Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 243
Players are heading on their final break of the night, and they will return to Level 15 and blinds of 2,000/4,000/500. The last level saw some notables end the night a level short of bagging, as Joe Palma and Jeffrey Spence were eliminated during Level 14. The tournament supervisors will color off the brown (100 denomination chips) and players will return for the final (45) minutes.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Down To The Wire
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 243
It looks as if the end of day chip lead bonus is going to go down to the final level, as Adam Larkin came back down towards the rest of the field, and now sits with 485,000. Here are some of the players creeping towards that number:
Anthony Garofalo - 425,000
Chris Rich - 400,000
Bill Sanford - 365,000
John Rublee - 350,000
Total Entries: 243
It looks as if the end of day chip lead bonus is going to go down to the final level, as Adam Larkin came back down towards the rest of the field, and now sits with 485,000. Here are some of the players creeping towards that number:
Anthony Garofalo - 425,000
Chris Rich - 400,000
Bill Sanford - 365,000
John Rublee - 350,000
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Notable Chip Counts
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
There are currently 65 active players remaining in the Day 1A field, and they have just entered Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400). Players will finish this level before a final break of the night, and then return to play Level 15. Here are some notable counts from the end of Level 13:
Adam Larkin - 630,000
Kevin McColgan - 315,000
Jonathan Borenstein - 290,000
Rocco Luciano - 240,000
DJ ManKinnon - 235,000
Alan Kraut - 230,000
Vinny Pahuja - 180,000
Esther Taylor - 165,000
Nancy Martin - 105,000
Mike Linster - 50,000
Jeffrey Spence - 49,000
Joe Palma - 41,000
Bo Toft - 22,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
 |
| Adam Larkin |
Adam Larkin - 630,000
Kevin McColgan - 315,000
Jonathan Borenstein - 290,000
Rocco Luciano - 240,000
DJ ManKinnon - 235,000
Alan Kraut - 230,000
Vinny Pahuja - 180,000
Esther Taylor - 165,000
Nancy Martin - 105,000
Mike Linster - 50,000
Jeffrey Spence - 49,000
Joe Palma - 41,000
Bo Toft - 22,000
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Pahuja Picks Off Grabel
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
Approaching Table 52, there would be a hand on the river between Vinny Pahuja and Kevin Grabel. The board would read 3♠ 4♣ 6♥ 10♣ J♠, with a pot just under 40,000 in the middle. Pahuja would check to Kevin, who threw out a stack of chips. Vinny asked the dealer for a count (28,500), and put across the call after a few moments of thought.
Grabel would turn over A♠ Q♣ (ace high), with Pahuja in turn tabling 3♥ 5♥. The pair would be good enough to scoop the pot, and Vinny goes over the 250,000 mark.
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
 |
| Vinny Pahuja (New York, NY) |
Grabel would turn over A♠ Q♣ (ace high), with Pahuja in turn tabling 3♥ 5♥. The pair would be good enough to scoop the pot, and Vinny goes over the 250,000 mark.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Break Time/Updated Chip Counts
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
Players are finishing off the remaining few minutes in Level 12, and they will then be going on a (15) minute break. When the players return, the blinds in Level 13 will be 1,200/2,400/300. The rest of the night will play out as such: players finish Levels 13 and 14 before a final (10) minute break, and then return to Level 15 before bagging at it's conclusion. Here are some updated chip counts from the field before break:
Adam Larkin - 515,000
Bill Sanford - 440,000
Kevin McColgan - 350,000
Austin Buchanan - 240,000
Joel Frank - 220,000
Alan Kraut - 215,000
Vinny Pahuja - 165,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
Players are finishing off the remaining few minutes in Level 12, and they will then be going on a (15) minute break. When the players return, the blinds in Level 13 will be 1,200/2,400/300. The rest of the night will play out as such: players finish Levels 13 and 14 before a final (10) minute break, and then return to Level 15 before bagging at it's conclusion. Here are some updated chip counts from the field before break:
Adam Larkin - 515,000
Bill Sanford - 440,000
Kevin McColgan - 350,000
Austin Buchanan - 240,000
Joel Frank - 220,000
Alan Kraut - 215,000
Vinny Pahuja - 165,000
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): No Longer Active
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
There are currently (10) active tables remaining in the field, leaving approximately 85 players from the 242 total entries. Here is a short list of notables to end the day prematurely:
