Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,810
Players are about to go on their final (15) minute break of the night, and when they return to Level 15, the blinds will have increased to 2,000/4,000/500. This won't be the last chance for players to get back in the field, but it will be the final opportunity for players trying to bag the chip lead and receive the $1,000 bonus. The players to receive the bonus so far in this event are Phuc Hoang with 553,000 (Day 1A) and Dan Wach's 693,000 (Day 1B).
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Updated Counts Before Break
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,814
The number continues to creep high, as players who are busting this late are jumping right back in. Here are some of the updated counts in the field:
Neal Gay - 550,000
Ed Blount - 460,000
Jamie Kerstetter - 350,000
BW Garrett - 330,000
Juan Valdez - 320,000
Anna Antimony - 300,000
Andrew Zhu - 300,000
Armine Mandjian - 285,000
Trevor Savage - 230,000
Jay Sharon - 230,000
Steve Faulkner - 200,000
Total Entries (Combined): 1,814
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| Neal Gay |
Neal Gay - 550,000
Ed Blount - 460,000
Jamie Kerstetter - 350,000
BW Garrett - 330,000
Juan Valdez - 320,000
Anna Antimony - 300,000
Andrew Zhu - 300,000
Armine Mandjian - 285,000
Trevor Savage - 230,000
Jay Sharon - 230,000
Steve Faulkner - 200,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Moving Up
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,808
Players are now posting blinds of 1,200/2,400/300 in Level 14, with the total number of entries eclipsing the 1,800 mark. The record number for this event is 1,857 (this past February), and it looks as if that number is still attainable. There will be a number of players to still re-enter tonight, and the trend of players buying in before the start of Day 2 will surely continue tomorrow.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,808
Players are now posting blinds of 1,200/2,400/300 in Level 14, with the total number of entries eclipsing the 1,800 mark. The record number for this event is 1,857 (this past February), and it looks as if that number is still attainable. There will be a number of players to still re-enter tonight, and the trend of players buying in before the start of Day 2 will surely continue tomorrow.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Ladies Still Around
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,805
Keeping up with the trend from the first two starting days of this event, here are the updated counts of the ladies still alive in the field:
Anna Antimony - 370,0000
Jamie Kerstetter - 255,000
Meghan Millburn - 215,000
Dawn Saddler - 110,000
Brittany Havern - 88,000
Taemee Feuer - 78,000
Armine Mandjian - 71,000
Amber Merefield - 64,000
Michelle Trott - 35,000
Total Entries (Combined): 1,805
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| Jamie Kerstetter |
Anna Antimony - 370,0000
Jamie Kerstetter - 255,000
Meghan Millburn - 215,000
Dawn Saddler - 110,000
Brittany Havern - 88,000
Taemee Feuer - 78,000
Armine Mandjian - 71,000
Amber Merefield - 64,000
Michelle Trott - 35,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Quietest Table In Town
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,797
The Big Stax Series had always been held in the clubhouse room, with tournaments moving into the main poker room on Day 2/Day 3. With the removal of the electronic blackjack machines and smoking prohibited in the room for the duration of the series, all of the Big Stax VII events are in the main poker room. The new tournament area boasts a large number of tables, some in spots where those defunct machines used to lie.
In the back corner of the room sits Table 63, seemingly far away from the rest of field. The area doesn't have much (if any) foot traffic around it, and seems a pretty tranquil spot. The table houses a handful of notables, some of which have been there the entire day. Here are some counts from what is now termed the "island table:"
Seat 1. Ilya Ekshtut - 38,000
Seat 2. Meghan Millburn - 140,000
Seat 3. Trevor Savage - 72,000
Seat 4. Mike Linster - 60,000
Seat 5. Sachin Ramrakhani - 35,000
Total Entries (Combined): 1,797
The Big Stax Series had always been held in the clubhouse room, with tournaments moving into the main poker room on Day 2/Day 3. With the removal of the electronic blackjack machines and smoking prohibited in the room for the duration of the series, all of the Big Stax VII events are in the main poker room. The new tournament area boasts a large number of tables, some in spots where those defunct machines used to lie.
