Level 14 - Blinds 1,500/3,000/400
Level 14 is half way done, and when it finishes players will be on their last (15) minute break of the night. Two more levels will be played, and we will bag the chips, and have our final Day 2 field.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Ladies Night
Level 13 - 1,200/2,400/300
Here is a list of ladies still alive in the field:
Amber Merefield - 240,000
Aileen Freifeld - 90,000
Patricia Barsanti-Chou - 78,000
Sandy Seligman - 70,000
Nancy Martin - 65,000
Rong Sun - 35,000
Cathy Dever - 28,000
Mita Urena - 12,000
Here is a list of ladies still alive in the field:
Amber Merefield - 240,000
Aileen Freifeld - 90,000
Patricia Barsanti-Chou - 78,000
Sandy Seligman - 70,000
Nancy Martin - 65,000
Rong Sun - 35,000
Cathy Dever - 28,000
Mita Urena - 12,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Donk Hand
Level 13 - Blinds 1,200/2,400/300
Passing Table 72, Chris VanDeursen called over and said we had to get his "donk hand" on the blog. Pat Lavecchia had flopped a straight, and called Chris's all-in on the turn. VanDeursen show a pair and a flush draw, and spiked the diamond flush on the river. Lavecchia had him covered, but is crippled with a stack below starting:
Chris VanDeursen - 170,000
Pat Lavecchia - 19,000
Passing Table 72, Chris VanDeursen called over and said we had to get his "donk hand" on the blog. Pat Lavecchia had flopped a straight, and called Chris's all-in on the turn. VanDeursen show a pair and a flush draw, and spiked the diamond flush on the river. Lavecchia had him covered, but is crippled with a stack below starting:
Chris VanDeursen - 170,000
Pat Lavecchia - 19,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Break Time
Players will finish the last (10) minutes of this level, and then go on a (15) minute break. When they return to Level 13, the blinds will be 1,200/2,400/300.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Ambassador Update
Level 12 - Blinds 1,000/2,000/300
927 entries so far in #ParxBigStax $300+30.Tomorrow is Day 1a for #ParxBigStax $500+50.bit.ly/10BkQs1 @parxpokerroom
— Matt Glantz (@MattGlantz) May 11, 2013
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): New Friends
Level 11- Blinds 800/1,600/200
As tables break, people re-enter, and others are pulled from tables, we find ourselves with some interesting pairings in the field:
Table 63: Matt Glantz, Din Ling
Table: 65: Silvio Mantuano, Joe Reddick, Cathy Dever, Mike Dentale
Table 66: Gordon Eng, Kevin Tran
Table 72: Pat Lavecchia, Kori Hunter
Table 74: Leonardo Palermo, Manh Nguyen, Frank Dire
Table 78: Jason Rivkin, Chris VanDeursen
As tables break, people re-enter, and others are pulled from tables, we find ourselves with some interesting pairings in the field:
Table 63: Matt Glantz, Din Ling
Table: 65: Silvio Mantuano, Joe Reddick, Cathy Dever, Mike Dentale
Table 66: Gordon Eng, Kevin Tran
Table 72: Pat Lavecchia, Kori Hunter
Table 74: Leonardo Palermo, Manh Nguyen, Frank Dire
Table 78: Jason Rivkin, Chris VanDeursen
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Level Up
Tournament staff has announced the beginning of Level 12, with blinds going up to 1,000/2,000/300.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Big Stacks
Level 11 - Blinds 800/1,600/200
After a lap around the clubhouse, here are some of the largest stacks in the field:
Salvio Mantuano - 295,000
Ben Scholl - 240,000
Ryan Feldman - 220,000
Chad Himmelspach - 198,000
Antonio Walker - 170,000
After a lap around the clubhouse, here are some of the largest stacks in the field:
Salvio Mantuano - 295,000
Ben Scholl - 240,000
Ryan Feldman - 220,000
Chad Himmelspach - 198,000
Antonio Walker - 170,000
Big Stax 300: Level Up
The level has gone up, with the blinds increasing to 800/1,600/200. The total number of entries has eclipsed the 900 player mark (912). The only question whether we will reach 1,000?
