
Kevin Mathers
Brett Richey
Michael Marder
Joe DiGrado
Leo Palermo
Keith Crowder
Matt Macaroni
Jia Liu
Cathy Dever
Steven Sarmiento
Mike Dentale
Mike Azzarro
Trevor Deeter
Ray Ross
TJ Shulman
Norman Michalek
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Also Out
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 462
The following players can be added to the earlier list of bustouts:
Seth Zimmerman
Artyem Perlov
Joe Black
Total Entries: 462
The following players can be added to the earlier list of bustouts:
Seth Zimmerman
Artyem Perlov
Joe Black
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Not Coming Back
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 461
The following players have been eliminated from action today, and are not returning:
Joe Palma
David Kim
Allison Schultz
Nancy Martin
Frank Conti
Bob Brady
Rich Ryan
Total Entries: 461
The following players have been eliminated from action today, and are not returning:
Joe Palma
David Kim
Allison Schultz
Nancy Martin
Frank Conti
Bob Brady
Rich Ryan
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Break Time
The end of Level 12 is here, and players are going on a (15) minute break. When they return to Level 13 the blinds will be going up to 1,200/2,400/300 (456 total entries).
Action is currently on 14 tables, which means that approximately 126 players are active in the room.
Action is currently on 14 tables, which means that approximately 126 players are active in the room.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): 400k Pot
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 456
The action was picked up going to the flop, with Joe Taormina and Tyler Gaston in a blind v. blind situation. Gaston was flatting a 50,000 bet pre (not sure if it was three or four-bet), and both players saw a flop of Q♣ 3♦ 3♣. With the pot the size it was, it was surprising to see the action go check-check on the flop. After the A♥ on the turn, Taormina fired out a bet of 55,000 which was called by Gaston after some thought. Taormina shoved the river after the 7♠ fell, and Gaston would once again be deep in thought. After a few minutes Gaston would make the call of 103,100, and see Joe turn over QQ (flopped full house).
Total Entries: 456
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| Joe Taormina |
The action was picked up going to the flop, with Joe Taormina and Tyler Gaston in a blind v. blind situation. Gaston was flatting a 50,000 bet pre (not sure if it was three or four-bet), and both players saw a flop of Q♣ 3♦ 3♣. With the pot the size it was, it was surprising to see the action go check-check on the flop. After the A♥ on the turn, Taormina fired out a bet of 55,000 which was called by Gaston after some thought. Taormina shoved the river after the 7♠ fell, and Gaston would once again be deep in thought. After a few minutes Gaston would make the call of 103,100, and see Joe turn over QQ (flopped full house).
Joe Taormina - 480,000
Tyler Gaston - 70,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Luigi Powers Up/New Level
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| Luigi |
Level 12 is about to begin, with the blinds going up to 1,000/2,000/300 (453 total entries). Right before break Loui Santoro took hold of one of the top stacks in the room after his 55 > 10 7 > A 10 on a flop of 10 7 5. The board would run out clean for Lou and would chip up to 435,000, only a few thousand behind Andrew Weinstein.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Updated Counts
Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 451
Here are updated counts from the field (largest stacks):
Andrew Weinstein - 470,000
Tyler Gaston - 275,000
Ray Ross - 265,000
Mike Cologna - 260,000
Jared Jaffee - 225,000
Benny Bianco - 225,000
Lou Santoro - 220,000
Total Entries: 451
Here are updated counts from the field (largest stacks):
Andrew Weinstein - 470,000
Tyler Gaston - 275,000
Ray Ross - 265,000
Mike Cologna - 260,000
Jared Jaffee - 225,000
Benny Bianco - 225,000
Lou Santoro - 220,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Team Kitten Poker
Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 447
For those that follow the live updates consistently, you may remember Edmond Petrella from Big Stax 3 (August 2013). Petrella chopped the tournament four ways, taking home $44,000 for his share, and taking a memorable photo. The four players to chop the tournament posed together for a winners photo, and Edmond held a poker book in the photo (which he read throughout Day 3). Things have seemed to work for him as he has since cashed in seven tournaments for over $10,000.
