Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 500
Day: 1a
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Event Info
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Event Info
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$440,325
Entries
927
Players Left
927
Average Chip Stack
40,000
Total Chips
37,080,000
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
249
Players Left
45
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Fontanos Scoops Pot with River Bet

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Marko Fontanos
Marko Fontanos

After no initial raise, five players saw a {k-Hearts}{4-Spades}{a-Hearts} flop.

Action was checked to Istvan Szabo who fired out 1,300 from middle position.

Ronan Teixeira called from late position, along with, Marko Fontanos from the hijack and William Walter from the small blind.

After the {7-Spades} fell on the turn, Walter check-called Szabo's 2,500 bet along with Teixeira and Fontanos to see the {10-Spades} river complete the board.

Action was checked to Fontanos who took down the pot after he bet 11,500.

Player Chips Progress
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Ronan Teixeira
98,500
58,500
58,500
Profile photo of Marko Fontanos us
Marko Fontanos
58,700
18,700
18,700
Profile photo of William Walter us
William Walter
30,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Istvan Szabo hu
Istvan Szabo
20,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Marko FontanosIstvan SzaboRonan TeixeiraWilliam Walter

Matrone Out-Kicks Shao

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Tong Shao
Tong Shao

Tong Shao and Ayman Sawaged limp-called Michael Matrone's 1,300 raise to see a {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{a-Hearts} flop.

Action was checked to Matrone who continued for 3,200 and was called by Shao from under the gun while Sawaged mucked his hand.

Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} turn and Shao lead out for 4,000 after the {j-Clubs} fell on the river.

Matrone looked him up and was a good call as his {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} was superior to Sho's {a-Spades}{2-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Matrone
47,000
Profile photo of Ayman Sawaged us
Ayman Sawaged
35,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Tong Shao us
Tong Shao
34,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Michael MatroneAyman SawagedTong Shao

Gadre Rivers the Wheel to Crack Smith's Set of Ducks

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Harish Gadre
Harish Gadre

After no initial raise, seven players saw a {4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop that was checked around to the {2-Diamonds} turn.

Action was checked to Charles Smith who bet 1,600 and was called by Harish Gadre, leaving the two players heads-up.

The {a-Spades} fell on the river and Smith lead out for 1,600. Gadre raised to 6,000 and Smith looked him up.

Gadre tabled {5-Spades}{3-Hearts} for the wheel and Smith tossed {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} face up into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Harish Gadre
55,000
10,000
10,000
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Charles Smith
32,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Harish GadreCharles Smith

Najjar Stays Aggressive; Gets Paid By Xu

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante
Yinglun Xu
Yinglun Xu

Tony Najjaropened for 1,200 from the hijack and was called by Yinglun Xu on the button, along with Kevin Johnson from the small blind.

The {2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{j-Clubs} flop was checked to Xu who fired out 4,500 and was called by both opponents to see the {k-Hearts} fall on the turn.

Johnson check-folded after Najjar bet 6,000 while Xu called.

The {a-Hearts} river completed the board and Najjar lead out for 8,000.

Xu thought for a few moments, then tossed out his chips and called.

Najjar tabled {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for a rivered straight to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Tony Najjar
55,000
Profile photo of Kevin Johnson us
Kevin Johnson
35,000
Profile photo of Yinglun Xu us
Yinglun Xu
11,100
28,900
28,900

Tags: Yinglun XuKevin JohnsonTony Najjar

Welcome to Day 1A of the Big Stax XXXI 500 at Parx Casino

Daniel Park
Daniel Park

The Big Stax poker series at Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania continues today with Day 1a of Big Stax XXXI 500 at 11 a.m.

Back in August, this event attracted 1,224 entries and at the end, it was Daniel Park and Jakob Datashvili agreeing on an ICM chop with Park claiming the first-place prize of $95,017 along with the Big Stax XXXI 500 trophy.

Parx Big Stax XXX 500 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometwnPrize Money
1Daniel ParkBayside, New York$95,017
2Jakob DatashviliForest Hills, New York$81,733
3John AlesiAsbury Park, Pennsylvania$44,593
4Daniel DacontiMount Laurel, New Jersey$33,733
5Carlos AlvaradoOceanside, New York$24,419
6Steven SarmientoForest Hills, New York$18,372
7Kyle BrockCheltenham, Pennsylvania$14,070
8Christoph CsikMartinsville, New Jersey$10,814
9Russell RothsteinParamus, New Jersey$8,605

Parx Big Stax XXXI 500 Outlook

There first two starting flights will start at 11 a.m. with the last beginning at 10 a.m. All starting flights will play through Level 15. The surviving players from each flight will combine for Day 2 action on Sunday, October 6th, with the final table set to play out on Monday, October 7th.

The tournament will start players with 40,000 in chips with blinds lasting 45-minute for the starting flights. Day 2 will see levels upped to 60 minutes, while the final table will see them increase to 90 minutes in the final day.

15-minute breaks will occur after levels 3, 6 and 12 on each Day 1 with a dinner break at 6:30 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

LevelLengthSmall BlindBig BlindBB Ante
145 minutes1001000
245 minutes100100100
345 minutes100200200
445 minutes200300300
545 minutes200400400
645 minutes300500500
745 minutes300600600
845 minutes400800800
945 minutes5001,0001,000
1045 minutes6001,2001,200
1145 minutes8001,6001,600
1245 minutes1,0002,0002,000
1345 minutes1,5002,5002,500
1445 minutes1,5003,0003,000
1545 minutes2,0004,0004,000

The tournament will be held in Parx East (3rd floor) for each Day 1 with Day 2 and the final day taking place in the poker room in the main casino.

PokerNews will be providing the live updates for all of the Big Stax XXXI Series so stay tuned here to catch all of the action.

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