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Waiting Patiently
Level 10 - Blinds 600/1,200/200
Since doubling up through Mike Dentale earlier in the tournament, Antonio Walker (Willingboro, NJ) had been bleeding chips. He went levels and levels not getting hands, and blinding himself down to about 55,000. Walker four-bet all-in as we walked by his table, and was in good shape with AA vs. QQ. The board ran out clean and he would get a full double, and tablemate Matthew Burnitz even said to him after winning the hand, "You've been super patient...good hand."
Since doubling up through Mike Dentale earlier in the tournament, Antonio Walker (Willingboro, NJ) had been bleeding chips. He went levels and levels not getting hands, and blinding himself down to about 55,000. Walker four-bet all-in as we walked by his table, and was in good shape with AA vs. QQ. The board ran out clean and he would get a full double, and tablemate Matthew Burnitz even said to him after winning the hand, "You've been super patient...good hand."
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Coming Back From Dinner
Players are taking their seats after dinner, coming back to Level 10 with blinds of 600/1,200/200. There are currently 889 entries into the event, and registration will close at the completion of play tonight.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Almost Break...Dinner Time
Players will finish off the remaining (18) minutes of this level, and will use the next (75) minutes to go on dinner break. We will bring you updated counts during dinner, and resume our coverage around 7:40pm.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Parting Words
Level 9 - Blinds 500/1,000/100
We've seen a ton of people bust and go back to the cage, with that "no quit" mentality, but some decide to call it a day (as we see on Twitter):
We've seen a ton of people bust and go back to the cage, with that "no quit" mentality, but some decide to call it a day (as we see on Twitter):
And busto. Got into massive pot in a spot where I'm beating most of his range. #wasntaheadthistime gg n gl pals
— Amanda Musumeci (@TheReaLMander) May 10, 2013
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Back Where It All Begins
Level 9 - Blinds 500/1,000/100
It's always nice to find players who most of the field would know...not because of career earnings or bracelets, but because they were in the box here at some point. Both Jose Gallegos (Bensalem, PA) and Justin Davis (Pennsauken, PA) are former dealers here at Parx (poker room), and playing in this event. This is the first we saw Justin, but Jose's second chance at bagging chips in this event.
Jose Gallegos
Justin Davis
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Cracking Aces...Nothing New
Level 7 - Blinds 300/600/100
We walked over to table 65 just as Silvio Mantuan had called the open shove of his opponent (22,000) on the flop of A♦ 7♦ 8♠. When the cards were tabled is was the AA of his opponent against Silvio's J♦ 10♦. The turn brought one of Mantuan's outs (9♠), and when the board didn't pair on the river he'd win the pot, knocking the player out and chipping up to 140,000.
We walked over to table 65 just as Silvio Mantuan had called the open shove of his opponent (22,000) on the flop of A♦ 7♦ 8♠. When the cards were tabled is was the AA of his opponent against Silvio's J♦ 10♦. The turn brought one of Mantuan's outs (9♠), and when the board didn't pair on the river he'd win the pot, knocking the player out and chipping up to 140,000.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Numbers Update
Level 7 - Blinds 300/600/100
There have been a total of 304 entries so far today, bring the cumulative total to 847.
There have been a total of 304 entries so far today, bring the cumulative total to 847.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Big Game Hunting
Level 7 - Blinds 300/600/100
Taking a lap during the break, we were able to find some of the bigger stacks in the field:
Kevin Mullens - 130,000
Vadim Faynleb - 108,000
Mike Dentale - 100,000
Paul Tarulli - 100,000
Taking a lap during the break, we were able to find some of the bigger stacks in the field:
Kevin Mullens - 130,000
Vadim Faynleb - 108,000
Mike Dentale - 100,000
Paul Tarulli - 100,000
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Break Time Tweets
Some chip counts via Twitter:
Break 109k after having aces cracked 300/600/100 next #parxbigstax #teamheadsup
— Chad Himmelspach (@Spachy) May 10, 2013
Over 65k at color up break. Coming back to 300/600 with 100 ante @parxpokerroom
— Frank DiRe (@FLD15) May 10, 2013
32,250 on second break #thuggery
— Bad Beat Pete? (@peter_ippolito) May 10, 2013
34500 not having fun
— ParxFace (@parxface) May 10, 2013
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): When You're Not Playing?
