Big Stax 1500 Results

Big Stax 1500 NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)

May 16-20, 2013

Entries: 320

Prize Pool: $485,000

1	Jonas Wexler	$100,000
2	Mike Dentale	$100,000
3	Danny Warchol	$48,258
4	TJ Shulman	$35,114
5	Jared Jaffee	$27,403
6	Walter Taylor	$21,583
7	Gionni DeMers	$18,236
8	Mohammad Amjadi	$15,229
9	Gene Mazza	$11,398
10	Gregory Galvin	$8,342
11	Alex Givotovsky	$8,342
12	Tomasz Gliniecki	$8,342
13	Lawrence Lakatosh	$6,839
14	David Inselberg	$6,839
15	David Clake	$6,839
16	Steven Ritchie	$5,820
17	Matthew Glantz	$5,820
18	Marshall White	$5,820
19	Qing Guo	$5,093
20	Matthew Shafman	$5,093
21	Norman Rogers	$5,093
22	John Hinds	$4,559
23	Sead Duraku	$4,559
24	Renata Colache	$4,559
25	Daniel Buzgon	$4,026
26	Jennifer Shahade	$4,026
27	Edward Walsh	$4,026

Big Stax II: $225 NL Hold'em Double Green Bounty Results

Big Stax II: $225 NL Hold'em Double Green Bounty Results

May 20, 2013

Entries: 127

Prize Pool: $19,400

1	Michael Belton	$6,014
2	Kyle Messner	$3,783
3	James Aloupis	$2,328
4	Michael Matrone	$1,746
5	Michael Einhorn	$1,304
6	Utpal Parekh	$1,015
7	James Boccanfuso	$863
8	Anthony Santanello	$693
9	Mario Barnaba	$520
10	Rithy Long	$378
11	Raphael Marius	$378
12	Edward Bradbury	$378

Big Stax II: $550 DeepStack Turbo Results (Re-Entry)

Big Stax II: $550 DeepStack Turbo Results (Re-Entry)

May 19, 2013

Entries: 62

Prize Pool: $30,070

1	Michael Matrone	$8,721
2	James Anderson	$6,209
3	Steven Cormier	$4,014
4	Myun Kwak	$3,007
5	Jackduyph Duong	$2,330
6	Daniel Iscovici	$1,879
7	Paul Spitzberg	$1,504
8	Aaron Teel	$1,278
9	Mark Dinallo	$1,128

Big Stax II: $330 Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Big Stax II: $330 Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

May 18, 2013

Entries: 42

Prize Pool: $14,550

1	William Walchek	$4,945
2	Mark Vannelli	$3,347
3	Wasyl Zaliwiciw	$2,183
4	Clyde Patton	$1,746
5	Eric Tseng	$1,310
6	John Krause	$1,019

Big Stax II: $550 NL Hold'em 6-Max (Re-Entry)

Big Stax II: $550 NL Hold'em 6-Max (Re-Entry)

May 15-16, 2013

Entries: 90

Prize Pool: $43,650

1	Kyle Bowker	$13,966
2	Joe Commisso	$9,167
3	Steven Tabb	$5,456
4	Alek Givotovsky	$3,929
5	Justin Liberto	$3,274
6	Matt Glantz	$2,619
7	Matt Brady	$2,183
8	Kyung Kim	$1,746
9	Peter Ippolito	$1,310

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 1st Place - Wexler ($100,000)

Level 29 - Blinds 100,000/200,000/25,000

Jonas Wexler (Southampton, PA)

1st Place - $100,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 2nd Place - Dentale ($100,000)

Level 29 - Blinds 100,000/200,000/25,000

Mike Dentale (Brooklyn, NY)

2nd Place - $100,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Heads Up Chip Counts

Level 29 - Blinds 100,000/200,000/25,000

Heads up chip counts:

Jonas Wexler - 8,100,000

Mike Dentale - 7,900,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 3rd Place - Warchol ($48,258)

Level 29 - Blinds 100,000/200,000/25,000

Danny Warchol (Columbus, OH)

3rd Place - $48,258

Danny Warchol was all-in on the button, and Mike Dentale called out of the big blind:

Warchol: J♣ 2♣              Dentale: 3♥ 3♠

Flop: K♠ 7♠ 9♥

Turn: 5♦

River: 8♦

Warchol is left with 300,000 in chips and would be knocked out the next hand.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dentale Doubles........Again

Level 29 - Blinds 100,000/200,000/25,000

Mike Dentale has doubled once again, as Warchol raised to 425,000 from the button, and Dentale pushed for 2,200,000.  Warchol made the call:

Dentale: 10 10            Warchol: J 10

Flop: K Q 5

Turn: 4

River: 5

Dentale doubles to 4,500,000, while Warchol is down to 3,600,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Stagnant

Level 29 - Blinds 100,000/200,000/25,000

Since returning from break, the chips counts have changed by just thousands.  There have been three flops in the last 20 minutes, with a lot of blinds and ante stealing.  In the first hand back from break, after Danny Warchol raised form the small blind, Jonas Wexler shipped for over 6,000,000.  Warchol tanked briefly and folded.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Back From Break

Players are back from break and the cards are in the air.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Break Time/Chip Counts

Players are going on a (10) minute break, and will return to Level 29 with blinds of 100,000/200,000/25,000.  Here are your updated counts:

Jonas Wexler - 6,200,000

Danny Warchol - 6,200,000

Mike Dentale (@mikunbelievable) - 3,500,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Chip Counts

Level 28 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000

Haven't see that many hands even go to showdown, so we'll provide you with another chip count update:

Jonas Wexler - 8,000,000

Danny Warchol - 5,600,000

Mike Dentale - 2,500,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Chip Updates

Level 28 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000

Updates Chip Counts:

Jonas Wexler - 6,900,000

Danny Warchol - 6,000,000

Mike Dentale - 2,600,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dentale Doubles...Again

Level 28 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000

Mike Dentale pushes from the small blind, and is called by Warchol from the big:

Dentale: A 5          Warchol: A Q

Flop: 10 3 5

Turn: 4

River: J

Dentale now has 4,500,000.  Warchol is sitting on 5,800,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Updated Chip Counts

Level 28 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000

Here are the updated chip counts:

Danny Warchol - 7,800,000

Jonas Wexler - 6,100,000

Mike Dentale - 2,200,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dentale Doubles

Level 28 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000

Mike Dentale doubles up after he shoves against both players, and gets a call from Jonas Wexler.  Wexler turns over 10♥10♠ against Dentale's A♦ 8♦, and after Wexler faded the flop...Dentale spikes an ace on the turn.

