Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 300
Day: 3
Event Info

Parx Big Stax XXXI

Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$402,705
Entries
1,413
Players Left
1,413
Average Chip Stack
30,000
Total Chips
42,390,000
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
22

Prashanth Nataraj Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,551)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Prashanth Nataraj
Prashanth Nataraj

Po Ying opened for 225,00o from middle position and Prashanth Nataraj three-bet jammed for 1,115,000 on the button. Action folded back around to Ying who called.

Po Ying: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Prashanth Nataraj: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

Nataraj was ahead and nothing changed after the {2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop, bu the {j-Spades} came on the turn.

Nataraj needed an eight on the river but it fell the {k-Diamonds} to end his tournament run in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
Po Ying us
Po Ying
7,000,000
1,210,000
1,210,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Prashanth Nataraj us
Prashanth Nataraj
Busted

Tags: Prashanth NatarajPo Ying

James Bambrick Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,551)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
James Bambrick
James Bambrick

Johnny Lau open-jammed from under the gun and James Bambrick called for less.

Johnny Lau: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
James Bambrick: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The classic race didn't end well for Bambrick as Lau flopped an ace to end his tournament in 11th place, {4-Spades}{5-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Lau us
Johnny Lau
1,900,000
600,000
600,000
James Bambrick us
James Bambrick
Busted

Tags: Johnny LauJames Bambrick

Unofficial Final Table redraw

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
111Po Ying10,360,000
112Victor Ramdin5,225,000
113Bin Weng12,950,000
114Rane Duong2,495,000
115Steven Petitte3,025,000
116Jose Pereira2,025,000
117Joseph Agron Jr1,925,000
118Johnny Lau1,825,000
119Nathaniel Lindquist865,000
1110Dwayne Allen2,525,000

Agron Jr Cracks Lau's Kings for Double

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joseph Agron Jr
Joseph Agron Jr

Joseph Agron Jr open-jammed for 1,300,000 on the button and Johnny Lau came over the top from the small blind getting isolation.

Johnny Lau: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Joseph Agron Jr: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Agron Jr was behind but flopped an ace on the {a-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades} taking a commanding lead.

The turn tripped up Agron Jr with the {a-Hearts} and he doubled up after the {3-Clubs} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Agron Jr us
Joseph Agron Jr
2,700,000
1,480,000
1,480,000
Johnny Lau us
Johnny Lau
800,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000

Tags: Johnny LauJoseph Agron

Agron Jr Scoops Another Pot

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Steven Petitte opened under the gun for 175,000 and got three callers.

The flop fell {6-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{q-Spades} was checked around and the dealer burned and turned the {4-Spades}.

Bin Weng lead out for 280,000 from the small blind and was called by Rena Duong from the big blind. Petitte mucked his hand while Agron Jr called from middle position.

All three players checked the {8-Spades} river and Weng tabled {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a pair of sixes, but it was no good as Agron Jr held {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} ro scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
15,000,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
WPT 2X Winner
Steven Petitte us
Steven Petitte
4,000,000
200,000
200,000
Joseph Agron Jr us
Joseph Agron Jr
3,200,000
500,000
500,000
Rena Duong us
Rena Duong
1,200,000
-800,000
-800,000

Tags: Steven PetitteRena DuongBin WengJoseph Agron Jr

Lau's Cowboy's Hold for Double

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Johnny Lau
Johnny Lau

Nathaniel Lindquist opened under the gun for 175,000 and was called by Jose Pereira on the button while Johnny Lau three-bet jammed for 920,000 from the small blind. Lindquist called while Pereira mucked his hand.

Johnny Lau: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Nathaniel Lindquist: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

Lau was ahead but didn't like what he saw as he just doubled up Joseph Agron Jr in the very same scenario.

Luckily for Lau, the hand didn't play out the same as the board ran out {q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} to give him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Nate Lindquist us
Nate Lindquist
2,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Johnny Lau us
Johnny Lau
2,000,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Jose Pereira us
Jose Pereira
1,200,000
285,000
285,000

Tags: Nathaniel LindquistJoseph Agron JrJoseph AgronJose PereiraJohnny Lau

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Lindquist Doubles Through Ramdin with Ladies

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Nate Lindquist
Nate Lindquist

Action on the table folded around to Nate Lindquist who raised all in for 2,015,000 on the button and Victor Ramdin called from the big blind.

Victor Ramdin: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Nate Lindquist: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Ramdin woke up with a calling hand from the big blind but he was crushed by the ladies of Lindquist.

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades} to give Lindquist the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
5,000,000
500,000
500,000
Nate Lindquist us
Nate Lindquist
4,030,000
2,030,000
2,030,000

Tags: Nate LindquistVictor Ramdin

Lindquist Hooks Ramdin for More Chips

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Victor Ramdin opened for 205,000 from early position and Nate Lindquist looked him up from the small blind.

Lindquist check-called Ramdin's 235,000 after the {k-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop.

Both players checked the {3-Spades} turn, along with the {3-Diamonds} river and Lindquist tabled {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} to rake in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
5,000,000
Nate Lindquist us
Nate Lindquist
4,800,000
770,000
770,000

Tags: Victor RamdinNate Lindquist

Two Big Stacks Collide

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Ben Weng
Ben Weng

Po Ying opened for 375,000 on the button and Bin Weng three-bet to 1,175,000 from the big blind. Ying counted out his chips and tossed them in for the call.

The {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} board was checked down to the {7-Spades} river where Weng took down the pot with a 1,375,000 bet.

Player Chips Progress
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
17,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
WPT 2X Winner
Po Ying us
Po Ying
5,200,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Bin WengPo Ying