Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Combined Entries: 318
Players are now headed on their final break of the night, and only (45) minutes separates them from bagging chips going into tomorrow's Day 2. Those remaining will return to Level 15 and blinds of 2,000/4,000/500 (318 total entries). When there is 10:00 minutes remaining on the clock in Level 15, the tournament supervisor will pause the clock and announce how many hands remain in the night. Once those hands are completed by each table, the bag and tag process will begin.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Chip Counts Before Final Break
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Combined Entries: 318
With players going on their final break in just over ten minutes, and the $5,000 end of day chip bonus still up for grabs, it's a good time to take a look at updated chip counts heading into said break:
Greg Himmelbrand - 385,000
Dan Cousins - 380,000
Justin Liberto - 325,000
Tim Bryan - 310,000
Matthew Robbins - 290,000
Jameson Singer - 285,000
Joe Black - 265,000
Nick Condo - 260,000
Cathy Dever - 240,000
Kane Kalas - 235,000
Jared Jaffee - 170,000
Jonas Wexler - 125,000
Vinny Pahuja - 115,000
Micket Woll - 110,000
Total Combined Entries: 318
With players going on their final break in just over ten minutes, and the $5,000 end of day chip bonus still up for grabs, it's a good time to take a look at updated chip counts heading into said break:
Greg Himmelbrand - 385,000
Dan Cousins - 380,000
Justin Liberto - 325,000
Tim Bryan - 310,000
Matthew Robbins - 290,000
Jameson Singer - 285,000
Joe Black - 265,000
Nick Condo - 260,000
Cathy Dever - 240,000
Kane Kalas - 235,000
Jared Jaffee - 170,000
Jonas Wexler - 125,000
Vinny Pahuja - 115,000
Micket Woll - 110,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Lots Of Chips At Table 51
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Combined Entries: 317
There are now seven active tables in the field, meaning that less then 63 players remain seated. The way that the tables have broken so far have made Table 51 pretty stacked with larger stacks:
Total Combined Entries: 317
There are now seven active tables in the field, meaning that less then 63 players remain seated. The way that the tables have broken so far have made Table 51 pretty stacked with larger stacks:
- Ketan Pandya - 210,000
- David Gordon - 230,000
- (Unknown)
- Frankie Flowers - 290,000
- Dan Cousins - 380,000
- (Unknown)
- Ryan Feldman - 195,000
- Greg Himmelbrand - 305,000
- Justin Liberto - 320,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Level Up...Time Running Out
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Combined Entries: 316
The tournament supervisor has just announced the beginning of Level 14, with blinds going up to 1,500/3,000/400 (316 total entries). Players will finish this level before going on a final break, when the tournament floor will color off the brown (100) chips. There will be one more level played after that (Level 15), before the bagging process begins and players get some rest before Day 2 tomorrow at 12:00pm.
Total Combined Entries: 316
The tournament supervisor has just announced the beginning of Level 14, with blinds going up to 1,500/3,000/400 (316 total entries). Players will finish this level before going on a final break, when the tournament floor will color off the brown (100) chips. There will be one more level played after that (Level 15), before the bagging process begins and players get some rest before Day 2 tomorrow at 12:00pm.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Marv Singer-ing The Blues
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Combined Entries: 315
Marvin Siegel (Monroe Township, NJ) re-entered during the last level after busting, and was just all-in pre for 37,000. Jameson Singer called him and was racing as his K♠ Q♣ would end up trumping the 7♦ 7♠ of Siegel. Marvin would leave the table and head towards to 10/10 NL game, while Singer chips up to 330,000.
Dennis Thurman (Fisk, MO) looked as if he was going to follow Marvin to the rail, as he got his last 20,000 in pre with A♥ Q♠ against the A♠ K♣ of Charles Welch (Baltimore, MD). The board would run out 2♦ 3♥ 5♦ 7♠ 4♣, giving Thurman new life and a chopped pot.
The history continues between Alex Queen and Justin Liberto, as the two get it in all-in pre with Liberto's K♠ K♣ besting the J♠ J♣ of Queen. Liberto is now over 200,000 and looking to better his second place finish the last time he played in this event.
Total Combined Entries: 315
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| Jameson Singer (Honeoye Falls, NY) |
Dennis Thurman (Fisk, MO) looked as if he was going to follow Marvin to the rail, as he got his last 20,000 in pre with A♥ Q♠ against the A♠ K♣ of Charles Welch (Baltimore, MD). The board would run out 2♦ 3♥ 5♦ 7♠ 4♣, giving Thurman new life and a chopped pot.
The history continues between Alex Queen and Justin Liberto, as the two get it in all-in pre with Liberto's K♠ K♣ besting the J♠ J♣ of Queen. Liberto is now over 200,000 and looking to better his second place finish the last time he played in this event.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Updated Chip Counts
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Combined Entries: 315
The (75) players that remain active in the field are back in their seats, and the cards are once again in the air. The break allowed an opportunity to collect some larger chip counts from the floor:
Frankie Flowers - 370,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 315,000
Jameson Singer - 305,000
Matthew Robbins - 270,000
David Gordon - 260,000
Cathy Dever - 250,000
Kent Wuethrich - 250,000
Ketan Pandya - 220,000
Michael Murphy - 210,000
Joe Black - 200,000
Chris Klodnicki - 185,000
Total Combined Entries: 315
The (75) players that remain active in the field are back in their seats, and the cards are once again in the air. The break allowed an opportunity to collect some larger chip counts from the floor:
Frankie Flowers - 370,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 315,000
Jameson Singer - 305,000
Matthew Robbins - 270,000
David Gordon - 260,000
Cathy Dever - 250,000
Kent Wuethrich - 250,000
Ketan Pandya - 220,000
Michael Murphy - 210,000
Joe Black - 200,000
Chris Klodnicki - 185,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Break It Up
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Combined Entries: 314
The final hand of Level 12 has been dealt, and players are now clearing the tournament area and heading on break for (15) minutes. When those remaining return to play, the blinds in Level 13 will have gone up to 1,200/2,400/300 (314 total entries).
