Big Stax 300
Day 2 Completed
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Big Stax 300
Day: 2
Po Ying Climbs Back to the Top to Take Chip Lead into Day 3 as 22 Advance
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Day 2 of the Big Stax XXXI 300 saw a total of 207 players come into the day for action as 30 more entred before late registration closed and when the dust settled, just 22 found a bag moving onto the third and final day of the tournament.
With the final table yet to be assembled, the remaining players will look to acquire chips from Po Ying. Ying came into Day 2 second in chips as the Day 1a chip leader and held on to that title for most of the day, It wasn't until right before the dinner break when he was dethroned when he ran his pocket kings into James Bambrick pocket aces. Even after losing over half of his stack, Ying kept his composure turning his 900,000 stack into 5,250,00 by days end.
Coming up hot on Ying's tail is Bin Weng. Weng steadily increased his chips all throughout the day, but his biggest pot came at the end of the night when he rivered trip fours and scored a double elimination of Qing Guo and Angel Lopez.
Rounding out the top three stacks is none other than Victor Ramdin. Ramdin was on of the 30 players to start Day 2 off with a fresh 30,000 starting stack. It didn't take long for Ramdin to start making noise as he flopped a set of sevens to Michael Guzzardi one player before bubble. Ramdin continued his hot streak in the very next hand as he flopped another set to crack Russell Youngken pocket aces to send him out on the bubble.
Final 3 Table Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Frank Adams | 990,000 |
| 9 | 3 | James Brady | 715,000 |
| 9 | 5 | Victor Ramdin | 3,875,000 |
| 9 | 6 | Ngoc-Loan Duong | 495,000 |
| 9 | 7 | Michael Bonita | 570,000 |
| 9 | 8 | Johnny Lau | 1,950,000 |
| 9 | 9 | Dwayne Allen | 2,815,000 |
| 10 | 1 | Nathaniel Lindquist | 1,665,000 |
| 10 | 2 | Po Ying | 5,250,000 |
| 10 | 4 | Steven Petitte | 2,225,000 |
| 10 | 5 | James Bambrick | 2,840,000 |
| 10 | 6 | Sean Byars | 1,790,000 |
| 10 | 7 | Maksim Serebrinskiy | 1,820,000 |
| 10 | 8 | Jose Pereira | 915,000 |
| 10 | 9 | Joseph Agron Jr | 1,500,000 |
| 11 | 1 | Luigi Santoro | 415,000 |
| 11 | 2 | John Malczan | 960,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Andrew Wu | 3,305,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Michael Dalessandro | 1,465,000 |
| 11 | 6 | Prashanth Nataraj | 1,060,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Bin Weng | 4,545,000 |
| 11 | 9 | Daniel Pabon | 1,190,000 |
Many notable players made the money but failed to capture a Day 3 birth and that list includes the likes of Naveen Chettipally (30th - $1,852), Alba Veliu (35th - $1,852), Eric Lawton (47th - $1,329), Erwin Fonacier (48th - $1,329), Ryan Eriquezzo (52nd - $1,329), Guoliang Chen (99th - $926), Alida Veliu (102nd - $926), Gregory Fishberg (116th - $846, Joseph Palma (132nd - $805), and defending champion James Lillis (142nd - $805).
The final 22 players will return at noon on Monday, with the final day will take place in the poker room in the main casino. Action will start from level 26 with blinds of 25,000/50,000/50,000. The levels will increase to 90-minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every one level of play. The tournament will not stop until a winner is crowned, taking home the $72,341 first-place prize.
Stay tuned here as PokerNews will be on the tournament floor bringing you all of the live-action from Day 3 of the Big Stax XXXI 300.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,250,000 | 4,350,000 |
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4,545,000 | 345,000 |
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3,875,000 | -225,000 |
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3,305,000 | 1,605,000 |
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2,840,000 | -1,360,000 |
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2,815,000 | -385,000 |
|
2,225,000 | -1,775,000 |
|
1,950,000 | -150,000 |
|
1,820,000 | -440,000 |
|
1,790,000 | -1,210,000 |
|
1,665,000 | 865,000 |
|
1,500,000 | -1,300,000 |
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1,465,000 | -635,000 |
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1,190,000 | 190,000 |
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1,060,000 | 540,000 |
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990,000 | 10,000 |
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960,000 | 60,000 |
|
915,000 | -85,000 |
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715,000 | -185,000 |
|
570,000 | -130,000 |
|
495,000 | -105,000 |
|
415,000 | -585,000 |
Play Has Ended for the Day
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
End of day chip counts and recap will follow.
Weng Rivers Trip Aces to Score Double Knockout
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
There was three-way all in action after a 
flop.
Qing Guo: 
Bin Weng: 
Angel Lopez: 
Lopez and Weng spiked a pair on the flop while Guo held pocket aces from the small blind.
The 
came on the turn and it looked like Guo was going to score a nice triple up before the end of the night but the dealer dropped the 
on the river to give Weng the double elimination with four-minutes left to play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,200,000 | 1,900,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Eliminated 36th-28th ($1,852)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Last batch of eliminations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Three-Table Redraw
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Luigi Santoro | 1,000,000 |
| 1 | 2 | John Malczan | 900,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Richard Auteri | 320,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Andrew Wu | 2,220,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Michael Dalessandro | 2,160,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Angel Lopez | 680,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Bin Weng | 2,510,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Qing Guo | 700,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Daniel Pabon | 1,000,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Hal Neeman | 1,200,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Po Ying | 2,225,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Eliano Mesquital | 225,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Steven Petitte | 4,025,000 |
| 2 | 5 | James Bambrick | 4,00,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Sean Byars | 3,225,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Maksim Serebrinskiy | 2,200,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Jose Pereira | 1,050,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Joseph Agron Jr | 2,850,000 |
| 19 | 1 | Frank Adams | 950,000 |
| 19 | 2 | Nathaniel Lindquist | 810,000 |
| 19 | 3 | James Brady | 945,000 |
| 19 | 4 | Prashanth Nataraj | 540,000 |
| 19 | 5 | Victor Ramdin | 4,100,000 |
| 19 | 6 | Ngoc-Loan Duong | 640,000 |
| 19 | 7 | Michael Bonita | 740,000 |
| 19 | 8 | Johnny Lau | 2,100,000 |
| 19 | 9 | Dwayne Allen | 3,200,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Another Aces Vs Kings Hand Scores Byars a Double Through Adams
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
There was all in action after a 
flop between Frank Adams from under the gun and Sean Byars from the small blind.
Sean Byars: 
Frank Adams: 
It was another match-up of the game's top two hands with Byars holding the rockets to snag the double after the board completed with the 
turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,450,000 | 2,050,000 |
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1,100,000 | -1,000,000 |
Morgan Triples Up Then Hits the Rail with Chettipally
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Mike Morgan open-jammed for 110,000 from the cutoff and was called by Naveen Chettipally from the small blind along with Maksim Serebrinskiy.
The 
board was checked down and Morgan tabled 
for the full house to scoop the triple.
While PokerNews was writing up the hand, bit Morgan and Chettipally were seen walking to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,205,000 | -55,000 |
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Busted |