Welcome to Day 2 of the Big Stax XXXI 500 at Parx Casino
Day 2 of the Big Stax XXXI 500 is set to kick-off at 11 a.m. local time today here at the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
Yesterday's final starting flight attracted 426 total entries which, combined with the other three starting flights, combined for a total of 907 entries coming from 558 unique players.
Today will see 165 from that total return but that number will still grow as registration is still open for the first hour of play or in other words, at the end of level 16.
Top 10 After Day 1 Flights
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Diolosa | United States | 854,500 |
| 2 | Wen Zhang | United States | 664,500 |
| 3 | Sridhar Natarajan | United States | 575,000 |
| 4 | Aubrey Williams | United States | 506,500 |
| 5 | Sameer Batra | United States | 502,500 |
| 6 | Patrick Ibrahim/Lance Funston | United States | 488,500 |
| 7 | Thomas Holowchuk | United States | 474,500 |
| 8 | Michael Dichiaro | United States | 447,500 |
| 9 | Steven Ortiz | United States | 428,500 |
| 10 | Danny Pabon | United States | 414,500 |
With 165 players finding a bag for Day 2, there are is still a lot of poker to be played with plenty of other players outside the top ten. Other players that that found a bag and advanced to Day 2 include John Forsyth (392,000), Joe Palma (350,500), Ryan Eriquezzo (342,000), James Lillis (246,000) and Victor Ramdin (206,000).
Cards will be in the air at 11 a.m. with play starting at level 16 where blinds will be 2,500/5,000/5,000. Day 2 levels will increase to 60-mins with breaks occurring after every two levels with a 75- minute dinner break coming at the end of level 21. Registration and re-entry will be open until the beginning level 17. Redraws will occur when 27, 18 and 10 players remain, with Day 2 ending when either level 25 is completed or the final table is reached.
Big Stax 500 Day 2 Structure
| Level | Length | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 minutes | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 17 | 60 minutes | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 18 | 60 minutes | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 19 | 60 minutes | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 20 | 60 minutes | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 21 | 60 minutes | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 22 | 60 minutes | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 23 | 60 minutes | 15,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 24 | 60 minutes | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 25 | 60 minutes | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Day 2 kicks off today at 11 a.m. local time in the main casino poker room. Keep it here as PokerNews will be on the tournament floor bringing you all of the live-action from Day 2 of the Big Stax XXXI 500.