Total Combined Entries: 314
The final hand of Level 12 has been dealt, and players are now clearing the tournament area and heading on break for (15) minutes. When those remaining return to play, the blinds in Level 13 will have gone up to 1,200/2,400/300 (314 total entries).
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Losing Some Names
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Day Combined Entries: 312
Tables are beginning to break slowly across the room, as players are beginning to drop at a rapid pace. First it would be Alex Rocha (South Setauket, NY), who shoved out of the big (35,600) over an open from Jeff Wicker, only to lose 9♥ 9♦ < Q♠ Q♣.
A few moments later it would be Kunal Patel three-betting a 5,000 open from the player UTG to 20,000. Action folded to Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD), who four-bet shoved for over 100,000. It would fold back to Patel, who would put in his remaining 24,000, and Liberto would eliminate Kunal with A♥ A♣ > J♣ J♠.
Also to bust this level:
Marvin Siegel (Re-Entered)
Bobby Oboodi
Total Day Combined Entries: 312
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| Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD) |
A few moments later it would be Kunal Patel three-betting a 5,000 open from the player UTG to 20,000. Action folded to Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD), who four-bet shoved for over 100,000. It would fold back to Patel, who would put in his remaining 24,000, and Liberto would eliminate Kunal with A♥ A♣ > J♣ J♠.
Also to bust this level:
Marvin Siegel (Re-Entered)
Bobby Oboodi
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Has Montes Run At Treble Ended?
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Combined Entries: 309
Jose Montes (Bronx, NY) was in the run to make three Big Stax final tables in the same series, but after a solid start to the day, just hit a little roadblock:
Montes did buy in on Day 2 for the Big Stax 500 (and he ended up chopping three ways), so we won't count Montes out until the cards are in the air for Day 2 tomorrow afternoon.
Total Combined Entries: 309
Jose Montes (Bronx, NY) was in the run to make three Big Stax final tables in the same series, but after a solid start to the day, just hit a little roadblock:
5 bet shipped into with kk vs qq
200k plus pot runs out j10879 out not sure if I'm jumping back in
— Jose Montes (@suganills) August 17, 2014
Montes did buy in on Day 2 for the Big Stax 500 (and he ended up chopping three ways), so we won't count Montes out until the cards are in the air for Day 2 tomorrow afternoon.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Updated Chip Counts/Level Up
Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 308
Level 12 started just moments ago, with the blinds now going up to 1,000/2,000/300. The will be another (15) minute break at the conclusion of this level, but first we will take a look at some chip counts from the level's transition:
Frankie Flowers - 390,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 290,000
Matt Robbins - 270,000
David Gordon - 250,000
Rhand Feinstein - 220,000
Cathy Dever - 215,000
Jonas Wexler - 145,000
Total Entries: 308
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| Rhand Feinstein (Shorehan, NY) |
Frankie Flowers - 390,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 290,000
Matt Robbins - 270,000
David Gordon - 250,000
Rhand Feinstein - 220,000
Cathy Dever - 215,000
Jonas Wexler - 145,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): It's "Worm Time" Once Again
Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Combined Entries: 305
There aren't many players in the field that are as happy to see the $230 NLH/PLO Mix event back on the schedule for Big Stax VIII. Joe Palma (Bensalem, PA) won the event earlier this week, earning himself just under $7,000. Palma also became number one in all-time Parx Poker cashes with the win (11), breaking the tie between himself and Peter Ippolito.
Joe just sat down at Table 47 with Bobbu Oboodi, Abe Faroni, David Datashvili, Jameson Singer, and Vinny Pahuja...the player that knocked Palma out of the Big Stax 500 late in Day 2.
Total Combined Entries: 305
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| Joe Palma (Bensalem, PA) |
Joe just sat down at Table 47 with Bobbu Oboodi, Abe Faroni, David Datashvili, Jameson Singer, and Vinny Pahuja...the player that knocked Palma out of the Big Stax 500 late in Day 2.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Level Up...So Is Oboodi
Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Combined Entries: 302
The players have just transitioned into Level 11, with the blinds going up to 800/1,600/200, and the field just eclipsing 300 total entries.
Bobby Oboodi (Morris Plains, NJ) was under the radar for a while before dinner, but he's beginning to pick up chips and can no longer go unmentioned. Bobby just picked up a sizable pot from Abe Faroni to go over 145,000, above average at the moment.
Oboodi has just under $1,500,000 in career earnings, including two WPT wins at Borgata (2011 Borgata Poker Open - $922,441 and 2013 Borgata Spring Poker Open - $300,000). Oboodi bubbled the final table in the Big Stax VI 1500, finishing thirteenth for $6,239.
Total Combined Entries: 302
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| Bobby Oboodi (Morris Plains, NJ) |
Bobby Oboodi (Morris Plains, NJ) was under the radar for a while before dinner, but he's beginning to pick up chips and can no longer go unmentioned. Bobby just picked up a sizable pot from Abe Faroni to go over 145,000, above average at the moment.
