Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 1100
Day: 3
Event Info

Parx Big Stax XXXI

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
73
Prize
$82,549
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$394,790
Entries
370
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Yaraliyev Caught Bluffing

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After the flop checked through, Rafael Yaraliyev bet 125,000 from the big blind on {6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Thomas Parkes called from early position and the river was a {3-Diamonds}. Yaraliyev bet 240,000 and Parkes thought briefly then called.

Yaraliyev showed {q-}{9-} for an airball and Parkes took it with {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Parkes us
Thomas Parkes
3,170,000 270,000
Rafael Yaraliyev us
Rafael Yaraliyev
2,045,000 -15,000

Tags: Rafael YaraliyevThomas Parkes

Ippolito Doubles Through Parkes

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Thomas Parkes raised under the gun to 80,000, Grigoriy Shvarts called a few seats over and Peter Ippolito shoved in the big blind. It was 505,000 and Parkes called. Shvarts thought briefly and folded.

Ippolito had {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and needed help against {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. The {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop provided none but the {a-Spades} turn vaulted him way in front. A {3-Spades} river completed the board and sent him the pot with threes full of aces.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Parkes us
Thomas Parkes
2,900,000 -355,000
Peter Ippolito us
Peter Ippolito
1,150,000 685,000

Tags: Grigoriy ShvartsPeter IppolitoThomas Parkes

Cody Heuschkel Eliminated in 9th Place ($8,255)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Cody Heuschkel
Cody Heuschkel

Cody Heuschkel moved all in for 620,000 second to act and Hal Rotholz reshoved over him from a couple of seats over, folding out the rest of the players.

Cody Heuschkel: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Hal Rotholz: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flop kept things interesting, as did the {j-Hearts} turn. A {5-Hearts} was a total brick on the river, though, and Heuschkel missed his numerous outs to hit the rail in ninth.

Player Chips Progress
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz
1,650,000 415,000
Cody Heuschkel us
Cody Heuschkel
Busted

Tags: Cody HeuschkelHal Rotholz

Heuschkel Doubles Through Parkes

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Thomas Parkes opened for 80,000 in the hijack and called the shove of Cody Heuschkel, who had 260,000 on the button.

"You got a pair?" Heuschkel asked.

He was relieved to get a response in the negative and showed his {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. The small pair held against {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades} on the {8-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Parkes us
Thomas Parkes
3,255,000 -425,000
Cody Heuschkel us
Cody Heuschkel
620,000 260,000

Tags: Cody HeuschkelThomas Parkes

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Welcome to Day 3 of Parx Big Stax 1100

Parx Big Stax 31 1100 Day 1a
Parx Big Stax 31 1100 Day 1a

After three long days of grinding, the final day of Parx Big Stax 1100 has arrived. It's time for Day 3 and time for a champion to be crowned.

The field has already been whittled to a final table, as nine players remain in contention. Grigoriy Shvarts has the chip lead, but the structure is very slow and deep, so there will be plenty of time for other contenders to build up and overtake him. His 5.6 million represents about 30% of the chips in play, so he's certainly in good position.

Thomas Parkes and AJ Jamil are next in the counts as the only two players north of 3 million. Rafael Yaraliyev also has a very healthy stack of just over 2 million. After that, a slew of players sit between 10 and 31 big blinds, so they'll be looking to get involved early.

Here's how the seating shakes out:

SeatPlayerStack
1AJ Jamil3,100,000
2Rafal Kordys1,010,000
3Rafael Yaraliyev2,060,000
4Peter Ippolito465,000
5Thomas Parkes3,680,000
6David Whitnah1,110,000
7Cody Heuschkel360,000
8Grigoriy Shvarts5,600,000
9Hal Rotholz1,235,000

Everyone has $8,255 locked up and there's right around 10 times that up top, along with a trophy and the chance to join the list of Parx champions. Play resumes with blinds of 20,000/40,000/40,000 and slowly moves up with each level lasting 90 minutes. The big blind ante will be halved at four-handed play.

A field of 370 has been reduced to these nine. Stay tuned to PokerNews starting at noon local time to see who is the last player standing.

Big Stax 1100

Day 3 Started