What do players do once they've bagged chips in an event like this. Those who don't live in the area usually will stay close and maybe play cash in the down time. Alex Rocha (S. Seatauket, NY) bagged 190,000 on Day 1A, and is using his time to rest up, and keep his Twitter followers entertained:
Just had a dream I won a big poker tournament. When asked how I felt I responded, "This is just so surreal. It feels like I'm dreaming."
— alex rocha (@THE_ALEX_ROCHA) May 10, 2013
And then I woke up. On the floor. Of a motel.
— alex rocha (@THE_ALEX_ROCHA) May 10, 2013
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Color Up Break
After the next handful of minutes tick off the clock, players will be going on their second (15) minute break of the day. While on break the tournament floor will color off the green (25) chips. Some players beginning to gain some traction in the field include Matthew Burnitz and Mike Dentale (both on second bullets).
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Always Welcome
Level 6 - Blinds 250/500/50
Pierre Deissler (Mount Laurel, NJ) took a shot somewhere else (who knows why?), but is in transit hoping to make his second cash in the Big Stax 300. Pierre min cashed in the event for $990 last time around, but will surely look to improve on that:
Pierre Deissler (Mount Laurel, NJ) took a shot somewhere else (who knows why?), but is in transit hoping to make his second cash in the Big Stax 300. Pierre min cashed in the event for $990 last time around, but will surely look to improve on that:
Del park.Event 1. Utg w/ QQ aipf AK. K on turn 500k pot.@parxpokerroom here I come #tpedge
— Pierre Deissler (@PierreDeissler) May 10, 2013
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Late(r) Entries
Level 5 - Blinds 200/400/50
Players are steadily coming in and out of the clubhouse room, with a few notables that we caught recently:
Matt Glantz
Chris VanDuersen (5th Place in the WPT Parx Open Poker Classic Main Event)
Players are steadily coming in and out of the clubhouse room, with a few notables that we caught recently:
Matt Glantz
Chris VanDuersen (5th Place in the WPT Parx Open Poker Classic Main Event)
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Second Time A Charm?
Level 5 - Blinds 200/400/50
Mike Dentale had no luck with the first bullet, as posted on Twitter, as Antonio Walker send Mike back to the cage, but since he has been back, he's built up a stack just under 100,000.
Well busted my first bullet @parxpokerroom with AA on the button to AK of Antonio in the small blind.
— MichaelDentale (@Mikunbelievable) May 10, 2013
Mike Dentale had no luck with the first bullet, as posted on Twitter, as Antonio Walker send Mike back to the cage, but since he has been back, he's built up a stack just under 100,000.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Level Up
Level 5 is about to begin, with the blinds increasing to 200/400/50.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Tournament Gallery (Part 1)
Level 4 - Blinds 150/300/50
Matthew Burnitz ($590,000 career earnings, runner-up WPT Borgata Fall Open 2012)
Gordon Eng ($880,000 career earnings, over 80 recorded major tournament cashes)
Clubhouse Room Fills Up
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Growing Field
Level 4 - Blinds 150/300/50
The field begins to grow as there are now 760 entries, which brings our prize pool north of $215,000. The trend that we are seeing today is re-entries, and lots of them. With today being the last chance to enter, players are taking as many shots as needed to put themselves in position to grab a share of the prize.
The field begins to grow as there are now 760 entries, which brings our prize pool north of $215,000. The trend that we are seeing today is re-entries, and lots of them. With today being the last chance to enter, players are taking as many shots as needed to put themselves in position to grab a share of the prize.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): First Break Of Day
Players are taking their first (15) minute break of the day, and when they return to Level 4, the blinds will be increasing to 150/300/50.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Tough Table Draws
Level 3 - Blinds 100/200/25
Here are some of the tougher table draws in the field so far (and notables missed):
Table 80: Leonardo Palermo, Peter Ippolito, Thomas Carney
Table 84: Brian Cambell, Aaron Frese, Alex Torres
Table 87: Mahn Nguyen, Brian Lemke
Christopher Bourassa
Frank Dire
Joe Spillane
Michael Gonzalez
Gordon Eng
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Level Up...Defending Champ Follows Suit
Level 3 has just started, and the blinds will be increasing to 100/200/25. It hasn't taken long for defending PBS 300 champ Jason Rivkin (Eatontown, NJ) to gain some early traction:
@misterashmoney Got someone to punt 100+ bigs w KQo on Q849. Priced myself in with the KK :-)#ashmoneystyle #parxbigstax
— Jason Rivkin (@jayriv2) May 10, 2013
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): North Of The Border And Back
Level 2 - 75/150
Mike Dentale (Brooklyn, NY) heads into the clubhouse room for the first time this series, and first time since finishing 4th in the Big Stax 1,500 in February. Dentale cashed for just under $55,000, and has since concentrated on the bigger buy-in events on the circuit. From the WPT Seminole Hard Rock to WPT Montreal, he's had no shortage of frequent flyer miles.