Oboodi has just under $1,500,000 in career earnings, including two WPT wins at Borgata (2011 Borgata Poker Open - $922,441 and 2013 Borgata Spring Poker Open - $300,000). Oboodi bubbled the final table in the Big Stax VI 1500, finishing thirteenth for $6,239.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): No Waiting...Big Stax VIII Schedule
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Combined Entries: 298
With only a month between series, the poker minds behind the room made sure to have a quick turnaround in regards to the Big Stax VIII. The schedule was just finalized and it can now be seen by the poker public. The structure sheets and information page will follow in the next week or so, but he is a look into the schedule:
Total Combined Entries: 298
With only a month between series, the poker minds behind the room made sure to have a quick turnaround in regards to the Big Stax VIII. The schedule was just finalized and it can now be seen by the poker public. The structure sheets and information page will follow in the next week or so, but he is a look into the schedule:
| Date | Time | Buyin | Fee | Event |
| 9/30/14 | 7:00 PM | $100 | $20 | Super Satellite to Big Stax 300/500 |
| 10/1/14 | 11:00 AM | $300 | $30 | Big Stax 300: $300 + $30 Day 1a |
| 10/2/14 | 11:00 AM | $300 | $30 | Big Stax 300: $300 + $30 Day 1b |
| 10/3/14 | 11:00 AM | $300 | $30 | Big Stax 300: $300 + $30 Day 1c |
| 10/4/14 | 11:00 AM | $300 | $30 | Big Stax 300: $300 + $30 Day 1d |
| 10/5/14 | 12:00 PM | $300 | $30 | Big Stax 300: $300 + $30 Day 2 |
| 10/6/14 | 11:00 AM | $300 | $40 | Omaha 8/B |
| 10/6/14 | 1:00 PM | $300 | $30 | Big Stax 300: $300 + $30 Final Day |
| 10/7/14 | 7:00 PM | $300 | $40 | Deep Stack Turbo |
| 10/8/14 | 11:00 AM | $200 | $30 | NL Hold'em Survivor ($2000 winners) |
| 10/9/14 | 11:00 AM | $500 | $50 | Big Stax 500: $500 + $50 Day 1a |
| 10/9/14 | 7:00 PM | $125 | $25 | Super Satellite to Big Stax 1100 |
| 10/10/14 | 11:00 AM | $500 | $50 | Big Stax 500: $500 + $50 Day 1b |
| 10/10/14 | 7:00 PM | $200 | $30 | Super Satellite to Big Stax 500/1100 |
| 10/11/14 | 11:00 AM | $500 | $50 | Big Stax 500: $500 + $50 Day 1c |
| 10/12/14 | 12:00 PM | $500 | $50 | Big Stax 500: $500 + $50 Day 2 |
| 10/13/14 | 11:00 AM | $300 | $40 | PLO/NLH Mix |
| 10/13/14 | 1:00 PM | $500 | $50 | Big Stax 500: $500 + $50 Final Day |
| 10/14/14 | 7:00 PM | $200+$100 | $30 | Deep Stack Turbo with Black Chip Bounty |
| 10/15/14 | 7:00 PM | $100+$100 | $20 | Black Chip Bounty Super Satellite to Big Stax 1100 |
| 10/16/14 | 11:00 AM | $500 | $50 | 6-Max NL Hold'em Day 1 |
| 10/16/14 | 7:00 PM | $220 | $30 | Super Satellite to Big Stax 1100 |
| 10/17/14 | 11:00 AM | $1,100 | $100 | Big Stax 1100: $1100 + $100 Day 1a |
| 10/17/14 | 12:00 PM | $500 | $50 | 6-Max NL Hold'em Final Day |
| 10/17/14 | 7:00 PM | $150+50 | $25 | NL Hold'em Charity Tournament |
| 10/18/14 | 11:00 AM | $1,100 | $100 | Big Stax 1100: $1100 + $100 Day 1b |
| 10/19/14 | 12:00 PM | $1,100 | $100 | Big Stax 1100: $1100 + $100 Day 2 |
| 10/20/14 | 1:00 PM | $1,100 | $100 | Big Stax 1100: $1100 + $100 Final Day |
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Can't Leave Just One
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Combined Entries: 298
While Frankie Flowers is trying to run away with the chip lead (370,000), the are some new players beginning to amass above average stacks.
Connie Rinaldi (Oceanside, NY) has over 140,000, and is looking to join Renata Colache, who was the only woman to bag chips on either of the first two starting days. Rinaldi is no stranger to tournament poker, with over $172,000 in lifetime earnings. Connie has 34 recorded results from major events, with her last coming in the 2014 $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Event (119th Place - $6,739).
Katayov Khaterzai is another lady trying to make it to the end of Day 1C, navigating her way to a 115,000 stack.
Total Combined Entries: 298
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| Connie Rinaldi (Oceanside, NY) |
Connie Rinaldi (Oceanside, NY) has over 140,000, and is looking to join Renata Colache, who was the only woman to bag chips on either of the first two starting days. Rinaldi is no stranger to tournament poker, with over $172,000 in lifetime earnings. Connie has 34 recorded results from major events, with her last coming in the 2014 $3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship Event (119th Place - $6,739).
Katayov Khaterzai is another lady trying to make it to the end of Day 1C, navigating her way to a 115,000 stack.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Players Back From Dinner
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Combined Entries: 295
Players are back in their seats, and tournament director Tom Martucci has started up the clock for Level 10. The dinner rush of new entries was a little bigger than normal, as seven new entries have joined the field. One of those players is Dan Wach (Boonton, NJ), seated at Table 50 with good friend Chris Klodnicki. Wach is back for the first time since finishing sixth in the Big Stax 300, earnings himself $13,616.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Dinner Break
Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Combined Entries: 289
Players are now heading on their dinner break, and those remaining (or those entering during dinner) will return at 7:35pm. The live coverage will pick back up once the cards are in the air.