In the back corner of the room sits Table 63, seemingly far away from the rest of field. The area doesn't have much (if any) foot traffic around it, and seems a pretty tranquil spot. The table houses a handful of notables, some of which have been there the entire day. Here are some counts from what is now termed the "island table:"
Seat 1. Ilya Ekshtut - 38,000
Seat 2. Meghan Millburn - 140,000
Seat 3. Trevor Savage - 72,000
Seat 4. Mike Linster - 60,000
Seat 5. Sachin Ramrakhani - 35,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Numbers Breakdown/Break Time
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,785
Players are about to head on a (15) minute break, and they will be positing blinds of 1,200/2,400/300 when they return to Level 13. Here are some numbers pertinent to today that players have been asking about:
Day 1C Entries: 893
Day 1C Players Remaining: 273
Day 1C Chip Average (Current): 98,000
Total Entries (Combined): 1,785
Players are about to head on a (15) minute break, and they will be positing blinds of 1,200/2,400/300 when they return to Level 13. Here are some numbers pertinent to today that players have been asking about:
Day 1C Entries: 893
Day 1C Players Remaining: 273
Day 1C Chip Average (Current): 98,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): All The Big Boys (And Girls)
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,770
Level 12 started ten minutes ago, while the search for all players above 200,000 was going down. Please remember that it's an ever changing landscape, and there may be some people not on this list that are now over that mark:
Robert Pyne - 335,000
Mark Obus - 310,000
Richard Devivo - 295,000
Anna Antimony - 295,000
Alex Queen - 295,000
Kyle Norton - 290,000
Michael Reno - 290,000
DeeAngelo Seng - 275,000
Mark Amabile - 270,000
Juan Valdez - 240,000
James Nguyen - 230,000
Rich Lipson - 225,000
KD Muntz - 205,000
Steve Faulkner - 200,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Anna Gets All The Chips
Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,752
Stephanie Hubbard would be of assistance when she called over the media to witness the aftermath of the biggest pot of the day. Anna Antimony (River Vale, NJ) would flat a raise with pocket aces and get the dream situation. The flop would run out A♥ 8♥ 9♠, with Anna and the two other players in the hand getting all the chips in, with the winner likely to become the chip leader int he field:
Antimony: A♦ A♠ (top set)
Player X: 8♠ 8♣ (bottom set)
Players Y: Q♥ J♥ (combo draw)
The turn and river would run clean for Anna, eliminating her two opponents and giving her the massive pot. Antimony would need a few minutes to stack her new chips, but when things were cleaned up, she'd be the chip leader with 370,000.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,752
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| Anna Antimony (River Vale, NJ) |
Antimony: A♦ A♠ (top set)
Player X: 8♠ 8♣ (bottom set)
Players Y: Q♥ J♥ (combo draw)
The turn and river would run clean for Anna, eliminating her two opponents and giving her the massive pot. Antimony would need a few minutes to stack her new chips, but when things were cleaned up, she'd be the chip leader with 370,000.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Glantz "Seng-ing" The Blues
Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,728
Walking through the maze of tables, Matt Glantx was spotted walking away from Table 76. The hand would be recapped by Matt for the media: Glantz would open UTG to 2,500 with one player calling behind. Action would fold to DeeAngelo Seng (Blackwood, NJ), who would three-bet to 8,300. When the action returned to Glantz, he would put in a four-bet to 20,500, enough for the original flatter to fold. Seng would then five-bet to 44,800, with action continuing with a six-bet shove from Glantz (125,900).
Seng would take an extended period of time thinking about his next move, which would eventually be a call. It would be the K♠ K♣ of Glantz against the 8♠ 8♦ of Seng. Matt's lead would be erased quickly as the flop came out Q♠ J♣ 8♥. The 10♥ on the turn would bring Glantz some extra outs to come back, but the river 4♠ would seal the pot for Seng and make him the chip leader. DeeAngelo's stack stands tall at 360,000...the tallest in the room at the moment.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,728
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| DeeAngelo Seng (Warren, NJ) |
Seng would take an extended period of time thinking about his next move, which would eventually be a call. It would be the K♠ K♣ of Glantz against the 8♠ 8♦ of Seng. Matt's lead would be erased quickly as the flop came out Q♠ J♣ 8♥. The 10♥ on the turn would bring Glantz some extra outs to come back, but the river 4♠ would seal the pot for Seng and make him the chip leader. DeeAngelo's stack stands tall at 360,000...the tallest in the room at the moment.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Nice Return From Break
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,709
There would be two players standing at Table 81, both shorter stacks that were all-in pre. Mark Amabile (Warren, NJ) wasn't standing, but was all-in as well and had both players covered:
Amabile: K♣ K♠
Player X: A♥ J♦
Player Y: Q♥ Q♠
