Friday, May 17, 2013
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Last Break Of Night
Players are taking their last (15) minute break, and will return for the final level of the night. The blinds will be 2,000/4,000/500.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Ippolotta Chips
Level 14 - Blinds 1,500/3,000/400
At Table 62, Matt Brady started the action with a raise to 7,200. Rocco Luciano (hijack) and Michael Stucchio (button) called behind. Jennifer So folded the small blind, and Peter Ippolito three bet from the big blind to 26,000. Brady then folded, and Luciano and Stucchio made the call:
Ippolito fired out a bet of 31,000, and after Rocco folded, Stucchio threw in his remaining 29,000:
Ippolito would chip up to 130,000, while Stucchio would be sent to the rail (he bought back in minutes later).
At Table 62, Matt Brady started the action with a raise to 7,200. Rocco Luciano (hijack) and Michael Stucchio (button) called behind. Jennifer So folded the small blind, and Peter Ippolito three bet from the big blind to 26,000. Brady then folded, and Luciano and Stucchio made the call:
Flop: K♠ 5♦ 9♠
Ippolito fired out a bet of 31,000, and after Rocco folded, Stucchio threw in his remaining 29,000:
Ippolito: A♣ A♠ Stucchio: K♥ 10♥
Turn: 6♣
River: 7♦
Ippolito would chip up to 130,000, while Stucchio would be sent to the rail (he bought back in minutes later).
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Level Up
Level 14 has just started, with the blinds going up to 1,500/3,000/400.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Laying Low
Level 13 - Blinds 1,200/2,400/300
In a smaller sized field like today, it's pretty difficult to go unnoticed when you have chips. John Lakatosh (Red Lion, PA) managed to go almost three quarters of the day under the radar, but he now has the largest stack in the room (240,000). John is another local pro who has numerous wins and cashes on record. His lifetime earnings sit at $312,000, but he does not have one here at Parx. His largest cash to date is from 2006, in a $1,000 NL event during the Borgata Summer Open.
John Lakatosh (Red Lion, PA)
In a smaller sized field like today, it's pretty difficult to go unnoticed when you have chips. John Lakatosh (Red Lion, PA) managed to go almost three quarters of the day under the radar, but he now has the largest stack in the room (240,000). John is another local pro who has numerous wins and cashes on record. His lifetime earnings sit at $312,000, but he does not have one here at Parx. His largest cash to date is from 2006, in a $1,000 NL event during the Borgata Summer Open.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Break
Players are on a (15) minute break, and they will return to blinds of 1,200/2,400/300. It was a solid level for Matt Brady, who built his stack up to 170,000.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Level Up/Chip Counts
Play has just started in Level 12 with the blinds going up to 1,000/2,000/300. Here are some updated counts from the field:
Carter Sparacio - 160,000
Rocco Luciano - 150,000
Peter Ippolito - 139,000
Terry Grimes - 130,000
Allison Schultz - 115,000
Carter Sparacio - 160,000
Rocco Luciano - 150,000
Peter Ippolito - 139,000
Terry Grimes - 130,000
Allison Schultz - 115,000
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Level 11 Starts
Level 11 has just started, with the blinds going up to 800/1,600/200.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): ***Overlay Alert***
There are currently 125 player entered into this main event, with a total of 344 needed to make the $500,000 guarantee. The big question now is will we make the number? It's well known that players will go out of their way to catch a tournament with an overlay, especially one with this possible number. We will keep you updated on the numbers throughout. With only Day 1C remaining as the full day of play left, it should be a nail biter.
Big Stax 1500: Back From Dinner
Players have returned from dinner, and are playing blinds of 600/1,200/200 in Level 10. Some more players also in the field:
Melad Marji
Allison Schultz
Stephen Scales
Melad Marji
Allison Schultz
Stephen Scales
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Dinner Break
Players are on dinner break for (75) minutes, and our live coverage will continue at 8:00pm.
Big Stax 1500: New Chip Leader
Level 9 - Blinds 500/1,000/100
The field will finish this level before heading off to dinner for (75). At the current moment, our chip leader for Day 1B is Carter Sparacio (170,000). Late registrants continue to head to the clubhouse room, including Terry Grimes and Allie Prescott. Prescott (Memphis, TN) has just under $900,000 in career earning, with only one six figure cash. It's a true testament to solid play, and continuously going deep and cashing in numerous tournaments.