Mike doubles up to just over 3,000,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dentale Dodges Bad Spot

Level 28 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000

Mike Dentale is on fumes with with just over 10 big blinds (1,600,000), and got a way from a potential hand that would send him home.  In a blind v. blind situation, Jonas put in enough to cover Dentale, and Mike thought for a while.  He finally folded, showing a pair of fours, while Jonas showed him a pair of fives.  He would of been in a terrible spot, but is still alive.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Back From Break

Players are back from break and the cards are in the air.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Break Time (Chip Counts)

Players are about to go on break, and they will come back to Level 28, and blinds of 75,000/150,000/25,000.  Here are your chip counts going into break:

Danny Warchol - 5,525,000

Jonas Wexler - 7,400,000

Mike Dentale - 1,700,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dentale Short

Level 27 -  Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000

Mike Dentale is now the short stack of the three, with just over 3,000,000.  He's asking when the dealer is out of the box...only eight more minutes Mike.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Chip Counts

Level 27 - Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000

After Jonas Wexler win a big pot from Mike Dentale, here are the updated counts:

Jonas Wexler - 9,000,000

Mike Dentale - 4,000,000

Danny Warchol - 3,100,000

The reason the update took so long for chip counts was to wait for a big hand to end.  Jonas Wexler fired a river bet of 1,775,000 on a board of 3♣ 4♥ 5♣ J♠ 10♦, and Warchol was in the tank for a solid (10) minutes.  He finally threw a chip in making the call and Wexler flipped over A 2 (flopped the wheel).  Wexler has taken an overwhelming chip lead with that win.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Tough Board

Level 27 - Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000

In just a sick hand, Jonas Wexler and Danny Warchol get all the chips in pre-flop (with Jonas covered).  It's the A-K of Jonas against the A-2 of Warchol.  The board runs out Q 5 8 5 8, and Warchol gets saved with a chop!!!! Wexler walked away with his hands on his heads, and they chop the antes and blinds.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Wexler Arrives

Level 27 - Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000

Jonas Wexler did return, only missing one hand.  Since returning we've seen a few flops, with Jonas winning two hands, and Dentale winning one.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Chip Counts

Level 27 - Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000

Updated chip counts:

Danny Warchol - 5,200,000
Jonas Wexler - 6,100,000
Mike Dentale - 4,200,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Where's Jonas

We are just waiting for Jonas Wexler to return to the table, but if he doesn't show soon the cards will be in the air.  And as we type that, the cards are in the air without Wexler at the table, blinds are 50,000/100,000/10,000.

For those wondering who aren't in the casino, Mike Dentale did get a penalty for exposing his card in the big hand with Wexler.  For those who know Mike....he wasn't pleased!!!

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dinner Break

Players are going on dinner break in (5) minutes, and they will return around 8:00pm.  We will continue our coverage at that time.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Pot Of The Day

Level 26 - Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000

Mike Dentale Tanks...Jonas Doesn't Move An Inch

There was a crowd of about 20 people watching what would be the pot of the tournament.  The board ran out 5 9 3 9 2, and Mike Dentale had called Wexler's 1,000,000 check raise on the turn.  Once the 2 hit the river, Jonas announced himself all-in, and we would have about a 7 minute tank from Mike.  He then turned over a 9, showing Jonas how strong his hand was.  Jonas was stone faced as Dentale talked....and stared....and talked...and showed his one card.  Dentale had the crowd surrounding the tabled, on the edge of their seats about what he would do.  Dentale eventually folded, and Jonas is now at 5,900,000 (Dentale is down to 4,000,000).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 4th Place - Shulman ($35,114)

Level 26 - Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000

TJ Shulman (Boyton Beach, FL)

4th Place - $35,114

TJ Shulman was the short stack at the table with 800,000, and got it in against Danny Warchol:

Shulman: A K          Warchol: 7 7

Flop: 7 5 5

Turn: 6

Turn: 6

It was pretty much over for Shulman on the flop, and a tough day for TJ.  He played as well as he could, but could not find himself any good spots.  Danny now chips up to 5,800,000, and sits in second place with three players left.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Mid-Level Chip Counts

Level 26 - Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000

Here are the updated chip counts:

1. TJ Shulman - 800,000
2. Danny Warchol - 5,400,000
3. Jonas Wexler - 3,800,000
4. Mike Dentale - 6,100,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dentale Picks Up Nice Pot

Level 26 - Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000

Mike Dentale had already called two streets from Warchol on a Q J 8 7 3 board, and was faced with yet a third bet on the river.  Mike was doing some talking while he was thinking, about how he hadn't seen Danny fire three streets.  Mike had the calling amount in his hand, and was going back and forth with himself.  He finally made the call, Danny said he had a queen, and Dentale flipped over A-Q.  Mike is now over 5,000,000, while Danny drops down just below that same mark.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Shulman The Short Stack

Level 26 - Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000

After losing a sizable pot to Jonas Wexler, TJ Shulman is now the short stack of the remaining four players.  He sits with 1,200,000 in front of him (20 big blinds), while Jonas chips up to 3,800,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Warchol Chip Leader

Level 26 - Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000

After Warchol busts Jared Jaffee he takes a commanding chip lead with 6,600,000.  The player who trails him is Mike Dentale with 4,200,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 5th Place - Jaffee ($27,403)

Level 26 - Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000

Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY)

5th Place - $27,403

On the firsrt hand back from break, on a board of J♣ 10♠ 9♦ A♣, Jared Jaffee bets 400,000 on the turn, and gets raised by Danny Warchol (enough to put Jaffee all-in).   Jaffee thinks for a moment, talks to himself quickly, and then decides to call:

Warchol: J 9          Jaffee: 10 9

It's a cooler for Jaffee as his two pair is in terrible shape, and when the 4 spikes the river he would be sent home in 5th place.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Chip Counts

Here are the chip counts coming back from break:

1. TJ Shulman - 1,900,000
2. Jared Jaffee - 1,700,000
3. Danny Warchol - 4,000,000
4. Jonas Wexler - 3,700,000
5. Mike Dentale - 4,200,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Break Time

Players are about to go on another (10) minute break, and will return to blinds of 30,000/60,000/10,000 in Level 26.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Jaffee Now Shorty

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000

Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY) is now the short stack at the table, holding 1,500,000 (38 big blinds).  He just lost a pot to Mike Dentale, and after Mike lets Jared see his hand, Jared exclaims "How do you do it?"  We never heard what the hand was, but Jared is still in good spirits regardless of his downward trend.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Mid-Level Chip Counts

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000

Here are the updated chip counts:

1. TJ Shulman - 2,300,000
2. Jared Jaffee - 2,000,000
3. Danny Warchol - 3,700,000
4. Jonas Wexler - 4,500,000
5. Mike Dentale - 3,400,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dentale v. Jaffee

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000

On a board of 5♣ 7♦ 9♠ Q♠, after Mike Dentale had already called Jaffe's 300,000 bet on the flop, Jared once more fired out (this time for 425,000).  Dentale raised to 1,000,000 and Jaffee went into the tank.  Jaffee eventually folded, telling Mike that "Only two hands beat me."  Dentale told him it was a great fold, showed an ace, and told Jared that he played the hand very tricky.

Mike Dentale - 3,800,000

Jared Jaffee - 1,950,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 6th Place - Taylor ($21,583)

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000

Walter Taylor (Morristown, NJ)

6th Place - $21,583

The flop came out Q♣ 8♣ 8♦ in a hand featuring Walter Taylor and Mike Dentale.  Taylor fired out 125,000 and was called by Dentale.  The turn brought the 9♦, and Taylor postured for a few moments before putting out a bet of 500,000.  Dentale declared himself all-in, and Taylor immediately called, causing Mike to say, "Another cooler....I have a boat."  The hands were turned over:

Taylor: J♥ 10♥ (turned straight)            Dentale: 8♠ 9♠ (turned full house)

Walter was drawing dead, and would only be left with 20,000 after the chips were counted down.  He would be eliminated the very next hand.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Cooler No More

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000

Back from break we had a sizable pot when Danny Warchol had K-K on a jack high board against the Q-Q of Dentale.  Surprisingly the chips didn't get all-in, but Dentale took a huge dent to his stack.  Warchol went up to 3,600,000, while Dentale dropped down below 1,700,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Break Time Updates

Players are on break, and will return to Level 25 with blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000.  Here are your updated chip counts:

1. TJ Shulman - 2,600,000
2. Jared Jaffee - 2,500,000
3. Danny Warchol - 2,600,000
4. Walter Taylor - 1,700,000
5. Jonas Wexler - 4,500,000
6. Mike Dentale - 2,700,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 7th Place - DeMers ($18,236)

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000

Gionni DeMers (Jackson, NJ)

7th Place - $18,236

Jared Jaffee opened the pot for 75,000 and was called by Danny Warchol.  Gionni DeMers then pushed all-in for 850,000, and Jaffee quickly folded behind.  Warchol mentioned that he thought DeMers would try to squeeze, and three chips in for the call:

DeMers: K♣ J♥              Warchol: 5♣ 5♥

Flop: 2♦ 4♠ 8♦

Turn: 5♦

River: 6♥

Warchol was correct in his read, and would have DeMers drawing dead on the turn.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dentale v. Warchol II

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000

Once again the two players were matched against each other.  This time though it would be Warchol who would push on the turn for 770,000, and eventually watch as Mike folded.  The board was 2 3 5 9 when Danny shoved, after Dentale called both a pre-flop and flop bet.  There was a small amount of verbal sparring during the hand, but cooler heads prevailed and apologies accepted.

Danny Warchol - 1,300,000

Mike Dentale - 2,700,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Dentale v. Warchol

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000

On a board of A 3 A 2 J, Mike Dentale called a check-rasie on the flop and a turn bet from Danny Warchol (275,000 flop/205,000 turn).  The river went check-check, and Warchol would announce "two pair."  Dentale tabled A-K and would take down the 1,000,000 pot.

Mike Dentale - 3,300,000

Danny Warchol - 1,200,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Updated Chip Counts

Here are the mid-level updated counts:

1. TJ Shulman - 2,800,000
2. Jared Jaffee - 2,400,000
3. Danny Warchol - 1,750,000
4. Walter Taylor - 1,675,000
5. Gionni DeMers - 1,000,000
6. Jonas Wexler - 3,700,000
7. Mike Dentale - 2,600,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 8th Place - Amjadi ($15,229)

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000

Max Amjadi (Mamora, NJ)

8th Place - $15,229

Jonas Wexler opened the pot for 65,000 and Mike Dentale flatted behind from the button.  Max Amjadi was in the small blind, and he shipped it in for 365,000.  Wexler folded and Dentale went into the tank for a solid four minutes.  He verbalized the fact that he was hoping it was a race and that he really didn't want to give Amjadi chips.  He finally decided to make the call, and Mike was in bad shape:

Amjadi: Q♠Q♣               Dentale: 2♠2♦

Flop: 2♣ 5♣ 6♣

Turn: 6♠ 

River: 10♦

Dentale out-flops Max Amjadi, but still had a handful of outs on the flop (any queen or any club).  Things looked bleaker after Dentale turned a full house, and the river would brick for Max, sending him home in 8th place.

Mike Dentale - 2,700,000

Max Amjadi - Eliminated

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): The Short Stack

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000

Max Amjadi

The short stack of the eight players remaining is now Max Amjadi (Mamora, NJ).  Max came into the day with 756,000, but it now sitting on 300,000 (10 big blinds).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 9th Place - Mazza ($11,398)

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000

Gene Mazza (Elizabeth, NJ)

9th Place - $11,398

Gene Mazza had only 40,000 chips left when he pushed all-in under the gun, and it was going to be tough sailing as six players called!!  If Gene was to win the hand he would chip up to over 300,000, but on the flop of K♣ 10♠ 6♣, Danny Warchol fired out into the field (which folded around).  Warchol turned over K♥ 10♥ against the A♦ 2♥ of Mazza.  Gene would spike an ace on the river for the needle, but it would still be the end of his day.