Runout: 7♥ 7♦ 5♦ 3♥ 4♥
Amabile's hand would hold and he would increase his stack by 70,000 only two hands back from break. Those newfound chips bring his stack to 175,000, which was just about average after the first two starting days. That number will change after the bagging process tonight, but it's a good barometer for players inquiring about where their stacks stands against the field.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,709
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| Mark Amabile (Warren, NJ) |
Amabile: K♣ K♠
Player X: A♥ J♦
Player Y: Q♥ Q♠
Runout: 7♥ 7♦ 5♦ 3♥ 4♥
Amabile's hand would hold and he would increase his stack by 70,000 only two hands back from break. Those newfound chips bring his stack to 175,000, which was just about average after the first two starting days. That number will change after the bagging process tonight, but it's a good barometer for players inquiring about where their stacks stands against the field.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Back To Business
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,692
Players are back from dinner and ready to finish off the day, which will end after Level 15. The line of registrants coming back from dinner was about 15-20 players deep, which is by far the most we have seen over these first three days.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,692
Players are back from dinner and ready to finish off the day, which will end after Level 15. The line of registrants coming back from dinner was about 15-20 players deep, which is by far the most we have seen over these first three days.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Dinner Time Tweets
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,676
Here are some Tweets spotted during dinner:
Total Entries (Combined): 1,676
Here are some Tweets spotted during dinner:
After level 9 @parxpokerroom $150k guarantee got 73.7k On dinner break now. Time to get after this! #TeamBSO #TeamProPayne
— Antonio Payne (@Anthony_1Payne) August 2, 2014
Back under start stack at dinner.
— Frank DiRe (@FLD15) August 2, 2014
Dinner break at parx w like 55k
— Amanda Musumeci (@TheReaLMander) August 2, 2014
196k at dinner break. @MatthewAxelrod #ParxBigStax
— Joseph Galazzo (@JOEYdaMUSH) August 2, 2014
83k on dinner break. Coming back to 600/1200 @parxpokerroom
— Eddie Bryant (@imonfreelunch1) August 2, 2014
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Strangers No More
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,676
The room is about to clear out as all players leave their tournament tables to head to dinner. There are a handful of names that haven't been mentioned that were able to amass sizable stacks over these first nine levels:
DeeAngelo Seng - 250,000
Ed Blount - 230,000
Philip Marino - 225,000
Daniel Bak - 185,000
Tony Davis - 145,000
Live coverage will return at 7:45pm.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,676
The room is about to clear out as all players leave their tournament tables to head to dinner. There are a handful of names that haven't been mentioned that were able to amass sizable stacks over these first nine levels:
DeeAngelo Seng - 250,000
Ed Blount - 230,000
Philip Marino - 225,000
Daniel Bak - 185,000
Tony Davis - 145,000
Live coverage will return at 7:45pm.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Updated Chip Counts
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,662
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| Alex Queen (Bethlehem, PA) |
Players are at the midway point of Level 9 and will be going on dinner (75 minutes) at its conclusion. Dinner will last from 6:25pm-7:40pm, and players will return to finish out the final five levels of the night. Here are some chip counts from the field taken moments ago:
Alex Queen - 225,000
Mark Obus - 210,000
DeeAngelo Seng - 190,000
Jim Jones - 175,000
Kent Wuethrich - 145,000
Stephanie Hubbard - 140,000
Matt Glantz - 95,000
Renata Colache - 85,000
Nancy Martin - 68,000
Amanda Musumeci - 55,000
Daniel Chan - 25,000
Trevor Savage - 22,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Value Is Too Good
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,655
It may sound monotonous, but this tournament offers up such value, that players are picking up from hours away and making their way here.
Charles Welch (Baltimore, MD) is a tournament pro from the state of Maryland, but has just landed himself at Table 48. Welch has over $67,000 in lifetime earnings, but his specialty is the chip lead bonus. His lifetime chip lead bonus figure is over $12,000, with a chunk of that coming from the $10,000 bonus during the Maryland Live! Poker Classic $3,500 Main Event.
Charles has a few friends here already, with Ryan Sentz already sitting with over 140,000.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,655
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| Charles Welch (Baltimore, MD) |
Charles Welch (Baltimore, MD) is a tournament pro from the state of Maryland, but has just landed himself at Table 48. Welch has over $67,000 in lifetime earnings, but his specialty is the chip lead bonus. His lifetime chip lead bonus figure is over $12,000, with a chunk of that coming from the $10,000 bonus during the Maryland Live! Poker Classic $3,500 Main Event.