Total Entries: 447
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| Edmond Petrella |
For those that follow the live updates consistently, you may remember Edmond Petrella from Big Stax 3 (August 2013). Petrella chopped the tournament four ways, taking home $44,000 for his share, and taking a memorable photo. The four players to chop the tournament posed together for a winners photo, and Edmond held a poker book in the photo (which he read throughout Day 3). Things have seemed to work for him as he has since cashed in seven tournaments for over $10,000.
Petrella has over 180,000 at the moment, and is also literature free.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Level Up
Level 10 saw a handful of bustouts as players returned from dinner with a plan of attack. Blinds are going up to 800/1,600/200 in Level 11 (445 total entries), and players who enter the event right now would still have well over 30 bigs.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Return Efforts
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 443
The winner from the Big Stax 300 event has already bagged chips (Maggie Morris) for Day 2, while one of the three to chop the Big Stax 500 (James Anderson) has done the same. The other two players to agree to a deal with James are currently in the field, and looking to follow suit.
Chris Csik won a seat into today's field in last night's satellite, while Izzet Burak Temel bought in late in the afternoon. Chris is currently in better shape of the two, sitting with close to 200,000 (which is a top fifteen stack at the moment). Temel just had one foot out the door, but ended up getting a lucky double to 65,000.
Total Entries: 443
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| Csik & Temel |
The winner from the Big Stax 300 event has already bagged chips (Maggie Morris) for Day 2, while one of the three to chop the Big Stax 500 (James Anderson) has done the same. The other two players to agree to a deal with James are currently in the field, and looking to follow suit.
Chris Csik won a seat into today's field in last night's satellite, while Izzet Burak Temel bought in late in the afternoon. Chris is currently in better shape of the two, sitting with close to 200,000 (which is a top fifteen stack at the moment). Temel just had one foot out the door, but ended up getting a lucky double to 65,000.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Back From Dinner
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 438
Players have returned from dinner, and the homestretch towards bagging chips for Day 2 really begins now. There were an additional six players to enter over the dinner break, and the number now has a realistic chance of reaching 460.
Total Entries: 438
Players have returned from dinner, and the homestretch towards bagging chips for Day 2 really begins now. There were an additional six players to enter over the dinner break, and the number now has a realistic chance of reaching 460.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Heading To Dinner
Players are now headed to dinner for (75) minutes, and they will return at approximately 7:40pm. When they return to Level 10 the blinds will have gone up to 600/1,200/200.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Buzgon Arrives…Buzgon Doubles
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 432
Dan Buzgon (Marlton, NJ) was one of the latest players to arrive in the field (that wasn't a re-entry), but it didn't take long for him to build up. Buzgon just doubled through Mike "Mad Dog" Shasho, as his A2 was tabled on the A 2 K Q x board. Shasho's hand was never seen, and Dan is now over 90,000.
Buzgon has over 1,000,000 in career earnings, with his breakout score coming in 2011 when he made a WPT final table at Borgata, cashing for over $330,000. The last time Dan was here he cashed in this exact event (May 2013), finishing in 25th place for just over $4,000.
Total Entries: 432
Dan Buzgon (Marlton, NJ) was one of the latest players to arrive in the field (that wasn't a re-entry), but it didn't take long for him to build up. Buzgon just doubled through Mike "Mad Dog" Shasho, as his A2 was tabled on the A 2 K Q x board. Shasho's hand was never seen, and Dan is now over 90,000.
