Big Stax 300 Day 1a | Parx Big Stax XXXI

09-25-2019 15:24 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Palma	102,000 102,000	102,000
Anthony Tonzelli	102,000 2,500	2,500
Svetlana Shuster	74,100 27,100	27,100
Anthony Anastasi	73,200 18,200	18,200
Lloyd Breuer	68,900 38,900	38,900
Kamal Kuchana	68,000 1,800	1,800
Dan DaConti	67,000 37,500	37,500
Nick Angelo	62,300 31,300	31,300
Michael Goldberg	57,000 4,500	4,500
Gregory Fishberg	56,800 3,400	3,400
Joseph Marincola	45,000 45,000	45,000
Aly Oweida	37,000 12,000	12,000
Ryan Eriquezzo	35,000 24,800	24,800

Carl Copeland	5,000 25,000	25,000
Andrey Malinin	4,500 25,500	25,500

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

09-25-2019 14:48 UTC-5

Break Time

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.

09-25-2019 14:39 UTC-5

Palma Doubles With Cowboys

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

The button player opened for 2,000 and the small blind player called. Action was on Joe 'The Worm' Palma who three-bet to 6,100 from the big blind. Action was back on the button player who four-bet jammed getting a fold from the small blind player while Palma called for less holding 25,100.

Joe Palma:
Opponent:

Palma was ahead and nothing changed after the flop.

The turn gave Palma's opponent the nut flush draw the river fell the to give Palma a set of kings and the two-time Big Stax 300 winner doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Palma	58,000

Tags: Joseph Palma

09-25-2019 14:27 UTC-5

Filoramo Fires Away On Two Streets to Scoop Pot

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Jason Filoramo opened for 1,500 from middle position and was called by three players that included Aly Oweida from the big blind.

The flop was checked to Filoramo who fired out 4,500. The hijack and small blind players mucked their hands while Qweida called.

Qweida check-folded to Filoramo's 13,000 bet after the came on the turn and Filoramo scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Filoramo	67,000
Aly Oweida	25,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Jason Filoramo Aly Oweida

09-25-2019 14:10 UTC-5

Eriquezzo Shows Tens

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Ryan Eriquezzo opened for 1,200 from early position and Carlso Matos defended his bling blind.

The flop was checked to Eriquezzo who took down the pot with a 1,000 bet and showed as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Eriquezzo	59,800 7,800	7,800

Carlos Matos	23,100 3,100	3,100

Tags: Ryan Eriquezzo Carlos Matos

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

09-25-2019 14:00 UTC-5

Eriquezzo Cracks Ortiz's Queens for Double

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

With 11,000 already in the middle and a board showing , Ryan Eriquezzo moved all in for his last 19,500 from the hijack and was called by Steven Ortiz on the button.

Steven Ortiz:
Ryan Eriquezzo:

Eriquezzo turned two-pair but still had to dodge some cards as Ortiz could win the had with any queen or club.

Luckily for Eriquezzo the river bricked with the and the two-time WSOPC Global Casino Champion scooped the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Eriquezzo	52,000 52,000	52,000

Steven Ortiz	11,200 6,800	6,800

Tags: Ryan Eriquezzo Steven Ortiz

09-25-2019 13:50 UTC-5

[Removed:301] Calls Off Matos Bluff

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

There was heads up action between Svetlana [Removed:301] from the hijack and Carlos Matos from middle position.

The board read . Matos check-raised [Removed:301]'s 1,800 bet to 6,000 and [Removed:301] called to see the board pair with the river.

Matos lead out for 7,000 and was quickly called by [Removed:301].

Matos tabled for his missed open-ended staright draws and [Removed:301] scooped the pot holding .

Player	Chips	Progress
Svetlana Shuster	47,000
Carlos Matos	20,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Svetlana Shuster Carlos Matos

09-25-2019 13:38 UTC-5

Kuchana Rakes In Another

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

There was three-way action that saw a flop.

Action was checked to Kamal Kuchana who fired out 8,000 into a 10,300 pot from the hijack. Stephen Miller thought for a few minutes before he tossed his hand into the muck from the small blind and the under-the-gun player did the same to give Kuchana the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamal Kuchana	69,800 14,800	14,800
Stephen Miller	17,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Stephen Miller Kamal Kuchana