The field will finish this level before heading off to dinner for (75). At the current moment, our chip leader for Day 1B is Carter Sparacio (170,000). Late registrants continue to head to the clubhouse room, including Terry Grimes and Allie Prescott. Prescott (Memphis, TN) has just under $900,000 in career earning, with only one six figure cash. It's a true testament to solid play, and continuously going deep and cashing in numerous tournaments.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Level Up
The floor has just announced the beginning of Level 8, with blinds increasing to 400/800/100.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): 6-Max Champ Joins Field
Level 7 - Blinds 300/600/100
It's a quick turnaround for our $550 6-Max Event winner Kyle Bowker (Walton, NY), as he joins today's field. Bowker took home $13,966 for his win yesterday, and impressively came back from a 10 to 1 chip deficit when it was heads up. Bowker bested Joe Commisso heads up, and although we've seen Joe in the poker room, it's yet to be determined whether or not he will be playing in this event.
Right now the chip leader in the clubhouse room is Rocco Luciano (Philadelphia, PA) with just under 150,000.
It's a quick turnaround for our $550 6-Max Event winner Kyle Bowker (Walton, NY), as he joins today's field. Bowker took home $13,966 for his win yesterday, and impressively came back from a 10 to 1 chip deficit when it was heads up. Bowker bested Joe Commisso heads up, and although we've seen Joe in the poker room, it's yet to be determined whether or not he will be playing in this event.
Right now the chip leader in the clubhouse room is Rocco Luciano (Philadelphia, PA) with just under 150,000.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Another Break
Players are about to go on another (15) minute break, and when they return to Level 7 the blinds will be 300/600/100.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Off To A Good Start
Level 5 - Blinds 200/400/50
We just told you a little about Rocco Luciano (Philadelphia, PA), and it didn't take too long for him to introduce himself to his table:
We just told you a little about Rocco Luciano (Philadelphia, PA), and it didn't take too long for him to introduce himself to his table:
2nd hand I sit down got the full double.....top set qq vs AA #toughlife #ParxBigStax
— Rocco Luciano (@Rockylooch) May 17, 2013
Big Stax 1500: More Players Flowing In
Level 5 - Blinds 200/400/50
While yesterday we saw many well known pros, today we are seeing more local tournament pros. Two that just walked into together:
Rocco Luciano: Rocco is a tournament tournament pro from Philadelphia with just under $50,000 in career earnings. His most notable tournament cash would have to be his WSOPC win at Harrah's Chester in 2011. Rocco took home $16,888 for his first place finish, and the coveted ring that comes along with it.
Trevor Savage: Savage is one of biggest advocate of the Parx Poker Room and definitely would call this his home casino. Trevor is a mainstay in the 10/10 NL game that runs each day, but is no stranger to tournament play. He has over $368,000 in tournament career earnings, which includes a win in the first ever series run at Parx (Parx Open Classic). He took down $18,292 for his win in the $500 NL Hold'em Event, but it's the $3,300 2011 Borgata Winter Open Main Event where he'd get his largest score. Trevor took home $190,000 for his third place finish in that event.
While yesterday we saw many well known pros, today we are seeing more local tournament pros. Two that just walked into together:
Rocco Luciano: Rocco is a tournament tournament pro from Philadelphia with just under $50,000 in career earnings. His most notable tournament cash would have to be his WSOPC win at Harrah's Chester in 2011. Rocco took home $16,888 for his first place finish, and the coveted ring that comes along with it.
Trevor Savage: Savage is one of biggest advocate of the Parx Poker Room and definitely would call this his home casino. Trevor is a mainstay in the 10/10 NL game that runs each day, but is no stranger to tournament play. He has over $368,000 in tournament career earnings, which includes a win in the first ever series run at Parx (Parx Open Classic). He took down $18,292 for his win in the $500 NL Hold'em Event, but it's the $3,300 2011 Borgata Winter Open Main Event where he'd get his largest score. Trevor took home $190,000 for his third place finish in that event.
Big Stax 1500: Later Entries
Level 4 - Blinds 150/300/50
There have been a few late entries since we've arrived, including:
Matt Brady
Feming Chan
There have been a few late entries since we've arrived, including:
Matt Brady
Feming Chan
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Break Time
Players are on their first break of the day, and when they return the blinds will be increasing to 150/300/50.