Dentale is no stranger to cashes or deep runs, and hope to better his final table performance from months ago.
Mike Dentale (Brooklyn, NY) heads into the clubhouse room for the first time this series, and first time since finishing 4th in the Big Stax 1,500 in February. Dentale cashed for just under $55,000, and has since concentrated on the bigger buy-in events on the circuit. From the WPT Seminole Hard Rock to WPT Montreal, he's had no shortage of frequent flyer miles.
Dentale is no stranger to cashes or deep runs, and hope to better his final table performance from months ago.
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Level 2 Winding Down...Familiar Faces
Level 2 - Blinds 75/150
There are tons of familiar faces in this crowd, some we haven't seen yet, and some that are returning for second (and third) chances to bag chips:
Matthew Burnitz
Kim Edmonds
Amanda Musumeci
Ross Gottleib
Eileen Kustafik
Paul Spitzberg
Brian Lemke
Nancy Martin
Jason Rivkin
Robert Lynch
There are tons of familiar faces in this crowd, some we haven't seen yet, and some that are returning for second (and third) chances to bag chips:
Matthew Burnitz
Kim Edmonds
Amanda Musumeci
Ross Gottleib
Eileen Kustafik
Paul Spitzberg
Brian Lemke
Nancy Martin
Jason Rivkin
Robert Lynch
Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Cards In The Air
The cards are in the air and the action has started, with the blinds beginning at 50/100.
Big Stax 300: Day 1C About To Begin
The final starting day of the Parx Big Stax 300 will have the cards in the air shortly. A larger than normal field is expected for today, and the re-entries will sure to be happening up to the final minutes of Level 16. We will bring you the notables in the field, as well as kick off our live coverage shortly. Until then, Matt Glnatz poses a question on Twitter to win some free Parx swag:
542 entries so far. How many for Day 1c? Tweet ur guess w the hashtag #ParxBigStax before 4pm to win a package of swag. @parxpokerroom
— Matt Glantz (@MattGlantz) May 10, 2013
Big Stax Omaha: Final Results
$250 + 30 Omaha Hi/Lo
Final Results:
Final Results:
- Barry Zaken (Brooklyn, NY) $7,501
- William Buckley (Phillipsburg, NJ) $4,719
- Michael Kushner (Philadephia, PA) $2,904
- Thea Byock (Matawan, NJ) $2,178
- Jeffrey Moses (Philadelphia, PA) $1,626
- John Gunsior (Philadelphia, PA) $1,266
- Yuebin Guo (New York, NY) $1,077
- Michael Yang (Philadelphia, PA) $864
- Barry Levy (New York, NY) $649
- Robert Goffredo (Philadelphia, PA) $472
- Rusty Clayton (Huntingdon Valley, PA) $472
- Bruce Cohen (Queens, NY) $472
Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): By The Numbers
The second of three installments is done, and the chips have been bagged for Day 1B. Here is the day broken down:
Total Day 1B Entries: 242
Total Entries (Combined Day 1A & 1B): 542
Total Entries (Combined Day 1A & 1B): 542
Remaining Players: 33
Chip Average: 220,000 (37 big blinds - coming back to 3,000/6,000 blinds on Day 2)
Top 5 Stacks:
Kevin Grabel - 638,000
Jeff Wicker - 503,500
Daniel Sewnig - 478,000
Susan Deely - 393,500
Tom Gleason - 324,000
Smallest Stack: 57,000 (~ 9 big blinds)
Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): End Of Day Chip Counts
Total Day 1B Entrants: 242
Remaining Players: 33
Remaining Players: 33
