Some Background on Parx
While the relatively sleepy early levels are played, PokerNews decided that rather than attempt to relay hand histories that will likely not have much effect on the big picture of the tournament, we would publish some information about tournaments at the Parx venue.
Despite the race track being around for decades, the actual casino in Parx is less than 10 years old, having been finished in late 2009. Still, some regulars here have accumulated some decent stacks of cash in the tournaments, establishing themselves as some of the more successful grinders in the area.
Top 10 in Money Won
| Rank | Player | Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Palma | $ 602,064 |
| 2 | Vinny Pahuja | $ 476,361 |
| 3 | Greg Fishberg | $ 457,604 |
| 4 | Kevin Grabel | $ 434,429 |
| 5 | Tony Gregg | $ 416,127 |
| 6 | Justin Liberto | $ 373,252 |
| 7 | Ryan Pochedly | $ 361,856 |
| 8 | Joe McKeehen | $ 303,596 |
| 9 | Matt Glantz | $ 273,879 |
| 10 | Thai Ha | $ 255,583 |
The top 10 in gross cashes includes some very notable names, highlighted by 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen in eighth at $303,596. Bracelet winners Justin Liberto and Tony Gregg have also acquitted themselves well, but Joe "The Worm" Palma leads everyone with north of $600,000.
Other recognizables in the top 50 include Brent Roberts (17th - $229,342), Greg Himmelbrand (19th - $226,342), Matthew Mendez ($202,107), DJ MacKinnon (31st - $188,848), Bobby Oboodi (33rd - 172,832) and Victor Ramdin (35th - $165,781)
Info via The Hendon Mob.