Charles has a few friends here already, with Ryan Sentz already sitting with over 140,000.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Levels Moving Up, Re-Entries Consistent
Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,630
Players are now posting blinds of 400/800/100 in Level 8, with the total number of entries just north of 1,630. Players are literally walking over by the handful, getting back into the event immediately after busting. One thing to remember is that registration is open until the cards are in the air for Day 2 (12:00pm tomorrow). We have already seen the success stories of players buying in with 8-10 blinds and making Day 3...it's actually been a common occurrence over the past few series.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,630
Players are now posting blinds of 400/800/100 in Level 8, with the total number of entries just north of 1,630. Players are literally walking over by the handful, getting back into the event immediately after busting. One thing to remember is that registration is open until the cards are in the air for Day 2 (12:00pm tomorrow). We have already seen the success stories of players buying in with 8-10 blinds and making Day 3...it's actually been a common occurrence over the past few series.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Calling Out Ahead Of Time?
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,615
When it comes to Big Stax Series, Stephanie Hubbard (Tinton Falls, NJ) definitely holds one of the memorable moments. Hubbard made Day 3 of the Big Stax 1000 trophy event during Big Stax IV, but had a work conflict that wouldn't allow her to arrive at the start of play.
She would end up arriving with two tables remaining, and was able to navigate her stack to the final table, even with the amount that was blinded off over three hours. Stephanie would finish in 7th place in the event, earning herself $15,949, while keeping good standing at the workplace.
Hubbard is one of the bigger stacks in the field at the moment, sitting with just under 160,000 in front of her.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,615
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| Stephanie Hubbard (Tinton Falls, NJ) |
She would end up arriving with two tables remaining, and was able to navigate her stack to the final table, even with the amount that was blinded off over three hours. Stephanie would finish in 7th place in the event, earning herself $15,949, while keeping good standing at the workplace.
Hubbard is one of the bigger stacks in the field at the moment, sitting with just under 160,000 in front of her.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Still Showing Up
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,586
As players got settled back from break, there were some new faces that were spotted throughout the crowd. As word spreads about the size of the field and the price point of the tournament ($300 to possibly win $100,000), there will surely be players taking a ride over to take a shot in the event. Here are a few new players that arrived in the past hour:
Daniel Chan
Amanda Musumeci
Joe Cappuccio
Jeff Wicker
Walter English
DeeAngelo Seng
Steph Johnston
Mike Lavenburg
Matt Macaroni
Total Entries (Combined): 1,586
As players got settled back from break, there were some new faces that were spotted throughout the crowd. As word spreads about the size of the field and the price point of the tournament ($300 to possibly win $100,000), there will surely be players taking a ride over to take a shot in the event. Here are a few new players that arrived in the past hour:
Daniel Chan
Amanda Musumeci
Joe Cappuccio
Jeff Wicker
Walter English
DeeAngelo Seng
Steph Johnston
Mike Lavenburg
Matt Macaroni
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Break Time/Food Options
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| Parx Grill "Prix Fixed" Menu |
A reminder for all players still around at dinner break, Parx Grill will be offering a special opportunity for those interested. The steakhouse located in the main casino has basically brought the kitchen over to the clubhouse (old tournament area), and players have a choice of a prix fixed or ala carte menu. Anyone interested should be sure to sign up ahead of time, as employees of the casino will be walking around with sign up sheets shortly after returning from break.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): First Look At Chip Counts
Level 6 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,528
While the day is still extremely early, a quick lap around the tournament area (which is the entire poker room) would provide a look into some of the bigger stacks:
Michael Jelaso - 140,000
Kent Wuethrich - 130,000
Marty Labriola - 130,000
Stephanie Hubbard - 100,000
Andrew Zhu - 95,000
Jose Reyes - 90,000
Chris Gainer - 88,000
Silvio Mantuano - 84,000
Total Entries (Combined): 1,528
While the day is still extremely early, a quick lap around the tournament area (which is the entire poker room) would provide a look into some of the bigger stacks:
Michael Jelaso - 140,000
Kent Wuethrich - 130,000
Marty Labriola - 130,000
Stephanie Hubbard - 100,000
Andrew Zhu - 95,000
Jose Reyes - 90,000
Chris Gainer - 88,000
Silvio Mantuano - 84,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Rolling On With Twitter
Level 6 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,499
Players are about to enter Level 6, with the blinds now going up to 250/500/50. At the conclusion of this level, players will be going on their second break of the day. Until then, the Twitter/poker talk will continue, as a short list of must follow Parx Twitter counts was concocted:
Ari Mizrachi (Senior Director of Table Games And Poker) - Ari was the former Director of Poker Operations, who opened this room and still plays a large part in the everyday goings on in the room.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,499
Players are about to enter Level 6, with the blinds now going up to 250/500/50. At the conclusion of this level, players will be going on their second break of the day. Until then, the Twitter/poker talk will continue, as a short list of must follow Parx Twitter counts was concocted:
Ari Mizrachi (Senior Director of Table Games And Poker) - Ari was the former Director of Poker Operations, who opened this room and still plays a large part in the everyday goings on in the room.