| First Name | Last Name | Hometown | Chip Count |
| Kevin | Grabel | South Hampton PA | 638,000 |
| Jeff | Wicker | Bristol PA | 503,500 |
| Daniel | Sewnig | Yardville NJ | 478,000 |
| Susan | Deely | Bethlehem PA | 393,500 |
| Tom | Gleason | Blackwood NJ | 324,000 |
| Adam | Lautman | Philadelphia PA | 317,500 |
| Jonathan | Blickle | Harrisburg PA | 311,000 |
| Abraham | Faroni | Philadelphia PA | 310,500 |
| Alek | Givorovsky | New York NY | 310,000 |
| Joseph | Lopes | West Creek NJ | 286,000 |
| Joe | DiGrado | Langhorne PA | 255,500 |
| William | Cannon | Bensalem PA | 200,500 |
| Josh | Markovitz | Jenkintown NJ | 198,500 |
| Joe | Palma | Bensalem PA | 194,000 |
| Michael | Brooks | Bensalem PA | 193,500 |
| William | Loonstyn | Philadelphia PA | 187,500 |
| Joseph | Russo | Philadelphia PA | 178,000 |
| Gene | Mazza | Elizabeth NJ | 169,500 |
| James | Szamreta | Westfield NJ | 161,000 |
| Robert | Sichelstiel | Perkasie PA | 150,000 |
| Bryan | Bindert | Wenonah NJ | 142,000 |
| Michael | Woll | Manahawkin NJ | 140,000 |
| Allyn | Marshall | Long Branch NJ | 140,000 |
| Michael | Judge | Bensalem PA | 138,000 |
| Kevin | Campbell | Bayonne NJ | 138,000 |
| Kenneth | Monroe | Toms River NJ | 124,500 |
| Joe | Nichols | Nutley NJ | 114,000 |
| Tom | Hill | Robbinsville NJ | 110,500 |
| Henry | Couchara SR | Conshohocken PA | 106,000 |
| Joseph | Cohen | Philadelphia PA | 81,500 |
| Chris | Farley | West Deptford NJ | 80,000 |
| Paul | Stevens | Marlton NJ | 74,000 |
| Brian | Spencer | Tinton Falls NJ | 57,000 |
Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): Drawing For Hands
Tournament staff will now draw for how many hands are left in the night, and the players will bag their chips at the conclusion. We will post end of day counts shortly thereafter.
Big Stax Omaha: 7th-8th Places
$250 + 50 Omaha Hi/Lo
7. Eubin Guo (New York, NY) $1,077
8. Mike Yang (Philadelphia, PA) $864
7. Eubin Guo (New York, NY) $1,077
8. Mike Yang (Philadelphia, PA) $864
Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): Last Level
Players are posting blinds of 2,500/5,000/500, and will be bagging chips at the end of this level. Once all of the chips are bagged we will bring you the end of day chips counts, along with our chip leaders.
Big Stax Omaha: 9th-11th Places
$250 + 30 Omaha Hi/Lo
9. Barry Levy (New York, NY) $649
10. Robert Goffredo (Philadelphia, PA) $472
11. Rusty Clayton (Huntington Valley, PA) $472
9. Barry Levy (New York, NY) $649
10. Robert Goffredo (Philadelphia, PA) $472
11. Rusty Clayton (Huntington Valley, PA) $472
Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): Making Noise
Level 15 - Blinds 2,000/4,000/500
We have a few new faces jumping to the top of the leader board, both eclipsing the 300,000 mark. Jeffrey Wicker (Philadelphia, PA) and Abe Faroni (Penn Valley, PA) both sit with about 330,000, while Dan Sewnig tweets his ride to the top:
We have a few new faces jumping to the top of the leader board, both eclipsing the 300,000 mark. Jeffrey Wicker (Philadelphia, PA) and Abe Faroni (Penn Valley, PA) both sit with about 330,000, while Dan Sewnig tweets his ride to the top:
60K to 315K in two hands, with the break in between. AJ>KK then QQ>JJ/AK #ParxBigStax
— Dan Sewnig (@RedsoxNets5) May 10, 2013
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