Total Combined Entries: 289
Players are now heading on their dinner break, and those remaining (or those entering during dinner) will return at 7:35pm. The live coverage will pick back up once the cards are in the air.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Updated Chip Counts Before Dinner
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 288
Players will be going on dinner break at the end of this level (75 minutes), with the break lasting from 6:20-7:35pm. Those still active will then return to play out the final six levels of the night before bagging chips for Day 2 tomorrow at 12:00pm. Here are some updated counts from the field before dinner:
David Gordon - 245,000
Jameson Singer - 215,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 174,000
Michael Murphy - 170,000
Eric Rappaport - 170,000
Ryan Feldman - 135,000
DJ MacKinnon - 100,000
Tyng Low - 98,000
Chris Klodnicki - 90,000
Jeffrey Gottesman - 84,000
Jared Jaffee - 74,000
Alex Queen - 68,000
Joe Black - 57,000
Alex Rocha - 57,000
Matt Glantz - 45,000
Jonas Wexler - 43,000
Total Entries: 288
Players will be going on dinner break at the end of this level (75 minutes), with the break lasting from 6:20-7:35pm. Those still active will then return to play out the final six levels of the night before bagging chips for Day 2 tomorrow at 12:00pm. Here are some updated counts from the field before dinner:
David Gordon - 245,000
Jameson Singer - 215,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 174,000
Michael Murphy - 170,000
Eric Rappaport - 170,000
Ryan Feldman - 135,000
DJ MacKinnon - 100,000
Tyng Low - 98,000
Chris Klodnicki - 90,000
Jeffrey Gottesman - 84,000
Jared Jaffee - 74,000
Alex Queen - 68,000
Joe Black - 57,000
Alex Rocha - 57,000
Matt Glantz - 45,000
Jonas Wexler - 43,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Flowers Stack Continues To Grow
Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Combined Entries: 284
The big stacks are beginning to emerge earlier today than the two starting days prior, as Frankie Flowers (Pleasant Valley, NY) already sits with 270,000 in front of him. The two amounts to bag the chip lead bonus before today were 540,000 (Chris Csik) and 385,500 (Charles Whitall).
Here are some of the larger stacks at the end of Level 8:
Jameson Singer - 210,000
David Gordon - 205,000
Eric Rappaport - 140,000
Ulises Roman - 130,000
The trend the past two nights has been players having a solid final level to come out of nowhere and bag the bonus.
Total Combined Entries: 284
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| Frankie Flowers (Pleasant Valley, NY) |
Here are some of the larger stacks at the end of Level 8:
Jameson Singer - 210,000
David Gordon - 205,000
Eric Rappaport - 140,000
Ulises Roman - 130,000
The trend the past two nights has been players having a solid final level to come out of nowhere and bag the bonus.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Leaving The Field
Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Combined Entries: 284
There are a few players that have been spotted walking away from the tournament floor with no clear intention of buying back in. The first was Stephen Scales (Red Bank, NJ), who busted at the beginning of Level 8. Then just moments ago, Frank DiRe (Columbus, NJ) was seen getting up from his chair and walking out of the poker room. It was only a few minutes before he would Tweet his departure for his fans/investors:
Total Combined Entries: 284
There are a few players that have been spotted walking away from the tournament floor with no clear intention of buying back in. The first was Stephen Scales (Red Bank, NJ), who busted at the beginning of Level 8. Then just moments ago, Frank DiRe (Columbus, NJ) was seen getting up from his chair and walking out of the poker room. It was only a few minutes before he would Tweet his departure for his fans/investors:
Ugh...go bust with AK with top top and nut flush draw to set.
— Frank DiRe (@FLD15) August 16, 2014
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Queen Busts First Bullet
Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Combined Entries: 277
After an open to 1,300 from Ulises Roman, Chris Klodnicki would three-bet to 3,000 from the button. James Kaplan would fold behind and Alex Queen would four-bet shove his remaining 12,000. Roman pushed his cards towards the muck, and it would be back on Chris to make his decision. Klodnicki thought for a little before putting in the extra 9,000 for the call:
The runout would bring no help to Queen, who would collect his things and head towards the tournament registration cage. Chris is now up to 73,000 with the pot, while Queen has already returned to a new seat in the field.
Total Combined Entries: 277
After an open to 1,300 from Ulises Roman, Chris Klodnicki would three-bet to 3,000 from the button. James Kaplan would fold behind and Alex Queen would four-bet shove his remaining 12,000. Roman pushed his cards towards the muck, and it would be back on Chris to make his decision. Klodnicki thought for a little before putting in the extra 9,000 for the call:
Queen: A♣ Q♦ Klodnicki: J♣ J♠
Runout: 2♣ 7♦ 10♠ 4♣ 7♣
The runout would bring no help to Queen, who would collect his things and head towards the tournament registration cage. Chris is now up to 73,000 with the pot, while Queen has already returned to a new seat in the field.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Klodnicki And Kaplan Clash Twice
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Combined Entries: 277
Walking by Table 50, there would be an open to 1,300 in front of Ulises Roman (in the hijack). Chris Klodnicki would three-bet from the button to 3,500, with James Kaplan four-betting from the small blind to 12,100. Alex Queen folded his big blind and Ulises followed suit, with action now back on Chris. He would check back at his cards twice, shooting a glance over Kaplan's way. Klodnicki would then drop chips across the line, five-betting to 43,500. James thought for a short while before lifting his hand high enough to just see an ace as he folded the hand.
It wasn't more than a few hands later that action between the two would be picked up again, this time on the turn of a board reading J♥ 3♣ 2♠ A♠. Kaplan would be all-in this time, sitting with 27,900 in front of him, with a pot already close to 14,000. The two would exchange a few words back and forth (in regards to the prior hand), before Chris looked back and his cards and pushed them towards the muck. After both hands, the two players stand at:
Chris Klodnicki - 55,000
James Kaplan - 40,000
Total Combined Entries: 277
Walking by Table 50, there would be an open to 1,300 in front of Ulises Roman (in the hijack). Chris Klodnicki would three-bet from the button to 3,500, with James Kaplan four-betting from the small blind to 12,100. Alex Queen folded his big blind and Ulises followed suit, with action now back on Chris. He would check back at his cards twice, shooting a glance over Kaplan's way. Klodnicki would then drop chips across the line, five-betting to 43,500. James thought for a short while before lifting his hand high enough to just see an ace as he folded the hand.