Danny Warchol - 2,700,000

Gene Mazza - Eliminated

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): 10th Place - Galvin ($8,342)

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000

Greg Galvin (Port Jefferson, NY)

10th Place - $8,342

Danny Warchol opened the pot to 65,000, and Gene Mazza made the call after thinking for a brief moment.  Greg Galvin was next to act and pushed in for a total of 345,000.  Warchol begrudgingly made the call, and Mazza folded behind:

Warchol: Q♣ 10♣            Galvin: A♦ Q♥

Flop: K♠ 8♣ J♣

Turn: A♥

River: 9♦

Danny would flop a huge hand with a flush and open ended draw, and even though Greg made two pair on the turn, he couldn't fill up to beat Warchol's straight.

Danny Warchol - 2,200,000

Gre Galvin - Eliminated

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Break Chip Counts

Here are the counts during the first break:

1. Greg Galvin - 330,000
2. TJ Shulman - 3,700,000
3. Jared Jaffee - 1,400,000
4. Danny Warchol - 1,780,000
5. Walter Taylor - 1,200,000
6. Gionni DeMers - 1,300,000
7. Jonas Wexler - 4,000,000
8. Max Amjadi - 310,000
9. Gene Mazza - 140,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): DeMers v. Taylor

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000

Gionni DeMers had pushed out a a river bet of 106,000 on a board of A 7 7 8 A.  Walter Taylor check-raised him to 375,000, and DeMers sheepishly called.  Taylor tapped the table and showed Q 10, while Gionni flipped over A J and took down the pot worth 1,100,000.

Players are going on a (10) minute break at the end of this level, which is in two minutes.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Been Here Before

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000

Mike Dentale At February's Big Stax 1500 Final Table

This isn't Mike Dentale's (Brooklyn, NY) first rodeo, he should be comfortable in this situation.  Dentale finished fourth in this event during our inaugural Big Stax Series ($53,000), as he watched his Q-Q go down to the A-J of eventual winner Robert Boyko.  Mike has since gone on to play in only larger buy-in events, and couldn't pass up the chance to better his finish from earlier in the year.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Payout Reminder

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000

Here is a reminder of what these players are shooting for today:

$126,093

$77,649

$48,258

$35,114

$27,403

$21,583

$18,236

$15,229

$11,398

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Twitter Love

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000

Here are some well wishes for many of the players at our final table:

gl to @mikunbelievable and@JonasWexler @parxpokerroom fnl table
— Gordon Eng (@Flashgordon227) May 20, 2013

Good Luck today @mikunbelievable at the final table of #parxbigstax. Rooting for you. 😄👏
— Nancy(@TheReader23) May 20, 2013

Best of luck to @jonaswexler, @jaredjaffee21, @mikunbelievable at #parxbigstack main event final table.
— Daniel Buzgon (@WiLDmAn_75) May 20, 2013

Pretty excited for my man @jonaswexler who is leading the FT @parxpokerroom 1500!! $125k FTW! Take it down buddy!
— Vinny Pahuja (@vinpahuja) May 20, 2013

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): It's Time!!!!

The final table is about to begin, the tournament director is going over the rules for the players (we all know them well), so no player receives any unnecessary penalties throughout the day.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 3): Final Table Begins Shortly

The final table of the Big Stax 1500, and out live coverage will being shortly after 1:00pm, once the players have arrived and the cards are in the air.

Big Stax 1500: Final Table Preview

With 36:23 on the clock in Level 23, we reached our final table.  Alek Divokovsky was colored as he flopped a straight, but TJ Shulman flopped a higher straight, making Alek the final table bubble boy.  Here is a brief preview of our final table participants:

Seat 1:

Greg Galvin (Port Jefferson, NY)

Final Table Chip Count: 404,00 (17 big blinds)

Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 100,000

Career Earnings: No Recorded Cashes

Largest Parx Tournament Cash: No Recorded Cashes

Seat 2:

TJ Shulman (Boyton Beach, FL)

Final Table Chip Count: 3,606,000
Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 500,000
Career Earnings: $141,948
Largest Parx Tournament Cash: No Recorded Parx Cashes

Seat 3:

Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY)

Final Table Chip Count: 1,500,000 (63 big blinds)
Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 357,000
Career Earnings: $797,601
Largest Parx Tournament Cash: No Recorded Parx Cashes

Seat 4:

Danny Warchol (Columbus, OH)

Final Table Chip Count: 1,654,000
Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 332,500
Career Earnings: $14,125
Largest Parx Tournament Cash: No Recorded Parx Cashes

Seat 5:

Walter Taylor (Morristown, NJ)

Final Table Chip Count: 1,740,000 (73 big blinds)
Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 391,000
Career Earnings: $11,671
Largest Parx Tournament Cash: $548 (85th in the Big Stax 300 during the Big Stax II)

Seat 6:

Gionni DeMers (Jackson, NJ)

Final Table Chip Count: 756,000
Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 233,000
Career Earnings: $331,902
Largest Parx Tournament Cash: No Recorded Parx Cashes

Seat 7:

Jonas Wexler (Southhampton, PA)

Final Table Chip Count: 4,200,000 (175 big blinds)
Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 400,000
Career Earnings: $336,563
Largest Parx Tournament Cash: $1,637 (5th in the $300 DeepStack Turbo during the Big Stax II)

Seat 8:

Mike Dentale (Brooklyn, NY)

Final Table Chip Count: 1,200,000 (50 big blinds)
Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 270,000
Career Earnings: $501,964
Largest Parx Tournament Cash: $52,656 (4th in the Big Stax 1500 during the Big Stax I)

Seat 9:

Max Amjadi (Marmora, NJ)

Final Table Chip Count: 756,000 (32 blig blinds)
Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 200,500
Career Earnings: $47,388
Largest Parx Tournament Cash: No Recorded Parx Cashes

Seat 10:

Gene Mazza (Elizabeth, NJ)

Final Table Chip Count: 272,000 (11 big blinds)
Chip Count To Begin Day 2: 169,000
Career Earnings: $5,892
Largest Parx Tournament Cash: $1,342 (38th in the Big Stax 300 during the Big Stax II)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Final Table

Greg	Galvin	Port Jefferson NY	404,000	44	1
TJ	Shulman	Boyton Beach FL	3,606,000	44	2
Jared	Jaffee	Brooklyn NY	1,500,000	44	3
Danny	Warchol	Columbus OH	1,654,000	44	4
Walter	Taylor	Morristown NJ	1,740,000	44	5
Gionni	DeMers	Jackson NJ	756,000	44	6
Jonas	Wexler	Southampton PA	4,200,000	44	7
Mikie "Unbelievable"	Dentale	Brooklyn NY	1,200,000	44	8
Max	Amjadi	Marmora NJ	756,000	44	9
Gene	Mazza	Elizabeth NJ	272,000	44	10