Big Stax II: Big Stax 500 Results
Big Stax 500 ($500 + 50 NL Hold'em Re-Entry)
May 13-16, 2013
Entries: 445
Prize Pool: $215,825
May 13-16, 2013
Entries: 445
Prize Pool: $215,825
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| 1. Mike Sandler (New York, NY) $51,796 |
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| 2. James Anderson (Pittsburgh, PA) $32,374 |
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| 3. Ed Lee (New York, NY) $19,726 |
| 4. | Alexander Queen | $14,072 |
| 5. | Jason Paster | $10,834 |
| 6. | Timothy Faro | $8,525 |
| 7. | Ben Coren | $6,993 |
| 8. | Yao Wu | $5,504 |
| 9. | Britt Reid | $4,165 |
| 10. | Prabhu Satish | $3,129 |
| 11. | Renata Colache | $3,129 |
| 12. | Matthew Shafman | $3,129 |
| 13. | Frank Conti | $2,590 |
| 14. | Andrew Zhu | $2,590 |
| 15. | Ragavan Thiagarajah | $2,590 |
| 16. | Craig Stein | $2,266 |
| 17. | Gordon Eng | $2,266 |
| 18. | Marshall White | $2,266 |
| 19. | Joseph Egan | $1,986 |
| 20. | Matt Maccaroni | $1,986 |
| 21. | Stephanie Hubbard | $1,986 |
| 22. | Joseph Simmons | $1,770 |
| 23. | Joshua Hay | $1,770 |
| 24. | Diane Grippo | $1,770 |
| 25. | Larry Kolk | $1,554 |
| 26. | Keith Deangelis | $1,554 |
| 27. | Robert Kately | $1,554 |
| 28. | Jeffrey Spence | $1,317 |
| 29. | Stephen Beckwith | $1,317 |
| 30. | Michael Goldberg | $1,317 |
| 31. | Jeffrey Gottesman | $1,317 |
| 32. | David Datashvili | $1,317 |
| 33. | Ilya Ekshtut | $1,317 |
| 34. | Paul Scaturro | $1,317 |
| 35. | Nancy Martin | $1,317 |
| 36. | Adel Shakerian | $1,317 |
| 37. | Jonas Wexler | $1,122 |
| 38. | Justin Liberto | $1,122 |
| 39. | Marvin Siegel | $1,122 |
| 40. | Joseph Agron Jr | $1,122 |
| 41. | Tomer Kravitz | $1,122 |
| 42. | Ross Gottleib | $1,122 |
| 43. | David Gonia | $1,122 |
| 44. | Derrick Huang | $1,122 |
| 45. | Feming Chan | $1,122 |
Big Stax II: $250 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Results
Big Stax II - $250 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Re-Entry)
May 9, 2013
Entries: 100
Prize Pool: $24,200
May 9, 2013
Entries: 100
Prize Pool: $24,200
| 1. Barry Zakan | $7,501 |
| 2. Wlliam Buckley | $4,719 |
| 3. Michael Kushner | $2,904 |
| 4. Thea Byock | $2,178 |
| 5. Jeffrey Moses | $1,626 |
| 6. John Gunsior | $1,266 |
| 7. Yuebin Guo | $1,077 |
| 8. Michael Yang | $864 |
| 9. Barry Levy | $649 |
| 10. Robert Goffredo | $472 |
| 11. Russel Clayton | $472 |
| 12. Bruce Cohen | $472 |
Big Stax II: $330 DeepStack Turbo Results
Big Stax II $330 DeepStack Turbo NL Hold'em (Re-Entry)
May 14, 2013
Entries: 75
Prize Pool: $21,825
May 14, 2013
Entries: 75
Prize Pool: $21,825
| 1. | Mounir Guirguis | $6,984 |
| 2. | Jason Cohen | $4,583 |
| 3. | Daniel Lupo | $2,728 |
| 4. | Kevin Mechalas | $1,964 |
| 5. | Jonas Wexler | $1,637 |
| 6. | Jordan Diamond | $1,310 |
| 7. | Eric Rivkin | $1,091 |
| 8. | Gaetano Taormina | $873 |
| 9. | Itwaru Deonarine | $655 |
Big Stax II: Big Stax 300 Results
Big Stax 300 ($300 + 30 NL Hold'em Re-Entry)
May 11-16, 2013
Entries: 931
Prize Pool: $273,885
May 11-16, 2013
Entries: 931
Prize Pool: $273,885
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| 1. Michael Wert (Coal Township, NJ) $62,996 |
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| 2. Ross Chapman (Florham Park, NJ) $35,605 |
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| 3. Jeff Wicker (Bristol, PA) $20,267 |
| 4. | Hung Truong | $14,242 |
| 5. | Nicholas Partenope | $10,955 |
| 6. | Kevin Benitez | $8,764 |
