Big Stax 300
Day 1b Completed
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Big Stax 300
Day: 1b
Marv Siegel Leads Day 1B As 32 Advance
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Another twelve hours and 15 levels are in the books for the second starting flight of the Big Stax XXXI 300, as 32 players advance to Sunday’s Day 2 out of a total 235 entries.
The two starting flights have combined for 543 total entries with 66 players advancings to Day 2 with Marv Siegel (779,500) leading the Day 1b players. Siegel quietly built a stack all day until his tower of chips couldn't go unnoticed.
The same can't be said for James Flippo (585,00), nor Alias Mourtadh (531,00). Flippo stayed along the top majority of the day, but Mourtadh catapulted to the top with a few big hands to end the fight. The first came when he sniffed out John Forsyth's bluff and doubled up holding pocket aces. The next huge hand happened during one of the very final hands of the night after flopping a wheel to earn himself a top three chip stack.
Another player who consistently built a stack was Joseph Garguilo (384,000) was another player who continuously built his stack throughout the entirety of play and ended fourth in chips. Rounding out the fifth-largest stack to end the night was Bin Weng (338,000).
Other players to advance include Dwayne Allen (261,000), Prashanth Nataraj, (241,000), Rajesh Desai (204,000), Maksim Serebrinskiy (172,000), and Sumeet Wayachal (164,500).
There are two more starting flights with Day 1c starting Friday at 11 a.m. and Day 1d beginning Saturday at 10 a.m. local time.
Come back to PokerNews for updates throughout the rest of the Big Stax XXXI 300 tournament.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
779,500 | 249,500 |
|
585,000 | 235,000 |
|
|
531,500 | -48,500 |
|
384,000 | -116,000 |
|
338,000 | 158,000 |
|
261,500 | 261,500 |
|
261,000 | 129,000 |
|
|
252,500 | 252,500 |
|
241,000 | 1,000 |
|
230,000 | -33,000 |
|
|
224,500 | 99,500 |
|
220,500 | 20,500 |
|
206,000 | 206,000 |
|
204,000 | -66,000 |
|
|
203,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
200,500 | 200,500 |
|
|
192,500 | 192,500 |
|
172,500 | -87,500 |
|
164,500 | 81,500 |
|
|
153,500 | 153,500 |
|
|
140,500 | 140,500 |
|
133,000 | -7,000 |
|
130,500 | 130,500 |
|
127,500 | -52,500 |
|
|
121,000 | 121,000 |
Play Has Ended
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Play has ended for the evening. End of day chip counts and recap will follow.
Mourtadh Closes in on the Top Spot
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
There was three-way action on a board reading 
. Action was checked to Yuri Rybak who moved all in for 41,000 on the button and he was called by the hijack player along with Alias Mourtadh from the cutoff.
The 
river was checked to Mourtadh who fired out 70,000 and was called.
Mourtadh tabled 
for the flopped wheel and that was good enough to scoop the monster pot at the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
580,000 | 320,000 |
|
|
Busted |
End of Night Photos
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Taylor Hooks Opponent for Double
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Everton Taylor opened for 7,500 on the button and the big blind player three-bet to 18,000 sending Taylor into the tank for roughly five minutes before he four-bet jammed for 85,500, his opponent called.
Everton Taylor: 
Opponent: 
Taylor held the best hand but his opponent spiked a nine on the 
flop.
The turn paired the board with the 
and the dealer dropped the 
on the river to give Taylor the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 94,500 |
Mourtadh Makes Good River Call, Doubles Through Forsyth
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a board showing 
, John Forsyth check-raised Alias Mourtadh bet of 10,500 to 25,000. Mourtadh thought for a moment and called.
The 
fell on the turn and Forsyth lead out for 25,000 getting a quick call from Mourtadh.
As soon as the 
hit the river Forsyth moved all in and sent Mourtadh into the tank,
After a few minutes, Mourtadh made called and it was the right decision as he sniffed out the bluff holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | 175,000 |
|
235,000 | -45,000 |
Shrik Doubles Through Taylor
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a board that read 
, Doug ShIrk was all in from the big blind and was called by from the small blind Everton Taylor.
Doug Shrik: 
Everton Taylor: 
Shrik waited all night for this hand grinding his 5,000 stack all the way back up to 130,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
85,500 | -76,500 |