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Huge Pot...Final Table

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000

Alek Divokovsky (New York, NY) is the final table bubble boy, and he goes out in a tough way.  On a board of 5 7 8, Alek flops the straight with 4 6, but TJ Shulman held 6 9 (nut straight), and the fireworks would ensue.  Shulman would win a pot worth 3,500,000, and go into the final in great shape.  Once the chips are bagged and verified, we will post the counts and a final table preview.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Shulman Busts Gliniecki...Final Table Bubble

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000

As we were posting the chip counts, TJ Shulman flopped the flush on an ace high board.  Gliniecki and Shulman got all the chips in, with Gliniecki drawing dead (with just an ace).  After the next elimination we will have reached our final table and play will stop for the night.  Gliniecki will collect $8,342 for his finish, while Shulman chips up to over 2,000,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000

Updated Chip Counts:

Table 47:

1. Gene Mazza - 340,000
2. Gionni DeMers - 854,000
3. Jonas Wexler - 4,800,000
4. Max Amjadi - 900,000
5. Danny Warchol - 1,700,000
6. Mike Dentale - 260,000

Table 50:

1. Alek Divokovsky - 1,200,000
2. TJ Shulman - 1,100,000
3. Tomasz Gliniecki - 1,100,000
4. Jared Jaffee - 1,240,000
5. Grwg Galvin - 620,000
6. Walter Taylor - 940,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 13th-15th Places ($6,839)

The following players cashed for $6,839:

13. John Lakatosh (Reading, PA)
14. David Inselberg (Long Beach, NY)
15. David Clarke (Basking Ridge, NJ)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Still Slow...Break Upcoming

Level 22 - Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000

We are stuck at 13 players still, with Jonas Wexler still the chip leader.  Players will be going on break in (15) minutes, and they will then return to play two more levels (through Level 24), or until the final table is reached.  In both the Big Stax 300 & 500 we made the final table first, and this tournament has less total chips in play than both.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Lost Two More

Level 22 - Blinds 10,000/20,000/2,000

We lose two more players in back to back hand as David Clarke goes home in 15th place, and David Inselberg gets knocked out in 14th by Tomasz Gliniecki.  Both players will be collecting $6,839 for their finishes, and we are creeping closer and closer to the final table bubble.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 16th-18th Places ($5,820)

The following players cashed for $5,820:

16. Steven Ritchie (Austin, TX)
17. Matt Glantz (Lafayette Hills, PA)
18. Marshall White (Boone, NC)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Break

Players are now on a (10) minute break, and will return to Level 22 and blinds of 10,000/20,000/2,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): POT OF THE TOURNAMENT!!!

Level 21 - Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000

And there you have it...Jonas Wexler (South Hampton, PA) is over 4,000,000!!!! It was the two biggest stacks of the tournament going at it, on a flop of K Q 3.  The action was five-bet all-in from Glantz, and Jonas called:

Flop: K♦ Q♣ 3♦

Glantz: 10♦ J♦              Wexler: K♠ Q♥

Turn: 6♣

River: 2♠

Glantz would miss both his draws and Jonas Wexler is now the overwhelming chip leader of the remaining 16 players, with over 4,000,000.

Just won a 3.6 mil pot my KQ vs @mattglantz 10j dd all in on flop of KQcdd. Pretty sure we were first and second in chips to start hand!!!!
— SmokeyTheNail (@JonasWexler) May 20, 2013

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Final Two Tables (Chip Counts)

Level 21 - Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000

Final Two Tables (Chip Counts):

Table 47:

1. Gene Mazza - 135,000
2. Matt Glantz - 1,800,000
3. Steven Ritchie - 300,000
4. Gionni DeMers - 800,000
5. John Lakatosh - 580,000
6. Jonas Wexler - 2,000,000
7. Max Amjadi - 575,000
8. Danny Warchol - 1,200,000
9. Mike Dentale - 780,000

Table 50:

1. David Inselberg - 780,000
2. Marshall White (18th Place)
3. Alek Divotovsky - 1,650,000
4. TJ Shulman - 740,000
5. Tomas Gliniecki - 200,000
6. Jared Jaffee - 700,000
7. Greg Galvin - 1,600,000
8. David Clarke - 590,000
9. Walter Taylor - 940,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 19th-21st Places ($5,093)

The following players have cashed for $5,093:

19. Qing Guo (Gibson, PA)
20. Matthew Shafman (West Orange, NJ)
21. Norman Rogers (Philadelphia, PA)

With 18 players remaining, the players are now finding new seating assignments once more.  We will bring you the final 18 plus chip counts shortly.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Calm Before The Storm

Level 21 - Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000

The action has slowed down considerably since returning from dinner.  It's not surprise being that the action from the first moment today was fast and furious.  Jonas Wexler continues to lead the field, while just adding to his already 2,300,000 stack.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Shafman Busts On Two-Outer

Level 21 - Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000

The first hand after dinner break we had an all-in pot between Matt Shafman (West Orange, NJ) and Walter Taylor (Morristown, NJ).  Shafman was ahead with AA against Taylor's KK, and everything was going as planned for Matt until a river king.  He was left with 6,000 after the hand, and would be sent home....by Taylor....who had kings again!!!

Shafman is out in 20th ($5,093), while Taylor chips up to just under 1,000,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Coming Back From Dinner

Players are about to take their seats again, and will be playing down to the final table or the end of Level 24.  Blinds coming back in Level 21 with blinds at 8,000/16,000/2,000.  On the last hand before dinner break we lost Norman Rogers (Philadelphia, PA) in 21st place, taking home $5,093.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Dinner Break

Players have agreed to extend the dinner break to (90) minutes, so play will resume at 9:00pm.  Here are the top three chip counts remaining:

Jonas Wexler - 2,600,000
Matt Glantz - 1,750,000
Danny Warchol - 1,700,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 22nd-24th Places ($4,559)

The following players have cashed for $4,559:

22. John Allan Hinds (Greenville, NC)
23. Sead Duraku (Queens, NY)
24. Renata Colache (Clayton, NY)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 25th-27th Places ($4,206)

The following players cashed for $4,206:

