Big Stax 1100 Day 1a | Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 1100

Day 1a Started

10-11-2019 10:52 UTC-4

Welcome to Day 1a of Parx Big Stax 1100

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For the third weekend in a row, Parx will host one of its marquee Big Stax events in the Philadelphia area. This time, it's the final and biggest event, the Big Stax 1100.

Big Stax 1100 features two starting flights, the first of which is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. on Friday morning. Each player receives 50,000 in starting chips with opening blinds of 100/100. Each level thereafter will sport an ante equal to the size of the big blind, paid by the big blind. Day 1 plays through Level 15 (2,000/4,000/4,000), with each level lasting 45 minutes.

The tournament is eight-handed and offers players unlimited reentry throughout the day and into the early portion of Day 2.

Just a few months back, Andrew Ostapchenko claimed just a little shy of $100,000 in the Big Stax 1100, so expect another quality prize pool to be generated here at one of the East Coast's premier poker venues.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates throughout the day.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

10-11-2019 11:31 UTC-4

Opening Salvos

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Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

The tournament kicked off with just eight players gathered around a couple of tables in the corner of the room. Twenty minutes in, enough players have filtered in for the ultra-deep portion of the event to occupy five different tables, albeit playing short-handed.

Action has started predictably slowly, with the most notable moment being a player at Table 1 grousing about the dealer's failure to deliver any strong hands. He attempted to get a small bluff through after betting 300 out of the big blind on and having his opponent on the button raise to 1,000. The big blind peeled and then bet out 300 on the river, receiving a quick call.

"I missed every possible thing you put out there," the bettor grumbled, showing and losing to a pair of aces. "You couldn't flip a diamond over?"

10-11-2019 11:48 UTC-4

Some Background on Parx

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Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

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.

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

10-11-2019 11:59 UTC-4

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Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

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10-11-2019 12:27 UTC-4

History of Parx Big Stax Main Event

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Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Now that you've learned about which players have had the most success at Parx over the years, PokerNews will offer a look at which players have won the Big Stax Main Event in its history, lasting more than six years.

Parx Big Stax Main Event Champions

Festival	Buy-in	Entries	Winner	Prize
Big Stax 1	$1,500	517	Robert Boyko	$134,269
Big Stax 2	$1,500	320	Jonas Wexler	$101,800
Big Stax 3	$1,080	415	Adam Levitan	$41,734
Big Stax 4	$1,080	527	Vimy Ha	$100,000
Big Stax 5	$1,500	471	Emad Alabsi	$164,469
Big Stax 6	$1,500	311	Aditya Prasetyo	$118,725
Big Stax 7	$1,500	323	Josh Beckley	$98,348
Big Stax 8	$1,100	428	Travis Greenawalt	$111,974
Big Stax 9	$1,100	276	Kane Kalas	$79,015
Big Stax 10	$1,500	328	Frank Federici	$90,000
Big Stax 11	$1,500	259	Ryan Pochedly	$101,105
Big Stax 12	$1,100	273	John Muldoon	$45,215
Big Stax 13	$1,100	332	Vinny Pahuja	$62,000
Big Stax 14	$500	858	Awaise Dar	$63,720
Big Stax 15	$1,500	696	Brent Roberts	$205,944
Big Stax 16	$1,100	529	Jason Deutsch	$101,305
Big Stax 17	$1,500	379	Joseph Liberta	$124,463
Big Stax 18	$1,100	436	Michael Gagliano	$104,999
Big Stax 19	$500	1,074	Kevin Johnson	$58,245
Big Stax 20	$1,500	660	James Poper	$201,991
Big Stax 21	$1,100	447	Joe McKeehen	$106,126
Big Stax 22	$1,500	447	Max Young	$120,930
Big Stax 23	$1,100	543	Mark Perry	$100,680
Big Stax 24	$1,500	376	Anthony Garofalo	$104,233
Big Stax 25	$1,100	471	Michael Rossitto	$108,147
Big Stax 26	$1,500	371	Christopher Kennedy	$124,211
Big Stax 27	$1,100	427	Matthew Shafman	$97,756
Big Stax 28	$1,100	602	Anthony McDevitt	$134,624
Big Stax 29	$1,500	374	Dominick Sannino	$116,153
Big Stax 30	$1,100	455	Andrew Ostapchenko	$97,227

As one can see, over the years, the Big Stax Main Event has undergone frequent shifts in buy-in level. Some notable champions have emerged, including Joe McKeehen, Joseph Liberta, Josh Beckley, Kane Kalas and Max Young, among others.

Info via The Hendon Mob

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

10-11-2019 12:48 UTC-4

Malinin's Bluff Gets There

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Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Andrey Malinin put about 2,000 in preflop second to act in a pot against Adam Cho on his right. The flop saw Cho check-call 2,000, and he check-called a further 4,500 on the turn. On the river, both players checked.