Kyle Bowker
Chris Csik
Greg Fishberg
Alex Rocha
Sean Wallace
Matt Glantz
Eric Rivkin
Dan Sewnig
Joe Cappuccio
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
There are currently (10) active tables remaining in the field, leaving approximately 85 players from the 242 total entries. Here is a short list of notables to end the day prematurely:
Kyle Bowker
Chris Csik
Greg Fishberg
Alex Rocha
Sean Wallace
Matt Glantz
Eric Rivkin
Dan Sewnig
Joe Cappuccio
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Little Jackie Growing Up Quickly
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
Jack Duong (South Plainfield, NJ) has only been around the tournament poker scene for three years, but he's clearly made a name for himself in 2014. Duong came into the year with just under $75,000 in career tournament earnings. Three quarters of the way through 2014, they are now $460,000. Here are Jack's notable finishes so far this year:
WSOP Circuit LA $550 Mega Millions IX - 4th Place - $118,574
WSOP Circuit LA $1,675 Main Event - 5th Place - $58,025
WSOP Event #20 $3,000 NLH Shootout - 4th Place - $85,616
WSOP Event #62 $1,111 NLH Little One Drop - 6th Place - $117,507
That would be two WSOPC final tables and two WSOP final tables in the span of three months, a feat that takes some people years to reach. Duong joined the field just as Level 12 started, and has not yet been involved in a hand.
Total Day 1A Entries: 242
 |
| Jack Duong (South Plainfield, NJ) |
WSOP Circuit LA $550 Mega Millions IX - 4th Place - $118,574
WSOP Circuit LA $1,675 Main Event - 5th Place - $58,025
WSOP Event #20 $3,000 NLH Shootout - 4th Place - $85,616
WSOP Event #62 $1,111 NLH Little One Drop - 6th Place - $117,507
That would be two WSOPC final tables and two WSOP final tables in the span of three months, a feat that takes some people years to reach. Duong joined the field just as Level 12 started, and has not yet been involved in a hand.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Grabel Grabbing Pots
Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 239
Kevin Grabel (Southampton, PA) already has history bagging chip leads for a bonus, having succeeding in just that last series during this exact event. Grabel was already up to 150,000 and had an opportunity to collect 40,000 more, having an opponent at risk:
Total Day 1A Entries: 239
 |
| Kevin Grabel (Southampton, PA) |
Flop: J♠ 8♣ 4♠
Grabel: J♦ 10♣
Player X: A♠ 5♠
Turn: A♣
River: 10♥
Grabel would outflop his opponent to be ahead when the chips got in on the flop, but he'd have to fade an ace or a spade. The ace on the turn was going to make it difficult for Kevin, now needed a non-spade jack or ten...and that's exactly what he got. Grabel would send his opponent to the rail, while scooping in the pot and reaching 195,000.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): New Names Chipping Up
Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 237
Jonathan Borenstein's once insurmountable lead had already been eclipsed, as a handful of players are beginning to amass well above average stacks. One name in particular sticks out, as Robert Boyko (Yonkers, NY) handles his top ten stack at the moment. Boyko is a New York City police officer and part-time professional player, who also happened to co-win the first event Big Stax $1,500 Main Event. Boyko chopped the event with Patrick Halter (Narberth, PA), each taking home over $134,000 for their efforts. Here are some of the other names jumping up the leaderboard:
Adam Larkin - 296,000
Joel Frank - 245,000
Robert Boyko - 210,000
Eug Zas - 205,000
DJ MacKinnon - 195,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 237
Jonathan Borenstein's once insurmountable lead had already been eclipsed, as a handful of players are beginning to amass well above average stacks. One name in particular sticks out, as Robert Boyko (Yonkers, NY) handles his top ten stack at the moment. Boyko is a New York City police officer and part-time professional player, who also happened to co-win the first event Big Stax $1,500 Main Event. Boyko chopped the event with Patrick Halter (Narberth, PA), each taking home over $134,000 for their efforts. Here are some of the other names jumping up the leaderboard:
Adam Larkin - 296,000
Joel Frank - 245,000
Robert Boyko - 210,000
Eug Zas - 205,000
DJ MacKinnon - 195,000
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Only A Few Of Ladies Remain
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 222
The Day 1A field is already down to just three women remain, with two sitting at the same table. Esther Taylor (Havertown, PA) is currently sitting with a well above average stack (126,000), while Nancy Martin (Washington Crossing, PA) hovers around the 60,000 mark. Across the room sits Megan Millburn, on the shorter side at the moment with just over 20,000.
