Big Stax 500 | Parx Big Stax XXXI

10-07-2019 09:25 UTC-4

The Final Day of the Big Stax XXXI 300 Kicks-Off at Noon

Anthony Thompson

The final day of the Big Stax XXXI 500 is set to kick-off at noon! The tournament has 18 players returning to battle it out for the $87,185 first-place prize.

Leading the way is a very familiar face in Vineet Pahuja. Pahuja has a long record of tournament cashes and wins dating back to 2007 with earnings closing in on $3,00,000. Pahuja brings almost a double chip average-sized stack into the final day with 4,085,000 but has table-mate Josias Dossantos hot on his tail with 3,890,000.

Dossantos is no slouch either, not only is he second in chips, he brings over 1.1 million in career earnings to the table. With that being said, there is still plenty of tough competition. Their table alone accumulates to over $5,000,000 in lifetime earnings when you just add in Michael Marder and John Alesi, who finished third in this tournament back in August.

Final 2 Table Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
10	1	Vineet Pahuja	4,085,000
10	2	Michael Marder	2,175,000
10	3	Friman Villalona	2,405,000
10	4	Kevin Lutz	1,205,000
10	5	Mark Amabile	640,000
10	6	Tam Nguyen	2,045,000
10	7	John Alesi	1,675,000
10	8	Michael Linster	1,490,000
10	9	Josias Dossantos	3,890,000

11	1	Joe Palma	1,870,000
11	2	Jeffrey Gross	560,000
11	3	Travis Decker	2,090,000
11	4	Mitchell Brown	2,505,000
11	5	Mike Kemeter	1,875,000
11	6	Steven Mccullough	2,740,000
11	7	Travis Hartshorn	1,885,000
11	8	Russell Rothstein	1,420,000
11	9	Rafal Kordys	2,425,000

All remaining will now be guaranteed at least a payday of $3,391, but every player at the final table will be eyeing the $87,185 first-place prize as only 18 players stand between securing the hefty payday.

Big Stax XXXI 500 Remaining Prizepool & Payouts

Place	Prize Money
1	$87,185
2	$55,085
3	$35,931
4	$26,331
5	$19,683
6	$14,795
7	$11,360
8	$8,718
9	$6,913
10-12	$5,416
13-15	$4,271
16-18	$3,391

The final 18 players will return at noon today, 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 wll increase to 90-minutes in length, with a 10-minute break after every one level of play. The tournament will not stop until a winner is crowned, taking home the $87,185 first-place prize.

Big Stax 500 Final Day Structure

Level	Length	Small Blind	Big Blind	BB Ante
26	90 minutes	25,000	50,000	50,000
27	90 minutes	30,000	60,000	60,000
28	90 minutes	40,000	80,000	80,000
29	90 minutes	50,000	100,000	100,000
30	90 minutes	60,000	120,000	120,000
31	90 minutes	75,000	150,000	150,000
32	90 minutes	100,000	200,000	200,000
33	90 minutes	125,000	250,000	250,000
34	90 minutes	150,000	300,000	300,000
35	90 minutes	200,000	400,000	400,0000
36	90 minutes	250,000	500,000	500,000
37	90 minutes	300,000	600,000	600,000
38	90 minutes	400,000	800,000	800,000
39	90 minutes	500,000	1,000,000	1,000,000

Stay tuned here as PokerNews will be on the tournament floor bringing you all of the live-action until a new champion of the Big Stax XXXI 500 is crowned.

Tags: effrey Gross Friman Villalona Joe Palma John Alesi Josias Dossantos Kevin Lutz Mark Amabile Michael Linster Michael Marder Mitchell Brown Rafal Kordys Russell Rothstein Steven Mccullough Tam Nguyen Travis Decker Travis Hartshorn Vineet Pahuja

10-07-2019 12:14 UTC-4

Palma Doubles Through Decker with Kings

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Rafal Kordys opened for 100,000 from middle position and Joe Palma three-bet to 310,000 from late position. Action was on Travis Decker who four-bet jammed on the button getting folds from the blinds and Kordys while Palma called.

Joe Palma:
Travis Decker:

Both players woke up with premium hands but it was Palma holding the cowboys who would find a double after the run out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Palma	3,600,000 1,730,000	1,730,000
Rafal Kordys	2,325,000 -100,000	-100,000
Travis Decker	300,000 -1,790,000	-1,790,000

Tags: Joe Palma Rafal Kordys Travis Decker

10-07-2019 12:20 UTC-4

Amabile Flushes Alesi with Same Hand for Double Up

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Friman Villalona opened for 125,000 from the hijack and Mark Amabile jammed for 515,000 on the button. Action was on John Alesi who came over the top from the big blind getting isolation.

