Big Stax 1100
Day 1b Started
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
Welcome to Day 1b of Parx Big Stax 1100
One flight is in the books and that means one still remains in Parx Big Stax 1100.
The popular Philadelphia-area venue will once again open its doors to players just before 11 a.m. as Day 1b is set to begin, with a plan to run in identical fashion to Day 1a. Players will again receive 50,000 in starting chips, representing a massive stack for the early portions of the day as blinds begin at 100/100 and escalate until Level 15 (2,000/4,000/4,000) is played to end the night.
Each of those levels will last 40 minutes apiece, with a 75-minute dinner break thrown in around 6:30 p.m. local time.
The event offers unlimited reentry for those inclined to fire multiple shells, and players can get comfortable at eight-handed tables.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to see if anyone can reach the bar set by local crusher Greg Fishberg, who bagged a monstrous 719,000.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
History of Parx -- Most Cashes
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Saturday is certainly seeing a more robust crowd than Friday morning here at Parx, as about 60 players are populating the tables at a time when around 15 were in here yesterday.
Action is starting off slowly as usual due to the monstrously deep stacks, so PokerNews has opted to bring some more Parx history here. Where yesterday we looked at the the top players in Parx history in terms of money won, today we'll look at which players have racked up the most cashes.
Here's the top 10:
Most Parx Cashes
| Rank | Player | Number of Cashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Palma | 65 |
| 2 | Greg Fishberg | 52 |
| 3 | John Malczan | 46 |
| 4 | Alexander Zaverukha | 41 |
| 5 | Marvin Siegel | 38 |
| 6 | Mo Farah | 37 |
| 6 | Kevin Grabel | 37 |
| 8 | Michael Marder | 36 |
| 9 | James Lillis | 34 |
| 9 | Mike Linster | 34 |
Many of the usual suspects from the gross winnings list are back here, including Joe Palma and Big Stax 31 1100 Day 1a leader Greg Fishberg. Michael Marder, who also made it through yesterday, also sneaks into the list in eighth place.
Just missing the cut was DJ MacKinnon at 31 cashes, good for 11th place. Other notables in the top 50 included Matt Glantz (15th - 28), Justin Liberto and Joe McKeehen (t18th - 26), and Matthew Mendez and Aaron Mermelstein (t42nd - 19).
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Big Pot to Reibschied
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Big pots are obviously few and far between early on here, but one just developed at Table 40.
Justin Reibschied had squeezed to 1,100 from the big blind preflop and action went three or four ways to 
. We didn't see what happened from there, but on the 
turn, Reibschied bet 1,500. A player on the button made it 4,500 and Reibschied called. Reibschied checked the 
river and his opponent bet 8,500.
Reibschied tanked about 90 seconds then splashed in some chips. His opponent revealed 
and Reibschied took it with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 |
Shing Hits the Nuts
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Philip Shing was on the button with 
on the felt. An opponent in the small blind bet 1,200 and Shing put in a sizable raise to 6,000. His opponent tanked awhile and then called, but Shing had for a pair that turned into the nuts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Reibschied Caught Bluffing
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Justin Reibschied triple-barreled from the button on a board of 
. His opponent in the big blind called 2,300 on the flop and 4,200 on the turn before facing a bet of 7,800 on the river.
"Ya bluffin' again?" his opponent asked.
"You got a deuce again?" Reibschied asked with a smile.
His opponent splashed in some chips to call and Reibschied indicated the call was a winner, causing the player to turn over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,800 | -26,200 |
Fitzgerald Among Runners
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Noted poker coach and pro player Alex Fitzgerald is among the players sitting in during the early levels here at Parx. With about $650,000 in live cashes and more than $3 million online, Fitzgerald will bear watching here as Day 1b plays out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |