Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 300
Day: 1d
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 1d
Entries
556
Players Left
78

Theuma Rivers Two-Pair for Double

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

There was four-way action psot flop with a board showing {4-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

Action was checked to Nathan Cheadle lead out into a 5,000 pot from under the gun and Matthew Turner called sitting to his left. Corel Theuma raised to 8,000 from the small and Ryan Herold called from the big blind. Cheadle was in disbelief and mucked his hand while Turner called.

The {7-Clubs} fell on the river and Theuma jammed for 10,800 and was called by Turner after Herold mucked his hand.

Corel Theuma: {7-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Matthew Turner: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Cheadle announced he folded {a-}{k-} which turned out to be a good fold as Theuma rivered two-pair to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Corel Theuma us
Corel Theuma
50,000
20,000
20,000
Nathan Cheadle us
Nathan Cheadle
25,000
-5,000
-5,000
Ryan Herold us
Ryan Herold
23,000
-7,000
-7,000
Matthew Turner us
Matthew Turner
10,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Ryan HeroldCorel TheumaNathan CheadleMatthew Turner

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Lui Rivers Flush and Gets Paid

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Theodore Lui
Theodore Lui

There was heads up action between Theodore Lui from the cutoff and the button player.

The board read {4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}{a-Spades}, Lui fired out 4,000 into a 3,000 and was called by his opponent.

Lui continued for 12,000 after the {2-Spades} fell on the river and his opponent paid him off.

Lui tabled {j-Spades}{10-Spades} for the flush and his opponent mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Theodore Lui us
Theodore Lui
45,000
-17,500
-17,500

Tags: Theodore Lui

Dangelico Gets Triple Up from Lee and Ega

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Jimmy Lee
Jimmy Lee

There was three-way action that saw a {10-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{a-Clubs} flop.

Jimmy Lee checked his option from early position and Gopi Ega fired out 5,000 into a 4,700 pot from middle position. Michael Dangelico raised all in for 10,000 on the button and was called by Lee. Action was back on Ega who jammed for 3,500 more and Lee was priced in for the call.

Gopi Ega: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}
Jimmy Lee: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Michael Dangelico: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

Each player hit the flop but Dangelico flopped the nuts holding the staright flush draw as well.

The turn came the {3-Spades} and Lee needed a heart to fall to score the double elimination.

Luckily for Dangelico, the {q-Diamonds} came on the river securing his triple up while Ega scooped the side pot with aces-up.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Dangelico us
Michael Dangelico
40,000
10,000
10,000
Jimmy Lee ca
Jimmy Lee
30,000
30,000
30,000
Gopi Ega us
Gopi Ega
7,000
-23,000
-23,000

Tags: Jimmy LeeMichael DangelicoGopi Ega

Studdard Spikes Flush on River and Gets Paid By Pak

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Alexander Pak
Alexander Pak

There was three-way action with a completed board showing {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}.

Action was checked to Darius Studdard who fired out 15,000 into a 12,000 pot from early position. Alexander Pak called from the big blind and Eric R Mccarty folded from under the gun.

Studdard took down the nice sized pot after he tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Darius Studdard us
Darius Studdard
55,000
55,000
55,000
Alexander Pak us
Alexander Pak
23,000
23,000
23,000
Eric R Mccarty us
Eric R Mccarty
20,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Alexander PakDarius StuddardEric R Mccarty

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Glover Doubles Through Veliu

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Alida Veliu opened action for 3,000 from early position and Deval Glover three-bet jammed sitting to her left. Action on the table folded back around to Veliu who called.

Alida Veliu: {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Deval Glover: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Glover had Veliu dominated and he doubled up after the board ran out {10-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Alida Veliu us
Alida Veliu
130,000
60,000
60,000
Deval Glover us
Deval Glover
28,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: Deval GloverAlida Veliu

Dashner Flops the Nuts for Triple-Up

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

After five initial limpers, Mark Dashner jammed for 9,300 from the small blind. George Xenoand Dashner s called from under the gun along with with Anthony Elmo on the button player.

The {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} board was checked down tabled {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} to triple up with the stone-cold nuts.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Dashner us
Mark Dashner
32,000
2,000
2,000
George Xenos us
George Xenos
30,000
-50,000
-50,000
Anthony Elmo us
Anthony Elmo
25,000

Tags: George XenosMark Dashner

Elmo Flops Two-Pair to Scoop Pot

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

There were four players that saw a {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop after an initial 1,500 pre-flop raise.

Action was checked to the initial raiser who fired out 6,000. George Xenos mucked from the cutoff along with Hugh Merlino from the small blind, while Anthony Elmo called from middle position.

Elmo check-called his opponent's continuation bet of 6,000 after the {5-Diamonds} fell on the river, and both players checked the {5-Hearts} river.

Elmo tabled {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for a flopped two-pair to rake in the chips.

A few short hands later, Xenos was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Hugh Merlino us
Hugh Merlino
195,000
-5,000
-5,000
Anthony Elmo us
Anthony Elmo
45,000
20,000
20,000
George Xenos us
George Xenos
Busted

Tags: Hugh MerlinoGeorge XenosAnthony Elmo

Ladies Come Through for Chang

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante
Rick Chang
Rick Chang

After two initial limpers, Matthew Turner raised to 2,000 from middle position and the small blind player three-bet to 5,000.

Action was back on the under-the-gun player who jammed for 21,900 and Rick Chang came over the top sitting directly to his left. Turner mucked his hand and the small blind player called after getting a confirmed 27,500 for Chang's stack.

Rick Chang: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
All-In Player: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Small Blind Player: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Chang was ahead with his made hand of queens and nothing changed with the {9-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop.

The {3-Hearts} turn however, brought flush outs to the under-the-gun player's hand but the river fell a brick with the {j-Spades} to give Chang the win.

Player Chips Progress
Rick Chang us
Rick Chang
80,000
80,000
80,000
Matthew Turner us
Matthew Turner
60,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Matthew TurnerRick Chang