John Alesi:
Mark Amabile:

Both players held the same hands but things got interesting after the flop giving Amabile the flush draw.

Amabile didn't have much of a sweat as he completed his flush with after the dealer turned the and he doubled up once the river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Friman Villalona	2,300,000 -105,000	-105,000
Mark Amabile	1,200,000 560,000	560,000
John Alesi	1,100,000 -575,000	-575,000

Tags: Friman Villalona John Alesi Mark Amabile

10-07-2019 12:30 UTC-4

Gross Out-Flops Brown for Double Up

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Travis Hartshorn opened for 120,000 from early position and Rafal Kordys called from middle position. Action was on Jeffrey Gross who three-bet all in for 500,000 from the cutoff and was called by Mitchell Brown from the small blind while the other two folded.

Jeffrey Gross:
Mitchell Brown:

Brown had Gross dominated until the flop hit the felt.

The turn paired the board with the and brown needed a king or ten to win the hand.

Luckily for Gross, the river fell a to give him the much needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafal Kordys	2,200,000 -125,000	-125,000
Mitchell Brown	2,000,000 -505,000	-505,000
Travis Hartshorn	1,600,000 -285,000	-285,000
Jeffrey Gross	1,100,000 540,000	540,000

Tags: Travis Hartshorn Rafal Kordys Mitchell Brown Jeffrey Gross

10-07-2019 12:45 UTC-4

Hartshorn Doubles Through Brown

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mitchell Brown limped in under the gun and Travis Hartshorn raised all in for 875,000 from middle position. Action folded back around to Mitchell who called.

Mitchell Brown:
Travis Hartshorn:

"Lets see if I can get lucky with ace-queen," Brown said as the flop fell.

Just as Hartshorn stood up the dealer dropped the on the turn and added another on the river with the to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Hartshorn	1,700,000 100,000	100,000
Mitchell Brown	1,100,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Mitchell Brown Travis Hartshorn

10-07-2019 12:55 UTC-4

Travis Decker Eliminated in 18th Place ($3,391)

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Travis Decker open-jammed for 195,000 from the hijack and was called by Mitchell Brown from the cutoff. Action was on Mike Kemeter who came over the top on the button getting isolation.

Travis Decker:
Mike Kemeter:

Decker was behind and didn't receive any help from the flop.

The turn brought some sunshine for Decker with the but it quickly got rained on as the dealer dropped the on the river to end his tournament run in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Kemeter	2,400,000 525,000	525,000
Mitchell Brown	1,000,000 -100,000	-100,000
Travis Decker	Busted

Tags: Travis Decker Mitchell Brown

10-07-2019 13:05 UTC-4

Brown Turns One-Outer to Double Through Palma

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

There was all in action on a board between Joe Palma and Mitchell Brown.

Joe Palma:
Mitchell Brown:

Palma needed a six to fall on the river to eliminate Brown but it fell the to give Brown the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mitchell Brown	3,090,000 2,090,000	2,090,000
Joe Palma	2,910,000 -690,000	-690,000

Tags: Mitchell Brown Joe Palma

10-07-2019 13:26 UTC-4

Linster Doubles Through Dossantos

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Michael Linster opened for 110,000 from the cutoff and Josias Dossantos called on the button along with Michael Marder from the big blind to see a flop.

Action was checked to Linster who continued for 115,000 and was called by Dossantos while Marder folded.

Linster jammed for 670,000 once the fell on the turn and was called by Dossantos.

Michael Linster:
Josias Dossantos:

Dossantos needed an eight to fall on the river but it was the improving Linster's hand to a full house securing his double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josias Dossantos	2,700,000 -1,190,000	-1,190,000
Michael Marder	2,000,000 -175,000	-175,000
Michael Linster	1,860,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Josias Dossantos Michael Linster Michael Marder

10-07-2019 14:03 UTC-4

Gross Rivers Hartshorn for Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jeffrey Gross open-jammed under the gun for 840,000 and Travis Hartshorn came over the top getting isolation.

Jeffrey Gross:
Travis Hartshorn:

Hartshorn had Gross dominated but the flop fell giving Gross the flush draw.

The turn didn't change a thing but Gross paired with the river to give him another double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Gross	1,800,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Travis Hartshorn	680,000 -920,000	-920,000

Tags: Jeffrey Gross Travis Hartshorn

10-07-2019 14:32 UTC-4

Cowboys Hold for Alesi to Snag Double from Linster

Anthony Thompson

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

John Alesi open-jammed for 975,000 from early position and Michael Linster came over the top sitting directly on his left getting isolation.

John Alesi:
Michael Linster:

Alesi held a made hand of cowboys that held after the run out to grab the much needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Alesi	1,950,000 845,000	845,000
Michael Linster	900,000 -925,000	-925,000

Tags: John Alesi Michael Linster