Big Stax 500 (Day 2): 18th Place - Palma ($4,043)

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 925
Players Remaining: 16

Joe Palma (Bensalem, PA)

Joe "Worm" Palma was grinding a stack of ten blinds returning from the last break, and he was able to navigate it about as far as he could.  He would get his final 360,000 all-in pre against Vinny Pahuja:

Pahuja: A♦ Q♠
Palma: A♣ J♦

Flop: 8♦ 2♥ 5♣
Turn: 9♣
River: 4♠

Joe's "Worm Time" would end right there, as he couldn't find any of his three outs after the flop. This is Joe's first cash of this Big Stax VII series, pushing his lifetime earnings above $231,000.