Buzgon has over 1,000,000 in career earnings, with his breakout score coming in 2011 when he made a WPT final table at Borgata, cashing for over $330,000. The last time Dan was here he cashed in this exact event (May 2013), finishing in 25th place for just over $4,000.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Level Up Then Dinner
Level 9 has just started, with blinds going up to 500/1,000/100 (428 total entries). Players will finish this level and then go on a (75) minute dinner break.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): No Strangers
Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Entries: 427
Support of local players to a poker room is key to it's success, and here is a short list of Parx regulars and their chip counts:
Lou Santoro - 162,000
Greg Fishberg - 130,000
Jeff Wicker - 130,000
Ray Ross - 125,000
Matt Macaroni - 80,000
Nancy Martin - 50,000
Sean Wallace - 37,000
Bob Brady - 35,000
Joe Palma - 13,000
Total Entries: 427
Support of local players to a poker room is key to it's success, and here is a short list of Parx regulars and their chip counts:
Lou Santoro - 162,000
Greg Fishberg - 130,000
Jeff Wicker - 130,000
Ray Ross - 125,000
Matt Macaroni - 80,000
Nancy Martin - 50,000
Sean Wallace - 37,000
Bob Brady - 35,000
Joe Palma - 13,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Early Lead
Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Entries: 421
Andrew Weinstein (Alexandria, VA) is the first to separate himself from the field so far, sitting on a stack over 250,000. Weinstein has $170,000 in career earnings, over 18 cashes dated back to 2005. His biggest score came in 2006, when he final tabled a Borgata $750 NLH event, taking home over $32,000.
Total Entries: 421
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| Andrew Weinstein |
Andrew Weinstein (Alexandria, VA) is the first to separate himself from the field so far, sitting on a stack over 250,000. Weinstein has $170,000 in career earnings, over 18 cashes dated back to 2005. His biggest score came in 2006, when he final tabled a Borgata $750 NLH event, taking home over $32,000.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Blinds Increased
The start of Level 8 has been announced by the tournament floor, and the blinds have gone up to 400/800/100 (419 total entries). Two of the outer tables have now broken, scattering those players all over the room.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Dever Doubles
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Entries: 415
Cathy Dever (Ephrata, PA) wasn't in good shape to stick around on one bullet, as she got her last 14,000 in on a flop of 8 9 3 (with J 10 against K K). She ended up having her opponent drawing head when a 7 hit the turn, and chipped up to 60,000.
Dever has over $131,000 in lifetime earnings, with two cashes coming here at Parx, but that was prior to the inception of the Big Stax series.
Total Entries: 415
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| Cathy Dever |
Cathy Dever (Ephrata, PA) wasn't in good shape to stick around on one bullet, as she got her last 14,000 in on a flop of 8 9 3 (with J 10 against K K). She ended up having her opponent drawing head when a 7 hit the turn, and chipped up to 60,000.
Dever has over $131,000 in lifetime earnings, with two cashes coming here at Parx, but that was prior to the inception of the Big Stax series.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Trending
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Entries: 415
Trending Up:
Mike Dentale - 130,000
Vinny Pahuja - 100,000
Mike Shasho - 140,000
Trending Down:
Joe Wertz - Busts early in Level 7 (re-entry has yet to be determined)
Total Entries: 415
Trending Up:
Mike Dentale - 130,000
Vinny Pahuja - 100,000
Mike Shasho - 140,000
Trending Down:
Joe Wertz - Busts early in Level 7 (re-entry has yet to be determined)
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Coming Back
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Entries: 412
Players that busted last in the last level are now back taking their new seats, including Dave Inselberg and Josh Albin. Inselberg got seated at Table 74 with Alida Veliu, Kevin Mathers, Michael Marder, and Mike Summers.
On the hand before break Alida won a healthy pot, after a gentleman who had been shoving 100bb numerous times throughout the level (pre) got unlucky versus her. He shoved over her 6x open, and she eventually made the call, and her 77 > AA of her opponent. Alida now has over 110,000.
Total Entries: 412
Players that busted last in the last level are now back taking their new seats, including Dave Inselberg and Josh Albin. Inselberg got seated at Table 74 with Alida Veliu, Kevin Mathers, Michael Marder, and Mike Summers.
On the hand before break Alida won a healthy pot, after a gentleman who had been shoving 100bb numerous times throughout the level (pre) got unlucky versus her. He shoved over her 6x open, and she eventually made the call, and her 77 > AA of her opponent. Alida now has over 110,000.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Break Time
Players are going on their second break of the day, and when they return to Level 7, the blinds will have gone up to 300/600/100 (407 total entries).
