Big Stax 1100
Day 1b Completed
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Big Stax 1100
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$394,790
Entries
370
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
217
Players Left
48
Veliu Bags Narrow Lead over Shvarts on Day 1b
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A little after midnight, Day 1b of Parx Big Stax 1100 wrapped up, and the leaderboard looks quite a bit different compared to Day 1a. Whereas Greg Fishberg dominated the final standings with a stack that far outpaced the count of anyone else, the Day 1b counts are more tightly contested.
At the top sits Alida Veliu, although there's no meaningful separation between the 462,000 she finished with and the 461,000 bagged by Grigoriy Shvarts. They have the top two counts of the 48 who made it through, with Jonathan Diolosa (447,000) and Matt Costanzo (423,500) the only others north of 400K.
Veliu actually surpassed 500,000 on at least two occasions, but she hit a slight downswing before the end of the night, highlighted by doubling up Michael Stashin with pocket eights against pocket aces. Still, she'll have over 90 big blinds to start Day 2.
Shvarts had his run toward the lead halted when he stepped away from the tournament for a bit. He cracked an opponent's aces with king-queen, hitting quad kings and getting his river shove paid, but he didn't stick around to enjoy his newfound chips. Saying he wasn't feeling well, Shvarts took his leave from the tournament but returned just before it was time to bag.
Other notables advancing included both Mukul and Vinny Pahuja, DJ MacKinnon, Roman Valerstein and all-time Parx money leader Joe Palma.
Anyone who didn't advance still has a chance to get back in with the early part of Day 2 being open to registration, although players will only start with 10 big blinds. The total field has grown to 357 with the Day 1b entries totaling 217 of that, and 79 players have now punched tickets to Day 2.
Action resumes for Day 2 at 11 a.m. local time here at Parx, so come back to PokerNews then for more coverage.
End of Day 1b Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
462,000 | -68,000 |
|
461,000 | -15,000 |
|
447,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
423,500 | 423,500 |
|
399,500 | 157,500 |
|
371,000 | 371,000 |
|
319,500 | 54,500 |
|
319,000 | 83,000 |
|
302,000 | 209,000 |
|
300,500 | 156,500 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
295,500 | 295,500 |
|
276,500 | 276,500 |
|
|
275,500 | 275,500 |
|
|
267,000 | 267,000 |
|
256,500 | 103,500 |
|
255,500 | 255,500 |
|
251,000 | 251,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
246,500 | 246,500 |
|
|
241,000 | 241,000 |
|
240,500 | 90,500 |
|
|
237,500 | 237,500 |
|
227,500 | 227,500 |
|
224,500 | 224,500 |
Three More
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Three more hands will be dealt on each table. The chip leader heading into the final few hands appears to be Alida Veliu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000 | 63,000 |
|
|
476,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
417,000 |
Photos: Parx Big Stax 30 1100 Day 1b
Rakitzis Finds a Double Late
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On a board of 
, George Rakitzis check-raised all in for 66,500 after a player in the hijack bet 22,000. The hijack tanked awhile and made a reluctant call. Rakitzis showed him the bad news as he had 
for trips. He was only fading two outs against 
, and the 
river was safe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Stashin Doubles Through Veliu
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Alida Veliu opened for 8,000 early and received one call before Michael Stashin made it 28,000 on the button. Veliu called, the other player folded, and both players checked the flop to a board of 
. Veliu checked again and Stashin shoved for 56,000.
"I wanted to do it preflop," Veliu muttered. "OK, merry Christmas."
Veliu's 
was way behind Stashin's 
. She asked for an eight on the river but the dealer delivered the 
and she complimented Stashin on a nice hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
467,000 | 127,000 |
|
|
242,000 | 188,000 |
Shvarts Has the Cooler
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a completed board of 
, Grigoriy Shvarts was all in for 80,000 effective. There was a pile of chips in the middle already, and his torn opponent tanked until someone called the clock. Finally, he stood up and shoved his chips in, and Shvarts slapped down 
for quads.
The disgusted player he busted showed 
.
Not feeling well, Varts excused himself from the table after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
436,000 | 436,000 |
Veliu Cold Three-Bet Shoves
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On the turn, with 
on the felt, the small blind bet 15,000, not much less than the pot. The big blind made it 40,000 and Alida Veliu instantly announced she was all in from a couple of seats over. The small blind folded after briefly thinking. The big blind needed longer but decided to concede as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000 | -120,000 |