| 7. | Kevin Bressler | $6,436 |
| 8. | Antonio Walker | $4,766 |
| 9. | Joseph Primavera | $3,615 |
| 10. | Antonios Maglaras | $3,122 |
| 11. | Chris VanDeursen | $3,122 |
| 12. | Dennis Novosel | $3,122 |
| 13. | Alex Rocha | $2,821 |
| 14. | Jeremy Peters | $2,821 |
| 15. | Ahmed Moniem | $2,821 |
| 16. | Michael Candido | $2,520 |
| 17. | Paul Stevens | $2,520 |
| 18. | James Szamreta | $2,520 |
| 19. | Michael Benson | $2,246 |
| 20. | Thomas Gleason | $2,246 |
| 21. | Norman Michalek | $2,246 |
| 22. | Divakaran Marella | $1,999 |
| 23. | Timothy Dalessandro | $1,999 |
| 24. | Jonathan Blikle | $1,999 |
| 25. | Zach Zahner | $1,753 |
| 26. | Susan Deely | $1,753 |
| 27. | Joseph Cohen | $1,753 |
| 28. | Marvin Siegel | $1,534 |
| 29. | Marshall White | $1,534 |
| 30. | Norman Rogers | $1,534 |
| 31. | Eugene Sung | $1,534 |
| 32. | Bharathkumar Ramanna | $1,534 |
| 33. | Akib Ali | $1,534 |
| 34. | Qing Guo | $1,534 |
| 35. | Allyn Marshall | $1,534 |
| 36. | Joseph DiGrado | $1,534 |
| 37. | Sirous Jamshidi | $1,342 |
| 38. | Gene Mazza | $1,342 |
| 39. | Ari Buchman | $1,342 |
| 40. | Joseph Marincola | $1,342 |
| 41. | Daniel Sewnig | $1,342 |
| 42. | Mike Garaufis | $1,342 |
| 43. | Yigal Hen | $1,342 |
| 44. | Jonas Wexler | $1,342 |
| 45. | Silvio Mantuano | $1,342 |
| 46. | Mohammed Farah | $1,150 |
| 47. | Kevin Grabel | $1,150 |
| 48. | Graham Cleberley | $1,150 |
| 49. | Robert Sichelstiel | $1,150 |
| 50. | Joseph Miceli | $1,150 |
| 51. | Arthur Bressler | $1,150 |
| 52. | Joseph Russo | $1,150 |
| 53. | Grigoriy Shvarts | $1,150 |
| 54. | Miguel Borrero | $1,150 |
| 55. | Pofuk Ying | $959 |
| 56. | Michael Cervone | $959 |
| 57. | Joseph Lopes | $959 |
| 58. | Michael Marks | $959 |
| 59. | Adam Lautman | $959 |
| 60. | Jon Lagua | $959 |
| 61. | Leonardo Palermo | $959 |
| 62. | Michael Judge | $959 |
| 63. | Alex Givotovsky | $959 |
| 64. | Benjamin Scholl | $794 |
| 65. | Joseph Agron | $794 |
| 66. | Chad Himmelspach | $794 |
| 67. | Jack Duong | $794 |
| 68. | Vincent Lauletta | $794 |
| 69. | Brian Spencer | $794 |
| 70. | Vincent Teutonico | $794 |
| 71. | David Loysong | $794 |
| 72. | Ross Gottlieb | $794 |
| 73. | Michael Brooks | $657 |
| 74. | Kyle Bowker | $657 |
| 75. | Thomas Martinson | $657 |
| 76. | James Gargiso | $657 |
| 77. | Gordon Eng | $657 |
| 78. | Paul Tarulli | $657 |
| 79. | Scott Sloan | $657 |
| 80. | Asher Conniff | $657 |
| 81. | Chris Farley | $657 |
| 82. | Erich Ackermann | $548 |
| 83. | Michael Azzaro | $548 |
| 84. | Joel Frank | $548 |
| 85. | Walter Taylor | $548 |
| 86. | Nick Rujevic | $548 |
| 87. | Aileen Freifeld | $548 |
| 88. | Moshe Dahan | $548 |
| 89. | Amos Dunn | $548 |
| 90. | Kevin Campbell | $548 |
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Opening Drive
Level 1 - Blinds 50/100
We've had a chance to lap the field, and here are some of the faces we know:
Lou Santora
Greg Fishberg
Nancy Martin
Matthew Burnitz
Peter Ippolito
Antonio Walker
We've had a chance to lap the field, and here are some of the faces we know:
Lou Santora
Greg Fishberg
Nancy Martin
Matthew Burnitz
Peter Ippolito
Antonio Walker
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1B): Play To Begin Shortly
Players are beginning to file into the clubhouse room as Day 1B begins in just over (10) minutes. Once the clock is running, we will begin to bring you who is in today's field. Right now everyone is chasing Marshall White (Boone, NC), who bagged 383,500 to end Day 1A.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1A): End Of Day Chip Counts