25. Dan Buzgon (Marlton, NJ)
26. Jennifer Shahade (Philadelphia, PA)
27. Ed Walsh (Langhorne, PA)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Final Three Tables

Level 20 - Blinds 6,000/12,000/1,000

Here are your remaining 27 players, and their seating assignments:

Table 47:

1. Gionni DeMers
2. David Clarke
3. John Lakatosh
4. Jared Jaffee
5. Matt Shafman
6. Jen Shahade
7. Walter Taylor
8. Qing Guo
9. John Allan Hinds

Table 48:

1. Rentata Colache
2. Dan Buzgon
3. David Inselberg
4. Ed Walsh
5. Gene Mazza
6. Greg Galvin
7. Norman Rogers
8. Jonas Wexler
9. Max Amjadi

Table 50:

1. Tomasz Gliniecki
2. Alek Divotovsky
3. Marshall White
4. Danny Warchol
5. Sead Duraku
6. Matt Glantz
7. Mike Dentale
8. TJ Shulman
9. Steven Ritchie

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): In The Money!!!!

Level 20 - Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000

We have reached the money as Andrew Wu (Edison, NJ) is the bubble boy.  He left himself with less than the small blind on his final hand, and on a board of 7 8 9 10 5, Jared Jaffee announced two pair (after Jaffee and Glantz checked each street).  Jaffee showed  8 9, while Andrew still hadn't looked at his cards.  Everyone surrounded Andrew as he looked, and he unfortunately tabled 7 8 for a lesser two pair.

The tournament directors are now redrawing the final 27 players.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Shorty Comes From Behind

Level 20 - Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000

Gionni DeMers is all-in for his last 160,000, and is called by Norman Rogers.  It's the A 9 of DeMers against the A Q of Rogers.  The field was one card from the cash, until a 9 spiked the river and gave DeMers the double.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): On The Bubble

Level 20 - Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000

Matthew Kustafik (Doylestown, PA) has just been eliminated, and we are now on the stone bubble.  Play will be hand for hand until the next player busts.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): John Allan Grinds

Level 20 - Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000

John Allan Hinds was one of the players grinding the short stack during this crucial money bubble period.  He just doubled through Matt Shafman, as Hinds's QQ held up against Shafman's 10 10.  29 players still remain, with a handful of players riding stacks of 15 big blinds or less.

Dbld QQ>TT, 330k now. 29 left still
— John Allan Hinds (@JABistro) May 19, 2013

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Great Time To Double

Level 20 - Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000

Matt Glantz opened the action with a raise to 24,000.  Jared Jaffee was next to act and went all-in for 168,000.  The action folded around to Jen Shahade in the big blind, and after asking for a count, she declared herself all-in as well (370,000).  Glantz folded behind:

Jaffee: A♥K♥            Shahade: J♥ J♦

Flop: 3♣ 9♠ 10♣

Turn: 4♠

River: K♦

Jaffee gets a well needed double up to 360,000, while Jen is down to just under 200,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Returning From Break

Players are now returning from break, and during the last hand before break we lost one player (29 now remain).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Break Time

Players are going on a (10) minute break, and they will return to blinds of 6,000/12,000/2,000 (Level 19).  The chip average for the 30 players remaining is 533,000.  The players will return to play Level 19 and then go on dinner break.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Siegel Busts

Level 19 - Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000

Marvin Siegel is out in 31st, just short of the money, as he's sent home by TJ Shulman.  Marvin was all-in for his last 134,000 pre-flop:

Siegel: A♠ 3♣           Shulman: A♦ 6♦

Flop: 3♠ 4♣ 7♣

Turn: 5♥

River: Q♣

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Players Remaining (Alphabetical)

Level 19 - Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000

Here is an alphabetical list of players remaining (just lost Joe Simmons as his KK runs into the AA of Max Amjadi):

Max Amjadi
Dan Buzgon
Patrick Chan
David Clarke
Renata Colache
Gionni DeMers
Mike Dentale
Greg Galvin
Alex Givotovsky
Matt Glantz
Tomasz Gliniecki
Qing Guo
John Allan Hinds
David Inselberg
Jared Jaffee
Matthew Kustafik
John Lakatosh
Gene Mazza
Steven Ritchie
Norman Rogers
Matt Shafman
Jen Shahade
TJ Shulman
Marvin Siegel
Walter Taylor
Ed Walsh
Danny Warchol
Jonas Wexler
Marshall White
Andrew Wu

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Ruszkay Eliminated

Level 19 - Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000

Samantha Ruszkay has just been eliminated, sending home the second half of our poker couple (Matthew Burnitz's fiancé).  33 players now remain with a chip average of 484,000 (48 big blinds).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Burnitz Busts

Level 19 - Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000

We approached Table 50 after the flop of K♣ 8♣ 8♦, and a player that just moved to the table puts out a bet of 58,000.  Burnitz announces himself all-in (total of 78,000), and his opponent calls:

Burnitz: A♠ A♦      Player X: Q♣ 3♣

Turn: 4♣

River: 2♦

Burnitz is out in 35th, falling one table short of the money.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): "TOD" Gets Even Better

Level 19 - Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000

We are sure to hear it on Twitter very shortly, as Mike Dentale (Brooklyn, NY) heads over to Table 48.  It's turned into a who's who of the tournament at that table, and now we have a lot of history between certain players seated.  Here is a recap of who is there:

Dan Buzgon
Mike Dentale
Jennifer Shahade
David Insleberg
Matt Glantz
Jared Jaffee

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): @Munmunny & Queen Eliminated

Level 19 - Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000

We are now down to 37 players as both Alex Queen and Manh Nyugen are eliminated.  The chip average among the remaining players is 432,000 (43 big blinds).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Back From Break

Level 19 - Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000

Players have returned from break, and we have lost one since the level started (39 remain).  It looks like the players at Table 48 are still enjoying each others company:

Still hanging around 600k #ParxBigStax main going into 5k/10k. Still laughing @thecoldstone Sir @mattglantz @wildman_75 #pokerisfunny
— Jennifer Shahade (@JenShahade) May 19, 2013

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Maccaroni Out

Level 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000

Matthew Maccaroni (Hamilton, NJ) has been grinding the short stack since the beginning of Day 2, and unfortunately ran his A♦ J♠ into K♥ K♠.  The board ran out 2♠ 3♠ 4♠, but his opponent had his suit covered.  Matt would need an ace or five, and could not manage to catch up on the turn or river.