It wasn't more than a few hands later that action between the two would be picked up again, this time on the turn of a board reading J♥ 3♣ 2♠ A♠. Kaplan would be all-in this time, sitting with 27,900 in front of him, with a pot already close to 14,000. The two would exchange a few words back and forth (in regards to the prior hand), before Chris looked back and his cards and pushed them towards the muck. After both hands, the two players stand at:
Chris Klodnicki - 55,000
James Kaplan - 40,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Montes Shooting For The Big Stax Treble
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Combined Entries: 276
Jose Montes (Bronx, NY) is shooting for something that has yet to been done before. Three final tables in each of the trophy events during the same series. He's got two down as he finished fourth in the Big Stax 300 for $23,042, and then signed for second place money ($64,769) in the Big Stax 500 chop.
Jose is having the same kind of series that Justin Liberto and Izzet Burak Temel have had in the past, but he has one more opportunity to really separate himself from the two. There has been a small rush of new players to enter the field during break, including the likes of:
Sam Taylor
Charles Welch
Daniel Chan
Timothy Bryan
Kane Kalas
Total Combined Entries: 276
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| Jose Montes (Bronx, NY) |
Jose is having the same kind of series that Justin Liberto and Izzet Burak Temel have had in the past, but he has one more opportunity to really separate himself from the two. There has been a small rush of new players to enter the field during break, including the likes of:
Sam Taylor
Charles Welch
Daniel Chan
Timothy Bryan
Kane Kalas
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Break Time/Chip Counts
Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Combined Entries: 268
Players are heading on their second break of the day (15 minutes), and they will be returning to Level 7 and blinds of 300/600/100 (268 total entries). Here are some updated counts from notables across the room (taken towards end of Level 6):
David Gordon - 180,000
Jameson Singer - 150,000
Abe Faroni - 120,000
Ryan Feldman - 115,000
Tyng Low - 100,000
Alex Queen - 68,000
Michael Murphy - 57,000
Matt Glantz - 52,000
Jonas Wexler - 49,000
Jared Jaffee - 48,000
Chris Klodnicki - 44,000
Justin Liberto - 39,000
Alex Rocha - 39,000
Total Combined Entries: 268
Players are heading on their second break of the day (15 minutes), and they will be returning to Level 7 and blinds of 300/600/100 (268 total entries). Here are some updated counts from notables across the room (taken towards end of Level 6):
David Gordon - 180,000
Jameson Singer - 150,000
Abe Faroni - 120,000
Ryan Feldman - 115,000
Tyng Low - 100,000
Alex Queen - 68,000
Michael Murphy - 57,000
Matt Glantz - 52,000
Jonas Wexler - 49,000
Jared Jaffee - 48,000
Chris Klodnicki - 44,000
Justin Liberto - 39,000
Alex Rocha - 39,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Big Stax 500 Final Table Reunion
Level 6 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Combined Entries: 254
Yet another table has just opened in the field, and it currently houses four of the ten players to make the Big Stax 500 final table. Craig Bateman (1st Place), Deding Xu (3rd Place), Vinny Pahuja (5th Place), and Cathy Dever (10th Place) make up half of the table at the moment.
Pahuja is sitting to Bateman's direct right, the player who eliminated him from the final table just days ago. When they first sat down, the two discussed the hand briefly, as Vinny ran pocket jacks into the pocket aces of Bateman.
Total Combined Entries: 254
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| Cathy Dever, Craig Bateman, & Vinny Pahuja |
Pahuja is sitting to Bateman's direct right, the player who eliminated him from the final table just days ago. When they first sat down, the two discussed the hand briefly, as Vinny ran pocket jacks into the pocket aces of Bateman.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): @SLOPPYKLOD Joins The Field
Level 6 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Combined Entries: 257
It's not often that a player with close to $7,500,000 in career tournament earnings just strolls into the room to play an event. That just so happened to be the case though, as Chris Klodnicki (Voorhees, NJ) takes his seat at Table 50.
Chris has numerous notable scores in his career, most recently finishing runner-up to Anthony Gregg last year in the WSOP Event #47 $111,111 NLH One Drop High Roller, earning himself $2,984,485. The year prior at the WSOP, Klodnicki would finish runner-up once again, this time to Michael Mizrachi in Event #45 ($50,000 Poker Players Championship), cashing for $896,935.
Klodnicki's resume really does go on for days, and when you add his online earnings, he's over $10,000,000.
Total Combined Entries: 257
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| Chris Klodnicki (Voorhees, NJ) |
Chris has numerous notable scores in his career, most recently finishing runner-up to Anthony Gregg last year in the WSOP Event #47 $111,111 NLH One Drop High Roller, earning himself $2,984,485. The year prior at the WSOP, Klodnicki would finish runner-up once again, this time to Michael Mizrachi in Event #45 ($50,000 Poker Players Championship), cashing for $896,935.
Klodnicki's resume really does go on for days, and when you add his online earnings, he's over $10,000,000.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): First Look At Chip Counts
Level 6 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Combined Entries: 255
Players are about to enter Level 6, with the blinds going up to 250/500/50 (255 total entries). At the conclusion of this level, players will be going on a (15) minute break. Now that almost a third of the day has passed, it's a good time to take a look at some of the larger stacks to start the day:
David Gordon - 155,000
Jameson Singer - 125,000
Abe Faroni - 100,000
Tyng Low - 90,000
Mickey Woll - 85,000
Jeffrey Gottesman - 80,000
Eric Rappaport - 77,000
Alex Queen - 72,000
Total Combined Entries: 255
Players are about to enter Level 6, with the blinds going up to 250/500/50 (255 total entries). At the conclusion of this level, players will be going on a (15) minute break. Now that almost a third of the day has passed, it's a good time to take a look at some of the larger stacks to start the day:
David Gordon - 155,000
Jameson Singer - 125,000
Abe Faroni - 100,000
Tyng Low - 90,000
Mickey Woll - 85,000
Jeffrey Gottesman - 80,000
Eric Rappaport - 77,000
Alex Queen - 72,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Another Table Opens
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Combined Entries: 247
There have already been more entries this starting day than the first two (respectively), and the demand has opened once again another table. Table 56 has started the action four handed, with satellite winner Jeff Wicker (Bristol, PA) seated amongst the group.