Good luck to everyone playing our $1500 main event @parxpokerroom @parxcasino #bigstax #wsopwarmup
— Ari Mizrachi (@PokerAri57) May 15, 2014
Bill Entenman (Director Of Poker Operations) - Bill is the current top boss in the poker room, and spends each day working towards making this room one of the best in the country.
What event would you like to see us include in October's #ParxBigStax ?Something that we haven't done before preferably..
— Bill Entenman (@BEntenman) August 1, 2014
Matt Glantz (Parx Poker Ambassador) - Matt has been with Parx since September of 2012, and has helped build the Big Stax brand, along with helping format the schedule/structure of these tournaments.
#ParxBigStax VII starts now!
http://t.co/ab6triIe0M
TD @Tom_Martucci
Director of Poker @BEntenman
@parxpokerroom
— Matt Glantz (@MattGlantz) July 31, 2014
Tom Martucci (Tournament Director) - Tom started as a part-time dealer here at Parx and has since been promoted three times to land the spot where he sits today. You can follow him @Tom_MartucciBig Stax 300 (Day 1C): Twitter's Top Boss
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,472
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| Alex Rocha (South Setauket, NY) |
And if you don't know...well now you know. @The_Alex_Rocha is a certain follow if you do not already. Alex Rocha (South Setauket, NY) is an actor, writer, vocalist, poker player, politician, enthusiast, alcoholic, narcissist, lover, hippie, vagabond, and only child. If you don't want to believe the words that are written, check his Twitter profile. The only thing to know prior to adding Alex to your Twitter feed is that the account should come with a PG-13 rating (at the least).
Rocha has $480,000 in live earnings, with his breakout score coming in 2011 when he won the $500 No Limit Hold'em Event during the Borgata Winter Poker Open for $150,000. Alex has been the model of consistency since, with (48) recorded results on his resume, including four cashes at this years WSOP.
Having just returned from another of his worldwide trips, Rocha is here for the first time this event, having taken his seat at Table 78 moments ago.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Returning To The Ring
Level 5 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,445
You know it's a great tournament when a player comes back from a years hiatus (from live tournament poker). Trevor Savage (Mantua, NJ) was a fixture here at Parx from the day the doors open, seemingly sitting in the same seat each day in the 10/10 NL game.
Savage also has the distinction of winning Event 1 of the first ever series run at Parx. The $500 No Limit Hold'em event was part of the Parx Open Classic, attracting 164 and a prize pool of $79,540 (how things have come a long way!)
Trevor transitioned back to online poker once it came back to the area, and although it's been a while since he's played a live tournament, he's right back in his comfort zone sitting in the poker room he calls home.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,445
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| Trevor Savage (Mantua, NJ) |
Savage also has the distinction of winning Event 1 of the first ever series run at Parx. The $500 No Limit Hold'em event was part of the Parx Open Classic, attracting 164 and a prize pool of $79,540 (how things have come a long way!)
Trevor transitioned back to online poker once it came back to the area, and although it's been a while since he's played a live tournament, he's right back in his comfort zone sitting in the poker room he calls home.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Off To A Quick Start
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,422
It's not uncommon in a field of this size to see some large stacks pop up very early in the day. Kent Wuethrich is the first player in the field to eclipse the 100,000, scooping up a pot as we passed his table to chip up to 140,000. Kent's only recorded lifetime cash came here at Parx, when he finished 45th ($1,535) in last series' Big Stax 500 (Big Stax VI).
