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.
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Big Stax 300
Day: 1b
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Some Updated Chip Counts After Break
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
263,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
|
250,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
200,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
162,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
137,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
|
135,000
47,600
|
47,600 |
|
100,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
67,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
50,000
-43,200
|
-43,200 |
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
|
-35,000 |
|
120,000
44,600
|
44,600 |
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
|
18,000 |
|
80,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
350,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
280,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
270,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
|
200,000
122,600
|
122,600 |
|
180,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
|
160,000
118,800
|
118,800 |
|
149,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
140,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
132,000 | |
|
|
132,000
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
|
125,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
120,000
47,900
|
47,900 |
|
|
85,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
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
|
130,000 |
|
|
85,500
-76,500
|
-76,500 |
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
|
175,000 |
|
|
235,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
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
|
94,500 |