Wicker does have Big Stax history, reaching the final table of the Big Stax II 300, and finishing in third for $20,267. Since that cash, Jeff has recorded five more results here at Parx, including three final tables in our daily events. Also seated at the table with Wicker is another notable player, Paul Shedaker (Croydon, PA).
Total Combined Entries: 247
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| Jeff Wicker (Bristol, PA) |
Wicker does have Big Stax history, reaching the final table of the Big Stax II 300, and finishing in third for $20,267. Since that cash, Jeff has recorded five more results here at Parx, including three final tables in our daily events. Also seated at the table with Wicker is another notable player, Paul Shedaker (Croydon, PA).
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Roman Working On Building Empire
Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Combined Entries: 246
Walking over to Table 50, action in a hand between Alexander Roiz and Ulises Roman was on the flop of 3♦ 3♣ J♣. Roman bet the flop for 2,200 and was immediately check-raised by Roiz to 5,825, with Ulises making the call and the two going to the turn. The dealer placed the 2♦ on the turn, and Roiz led the street with a bet of 7,825. After the 3♥ on the river, Alexander continued his line and put out a bet of 13,825. Roman thought for a few moments while cutting out the chips for a call, and tossed them across the line. Roiz immediately tossed his hand towards the muck face down, and before Roman could collect the pot, he'd have to table his hand. Ulises turned over A♠ A♣ for a rivered full house, and would chip up to 75,000 with the pot.
Total Combined Entries: 246
Walking over to Table 50, action in a hand between Alexander Roiz and Ulises Roman was on the flop of 3♦ 3♣ J♣. Roman bet the flop for 2,200 and was immediately check-raised by Roiz to 5,825, with Ulises making the call and the two going to the turn. The dealer placed the 2♦ on the turn, and Roiz led the street with a bet of 7,825. After the 3♥ on the river, Alexander continued his line and put out a bet of 13,825. Roman thought for a few moments while cutting out the chips for a call, and tossed them across the line. Roiz immediately tossed his hand towards the muck face down, and before Roman could collect the pot, he'd have to table his hand. Ulises turned over A♠ A♣ for a rivered full house, and would chip up to 75,000 with the pot.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Getting In Late Last Night
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Combined Entries: 243
While players were getting ready to bag their chips last night, the $330 No Limit Hold'em Big Stax 1500 Super Satellite was on the bubble. The satellite would end up giving away eight seats, with ninth place taking home a cash prize. Here are some of the players to get into today's field for a fraction of the cost:
Jesse Mercado
Ulises Roman
Matthew Robbins
Alex Rocha
Jameson Singer
Lawrence Gardner
James Wheeler
Total Combined Entries: 243
While players were getting ready to bag their chips last night, the $330 No Limit Hold'em Big Stax 1500 Super Satellite was on the bubble. The satellite would end up giving away eight seats, with ninth place taking home a cash prize. Here are some of the players to get into today's field for a fraction of the cost:
Jesse Mercado
Ulises Roman
Matthew Robbins
Alex Rocha
Jameson Singer
Lawrence Gardner
James Wheeler
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Lots Of Late Reg
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Combined Entries: 240
The fashionably late trend continues to bookend this series, as another table just opened with a handful of notables. Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD) is not at that table, but he's a reminder of trends we see during these Big Stax series. While Big Stax VI was all about Liberto (2 final tables/2 runner-up finishes), this series story has been Jose Montes (Bronx, NY). Jose has made two final tables, finishing fourth in the Big Stax 300, and signing for second place money in the Big Stax 500 chop.
Those players to sit down at the "late reg" table (Table 48) include:
Matt Glantz
Jake Neff
Alex Rocha
Vinny Napolitano
Jonas Wexler
Tony Sinishtaj
Total Combined Entries: 240
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| Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD) |
Those players to sit down at the "late reg" table (Table 48) include:
Matt Glantz
Jake Neff
Alex Rocha
Vinny Napolitano
Jonas Wexler
Tony Sinishtaj
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Low's Stack Growing Higher
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Combined Entries: 237
While players were already clearing out the tournament area, there was still a hand going on between Tyng Low and Joe Gradowski. The players were on the river of a board reading 10♠ 9♠ 4♣ 3♠ 9♥, and Low had a 16,000 river bet in front of him. Grodowski was deep in the tank, going over the possible hands he thought Tyng may be holding aloud. Joe cut out his chips to see how much would remain if he made the call, and continued to fight himself over the decision. He would eventually toss out the chips for the call, and Low would turn over 4♦ 4♠ (flopped set, rivered full house). Grodowski would turn over K♠ K♣ as he walked away from the table to blow off some steam.
Tyng Low - 80,000
Joe Grodowski - 30,000
Total Combined Entries: 237
While players were already clearing out the tournament area, there was still a hand going on between Tyng Low and Joe Gradowski. The players were on the river of a board reading 10♠ 9♠ 4♣ 3♠ 9♥, and Low had a 16,000 river bet in front of him. Grodowski was deep in the tank, going over the possible hands he thought Tyng may be holding aloud. Joe cut out his chips to see how much would remain if he made the call, and continued to fight himself over the decision. He would eventually toss out the chips for the call, and Low would turn over 4♦ 4♠ (flopped set, rivered full house). Grodowski would turn over K♠ K♣ as he walked away from the table to blow off some steam.
Tyng Low - 80,000
Joe Grodowski - 30,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): First Break Of The Day
Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Combined Entries: 232
Players are now heading on their first break of the day (15 minutes), and they will return to Level 4 and blinds of 150/300/50. A few more notables have entered the field over the past level or so, including:
Jared Jaffee
Greg Himmelbrand
Abe Faroni
Joe Grodowski
Joseph Galazzo
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Vinny Naps On The Rail
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Combined Entries: 230
Walking by Table 46, we would catch a hand between Jeffrey Gottesman and Vinny Napolitano. The players were on the flop of J♠ 6♠ 3♦, and Vinny had just check-called Gottesman's 6,300 bet. After the K♦ on the turn, Napolitano checked once more, and Jeffrey announced himself all-in (covering Vinny).