Some more big names continue to arrive on the later side, as word of the event continues to spread:
Mike Linster ($995,000 career tournament earnings)
Matt Glantz ($5,694,000 career tournament earnings)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,422
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| Kent Wuethrich |
Some more big names continue to arrive on the later side, as word of the event continues to spread:
Mike Linster ($995,000 career tournament earnings)
Matt Glantz ($5,694,000 career tournament earnings)
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Big Names To Bag
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,407
While the action starts off slow over the early stages of the day, it's a good time to look back at those who saw some success during yesterday's flight:
Dan Wach - 693,000
Scott Blackman - 390,000
Vinny Napolitano - 364,500
Anna Khait - 353,500
Mike Azzaro - 327,000
John Robinson - 274,000
Alek Givotovsky - 204,500
Ray Ross - 202,000
Joe McKeehen - 181,500
Matteo Menna - 165,000
Total Entries (Combined): 1,407
While the action starts off slow over the early stages of the day, it's a good time to look back at those who saw some success during yesterday's flight:
Dan Wach - 693,000
Scott Blackman - 390,000
Vinny Napolitano - 364,500
Anna Khait - 353,500
Mike Azzaro - 327,000
John Robinson - 274,000
Alek Givotovsky - 204,500
Ray Ross - 202,000
Joe McKeehen - 181,500
Matteo Menna - 165,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): First Break Of The Day
Players are heading on their first break of the day (15 minutes), and they will be returning to Level 4 and blinds of 150/300/50. The total amount of entries currently sits at 1,374, with gives this tournament a prize pool of $391,590 (and it's only rising). The value in this $300 buy-in tournament is something that's not likely matched in any room across the country. It looks at the moment like the top prize for this event will be somewhere in the $85,000-$95,000 range (and that's a safe estimate).
Here are a few Twitter updates popping up during break:
Here are a few Twitter updates popping up during break:
46k coming back to 150/300@parxpokerroom
— Eddie Bryant (@imonfreelunch1) August 2, 2014
50k at 1st break @MatthewAxelrod #ParxBigStax
— Joseph Galazzo (@JOEYdaMUSH) August 2, 2014
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Never Ending List
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,359
Apologies will be offered in advance, because although every effort is made to recognize the familiar faces in the crowd, with field this large there are bound to be some omissions. On that note, we continue with those in the crowd:
James Lillis
Alexander Bernard
Cathy Dever
James Sloat
Jesse Cohen
Robert Pyne
Alex Queen
Joe Wertz
Benjamin Strickland
Adam Goldstein
Jonathan Hicks
Jamie Kerstetter
Total Entries (Combined): 1,359
Apologies will be offered in advance, because although every effort is made to recognize the familiar faces in the crowd, with field this large there are bound to be some omissions. On that note, we continue with those in the crowd:
James Lillis
Alexander Bernard
Cathy Dever
James Sloat
Jesse Cohen
Robert Pyne
Alex Queen
Joe Wertz
Benjamin Strickland
Adam Goldstein
Jonathan Hicks
Jamie Kerstetter
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Returning With Jewelery
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,346
Milton Jaffee was pictured and mentioned on Day 1A, pointing out the accomplishments he had to be proud of. There aren't many poker playing fathers that can say their son won a WSOP bracelet, but Milton watched as it happened this summer.
Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY) has been around the tournament circuit since 2009, and reached many of the goals a player would set for themselves. Jaffee has numerous tournament wins to his name in major events, even adding WPT champion to his resume (WPT Best Bet Jacksonville) last year. One of the only things that was missing for Jared was a WSOP bracelet, and he was able to attain that late in this year's WSOP when he won Event #58 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Mixed Max).
Jaffee would take home $405,000 for his efforts, but more importantly get his hands on the coveted bracelet. Jared is currently seated at Table 11, looking to best his 5th place finish in the Big Stax 1500 during Big Stax II last year.
Total Entries (Combined): 1,346
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| Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY) |
Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY) has been around the tournament circuit since 2009, and reached many of the goals a player would set for themselves. Jaffee has numerous tournament wins to his name in major events, even adding WPT champion to his resume (WPT Best Bet Jacksonville) last year. One of the only things that was missing for Jared was a WSOP bracelet, and he was able to attain that late in this year's WSOP when he won Event #58 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Mixed Max).