There are now 40 players remaining, with a chip average is exactly 400,000.  Players will be on break in (6) minutes, and return to Level 19 and blinds of 5,000/10,000/1.000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Down To 45

Level 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000

We are now over halfway through Level 18 and down to 45 players (chip average 350,000).  Since returning from break we lost Big Stax $550 6-Max winner Kyle Bowker (Walton, NY).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Lord Of The Rings

Level 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000

Peter Ippolito (East Meadow, NY) has just been eliminated by Jonas Wexler, as the four time WSOPC ring winner fell to the chipleader.  Wexler is now over 1,200,000, and continues to run over his table.

One player who is at Wexler's table that has managed to see some success while Jonas isn't in hands is Renata Colache.  Rentata has over 550,000 and hopes to continue her run of cashes in this series.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Lemke Eliminated

Level 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000

Brian Lemke (Norristown, PA) was pretty short stacked throughout Day 2, and he got his final 60,000 in against Alek Divotovsky (New York, NY).  Lemke was behind and in bad shape with A♠ 5♠ against the A♣ J♦ of Alek.  Divotovsky never relinquished the lead, and would send Lemke home a few tables short of the money.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Coren Eliminated

Level 18 - Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000

Ben Coren was one of our final table players from the Big Stax 500 (finishing 7th for $6,993), but he couldn't match that deep run in this event.  He was just eliminated by Patrick Chan (Brooklyn, NY), and after starting the day with 160,000, Chan is now up to 500,000.

54 players now remain.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Here are some updated chip counts from break:

Jonas Wexler - 1,000,000
TJ Shulman - 780,000
Matt Glantz - 705,000
Mike Dentale - 640,000
Jennifer Shahade - 620,000
David Clarke - 585,000
Manh Nguyen - 560,000
Danny Warchol - 530,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Color Up Break

Players are going on a (10) minute break, and when they return the blinds will be going up to 4,000/8,000/1,000.  With 58 players remaining, the chip average is 276,000.  We will bring you some updated counts during the break.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): First "TOD" Loss

Level 17 - Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000

Table 48 has seen it's first notable bust, as Ross Gottleib (North Brunswick, NJ) is seen walking away from the table.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Wexler Running Good

Level 17 - Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000

We approached Table 50 as the action was already on the river, with the board K♥ 9♣ 7♣ 2♦ 3♦.  Jonas Wexler (South Hampton, PA) had a river bet of 115,000 that his opponent was tanking.  The call was eventually made and Wexler turned over A♥A♦, and the table all had something to say, as this was the third time he's had aces in the past 30 minutes.

Wexler has now taken over the chip lead from Matt Glantz, building his stack to over 700,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Table of Death Updates/Departures

Level 17 - Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000

Table 48 continues to house the toughest field among the seven tables remaining, and here are some chip counts:

Dan Buzgon (Seat 2) - 280,000
Ross Gottlieb (Seat 4) - 390,000
Jennifer Shahade (Seat 5) - 420,000
Dave Inselberg (Seat 7) - 118,000
Matt Glantz (Seat 8) - 640,000
Jared Jaffee (Seat 9) - 270,000

We also have some first hand photography from the table, courtesy of Jennifer Shahade:

Big Stax 1500 "Murderers Row"

David Inselberg, Matt Glantz, Jared Jaffee

We also caught the recent departures of:

Allie Prescott

Esther Taylor

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Change Of Mind

Level 17 - Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000

Alex Queen (Bethlehem, PA) fired a few bullets yesterday, decided he had contributed enough to the prize pool, and headed home.  It was then a surprise to see his name on the Day 2 chip counts, and we found out he came back before 1:30am to register for the starting stack (50,000).  Not a bad move for Queen as he now sits with 210,000, and has managed to run up that starting stack:

Saturday May 18 (10:30pm):

Busted Parx main didn’t have the heart to put another bullet in
— Alex Queen (@ArgentinaBoy) May 19, 2013

Sunday May 19 (12:45pm):

Couldn’t stay away, quick double now at 120k at 3/6k #parxbigstack
— Alex Queen (@ArgentinaBoy) May 19, 2013

Sunday May 19 (1:15pm):

Up to average stack now 230k at 6k bb #parxbigstack
— Alex Queen (@ArgentinaBoy) May 19, 2013

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Losing Players Quickly

Level 17 - Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000

Things are moving quickly since we returned for Day 2, as we have already lost 19 players in the first level and a half (remember Level 16 was only 45 minutes because it was supposed to be from Day 1).  The average is currently 242,000 (40 big blinds) amongst the remaining 66 players.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Today's Schedule

Level 16 - Blinds 2,500/5,000/500

Just a reminder about the Day 2 schedule...players will play down to the final table, or the conclusion of Level 24 (whichever happens first).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Table Of Death

Level 16 - Blinds 2,500/5,000/500

#ParxBigStax Main Day 2. Table of Death with @mattglantz @jenshahade @thecoldstone and the worst of the worst @jaredjaffee21 #whyme
— Daniel Buzgon (@WiLDmAn_75) May 19, 2013

Big Stax 1500: Numbers Don't Lie

Level 16 - Blinds 2,500/5,000/5000

Total Number of Entries: 320

Total Prize Pool: $500,000 (3% Taken Out For Dealers)

Players Remaining: 85

Number Up Top: $126,093

Min Cash: $4,026

Spots Paid: 27

Top 3 Stacks:

TJ Shulman (Boyton Beach, FL) - 505,000
Ross Gottlieb (North Brunswick, NJ) - 406,500
Jonas Wexler - 400,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Play Begins

The cards are going to be in the air shortly, and when play resume with Level 16, the blinds will be 2,500/5,000/500.  The chip average among the remaining 85 players is 188,300, which works out to 37 big blinds.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Pre-Tourny Tweets

Catching up on the early morning Twitter world:

At @lafitness training before @parxpoker main day 2. Reading the monitor on the wall "please don't stare at other members while they workout
— MichaelDentale (@Mikunbelievable) May 19, 2013

Makeup in a moving vehicle, empty bag of cookies, 1/8 a cup of coffee. I'm clearly ready for this poker tournament. #ParxBigStax
— Jennifer Shahade (@JenShahade) May 19, 2013

In a cab from AC to Parx for day2 of $500k gntd. Table w/ @munmunny JennySo & Spitzberg. I would just like to have fun today. That is all.
— John Allan Hinds (@JABistro) May 19, 2013