| Name | Last Name | Hometown | Chip Count |
| Marshall | White | Boone NC | 383,500 |
| Jared | Jaffee | Brooklyn NY | 357,000 |
| Alek | Givotovsky | New York NY | 330,500 |
| Matt | Glantz | Philadelphia PA | 275,000 |
| Brett | Brucaleri | St. James NY | 273,000 |
| Brian | Lemke | Norristown PA | 264,000 |
| Marvin | Siegel | Monroe Twp NJ | 191,500 |
| Bruce | Yamron | Naples FL | 190,000 |
| David | Clarke | Basking Ridge NJ | 184,500 |
| John Allan | Hinds | Greenville NC | 166,500 |
| Rich | Murnick | Montclair NJ | 152,500 |
| Jeffrey | Chang | Washington DC | 142,000 |
| Daniel | Buzgon | Marlton NJ | 136,000 |
| Paul "Gray Aces" | Spitzberg | Tenafly NJ | 126,000 |
| Kevin | Grabel | Southampton PA | 124,500 |
| Rich | Lipson | Philadelphia PA | 115,000 |
Big Stax 1500: 6-Max Bust, PBS 1500 Run Up
Level 15 - Blinds 2,000/4,000/400
Alek Givotovsky (New York, NY) busted out of the $550 6-Max in 4th place only a few hours ago, and entered directly into Day 1A. He is now in contention for the end of night chip lead with over 340,000. He three bet out of the big blind to 100,000 (effectively putting the other player all-in). Alek told his new found table friend to let it go, but his opponent was stubborn and called. Alek's QQ never lost the lead against 99, and Divotovsky is looking for two deep runs in this series.
Alek Givotovsky (New York, NY)
Alek Givotovsky (New York, NY) busted out of the $550 6-Max in 4th place only a few hours ago, and entered directly into Day 1A. He is now in contention for the end of night chip lead with over 340,000. He three bet out of the big blind to 100,000 (effectively putting the other player all-in). Alek told his new found table friend to let it go, but his opponent was stubborn and called. Alek's QQ never lost the lead against 99, and Divotovsky is looking for two deep runs in this series.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1A): Ending The Night Well
Level 15 - Blinds 2,000/4,000/400
We are seeing the familiar pros in the field ending the night on a upward trend. Dan Buzgon has chipped up to over 150,000, after just scooping a pot from Marvin Siegel with a turned full house. Both Jared Jaffee (360,000) and Matt Glantz (260,000) have hovered close to their peak points, while Marshall White (Boone, NC) is also seeing late success (just under 200,000).
After the end of this level the floor will verify the counts and we will post them for you. Day 1B of this event begins tomorrow at 11:00am.
We are seeing the familiar pros in the field ending the night on a upward trend. Dan Buzgon has chipped up to over 150,000, after just scooping a pot from Marvin Siegel with a turned full house. Both Jared Jaffee (360,000) and Matt Glantz (260,000) have hovered close to their peak points, while Marshall White (Boone, NC) is also seeing late success (just under 200,000).
After the end of this level the floor will verify the counts and we will post them for you. Day 1B of this event begins tomorrow at 11:00am.
Big Stax 1500 (Day 1A): Floor Announcement
Once the players were back and seated, the floor made an announcement that play will conclude at the end of this level (Level 15). This will then be the same for Day 1B and 1C, so those planning on coming to play, the night should end somewhere around 1:00am.
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