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Century Club
Level 6 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Entries: 401
Of the 200+ players in the field at the moment, there are a handful with over 100,000. We then have the players on the other end, who are currently in the "re-entry" phase (Dave Inselberg, Lee Childs, Barry Leventhal). Here is a short list of those in the century club:
Andrew Weinstein - 185,000
Justin Adams - 180,000
Jeff Gibson - 170,000
Jerry Loke - 150,000
Jim Ware - 150,000
Tarun Gulati - 120,000
Lou Santora - 105,000
Jeff Gross - 100,000
Total Entries: 401
Of the 200+ players in the field at the moment, there are a handful with over 100,000. We then have the players on the other end, who are currently in the "re-entry" phase (Dave Inselberg, Lee Childs, Barry Leventhal). Here is a short list of those in the century club:
Andrew Weinstein - 185,000
Justin Adams - 180,000
Jeff Gibson - 170,000
Jerry Loke - 150,000
Jim Ware - 150,000
Tarun Gulati - 120,000
Lou Santora - 105,000
Jeff Gross - 100,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Level Up/Early Leaders
Level 6 is going to begin shortly, and the blinds will be going up to 200/400/50 (398 total entries). We have some early leaders, one who is a local to the room and one visiting from New England:
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| Lou Santora (130,000) |
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| Justin Adams (120,000) |
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Hits Keep Coming
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Entries: 392
Day 1C is usually going to have the largest field of the three starting days, and today is no exception with over 200 runners. The faces we recognize keep walking into the clubhouse room:
Seth Zimmerman
Artyem Perlov
Joe Reddick
Jia Liu
Steven Sarmiento
Allison Schultz
Total Entries: 392
Day 1C is usually going to have the largest field of the three starting days, and today is no exception with over 200 runners. The faces we recognize keep walking into the clubhouse room:
Seth Zimmerman
Artyem Perlov
Joe Reddick
Jia Liu
Steven Sarmiento
Allison Schultz
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Getting Tougher
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Entries: 390
It's not getting any easier at the outer tables, as Table 89 is currently playing five handed:
Joe Liberta
Sachin Ramrakani
Anthony Maio
George Alberto
Matt Macaroni
Total Entries: 390
It's not getting any easier at the outer tables, as Table 89 is currently playing five handed:
Joe Liberta
Sachin Ramrakani
Anthony Maio
George Alberto
Matt Macaroni
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Level Up/Outer Tables
Level 5 is about to begin, with the blinds going up to 150/300/50 (387 total entries). With the outer tables filling up, we are beginning to see some stacked late reg tables. Table 87 currently seats:
Vinny Pahuja
Jeff Gurkinkle
Barry Leventhal
Mike Shasho
Joe DiGrado
Vinny Pahuja
Jeff Gurkinkle
Barry Leventhal
Mike Shasho
Joe DiGrado
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Heads-Up SOLD OUT (Waiting List Open)
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Entries: 383
Tomorrow's $500 Heads-Up Event is now sold out, but if you still have interest in the event, you can put yourself on a waiting list (for any players who un-reg):
Total Entries: 383
Tomorrow's $500 Heads-Up Event is now sold out, but if you still have interest in the event, you can put yourself on a waiting list (for any players who un-reg):
Our first heads up event tomorrow at 3pm. We are currently sold out and taking a few names for the waiting list. pic.twitter.com/XJ59yXkqhP
— Parx Poker Room (@parxpokerroom) March 8, 2014
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Twitter Updates
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Entries: 377
It's early to be worrying about chip counts, but there we some updated counts from players via Twitter during the break:
We've also seen welcome Tweets from Joe McKeehen and Jeff Gurfinkle.
Total Entries: 377
It's early to be worrying about chip counts, but there we some updated counts from players via Twitter during the break:
35k from 50kss @parxpokerroom $1600. a7<810h on 973cc76. Also flatted 4 bet w AA, played big pot and he had other AA...