Napolitano thought for a very long time, eventually pushing across his remaining 15,000 across the line for a call. The hands were tabled:
Napolitano: A♣ J♠ (one pair)
Gottesman A♠ Q♠ (combo draw)
River: Q♥
Jeffrey did numerous outs going to the river, and Vinny would slam his chips down as Gottesman rivered a higher pair to take the pot. Napolitano busted his first bullet of the day, while Jeffrey chips up to 90,000 with the pot.
Total Combined Entries: 230
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| Jeffrey Gottesman (Hunt. Valley, PA) |
Napolitano thought for a very long time, eventually pushing across his remaining 15,000 across the line for a call. The hands were tabled:
Napolitano: A♣ J♠ (one pair)
Gottesman A♠ Q♠ (combo draw)
River: Q♥
Jeffrey did numerous outs going to the river, and Vinny would slam his chips down as Gottesman rivered a higher pair to take the pot. Napolitano busted his first bullet of the day, while Jeffrey chips up to 90,000 with the pot.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Off To A Quick Start
Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Combined Entries: 223
The tournament supervisor has just announced the beginning of Level 3, with blinds now going up to 100/200/25. It's only taken David Gordon (Brooklyn, NY) a couple of levels to already double his starting stack. David had over 100,000 the first time he was spotted for the day, and he continues to trend upwards.
Another new table has opened, as the flow of players entering the field has been pretty steady. Some of the notables to take their seats at Table 55 include:
Sandeep Patel
Vincent Teutonico
Leo August
Total Combined Entries: 223
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| David Gordon (Brooklyn, NY) |
Another new table has opened, as the flow of players entering the field has been pretty steady. Some of the notables to take their seats at Table 55 include:
Sandeep Patel
Vincent Teutonico
Leo August
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): More Tables Opening
Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1C Entries: 66
Another new table has just opened up, as notables Cathy Dever, James Kaplan, and Alex Queen are just three to make up Table 50. Dever is coming off her final table in the Big Stax 500, finishing in 10th Place for $5,010. With that cash, Dever's career earnings rise to $180,000, and she gets her first ever Big Stax result as well.
Over the first two starting days there have been numerous female players to make up the field, but only one has successfully bagged chips. Renata Colache used a favorable turn against Asher Conniff to double in the later stages of the day, and she never looked back. Renata ended up bagging 138,000, which will be just under (30) big blinds when play resumes tomorrow at 12:00pm for Day 2.
Total Day 1C Entries: 66
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| Cathy Dever (Ephrata, PA) |
Over the first two starting days there have been numerous female players to make up the field, but only one has successfully bagged chips. Renata Colache used a favorable turn against Asher Conniff to double in the later stages of the day, and she never looked back. Renata ended up bagging 138,000, which will be just under (30) big blinds when play resumes tomorrow at 12:00pm for Day 2.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Familiar Faces In The Field
Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1C Entries: 56
Players have finished the first level of the day, with seven active tables currently in play. There are many faces we are seeing for the first time this event, mixed with those who were unsuccessful in bagging on earlier starting days:
Kunal Patel
Marvin Siegel
Ken Silberstein
Vincent Napolitano
Oliver Entine
Stephen Scales
Mickey Woll
Ketan Pandya
Aristedes Santana
Ryan Feldman
Joseph Stiers
Dennis Thurman
Vincent Longo
Nicholas Partenope
Tyng Low
James Lillis
Eric Rappaport
Frank DiRe
Total Day 1C Entries: 56
Players have finished the first level of the day, with seven active tables currently in play. There are many faces we are seeing for the first time this event, mixed with those who were unsuccessful in bagging on earlier starting days:
Kunal Patel
Marvin Siegel
Ken Silberstein
Vincent Napolitano
Oliver Entine
Stephen Scales
Mickey Woll
Ketan Pandya
Aristedes Santana
Ryan Feldman
Joseph Stiers
Dennis Thurman
Vincent Longo
Nicholas Partenope
Tyng Low
James Lillis
Eric Rappaport
Frank DiRe
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Above Average Players
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
With (21) players bagging chips at the end of play for Day 1B, the chip average for that starting day ended at 173,000. Keeping up with the trend set throughout this series, here are the players from Day 1B that bagged above average stacks:
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
With (21) players bagging chips at the end of play for Day 1B, the chip average for that starting day ended at 173,000. Keeping up with the trend set throughout this series, here are the players from Day 1B that bagged above average stacks:
| Chris | Whitall | Hainesport NJ | 385,500 |
| Eugene | Fouksman | Morganville MD | 353,000 |
| Joshua | Hertz | Philadelphia PA | 296,000 |
| Kevin | McColgan | Dougslassville PA | 252,500 |
| Drew | Small | Langhorne PA | 227,000 |
| Joe | Gossweiler | Roseland | 225,500 |
| Joseph | Brattole | Parsippany NJ | 194,500 |
| Michael | Azzaro | Yonkers NY | 182,500 |
| Will | Failla | Smithtown NY | 176,500 |
| Qi | Ha | Union NJ | 176,000 |
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Real Time Tournament Clock Now Offered (Final Reminder)
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
It's pretty clear that the powers that be behind the Parx Poker Room (Bill Entenman, Tom Martucci, Matt Glantz, and Ari Mizrachi) are always looking to better the room and further experiences for players. It was announced yesterday that the "tournament clock" feature will now be available on the Bravo App moving forward. This gives players the opportunity to pull up on their phone any of the information they'd like to know about any given event (number of entries, real-time level updates, spot to be paid, amount of each place):
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
It's pretty clear that the powers that be behind the Parx Poker Room (Bill Entenman, Tom Martucci, Matt Glantz, and Ari Mizrachi) are always looking to better the room and further experiences for players. It was announced yesterday that the "tournament clock" feature will now be available on the Bravo App moving forward. This gives players the opportunity to pull up on their phone any of the information they'd like to know about any given event (number of entries, real-time level updates, spot to be paid, amount of each place):
Real time clock data for all of our tournaments will be displayed on the Bravo Poker Live app. pic.twitter.com/kBSUClUDyy
— Parx Poker Room (@parxpokerroom) August 13, 2014
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1C): Cards In The Air
Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
The tournament supervisor has just made the rules announcement for the players already seated in the field, and the cards are now in the air for Day 1C of the Big Stax 1500. Today is the final opportunity for players to try and bag chips moving on to Day 2, but the option always is open to buy-in Sunday morning with (10) bigs (just ask Jose Montes about that). Once the players are settled in and the field see its initial flurry of entries, a list of notables in the crowd will be posted.
