Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Big Stax 300
Day: 1b
Updated Chip Counts
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000 | 130,000 |
|
350,000 | 130,000 |
|
280,000 | 250,000 |
|
270,000 | 161,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 122,600 |
|
180,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 118,800 |
|
149,000 | 16,500 |
|
140,000 | 73,000 |
|
132,000 | |
|
|
132,000 | 1,800 |
|
|
125,000 | 70,000 |
|
120,000 | 47,900 |
|
|
85,000 | 10,000 |
Loewen Doubles Again
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Prashanth Nataraj opened under the gun for 5,000 and Xiangqun Lin three-bet all in for 39,500 from middle position. Action was on Gregory Loewen who moved his 37,500 in the middle sitting behind Lin. Action folded back around to Nataraj who mucked his hand and the two players tabled their hands.
Xiangqun Lin: 
Gregory Loewen: 
Lin liked what he saw as soon as the cards were flipped over but hated the 
flop.
The 
fell on the turn and Lin was calling for an ace on the river but it didn't come as it fell the 
to leave Lin with only 2,000.
Lin found a double-up but was eliminated shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 18,000 |
|
80,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Shope Rivers Straight
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kory Shope opened for 7,000 from middle position and Maksim Serebrinskiy called on the button.
Shope lead out for 11,000 after the 
flop and was called by Serebrinskiy.
Both players checked the 
turn and Shope fired out 20,000 after the came on the river.
After getting a confirmed amount, Serebrinskiy called only to see Shope rivered the staright with 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | -35,000 |
|
120,000 | 44,600 |
Some Updated Chip Counts After Break
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000 | 35,000 |
|
263,000 | 153,000 |
|
|
250,000 | 70,000 |
|
200,000 | 143,000 |
|
162,000 | 82,000 |
|
|
137,000 | -43,000 |
|
|
135,000 | 47,600 |
|
100,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
67,000 | 37,000 |
|
50,000 | -43,200 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Final Break
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players are on their last 15-minute break for the evening, all of the brown 100 chips will be removed from player upon return.
Loewen Flops Set for Triple Up
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gregory Loewen open-jammed for 13,900 from early position and Rafael Polanco came over the top from the small blind. Action was on the Doug Shrik who called from the big blind having both Loewen and Polanco covered.
Gregory Loewen: 
Rafael Polanco:
Doug Shrik: 
Loewen was ahead with his made hand and improved to a set on the 
flop.
The turn paired Polanco but the 
fell on the river to send him home while Loewen got the much needed triple-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | -28,200 |
|
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Muthulingam Flushes Opponent On the River; Sends Him Packing
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
On a board that read 
, Lenin Muthulingam was faced with an all in bet of 35,000 from his opponent. After counting outs his chips and careful consideration, Muthulingam called.
Lenin Muthulingam: 
Opponent: 
Muthulingam was drawing to the flush or a seven as his opponent had already made two-pair.
Fortunately for Muthulingam, the dealer dropped the on the river to give him the win and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
Polanco Finds Much Needed Double With Cowboys
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
There was all in action preflop between the small blind player and Rafael Polanco from the big blind.
Rafael Polanco: 
Opponent:
Polanco woke up in the big blind with a monster doubled up for 10,800 after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | -7,000 |