Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 300
Day: 1a
Event Info

Parx Big Stax XXXI

Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$402,705
Entries
1,413
Players Left
1,413
Average Chip Stack
30,000
Total Chips
42,390,000
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
308
Players Left
34

Another Round of Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joe Palma us
Joe Palma
340,000
90,000
90,000
Eric Lawton us
Eric Lawton
216,000
57,000
57,000
Douglas Tascarella us
Douglas Tascarella
200,000
168,000
168,000
Po Ying us
Po Ying
195,700
47,900
47,900
Day 2 Chip Leader
Glenn Shapioo us
Glenn Shapioo
189,700
60,400
60,400
Kenny Huynh us
Kenny Huynh
142,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Anthony Tonzelli us
Anthony Tonzelli
134,600
-8,400
-8,400
Rafael Polanco us
Rafael Polanco
80,500
-9,100
-9,100
Sean O'Callaghan us
Sean O'Callaghan
65,800
61,300
61,300
Jason Filoramo us
Jason Filoramo
65,000
-2,000
-2,000
Judy Bielan us
Judy Bielan
55,200
25,200
25,200

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Liam McGuigan us
Liam McGuigan
178,500
138,500
138,500
Dan DaConti us
Dan DaConti
115,000
12,700
12,700
Carlos Matos us
Carlos Matos
110,000
68,000
68,000
Anthony Anastasi us
Anthony Anastasi
102,300
29,100
29,100
Gregory Fishberg us
Gregory Fishberg
72,300
15,500
15,500
Luigi Santoro us
Luigi Santoro
69,300
Lloyd Breuer us
Lloyd Breuer
63,000
-5,900
-5,900
Aly Oweida us
Aly Oweida
47,400
10,400
10,400
Nick Angelo us
Nick Angelo
45,000
-17,300
-17,300
Carl Copeland us
Carl Copeland
42,000
7,000
7,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

DaConti Flops Top-Set to Eliminate Opponent

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Dan CaConti
Dan CaConti

On a {3-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} board Dan Dacouti, who sat from the hijack, called his opponents 21,000 all in bet on the button.

Opponent: {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Dan DaConti: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

DaConti's opponent was open-ended and wasn't able to complete his staright after the {2-Hearts} fell on the turn followed by the {9-Hearts} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Dan DaConti us
Dan DaConti
102,300
-2,200
-2,200

Tags: Dan DaConti

Polanco Rivers Two-Pair

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Rafael Polanco
Rafael Polanco

An early position player opened for 2,000 and Rafael Polanco called from middle position along with the button player. Action was on the big blind player who jammed for 10,500 and was called by all three opponents.

The {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop was checked to the {k-Clubs} turn where Polanco got isolation after tossing out an 11,000 bet.

Rafael Polanco: {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Big Blind Player: {9-Spades}{8-Spades}

Polanco had his opponent drawing dead and the {9-Hearts} river sealed the deal.

Player Chips Progress
Rafael Polanco us
Rafael Polanco
89,600
89,600
89,600

Tags: Rafael Polanco

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Kicker Plays for Copeland

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Anthony Tonzelli opened under the gun for 1,300 and Carl Copeland called from middle position along with the big blind player.

The {10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop was checked to Copeland who fired out 3,000 and was called by both opponents.

Tonzelli check-folded to Copeland's 5,000 bet after the {6-Spades} fell on the turn while the big blind player called.

The {3-Spades} river completed the board and Copeland jammed for 15,300.

Copelands opponent took a few moments but made the call only to see he was out-kicked holding {q-Spades}{10-Spades} while Copeland doubled holding {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Tonzelli us
Anthony Tonzelli
143,000
41,000
41,000
Carl Copeland us
Carl Copeland
35,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Anthony TonzelliCarl Copeland

Ying Turns Nut Flush; Cracks Opponents Set

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Po Ying
Po Ying

There were five players that saw a {3-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} flop and action was checked to the big blind player. With 11,000 already in the middle, he who moved all in for 17,300 and was called by the under-the-gun player, along with Yo Ping from the cutoff.

The {9-Spades} turn was checked to the {6-Diamonds}river where Ping moved all in after the under-the-gun player checked his option.

After calling a clock on himself, the under-the-gun-player mucked {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} face-up.

Po Ying: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Small Blind Player: {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

The under-the-gun player made a huge laydown but it was the right call as Ping turned the nuts to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Po Ying us
Po Ying
147,800
147,800
147,800
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Po Ying

Matos Building

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Carlos Matos
Carlos Matos

The under-the-gun player opened for 1,500 and was called by Carlos Matos from the cutoff, Svetlana [Removed:301] from the small blind along with Ryan Eriquezzo from the big blind.

The {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop was checked to Matos who bet 2,300 and was called by [Removed:301].

[Removed:301] checked the {4-Diamonds} turn and Matos scooped the pot after he bet 3,400.

Player Chips Progress
Svetlana Shuster us
Svetlana Shuster
70,000
-4,100
-4,100
Carlos Matos us
Carlos Matos
42,000
18,900
18,900
Ryan Eriquezzo us
Ryan Eriquezzo
25,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Carlos MatosRyan EriquezzoSvetlana Shuster

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