Big Stax 1100
Day 2 Started
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Big Stax 1100
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
93
Players Left
9
Welcome to Day 2 of Parx Big Stax 1100
After two preliminary rounds, it's time for the real fun to begin at Parx Big Stax 1100 in the Philadelphia area. Day 2 has arrived, and with it a number of milestones for this tournament.
The first two days of play have seen 357 entries register, but registration still remains open with 79 having earned seats on Day 2 already. That will end in short order here today, although players can still fire away with 10 big blinds throughout the duration of the first one-hour level — blinds and antes kick off at 2,500/5,000/5,000 to begin play.
Those brave enough to come in this late will add to a prize pool in the range of $350,000.
Day 2 play features one-hour levels, a step up from the 45 minutes on Day 1. For the first time, the tournament will also play out in the main cash game room rather than the East building. Action continues through Level 24 (15,000/30,000/30,000) or until an official final table of eight players has been reached.
At this juncture, Greg Fishberg remains the man to catch with 719,000 in chips, as nobody else even topped the 500,000 mark. Still plenty of players bear watching, including Mukul and Vinny Pahuja, DJ MacKinnon, Steve Silverman, Roman Valerstein and Victor Ramdin are among that number.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out what sort of prize pool will develop and which players will best position themselves for the lion's share of it.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Ramdin Battles Veliu
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Victor Ramdin bet 12,000 from the small blind into about 38,000 on 
. From the button, Alida Veliu made it 30,000 to go. Ramdin cut down his stack and then called. The turn was a 
and the river a 
after both players checked. Ramdin quickly moved all in for about 53,000 and Veliu folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
406,000 | -56,000 |
|
145,000 | 1,500 |
Santos Barrels Away
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
In what looked to be a three-bet pot, small blind Josias Santos bet 36,500 on 
and Michael Stashin called in the cutoff. On the 
turn, Santos fired again for 100,000 and Stashin immediately mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
505,000 | 87,000 |
|
368,000 | -31,500 |
Gustis Shows One
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Gary Gelman three-bet to 47,500 in the small blind when Joe Gustis raised on the button, and Gustis peeled to bring a 
flop. Gelman bet 37,000 then 68,000 more on the 
turn. Gustis stuck around for the 
river, and when Gelman checked to him, he shoved all in. Gelman thought briefly and folded.
"This any good?" Gustis asked, showing the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | 98,000 |
|
147,000 | -153,000 |
Ramdin Doubles Through Veliu
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Victor Ramdin shoved in the small blind over Alida Veliu's button raise, and she called with 
. It was a race with Ramdin holding 
and the board ran out 
, no threat to Ramdin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
327,000 | -79,000 |
|
|
219,000 | 74,000 |
Kordys Holds With Kings
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Frank Ferrigno raised on the button, Rafal Kordys reraised in the big blind, and Ferrigno shoved for about 155,000. Kordys snap-called him with 
and Ferrigno turned over 
. The 
board sent Ferrigno packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000 | 265,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Santos Surges into Lead
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
We came upon the aftermath of the biggest pot played yet, with small blind Josias Santos having in front of him on 
. Apparently, he'd gotten in a raising war with a player in late position, ending with Santos all in for 603,000. His opponent apparently had shown down queens, which were already mucked. Santos collected nearly all of his opponent's chips and moved past 1.2 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,220,000 | 715,000 |