The ladies are trying to follow in the footsteps of Maggie Morris, the first female player to win a Big Stax event. Jamie Kerstetter went the furthest of the ladies in the Big Stax 300, finishing in 42nd place for $1,938.
Total Day 1A Entries: 222
 |
| Esther Taylor (Havertown, PA) |
The ladies are trying to follow in the footsteps of Maggie Morris, the first female player to win a Big Stax event. Jamie Kerstetter went the furthest of the ladies in the Big Stax 300, finishing in 42nd place for $1,938.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Back From Dinner
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 224
Players are allowed back into the tournament area, and the cards will be back in the air in just seconds. The trend of players entering the tournament for the first time post-dinner break continues, with more than a handful of new entrants taking their seats. One notable in particular to show up just moments ago was Mike Linster (Levittown, NY). Linster was also here during the Big Stax 300, finishing in 95th place for $843. Mike needs a cash over $5,000 to push his career earnings over $1,000,000, a goal for many professional tournament players on the circuit.
Total Entries: 224
Players are allowed back into the tournament area, and the cards will be back in the air in just seconds. The trend of players entering the tournament for the first time post-dinner break continues, with more than a handful of new entrants taking their seats. One notable in particular to show up just moments ago was Mike Linster (Levittown, NY). Linster was also here during the Big Stax 300, finishing in 95th place for $843. Mike needs a cash over $5,000 to push his career earnings over $1,000,000, a goal for many professional tournament players on the circuit.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Chip Count Updated Via Twitter
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 219
Players are going to be back in action in just over ten minutes, but a handful have posted chip counts while away from the tables:
Total Day 1A Entries: 219
Players are going to be back in action in just over ten minutes, but a handful have posted chip counts while away from the tables:
101k on dinner @parxpokerroom #ParxBigStax
— Jake Perry (@JakePerry12) August 7, 2014
107,500/40kss on dinner. Coming back to 1200/200. #ParxBigStax
— Michael Marder (@MMarder86) August 7, 2014
137K on dinner break @parxpokerroom #ParxBigStax
— Alan Kraut (@AlanKrautPoker) August 7, 2014
82.2K on dinner coming back to 1200BB in 75 minutes
— Dan Sewnig (@RedsoxNets5) August 7, 2014
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Dinner Break
(Dinner Break)
Total Day 1A Entries: 217
Players are currently on dinner break from 6:20pm-7:35pm, with players returning to Level 10 and blinds of 600/1,200/200. Live coverage of Day 1A will resume once the cards are back in the air.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Updated Chip Counts Before Dinner
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: 217
Players are about half the way through Level 9, with dinner break beginning at the conclusion of this level. Players will go on dinner from 6:20pm-7:35pm, and will return to finish out the final six levels (play ends after Level 15 is finished). Here are some updated chip counts from the midway point of Level 9:
Jonathan Borestein - 275,000
Rocco Luciano - 205,000
Moje Laska - 185,000
Joel Frank - 150,000
Frankie Flowers - 120,000
Malik Saunders - 118,000
Jonas Wexler - 105,000
Kevin McColgan - 105,000
Michael Sandler - 98,000
Joe Cappuccio - 85,000
DJ MacKinnon - 70,000
Kyle Bowker - 60,000
Jake Perry - 48,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 217
Players are about half the way through Level 9, with dinner break beginning at the conclusion of this level. Players will go on dinner from 6:20pm-7:35pm, and will return to finish out the final six levels (play ends after Level 15 is finished). Here are some updated chip counts from the midway point of Level 9:
Jonathan Borestein - 275,000
Rocco Luciano - 205,000
Moje Laska - 185,000
Joel Frank - 150,000
Frankie Flowers - 120,000
Malik Saunders - 118,000
Jonas Wexler - 105,000
Kevin McColgan - 105,000
Michael Sandler - 98,000
Joe Cappuccio - 85,000
DJ MacKinnon - 70,000
Kyle Bowker - 60,000
Jake Perry - 48,000
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): "Pools" Triples Up
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: 210
Walking over to Table 78, there would be a three-way all-in pre between Eric "Pools" Siegel, Alan Kraut, and Vinny Pahuja. Siegel was the shortest of the three with 11,600 in front of him, with Vinny holding the most and having both players at risk (27,000):
Siegel's pair of sevens would hold against the overs, and Eric would chip back up to the 40,000 starting stack with the main pot. Pahuja would win the side pot, and although he recouped some chips, he still lost 7,000 total in the hand. Kraut would bust in the hand and head to the tournament cage to re-enter.
Total Day 1A Entries: 210
Walking over to Table 78, there would be a three-way all-in pre between Eric "Pools" Siegel, Alan Kraut, and Vinny Pahuja. Siegel was the shortest of the three with 11,600 in front of him, with Vinny holding the most and having both players at risk (27,000):
Siegel: 7♣ 7♠ Kraut: A♦ 8♦ Pahuja: A♣ K♠
Flop: 3♥ 3♣ 3♠
Turn: 10♠
River: 6♥
Siegel's pair of sevens would hold against the overs, and Eric would chip back up to the 40,000 starting stack with the main pot. Pahuja would win the side pot, and although he recouped some chips, he still lost 7,000 total in the hand. Kraut would bust in the hand and head to the tournament cage to re-enter.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Flowers Chipping Up...Borenstein Running Away
Total Day 1A Entries: 199
 |
| Frankie Flowers (Pleasant Valley, NY) |
Jonathan Borenstein (Teaneck, NJ) was mentioned earlier as the chip leader, and he's looking to go wire to wire for the end of day bonus. Jonathan is over 270,000 at the moment, with no other player currently active over 200,000.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Updates From The Twitter World
Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: 196
After a round of golf to clear the mind (or put someone on full tilt), Parx regular Sean Wallace (Horsham, PA) has just taken his seat in the field. Wallace bagged a top ten stack going into Day 2 of the Big Stax 300, but could not find traction in the later stages and ended up finishing in 50th place ($1,676).
There has not been as much Twitter buzz from players in the current field compared to that of the Big Stax 300, but a small handful of players are keeping it up:
Total Day 1A Entries: 196
After a round of golf to clear the mind (or put someone on full tilt), Parx regular Sean Wallace (Horsham, PA) has just taken his seat in the field. Wallace bagged a top ten stack going into Day 2 of the Big Stax 300, but could not find traction in the later stages and ended up finishing in 50th place ($1,676).
There has not been as much Twitter buzz from players in the current field compared to that of the Big Stax 300, but a small handful of players are keeping it up:
Had it just under 100K after TT>77 then got AK in vs KK button vs cutoff for 26K each. I've been aggro enough that I think it was fine. 67K.
— Dan Sewnig (@RedsoxNets5) August 7, 2014
Big Stax VII ($340 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em): Final Results
Big Stax VII
August 5, 2014
$340 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em
Total Entries: 155
Total Prize Fund: $45,405
Final Results:
August 5, 2014
$340 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em
Total Entries: 155
Total Prize Fund: $45,405
Final Results:
| Place | Player Name | Hometown | Prize |
| 1 | Oleg Yavorovskiy | Brooklyn, NY | $10,299 |
| 2 | Willie Chang | Elmhurst, NY | $7,000 |
| 3 | Tam Nguyen | Harrisburg, PA | $7,000 |
| 4 | Alexander Berdichevskiy | Huntingdon, PA | $5,000 |
| 5 | John Reshaw | Ewing, NJ | $5,000 |
| 6 | Tony Tran | Charlotte, NC | $2,314 |
| 7 | Michael Cannon | Harrisburg, PA | $1,894 |
| 8 | Steven Tague | Philadelphia, PA | $1,579 |
| 9 | Martin Overline | Philadelphia, PA | $1,353 |
| 10 | Daniel Sztenderowicz | Feasterville, PA | $1,164 |
| 11 | Thomas Slyman | Staten Island, NY | $843 |
| 12 | Glenn Macartyney | Philadelphia, PA | $834 |
| 13 | Allan Lubin | Watchung, NJ | $834 |
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Model Of Consistency
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: 190
One of the last entrants to join the field prior to break was Vinny Pahuja (New York, NY), a well known tournament professional with a voice in the community. Pahuja's last cash before leaving for the WSOP came in March, when he final tabled the Big Stax 1500, finishing in 4th place for $44,682.
