Friday, May 10, 2013

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:


Big Stax Omaha: Final Results

$250 + 30 Omaha Hi/Lo

Final Results:


  1. Barry Zaken (Brooklyn, NY) $7,501
  2. William Buckley (Phillipsburg, NJ) $4,719
  3. Michael Kushner (Philadephia, PA) $2,904
  4. Thea Byock (Matawan, NJ) $2,178
  5. Jeffrey Moses (Philadelphia, PA) $1,626
  6. John Gunsior (Philadelphia, PA) $1,266
  7. Yuebin Guo (New York, NY) $1,077
  8. Michael Yang (Philadelphia, PA) $864
  9. Barry Levy (New York, NY) $649
  10. Robert Goffredo (Philadelphia, PA) $472
  11. Rusty Clayton (Huntingdon Valley, PA) $472
  12. 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

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


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

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

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: