Welcome to Day 1A of the Big Stax XXXI 500 at Parx Casino
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
| Place | Player | Hometwn | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Park | Bayside, New York | $95,017 |
| 2 | Jakob Datashvili | Forest Hills, New York | $81,733 |
| 3 | John Alesi | Asbury Park, Pennsylvania | $44,593 |
| 4 | Daniel Daconti | Mount Laurel, New Jersey | $33,733 |
| 5 | Carlos Alvarado | Oceanside, New York | $24,419 |
| 6 | Steven Sarmiento | Forest Hills, New York | $18,372 |
| 7 | Kyle Brock | Cheltenham, Pennsylvania | $14,070 |
| 8 | Christoph Csik | Martinsville, New Jersey | $10,814 |
| 9 | Russell Rothstein | Paramus, 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
| 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 |
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.
flop was checked to Gadre who took down the pot with a 1,400 bet.
flop was checked to Xu who fired out 4,500 and was called by both opponents to see the 
fall on the turn. 
river completed the board and Najjar lead out for 8,000. 
for a rivered straight to scoop the pot.
fell on the river and Smith lead out for 1,600. Gadre raised to 6,000 and Smith looked him up. 
for the wheel and Smith tossed 
face up into the muck.
turn and Shao lead out for 4,000 after the 
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fell on the turn, Walter check-called Szabo's 2,500 bet along with Teixeira and Fontanos to see the 
river complete the board. 
fell on the turn and Smith check-called Ogitis 2,000 bet to see the 
flop after no initial raise, and action was checked to George Alberto who bet 1,700 from the cutoff. Action folded around to Menachem Landwirt who called from early position. 
fell on the turn and both players checked the 
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flop. 