Vinny then went on to the WSOP and cashed in eight events during the series. His cashes totaled over $100,000, and included a final table during Event #33 ($1,000 No Limit Hold'em). Pahuja also bubbled two other final tables, finishing 12th place in both Event #9 ($1,000 No Limit Hold'em) and Event #44 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em).
Total Day 1A Entries: 190
 |
| Vinny Pahuja (New York, NY) |
Vinny then went on to the WSOP and cashed in eight events during the series. His cashes totaled over $100,000, and included a final table during Event #33 ($1,000 No Limit Hold'em). Pahuja also bubbled two other final tables, finishing 12th place in both Event #9 ($1,000 No Limit Hold'em) and Event #44 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em).
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Break Time/Updated Chip Counts
Level 6 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 184
Players are about to head on their second break of the day, and they will be returning to Level 7 and blinds of 300/600/100. Here are some updated chip counts of players heading to break:
Jonathan Borestein - 185,000
Kevin Grabel - 117,000
Michael Sandler - 105,000
Greg Pogarsky - 95,000
Kevin McColgan - 93,000
Joe Cappuccio - 90,000
James Sloat - 64,000
Jonas Wexler - 55,000
Kyle Bowker - 50,000
Alan Kraut - 48,000
Joe Palma - 42,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 184
Players are about to head on their second break of the day, and they will be returning to Level 7 and blinds of 300/600/100. Here are some updated chip counts of players heading to break:
Jonathan Borestein - 185,000
Kevin Grabel - 117,000
Michael Sandler - 105,000
Greg Pogarsky - 95,000
Kevin McColgan - 93,000
Joe Cappuccio - 90,000
James Sloat - 64,000
Jonas Wexler - 55,000
Kyle Bowker - 50,000
Alan Kraut - 48,000
Joe Palma - 42,000
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Fashionably Late Crowd
Level 6 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 169
Players continue to file in as tables begin to open up in the outer tournament area. Former Big Stax 1500 co-winner Jonas Wexler (Southhampton, PA) is one of those to fill one of the newer tables. Wexler chopped the Big Stax 1500 during the Big Stax II series in May of 2013. Wexler would earn $101,800 as his part of the deal, an even chop with Mike Dentale (Brooklyn, NY). Jonas is coming off a WSOP where he reached one final table, finishing in 10th place during Event #26 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em).