Jaffee would take home $405,000 for his efforts, but more importantly get his hands on the coveted bracelet. Jared is currently seated at Table 11, looking to best his 5th place finish in the Big Stax 1500 during Big Stax II last year.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Making Up The Field
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,332
Players have just entered Level 3, with antes introduced for the first time in the event, and blinds going up to 100/200/25. The list of names that make up the field consists of past Big Stax winners, WSOP bracelet winners, local "heroes," and just those names we all know:
Benny Bianco
Gregory Whiting
Renata Colache
Bob Brady
Andrew Zhu
Greg Fishberg
Dan Dizenzo
James Kaplan
Adam Cook
Tim Little
Ilya Ekshtut
Dave Inselberg
Christopher Grove
Alyson Parker
Jonathan Borenstein
Total Entries (Combined): 1,332
Players have just entered Level 3, with antes introduced for the first time in the event, and blinds going up to 100/200/25. The list of names that make up the field consists of past Big Stax winners, WSOP bracelet winners, local "heroes," and just those names we all know:
Benny Bianco
Gregory Whiting
Renata Colache
Bob Brady
Andrew Zhu
Greg Fishberg
Dan Dizenzo
James Kaplan
Adam Cook
Tim Little
Ilya Ekshtut
Dave Inselberg
Christopher Grove
Alyson Parker
Jonathan Borenstein
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Numbers Are Rising
Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Entries (Combined): 1,311
There have already been 419 entries for Day 1C in the first (90) minutes of action, close to the numbers we saw for the entire day on Thursday or Friday. The tournament tables have stretched into the high limit cash area, with a list of notables that could last seven posts long:
Benjamin Scholl
Joe Simmons
Chris VanDeursen
Liberty Devivo
Ken Silberstein
Nancy Martin
Joseph Galazzo
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Seeing Some Twitter Action
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
As the poker room continues to fill up with tournament tables, the Twitter-verse begins to heat up. It's still early, but Eddie Bryant is back in action after firing a bullet during Day 1B play yesterday, but failing to bag chips.
A Parx regular in both the cash game and tournament front, Frank DiRe also Tweeted his arrival, and followed with an update as he wins a sizable early pot with a full house against trips.
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
As the poker room continues to fill up with tournament tables, the Twitter-verse begins to heat up. It's still early, but Eddie Bryant is back in action after firing a bullet during Day 1B play yesterday, but failing to bag chips.
A Parx regular in both the cash game and tournament front, Frank DiRe also Tweeted his arrival, and followed with an update as he wins a sizable early pot with a full house against trips.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Action Underway
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
The tournament supervisor is just finishing up the rules announcement for the players already in their seats, and the cards are about to be in the air for Day 1C. The room is as crowded as many have ever seen before, and once players begin to settle into their seats, a post of the notables already in the room will be posted.
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
The tournament supervisor is just finishing up the rules announcement for the players already in their seats, and the cards are about to be in the air for Day 1C. The room is as crowded as many have ever seen before, and once players begin to settle into their seats, a post of the notables already in the room will be posted.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Big Day In Store
The combined total for the first two starting days of the Big Stax 300 is a staggering 893 entries. That's a prize pool of $254,505...for a tournament that had a $150,000 guarantee...before Day 1C even starts! The final starting day for any multi-flight tournament is always going to attract the largest field, has players now they have no chances to play afterwards (except if they want to buy-in before the start of Day 2).
Today is going to be no different, as flocks of players are expected to make their way into the poker room to try and claim their share of this massive prize pool. The action will begin at 11:00am and continue through Level 15, which ends somewhere around 12:45am. There are sure to be multiple bullets fired, as players empty out the artillery trying to make sure they bag chips for tomorrow. While the number to reach at the moment is 693,000 (held by Dan Wach), a new mark will be set today, with the chip leader at the end of play this evening receiving a $1,000 bonus for his/her efforts. The cards will be in the air just after 11:00am, with live coverage picking back up at exactly that moment.
