Happy Mothers Day!!!

On behalf of Parx Poker Room, along with all employees and management, we'd like to wish all the mothers out there a great Mothers Day.  It's a day off for all tournament players, as tomorrow Day 1B of the Big Stax 500 will kick off at 11:00am, while the final table of the Big Stax 300 starts at 1:00pm.

Big Stax 300 (Day 2): Final Table Lineup

Here is the final table for the Parx Big Stax 300 (including chip counts):

Jeff	Wicker	Bristol PA	5,025,000	44	1
Antonio	Walker	Willingboro NJ	825,000	44	2
Nicholas	Partenope	Colonia NJ	720,000	44	3
Kevin	Benitez	Hillburn NY	2,320,000	44	4
Ross `	Chapman	Florman Park NJ	3,340,000	44	5
Kevin	Bressler	Wayne PA	485,000	44	6
Hung	Truong	Freehold NJ	5,955,000	44	7
Mike	Wert II	Coal Township PA	6,300,000	44	8
Antonios	Magcaras	Hamilton NJ	105,000	44	9
Joseph	Primavera	Brooklyn NY	3,600,000	44	10

Big Stax 300 (Day 2): 11th-12th Places ($3,122)/Final Table

The following players have cashed in the event for $3,122:

11. Chris VanDeursen (Philadelphia, PA)

12. Dennis Novosel (Allentown, NJ)

We have reached the final table in the Big Stax 300!!!!  We will be posting the final table seat assignments, as well as chip counts once the chips are verified and bagged.

Big Stax 300 (Day 2): 13th-15th Places ($2,821)

The following players have cashed for $2,821:

13. Alex Rocha (New York, NY)
14. Jeremy Peters (Somerset, NJ)
15. Ahmed Moniem (East Brunswick, NJ)

Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): End Of Day 1A Chip Counts

Day 1A Total Entries: 100

Players Remaining: 14

Name	Last Name	Hometown
Ragavan	Thiagarajah	Marlton NJ	898,000
Stephen	Beckwith	Bloomfield NJ	465,500
Benjamin	Coren	Lansdale PA	440,500
Frank "ICEMAN"	Conti	Staten Island NY	403,000
Yao	Wu	New York NY	325,500
Matthew	Shafman	West Orange NJ	322,000
Peter	Ippolito	East Meadow NY	292,500
Nikola	Curanovic	Bronx NY	265,000
Prabhu	Satish	Sommerville NJ	219,500
Mikhail	Kazakevich	Richboro PA	108,000
Robert	Lewis	College Park MD	92,500
Brian	Shaffer	Manalapan NJ	75,500
Po Fuk	Ying	Seattle WA	62,500
John	Green	Yardley PA	39,000

Big Stax 300 (Day 2): Chip Leaders

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 (Chip Average - 2,000,000)

We've just lost Ahmed Moniem (East Brunswick, NJ), going home in 15th place for $2,821.  There currently chip leaders are:

Kevin Truong - 4,400,000

Kevin Benitez - 4,200,000

Big Stax 300 (Day 2): Last Break/Last Level

Day 2 play is to end after the next level, or if the final table is reached.  Players will take a (10) minute break, and return to play Level 24, with blinds going up to 15,000/30,000/5,000.

Big Stax 300 (Day 2): 16th-18th Places ($2,520)

The following players have cashed for $2,520:

16. Mike Candido (Flourtown, PA)
17. Paul Stevens (Marlton, NJ)
18. Jim Szametra (Westfield, NJ)

Big Stax 300 (Day 2): Payout Reminder

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Chip Average - 1,700,000)

Here is a reminder what the final 18 are playing for:


Big Stax II 300: $300 + 30 NL Hold'em ($150 Guarantee)

Entries: 961

Prize Pool: $273,885

Payouts:

1. $62,996
2. $35,605
3. $20,267
4. $14,242
5. $10,955
6. $8,764
7. $6,436
8. $4,766
9. $3,615

10-12. $3,122

13-15. $2,821

16-18. $2,520

Big Stax 300 (Day 2): Final Two Tables (Chip Counts)

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

Table 45:

1. Antonios Magracas (420,000)
2. Kevin Benitez (2,200,000)
3. Ahmed Moniem (1,400,000)
4. Kevin Bressler (920,000)
5. Mike Candido (350,000)
6. Jeff Wicker (2,800,000)
7. Chris VanDeursen (1,100,000)
8. Alex Rocha (1,400,000)
9. Kevin Truong (3,200,000)

Table 46:

1. Paul Stevens (440,000)
2. Nicholas Partenope (300,000)
3. Joe Primavera (3,400,000)
4. Dennis Novosel (1,100,000)
5. Jeremy Peters (800,000)
6. Jim Szametra (600,000)
7. Antoine Walker (1,200,000)
8. Ross Chapman (2,300,000)
9. Mike Wert (3,600,000)