Total Day 1C Entries: TBD
The tournament supervisor has just made the rules announcement for the players already seated in the field, and the cards are now in the air for Day 1C of the Big Stax 1500. Today is the final opportunity for players to try and bag chips moving on to Day 2, but the option always is open to buy-in Sunday morning with (10) bigs (just ask Jose Montes about that). Once the players are settled in and the field see its initial flurry of entries, a list of notables in the crowd will be posted.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): End Of Day 1B Chip Counts
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Day 1B Players Remaining: 73
Total Day 1B Players Remaining: 73
| Day 1B | |||
| Total Players: | 73 | Players left: | 21 |
| Total Chips: | 3,650,000 | Average Chips: | 173,810 |
| Chris | Whitall | Hainesport NJ | 385,500 |
| Eugene | Fouksman | Morganville MD | 353,000 |
| Joshua | Hertz | Philadelphia PA | 296,000 |
| Kevin | McColgan | Dougslassville PA | 252,500 |
| Drew | Small | Langhorne PA | 227,000 |
| Joe | Gossweiler | Roseland | 225,500 |
| Joseph | Brattole | Parsippany NJ | 194,500 |
| Michael | Azzaro | Yonkers NY | 182,500 |
| Will | Failla | Smithtown NY | 176,500 |
| Qi | Ha | Union NJ | 176,000 |
| Gaetano | Taormina | Warwick PA | 165,500 |
| JR | Marwuette | York PA | 165,500 |
| Renata | Colache | Clayton NY | 138,000 |
| Adam | Levitan | Philadelphia PA | 135,000 |
| Frank | Toscano | Staten Island NY | 133,000 |
| Ray | Shalkelford | Fred VA | 102,500 |
| Andrew | Lukovsky | Brooklyn NY | 97,000 |
| Aaron | Overton | Philadelphia PA | 80,000 |
| Staffan | Lind | Vero Beach FL | 62,000 |
| Michael | Marder | Sewell NJ | 61,000 |
| Joeseph | Pochedly | Havertown PA | 45,500 |
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Whitall Bags The Bonus
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Day 1B Entries: 73
It's not surprise that the chip leader came out of nowhere with a late surge to overcome a pretty substantial deficit. Chris Whitall ended up with 385,500, and is now $5,000 richer for it. Whitall (Willingboro, NJ) has four lifetime cashes, but two of them have been back to back WSOP Main Event cashes (2013-14).
End of Day 1B chip counts will be posted in about an hour, with live coverage picking back up for Day 1C at 11:00am.
Total Day 1B Entries: 73
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| Chris Whitall (Willingboro, NJ) |
End of Day 1B chip counts will be posted in about an hour, with live coverage picking back up for Day 1C at 11:00am.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Final Hands Of The Night
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Day 1B Entries: 73
Tournament supervisor Andrew Merlino just made the announcement to the players that remain that there are (4) more hands remaining in the night. The race for the chip lead is about as close as it can be at the moment (between Fouksman and Hertz), with many notables poised to bag chips for Day 2 on Sunday. The chip leader will be posted once all the hands are done, and end of Day 1B chip counts will follow shortly thereafter.
Total Day 1B Entries: 73
Tournament supervisor Andrew Merlino just made the announcement to the players that remain that there are (4) more hands remaining in the night. The race for the chip lead is about as close as it can be at the moment (between Fouksman and Hertz), with many notables poised to bag chips for Day 2 on Sunday. The chip leader will be posted once all the hands are done, and end of Day 1B chip counts will follow shortly thereafter.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Down Home Stretch
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Day 1B Entries: 73
There is less than (20) minutes remaining in the night, and at the moment, the race for the bonus is between two players. Eugene Fouksman is leading the field with 340,000, with Josh Hertz not far behind with 320,000. Joseph Gossweiler was in the race as well, but just took a 60,000 hit to his stack after doubling up an opponent who had kings.
Total Day 1B Entries: 73
There is less than (20) minutes remaining in the night, and at the moment, the race for the bonus is between two players. Eugene Fouksman is leading the field with 340,000, with Josh Hertz not far behind with 320,000. Joseph Gossweiler was in the race as well, but just took a 60,000 hit to his stack after doubling up an opponent who had kings.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Lukovsky Making Most Of Late Start
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Day 1B Entries: 73
Walking up to Table 46, three players would be on the flop reading 6♥ Q♥ K♥, with Staffan Lind and Adam Levitan checking out of the blinds. Andrew Lukovsky casually threw out a 5,000 bet, with Levitan calling after Lind folded. The dealer placed the 8♥ on the turn, and Zukovsky kept things the same with a 5,000 turn bet. Adam called and both players saw the 2♠ on river, with Levitan now putting out 12,000.
Andrew quickly put together a raise to 35,000 and dropped it across the line. Levitan looked back at his cards before flicking them in the muck, only to see Lukovsky table Q♠ J♠. Levitan would smirk as Andrew collected the pot, chipping up to 142,000.
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