— Joe Cappuccio (@poochpoker) March 8, 2014
Level 4 44k #parxmain
— Mike summers (@summerspro) March 8, 2014
64.5k at first break. Going to 300 bb.#Parxbigstax #BlueSharkBrigade #TeamITM #IJNIP
— Kelly Armentrout (@BSO_Kelly) March 8, 2014
We've also seen welcome Tweets from Joe McKeehen and Jeff Gurfinkle.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): More Media
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Entries: 373
It's been mentioned that Kevmath is in the house for this event, and we have one more player who is flipping to the player's side. Rich Ryan is a Senior Editor and Producer for Poker News, covering events all over the country and producing PokerNews Podcast. Things haven't been too eventful to start, as Rich updates via Twitter:
Total Entries: 373
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| Rich Ryan |
It's been mentioned that Kevmath is in the house for this event, and we have one more player who is flipping to the player's side. Rich Ryan is a Senior Editor and Producer for Poker News, covering events all over the country and producing PokerNews Podcast. Things haven't been too eventful to start, as Rich updates via Twitter:
57K from 50K starting on first break. Nothing too eventful thus far. #ParxBigStax
— Rich Ryan (@RichTRyan) March 8, 2014
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): First Break
Players are going on their first (15) minute break of the day, and when they return the blinds will have gone up to 150/300/50. The total number of entries for the event is at 359 and continues to climb as each minute passes.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Late Arrivals
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Entries: 354
Players continue to file into the clubhouse room, as the outer tables are beginning to be opened. Some of the new faces to walk in include:
Mike Azzarro
David Kim
Tarun Gulati
David Inselberg
Kori Hunter
Greg Himmelbrand
Rich Ryan
Total Entries: 354
Players continue to file into the clubhouse room, as the outer tables are beginning to be opened. Some of the new faces to walk in include:
Mike Azzarro
David Kim
Tarun Gulati
David Inselberg
Kori Hunter
Greg Himmelbrand
Rich Ryan
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Photo Shop
Level 3 is about to begin, with the blinds going up to 100/200/25. The clubhouse room is beginning to fill up, with new tables opening up every few minutes. The total number of entries going into the next level is 339, with new additions Jared Jaffee and Asher Conniff. Pictures from the first few levels caught some new faces in action:
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| George Alberto |
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| Kevin Mathers |
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| Christine Brewer |
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| Pierre Deissler |
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| John Allan Hinds |
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Missing Links
Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Entries: 326
Here is a short list of players missed the first time around:
Justin Adams
Sean Wallace
Cathy Dever
Oliver Entine
TJ Shulman
Josh Albin
Alida Veliu
Dennis Summers
Michael Wolf
Frank Ferrigno
Mike Dentale
John Allan Hinds
James Lillis
Trevor Deeter
Jeff Wicker
Frank Deesing
Total Entries: 326
Here is a short list of players missed the first time around:
Justin Adams
Sean Wallace
Cathy Dever
Oliver Entine
TJ Shulman
Josh Albin
Alida Veliu
Dennis Summers
Michael Wolf
Frank Ferrigno
Mike Dentale
John Allan Hinds
James Lillis
Trevor Deeter
Jeff Wicker
Frank Deesing
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Big Stax Into Final Level
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 463
Here are the top five stacks going into break:
Andrew Weinstein - 460,000
Ray Ross - 450,000
Sean Wallace - 410,000
Steven Sarmiento - 390,000
Lou Santoro - 375,000
Total Entries: 463
Here are the top five stacks going into break:
Andrew Weinstein - 460,000
Ray Ross - 450,000
