Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 300
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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 2
Entries
217
Players Left
22
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Henkel Flops Three-Outer for Double

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Gregory Henkel
Gregory Henkel

Gregory Henkel open-jammed from middle position and was called by Justin Mills from the small blind.

Justin Mills: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Gregory Henkel: {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

Henkel was drawing to three-outs at best and didn't have sweat as the flop dropped {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}.

The {10-Spades} turn left Mills drawing to one out to score the elimination but the {5-Diamonds} river completed the board and gave Henkel a much needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Mills us
Justin Mills 		425,000
-225,000
 -225,000
Gregory Henkel us
Gregory Henkel 		130,000
-3,000
 -3,000

Tags: Gregory HenkelJustin Mills

Chettipally Eliminates Hubbard with Rockets

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Naveen Chettipally
Naveen Chettipally

Naveen Chettipally raised from early position and Stephanie Hubbard jammed from the cutoff. Action folded back to Chettipally who called.

Stephanie Hubbard: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Naveen Chettipally: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Chettipally was ahead but Hubbard hit the {k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Diamonds} flop.

The {4-Diamonds} turn brought flush outs but the river fell a brick with the {5-Spades} to eliminate Hubbard from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Naveen Chettipally us
Naveen Chettipally 		1,000,000
744,500
 744,500
Stephanie Hubbard us
Stephanie Hubbard 		Busted

Tags: Stephanie HubbardNaveen Chettipally

Dalessandro Cracking Kings and Stacking Chips

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Michael Dalessandro
Michael Dalessandro

Michael Dalessandro opened from early position and the button player jammed. Action folded back around to Dalessandro who called.

Opponent: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Michael Dalessandro: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The flop fell {7-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{q-Spades} pairing Dalessandro's queen but he still needed help to win the hand.

Dalessandro found some with the {a-Spades} turn, but it also gave his opponent the flush draw heading to the river.

Luckily for Dalessandro, the river was a blank with {4-Diamonds} to send his opponent out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Dalessandro us
Michael Dalessandro 		800,000
400,000
 400,000

Tags: Michael Dalessandro

Lau Turns Aggression Against Weng

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Johnny Lau
Johnny Lau

Bin Weng opened for 36,000 on the button and Johnny Lau defended his big blind.

The flop fell {4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Lau check-called Weng's 34,000 bet to see the {3-Clubs} turn.

Lau check-called Weng's 104,000 bet and took down the pot with a 250,000 bet after the {j-Spades} fell on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Lau us
Johnny Lau 		1,300,000
630,000
 630,000
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng 		480,000
-300,000
 -300,000
$25K Fantasy
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Bin WengJohnny Lau

Ying Runs His Kings Into Bambrick's Aces; Loses Chip Lead

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Po Ying
Po Ying

After a series of three and four-bets, James Bambrick was all in preflop for 660,000 and was called by Po Ying

Po Ying: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
James Bambrick: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}

Bambrick got the weapons of mass destruction at the perfect time to grab a double up from the chip leader as the board ran out {5-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Po Ying us
Po Ying 		1,400,000
-1,000,000
 -1,000,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
James Bambrick us
James Bambrick 		1,300,000
1,190,000
 1,190,000
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Po YingJames Bambrick

Dalessandro Continues Hot Streak, Hooks Opponent for Elimination

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Michael Dalessandro
Michael Dalessandro

There was all in action preflop between Michael Dalessandro from the cutoff and the small blind player.

Opponent: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Michael Dalessandro: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

It was another classic race for Dalessandro, but this time he held the made hand and it held up as the board dropped {q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} as he scored another elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Dalessandro us
Michael Dalessandro 		1,100,000
300,000
 300,000

Tags: Michael Dalessandro

Morgan Flops Boat to Double Through Garguillo

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mike Morgan
Mike Morgan

After four initial limpers, Mike Morgan jammed all in for 90,000 from the big blind and Joseph Garguilo jammed for the top from under the gun getting isolation.

Mike Morgan: {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Joseph Garguilo: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Morgan was behind but got a big blind special as he flopped a boat and doubled up as the board ran out {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Garguilo us
Joseph Garguilo 		400,000
100,000
 100,000
Mike Morgan us
Mike Morgan 		220,000
83,000
 83,000

Tags: Mike MorganJoseph Garguilo

DaConti Eliminated

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Dan DaConti
Dan DaConti

While PokerNews was walking around getting updated chip counts, Dan DaConti was seen leaving his seat heading to the payout desk and told us about his elimination.

DaConti was down to ten big blinds and jammed holding {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and was called by his opponent holding {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}.

DaConti flopped a ten and was looking good to grab the much needed double, but his opponent spiked a queen on the river to end his tournament run.

Player Chips Progress
Dan DaConti us
Dan DaConti 		Busted

Tags: Dan DaConti

Porter's Snowmen Melted by Tran's Rockets

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Thao Tran
Thao Tran

Andrew Porter opened under the gun and Thao Tran jammed from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Porter who called for less.

Thao Tran: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Andrew Porter: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Tran had been asking the dealers for aces all day and got them at a perfect time as the board ran out {q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} to eliminate Porter.

Player Chips Progress
Thao Tran us
Thao Tran 		900,000
900,000
 900,000
Andrew Porter us
Andrew Porter 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrew PorterThao Tran

Morgan Rivers Full House; Leaves Siegel with Pebbles

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Marv Siegel
Marv Siegel

There was heads-up all in action after a {6-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop between Marv Siegel from the big blind and Mike Morgan from the cutoff.

Marv Siegel: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Mike Morgan: {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Morgan flopped top-two pair but still had to dodge some clubs to win the hand.

The dealer burned and turned the {2-Hearts} which was no help to Siegel, nor was the {9-Hearts} river as the Day 1b chip leader was reduced to table scraps.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Morgan us
Mike Morgan 		900,000
680,000
 680,000
Marv Siegel us
Marv Siegel 		130,000
-1,270,000
 -1,270,000

Tags: Marv SiegelMike Morgan

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