Today is going to be no different, as flocks of players are expected to make their way into the poker room to try and claim their share of this massive prize pool. The action will begin at 11:00am and continue through Level 15, which ends somewhere around 12:45am. There are sure to be multiple bullets fired, as players empty out the artillery trying to make sure they bag chips for tomorrow. While the number to reach at the moment is 693,000 (held by Dan Wach), a new mark will be set today, with the chip leader at the end of play this evening receiving a $1,000 bonus for his/her efforts. The cards will be in the air just after 11:00am, with live coverage picking back up at exactly that moment.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): End Of Day 1B Chip Counts
| Day 1B | |||
| Total Players: | 443 | Players left: | 64 |
| Total Chips: | 13,290,000 | Average Chips: | 207,656 |
| Dan | Wach | Boonton NJ | 693,000 |
| Sergio | Loureiro | Wayne NJ | 628,500 |
| Tony | Potis | Scranton PA | 559,500 |
| John | Banh | Philadelphia PA | 447,000 |
| Scott | Blackman | Atlantic City NJ | 390,000 |
| William | Pastorick | Rydal PA | 366,000 |
| Vinny | Napolitano | Willistor Park NY | 364,500 |
| Bharathku | Ramanna | Dayton NJ | 359,000 |
| Anna | Khait | Brooklyn NY | 353,500 |
| Deding | Xu | Philadelphia PA | 333,500 |
| Michael | Azzaro | Yonkers NY | 327,000 |
| Adir | Davidov | Queens NY | 324,000 |
| Chris | Curtin | Glassboro NJ | 300,000 |
| Glen | Brechemin | Wilmington | 287,500 |
| Kevin | Tran | Center Valley | 284,000 |
| Jacob | Perry | Branchville NJ | 275,500 |
| John | Robinson | Philadelphia PA | 274.000 |
| Hua | Wei | Edison,NJ | 259,000 |
| Anthony | Garotalo | Philadelphia PA | 248,500 |
| Richard | Gaudagnino | Beachwood NJ | 236,500 |
| Fred | Weingart | New Egypt NJ | 230,000 |
| Christopher | Larrea | Philadelphia PA | 221,500 |
| Sean | Wright | Robbinsville NJ | 213,000 |
| Alek | Givotovsky | New York | 204,500 |
| Eric | Ornstein | Centereach | 203,500 |
| Ray | Ross | 202,000 | |
| Eugene | Gorelik | Brooklyn NY | 197,500 |
| Phil | Glass | Philadelphia PA | 187,000 |
| Horatio | Hu | NYC | 185,000 |
| Scott | Blumstein | Morristown NJ | 184,500 |
| Brian | Williams | Buckingham PA | 182,500 |
| Joseph | McKeehen | North Wales | 181,500 |
| Bryan | Garrett | 172,000 | |
| Matthew | Zambanini | Wilmington DE | 170,000 |
| Aileen | Freifeld | Philadelphia PA | 168,500 |
| Sergiu | Cecoltan | Glen Rock | 165,500 |
| Matteo | Menna | Drexel Hill PA | 165,000 |
| Cary | Poulos | Featerville PA | 163,500 |
| Chris | Horter | Bensalem PA | 159,500 |
| Jeremy | Brown | Brooklawn NJ | 153,000 |
| Eric | Elliott | Hamilton NJ | 145,000 |
| Kevin | Grabel | PA | 141,000 |
| Steve | Juricek | Waldwick | 136,500 |
| Jake | Nerf | Philadelphia PA | 136,500 |
| Venkata | Potluri | Middletown NJ | 129,000 |
| Chris | Palmieri | Montague NJ | 128,000 |
| Ronald | Tuczak | Medford NJ | 123,500 |
| Daniel | Rosenberg | Cherry Hill NJ | 121,000 |
| Jesse | Willgruber | Philadelphia PA | 115,000 |
| AJ | DeNicco | Pottstown PA | 103,000 |
| Matt | Vitale | Dix Hills NY | 102,000 |
| Brett | Baumeister | Exton PA | 94,000 |
| Craig | Bateman II | Bryn Mawr | 94,000 |
| Brian | Dougherty | Philadelphia PA | 86,500 |
| Dave | Pone | Souderton | 86,000 |
| Bo | Toft | Yardley PA | 82,000 |
| Greg | Millo | Morganville NJ | 77,500 |
| James | Reilly | Easton PA | 76,000 |
| Mike | Lavenburg | Montville NJ | 75,000 |
| Jay | Frey | Tully | 68,500 |
| Paul | Donovan | Fairport NY | 41,500 |
| Sarah | Mihalik | Bordentown NJ | 34,500 |
| Deon | Nossel | New York | 34,500 |
| Matthew | Kustafik | Doylestown PA | 27,500 |
Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): Wach Bags The Bonus
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Day 1B Entries: 443
With 693,000 in the bag, Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ) takes home the $1,000 chip lead bonus. It would come down to the last few hands of the night, but his number would hold in the end. The end of Day 1B chip counts will be posted just over an hour from now.
Total Day 1B Entries: 443
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| Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ) |
Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): Top Three Stacks Down Stretch
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Day 1B Entries: 443
Players are a quarter of the way through the final level, and the race for chip lead breaks down as is (top three stacks):
Vinny Napolitano - 440,000
Sergio Loureiro - 415,000
Dan Wach - 400,000
Once the chips are counted and verified, the player to win the bonus will be posted and pictured.
Total Day 1B Entries: 443
Players are a quarter of the way through the final level, and the race for chip lead breaks down as is (top three stacks):
Vinny Napolitano - 440,000
Sergio Loureiro - 415,000
Dan Wach - 400,000
Once the chips are counted and verified, the player to win the bonus will be posted and pictured.
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