Sean Wallace - 410,000
Steven Sarmiento - 390,000
Lou Santoro - 375,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): First Level Done/In The Field
Level 2 started (5) minutes ago, and the blinds have gone up to 75/150 (317 total entries). As mentioned earlier, there are a ton of new faces in the crowd this afternoon, in addition to the faces we've seen earlier this week:
Lee Childs
Pierre Deissler
Kevin Mathers
Michael Marder
Mike Sumners
Jeff Gross
Antonio Walker
Gordon Eng
Joe Wertz
Lou Santora
Frank Conti
Christine Brewer
Brett Richey
Norman Michalek
Michael Murphy
Nancy Martin
Kelly Armentrout
Paul Shedaker
Jason Rivkin
Lee Childs
Pierre Deissler
Kevin Mathers
Michael Marder
Mike Sumners
Jeff Gross
Antonio Walker
Gordon Eng
Joe Wertz
Lou Santora
Frank Conti
Christine Brewer
Brett Richey
Norman Michalek
Michael Murphy
Nancy Martin
Kelly Armentrout
Paul Shedaker
Jason Rivkin
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Roll Call
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Entries: 240
Total Entries: 240
Day 1C $1600 #parxbigstax Main about to start....GLGL! pic.twitter.com/HxvPcVRNY7
— Michael Marder (@MMarder86) March 8, 2014
Pretty sure I'm gonna be at Parx by noon to play which for me is like 6 am
— Asher Conniff (@misterashmoney) March 8, 2014
Day 1c of @parxpokerroom #bigstaxv ME Sstarys in 30 mins. 50k starting stack, blinds at 50/100 #letsdothis
— Kevin Mathers (@KevmathChips) March 8, 2014
Parx main. 50kss/45 min levels. @PierreDeissler 2 to my left. GL to all friends playing! #BlueSharkBrigade #IJNIP
— Kelly Armentrout (@BSO_Kelly) March 8, 2014
Playing the @parxpokerroom BigStaxV main. 250k gtd. Need Vegas money lol. #tpedge
— Pierre Deissler (@PierreDeissler) March 8, 2014
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Play Underway Shortly
Day 1C play will be underway in just minutes, and the lineup for the day seems to be packed with big names. The field will be 203 strong coming into the morning, with 18 seats given away in the satellite last night. The poker media "legend" Kevin "Kevmath" Mathers travelled from Atlanta to play today, and you can follow his progress via Twitter:
Playing the #parxbigstax ME in about an hour so it's time to break out the @KevmathChips account for frequent updates/musings/etc
— Kevin Mathers (@Kevmath) March 8, 2014
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): End Of Day 1B Chip Counts
| Total Players: | 92 | Players left: | 20 |
| Total Chips: | 4,600,000 | Average Chips: | 230,000 |
| Mike | Linster | Island Park NY | 532,000 |
| Kevin | McColgan | Douglassville PA | 521,000 |
| Justin | Reibschied | Manalapan NJ | 498,500 |
| Benjamin | Anderson | Phoneixville PA | 317,000 |
| George | Wong | Flushing NY | 300,500 |
| Barry | Dehlin | Dresher PA | 267,500 |
| Brad | St. Vincent | Bristol RI | 242,000 |
| Ken | Golden | Morristown NJ | 215,500 |
| Alan | Engel | Las Vegas NV | 212,000 |
| Maggie | Morris | Vally Forge PA | 200,000 |
| Derek | Thraillall | Coatesville PA | 184,500 |
| Alan | Kraut | Doylestown PA | 170,500 |
| Joseph | Galazzo | Union NJ | 161,500 |
| Peter | Ippolite | East Meadow NY | 152,000 |
| Jonas | Wexler | Southhampton PA | 136,000 |
| Jeffrey | Spence | King of Prussia PA | 124,500 |
| Harvey | Layton | Devon PA | 106,000 |
| Robert | Fabianski | Philadelphia PA | 101,500 |
| Manh | Nguyen | Pittsburgh PA | 86,000 |
| Eugene | Zaslavsky | Marlboro NJ | 74,000 |
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1A): Final Hands Of Night
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 185
Players will find out how many hands remain after the tournament floor pauses the clock at 10:00 left in this level. Once those hands are finished they will bag chips for Day 2, and we will post the end of Day 1B chip counts.
Total Entries: 185
Players will find out how many hands remain after the tournament floor pauses the clock at 10:00 left in this level. Once those hands are finished they will bag chips for Day 2, and we will post the end of Day 1B chip counts.
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