Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 500
Day: 1a
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

Forsyth Wakes Up with Rockets

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
John Forsyth
John Forsyth

Frank Brannan opened under the gun for 4,000 and the cutoff player three-bet to 12,000. Lloyd Breuer called on the button while John Forsyth four-bet to 40,000 from the big blind. Brannan mucked his hand while the cutoff player five-bet jammed getting a fold from Breuer and a call from Forsyth.

John Forsyth: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Forsyth had his opponent crushed and improved to set with the {5-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} flop.

The {10-Diamonds} turn brought a sweat for Forsyth bringing not only chop outs to the diamond but his opponent could win the hand with any jack.

Luckily for Forsyth, the river fell a brick the {3-Hearts} eliminating his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Lloyd Breuer us
Lloyd Breuer
268,700
14,700
14,700
John Forsyth us
John Forsyth
130,000
68,600
68,600
Frank Brannan us
Frank Brannan
105,500
-114,500
-114,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Frank BrannanJohn ForsythLloyd Breuer

Gadre Boats Up Taveras-Garcia for Double

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Harish Gadre
Harish Gadre

A player from early position opened for 6,500 and was called by Taveras-Garcia from the hijack along with Harish Gadre from the cutoff.

The {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop was checked to Gadre who moved all in for 29,000 and was called by Taveras-Garcia.

Harish Gadre: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Gadre flopped the full house leaving Taveras-Garcia drawing dead as the {7-Hearts} turn and {q-Hearts} river completed the board to give Gadre the much needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia us
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia
226,000
-53,000
-53,000
Harish Gadre us
Harish Gadre
75,000
32,500
32,500

Tags: Harish GadreGilberto Taveras-Garcia

Bilotti Finds a Double with Lucky Sevens

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Nicholas Bilotti
Nicholas Bilotti

Nicholas Bilotti open-jammed for his last 22,500 on the button and was called by the big blind player.

Nicholas Bilotti: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

It was a race with Bilotti holding the made hand as the flop fell {9-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}.

The {10-Hearts} turn brought broadway outs to Bilotti's opponent but the river fell the {4-Spades} to give him the much needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Bilotti us
Nicholas Bilotti
45,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: Nicholas Bilotti

Bilotti Riding Major Heater; Over 300K

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nicholas Bilotti
Nicholas Bilotti

A player from early position open-jammed for 47,000 and Nicholas Bilotti came over the top from the hijack. Action was on James Lillis who four-bet jammed over the top from the cutoff getting isolation.

James Lillis: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
All-In Player: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Nicholas Bilotti: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

It was a race with Lillis holding the overcards to his opponent's pocket pair's.

The {j-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop was no help to Lillis nor was the {5-Spades} turn as he needed an ace or king to spike to score the double elimination.

Luckily for Bilotti, the river was neither as it paired the board with the {5-Diamonds} to give him the main pot along with another 81,500 from Lillis.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Bilotti us
Nicholas Bilotti
304,000
259,000
259,000
James Lillis us
James Lillis
110,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Nicholas BilottiJames Lillis

Sameer Batra Leads The Remaining 45 Day 1A Players of Big Stax XXXI 500

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sameer Batra
Sameer Batra

Twelve hours and 15 levels are in the books on Day 1a of the Big Stax XXXI 500, as 45 players find a bag from a 249 starting field to advance to Sunday’s Day 2.

Sameer Batra ended the day as the chip leader with 502,500. Batra was around the top throughout the day and held onto the chip lead even though Thomas Holowchuk made a run for it at the end of the night bagging 474,500, which was good enough for second.

Coming third in chips was Nicholas Bilotti, who ended the night with (410,500) after being down to just 22,500 to start the Level 13. Rounding out the top five stacks are Mike Kemeter (402,000) and John Forsyth (392,000).

Other players to advance include Ronan Teixeira (334,500), Vincent Teutonico, (271,500), Guoliang Chen (267,000), James Lillis (246,000), and Robert Link (191,500).

Two more starting flights remain, with Day 1b starting at 11 a.m. local time on Friday.

Come back to PokerNews for updates throughout the rest of the Big Stax XXXI 500 tournament.

Tags: Guoliang ChenJames LillisJohn ForsythNicholas BilottiRobert LinkRonan TeixeiraThomas HolowchukVincent Teutonico