Welcome to the Final Starting Flight of the Big Stax XXXI 500 at Parx Casino

The final starting flight of the Big Stax XXXI 500 is set to kick off at 10 a.m. local time today at the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Yesterday saw a total of 232 entries come out for the second starting flight and at the end of the night, 45 players found a bag for Day 2.

The two starting flights have combined for 481 total entries with 90 players advancings to Day 2.

Bagging the top five stacks at end of Day 1b were Jonathan Diolosa (854,500), Sridhar Natarajan (575,500), Aubrey Williams (506,500). Samuel Taylor (405,000), and David Lin (392,500).

Other players to advance include Joe Palma (350,500), Ryan Eriquezzo, (342,000), Daniel Sewnig (300,000), Marilyn Matthews (223,000), and Tam Nguyen (221,000).

Parx Big Stax XXXI 500 Outlook

The tournament will start players with 40,000 in chips and cards will be in the air at 10 a.m. for Day 1d. Just like the first two starting flights, today will play through fifteen 45-minute levels. The surviving players will combine for Day 2 action on Sunday, October 6th at 11 a.m. with the final table set to play out on Monday, October 7th with a start time of noon.

15-minute breaks will occur after levels 3, 6, and12, with a dinner break at 5:30 p.m. It is an unlimited re-entry and best-stack-forward event. Late registration and re-entry will be available until Level 17 begins.

Starting Flights Structure

Level	Length	Small Blind	Big Blind	BB Ante
1	45 minutes	100	100	0
2	45 minutes	100	100	100
3	45 minutes	100	200	200
4	45 minutes	200	300	300
5	45 minutes	200	400	400
6	45 minutes	300	500	500
7	45 minutes	300	600	600
8	45 minutes	400	800	800
9	45 minutes	500	1,000	1,000
10	45 minutes	600	1,200	1,200
11	45 minutes	800	1,600	1,600
12	45 minutes	1,000	2,000	2,000
13	45 minutes	1,500	2,500	2,500
14	45 minutes	1,500	3,000	3,000
15	45 minutes	2,000	4,000	4,000