@mattglantz @thecoldstone @mikunbelievable @e_tay @mattbrady_ @brianlemke @jaredjaffee21 @jenshahade @wildman_75 Good luck today!
— Kelly Armentrout (@ITMKelly) May 19, 2013

Big Stax 1500: Payouts

Big Stax 1500 - $1,500 + 100 NL Hold'em (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guarantee

Total Entries: 320

Total Prize Pool: $500,000 (3% Taken Out For Dealers)

Payouts:

1. $126,093
2. $77,649
3. $48,258
4. $35,114
5. $27,403
6. $21,583
7. $18,236
8. $15,229
9. $11,398

10-12. $8,342

13-15. $6,839

16-18. $5,820

19-21. $5,093

22-24. $4,559

25-27. $4,026

Big Stax 1500: Day 2 Seating Assignments

Mikie "Unbelievable"	Dentale	Brooklyn NY	270,000	45	1
Marshall	White	Boone NC	383,500	45	2
					3
Akash	Seth	Port Jefferson NY	202,000	45	4
Matt	Maccaroni	Hamilton Square	122,500	45	5
Stephen	Scales	Red Bank NJ	56,000	45	6
Kyle	Bowker	Walton NY	217,500	45	7
Esther	Taylor	Haverton PA	82,500	45	8
Michael	Peck	Saratoga NY	96,000	45	9
Alexander	Queen	Bethlehem PA	50,000	46	1
Kevin	Grabel	Southampton PA	124,500	46	2
					3
Max	Amjadi	Marmora NJ	200,500	46	4
Akim	Akimov	Haverton PA	66,000	46	5
Mike	Stucchio	Old Bridge NJ	165,000	46	6
Joel	Gola	NJ	309,000	46	7
Danny	Warchol	Columbus OH	332,500	46	8
Ketan	Pandya	Piscataway NJ	182,500	46	9
John	Lakatosh	Reding PA	382,500	47	1
Ed	Walsh	Langhorne PA	171,000	47	2
Mike	Schoultz	Arlington VA	83,000	47	3
Eric	Mustchler	Tarpon Springs FL	146,500	47	4
Walt	Jones	Newark DE	155,000	47	5
Steven	Ritchie	Austin TX	269,500	47	6
Satish	Gorrela	Sterling VA	166,000	47	7
Andy	Jiang	Brooklyn NY	76,000	47	8
Frank	Ferrigno	Wayne NJ	106,000	47	9
Charles	Minter	Yardley PA	85,500	48	1
Daniel	Buzgon	Marlton NJ	136,000	48	2
Qing	Guo	Gibson	215,000	48	3
Ross	Gottlieb	North Brunswick NJ	406,500	48	4
Jen	Shahade	Philadelphia PA	361,000	48	5
Jon	Sen	Philadelphia PA	327,000	48	6
David	Inselberg	Long Beach NY	179,500	48	7
Matt	Glantz	Philadelphia PA	275,000	48	8
Jared	Jaffee	Brooklyn NY	357,000	48	9
James	Mcauley	Charlotte NC	202,500	49	1
John	Dibella	Eastchester	90,500	49	2
Benjamin	Coren	Lansdale PA	95,000	49	3
Tomasz	Gliniecki	Jackson NJ	143,000	49	4
Carter	Sparacio	Moorestown NJ	87,500	49	5
Ray	Shackelford	Frederichsburg VA	95,500	49	6
Brett	Richey	New York NY	50,000	49	7
David	Clarke	Basking Ridge NJ	184,500	49	8
Patrick	Chan	Brooklyn NY	140,500	49	9
Rocco	Luciano	Philadelphia PA	98,500	50	1
Norman	Rodgers	Philadelphia PA	266,500	50	2
Jonas	Wexler	Southampton PA	400,000	50	3
Jesse	Willgruber	Philadelphia PA	65,000	50	4
Peter	Ippolito	East Meadow NY	163,000	50	5
Matthew	Burnitz	Bear DE	304,000	50	6
Tim	Bryan	Centreville VA	265,500	50	7
Oscar	Jurado	North Bergen NJ	147,000	50	8
Bruce	Yamron	Naples FL	190,000	50	9
Anthony	Fazio	Syosset NY	208,000	51	1
Alek	Givotovsky	New York NY	330,500	51	2
					3
Marvin	Siegel	Monroe Twp NJ	191,500	51	4
TJ	Shulman	Boyton Beach FL	500,500	51	5
Matthew	Kustafik	Doylestown PA	112,500	51	6
Matt	Brady	Havertown PA	76,000	51	7
Jeffrey	Chang	Washington DC	142,000	51	8
Allie	Prescott	Memphis TN	168,500	51	9
Andrew	Wu	Edison NJ	238,000	52	1
Brett	Brucaleri	St. James NY	273,000	52	2
					3
Brian	Lemke	Norristown PA	264,000	52	4
Sead	Duraku	Queens NY	193,500	52	5
James	Anderson	Pittsburgh PA	131,000	52	6
Sirous	Jamshidi	Broomall PA	191,500	52	7
Antonio	Walker	Willingboro NJ	30,000	52	8
Gionni	DeMers	Jackson NJ	233,000	52	9
Greg	Galvin	Port Jefferson NY	100,000	54	1
Rich	Lipson	Philadelphia PA	115,000	54	2
					3
Samantha	Ruszkay	Paoli	220,500	54	4
Matthew	Shafman	West Orange NJ	278,000	54	5
Coury	Mascagni	Louisville KY	61,000	54	6
Gene	Mazza	Elizabeth NJ	169,000	54	7
Renata	Colache	Clayton NY	202,500	54	8
L.J.	Sande	New Haven CT	79,500	54	9
Walter	Taylor	Morristown NJ	391,000	56	1
Jennifer	So	Galloway NJ	187,500	56	2
James	Sparacio	Moorestown NJ	129,500	56	3
Joe	Simmons	Atlantic City NJ	50,000	56	4
Paul "Gray Aces"	Spitzberg	Tenafly NJ	126,000	56	5
Dennis	Thurman	Fisk MO	340,500	56	6
John Allan	Hinds	Greenville NC	166,500	56	7
Manh	Nguyen	Pittsburgh PA	271,500	56	8
Rich	Murnick	Montclair NJ	152,500	56	9