Other players to take their seats over the last level include:
Kyle Bowker
Esther Taylor
Joel Frank
Joe Cappuccio
Total Day 1A Entries: 169
 |
| Jonas Wexler (Southhampton, PA) |
Other players to take their seats over the last level include:
Kyle Bowker
Esther Taylor
Joel Frank
Joe Cappuccio
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Updated Chip Counts
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 158
The day is still early, but it's alway san appropriate time to mention the end of day chip lead bonus. The player to bag the largest stack at the end of each starting day will earn themselves $1,500, and depending on how many bullets were fired, will essentially be free rolling this event. Here are some of the counts taken from the midway point of Level 5:
Bill Sanford - 128,000
Jonathan Borenstein - 115,000
Kevin Grabel - 70,000
Bo Toft - 70,000
Rocco Luciano - 60,000
Michael Marder - 42,000
Justin Liberto - 38,000
Alex Rocha - 27,000
Nancy Martin - 18,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 158
The day is still early, but it's alway san appropriate time to mention the end of day chip lead bonus. The player to bag the largest stack at the end of each starting day will earn themselves $1,500, and depending on how many bullets were fired, will essentially be free rolling this event. Here are some of the counts taken from the midway point of Level 5:
Bill Sanford - 128,000
Jonathan Borenstein - 115,000
Kevin Grabel - 70,000
Bo Toft - 70,000
Rocco Luciano - 60,000
Michael Marder - 42,000
Justin Liberto - 38,000
Alex Rocha - 27,000
Nancy Martin - 18,000
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Early Leader/Level Up
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 148
The tournament supervisor has just announced the beginning of Level 5, with blinds going up to 200/400/50. The early leader in the field is Jonathan Borenstein (Teaneck, NJ), who sits with just over 110,000 (almost triple the 40,000 starting stack). Borenstein has three recorded cashes lifetime, with his first coming during the first ever eerie aran at Parx. Borenstein final tabled the $300 No Limit Hold'em event during the Parx Open Poker Classic, way back in 2011. Most recently, Jonathan took down the $350 No Limit Hold'em Saturday Series at Borgata, his largest ever score for $41,892.
New names continue to enter the field, as Matt Glantz joins the play at Table 81, and DJ MacKinnon doing the same at Table 55.
Total Day 1A Entries: 148
 |
| Jonathan Borenstein (Teaneck, NJ) |
New names continue to enter the field, as Matt Glantz joins the play at Table 81, and DJ MacKinnon doing the same at Table 55.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): On A Solid Pace
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 139
One of the reasons that the Big Stax series has improved consistently over time is the attention to detail from the "powers that be." Bill Entenman (Director Of Poker Operations) and Tom Martucci (Tournament Director) work very closely with Matt Glantz to make everything from integral to simple changes each series. A key piece of information that is used it the numbers from each series, and where they stand compared to those prior. The numbers that are seen right now (139 entries at 1:30pm) is right on pace to see a field for this event anywhere between 575-800. The key day usually ends up being Saturday, which tends to attract the largest turnout of the three starting days.
Total Day 1A Entries: 139
One of the reasons that the Big Stax series has improved consistently over time is the attention to detail from the "powers that be." Bill Entenman (Director Of Poker Operations) and Tom Martucci (Tournament Director) work very closely with Matt Glantz to make everything from integral to simple changes each series. A key piece of information that is used it the numbers from each series, and where they stand compared to those prior. The numbers that are seen right now (139 entries at 1:30pm) is right on pace to see a field for this event anywhere between 575-800. The key day usually ends up being Saturday, which tends to attract the largest turnout of the three starting days.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Notables Continue To Arrive
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Day 1A Entries: 118
Player have under ten minutes until their first break of the day (which lasts 15 minutes), and they will return to blinds of 150/300/50. There was a strong rush of recognizable players to enter the field towards the mid way point of Level 3:
Nancy Martin
Baruch Thaler
Alex Rocha
Megan Millburn
Greg Fishberg
Joe Palma
James Brady
Aaron Freese
Michael Sandler
Robert Boyko
Total Day 1A Entries: 118
 |
| Baruch Thaler (Brooklyn, NY) |
Nancy Martin
Baruch Thaler
Alex Rocha
Megan Millburn
Greg Fishberg
Joe Palma
James Brady
Aaron Freese
Michael Sandler
Robert Boyko
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): ICYMI: 2014 WSOP Bracelet Winner Takes Down Omaha 8B
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Day 1A Entries: 105
The $340 Omaha Hi/Lo 8B event ran concurrent with Day 3 of the Big Stax 300, but that doesn't mean that the story coming out of the event was overlooked. When scanning the results over first glance, the thing that may stand out is Jason Rivkin (Tinton Falls, NJ) finishing in second place. Jason has (53) recorded results to his name, with his largest coming from his win at the first ever Big Stax event (Big Stax 300 - February 2013). Rivkin has since made numerous deep runs in non-no limit hold'em events, specializing in the hi/lo variations.
It wasn't until about three hours after the tournament ended that Jason himself did a little research on the player he fell to heads-up. Prior to this year's WSOP, Nicholas Kost (Chicago, IL) was a relative unknown in the tournament poker world. That was until he won the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event #14) at this year's WSOP for over $283,000. Kost then went on to final table the very prestigious $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #22) only a week later. Clearly Kost is at the top of his game at the moment, as he bested the 99 player field, and one of the better local mixed game players in the area.
Total Day 1A Entries: 105
 |
| Nicholas Kost (Chicago, IL) |
It wasn't until about three hours after the tournament ended that Jason himself did a little research on the player he fell to heads-up. Prior to this year's WSOP, Nicholas Kost (Chicago, IL) was a relative unknown in the tournament poker world. That was until he won the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event #14) at this year's WSOP for over $283,000. Kost then went on to final table the very prestigious $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #22) only a week later. Clearly Kost is at the top of his game at the moment, as he bested the 99 player field, and one of the better local mixed game players in the area.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Bad Beat Highest Yet At Parx
Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1A Entries: 91
While the Big Stax events are going on, the cash game in the poker room never stops. Since implementing the Bad Beat Jackpot earlier this year, it has hit five times, with the most recent coming July 5th.
With a full month passing without the bad beat being reached, the jackpot number has soared higher than ever before. At this current moment, the number sits at $203,922, meaning the player to having the "losing" hand of the bad beat will be receiving over $80,000.
Total Day 1A Entries: 91
With a full month passing without the bad beat being reached, the jackpot number has soared higher than ever before. At this current moment, the number sits at $203,922, meaning the player to having the "losing" hand of the bad beat will be receiving over $80,000.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Making Up The Field
Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1A Entries: 79
Those players seated have just entered the second level of the day, with blinds going up to 75/150. Today's field is one of the more intimate seen since the start of the series, but these usually end up being the days the surprise people the most. Here are some of the faces to grace the field early:
Jake Perry
Bo Toft
Jonathan Borenstein
Kevin McColgan
Frankie Flowers
Jame Sloat
Vincent Caesar
Michael Matrone
Jesse Cohen
Eric Rivkin
Ken Silberstein
Igor Rabinovich
Gordon Eng
David Heck
Jeffrey Spence
Kevin Grabel
Total Day 1A Entries: 79
Those players seated have just entered the second level of the day, with blinds going up to 75/150. Today's field is one of the more intimate seen since the start of the series, but these usually end up being the days the surprise people the most. Here are some of the faces to grace the field early:
Jake Perry
Bo Toft
Jonathan Borenstein
Kevin McColgan
Frankie Flowers
Jame Sloat
Vincent Caesar
Michael Matrone
Jesse Cohen
Eric Rivkin
Ken Silberstein
Igor Rabinovich
Gordon Eng
David Heck
Jeffrey Spence
Kevin Grabel
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Fun Starting Table
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: TBD
Keeping up with the Twitter world, two notable players were spotted mentioning each other at their first table of the day. Alan Kraut (Doylestown, PA) and Michael Marder (Sewell, NJ) are both regulars during all of the Big Stax series, with Kraut returning last week after a short hiatus from poker to concentrate on business. The two made deep runs in the Big Stax 300, finishing in the top fifty, but falling short of Day 3.
Total Day 1A Entries: TBD
Keeping up with the Twitter world, two notable players were spotted mentioning each other at their first table of the day. Alan Kraut (Doylestown, PA) and Michael Marder (Sewell, NJ) are both regulars during all of the Big Stax series, with Kraut returning last week after a short hiatus from poker to concentrate on business. The two made deep runs in the Big Stax 300, finishing in the top fifty, but falling short of Day 3.
Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): Cards In The Air Shortly
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: TBD
The tournament supervisor is making the rules announcement for players already seated at their tables, and in just moments the cards will be in the air. There is a buzz on Twitter surrounding players heading in for the first of three starting days, and once players settle in, a post will be published with some of the notables making up the early field.
Total Day 1A Entries: TBD
The tournament supervisor is making the rules announcement for players already seated at their tables, and in just moments the cards will be in the air. There is a buzz on Twitter surrounding players heading in for the first of three starting days, and once players settle in, a post will be published with some of the notables making up the early field.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)