Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Parx Big Stax XXXI
Big Stax 500
Day: 1a
Xu Flops Ace for Double
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
After some three and four-bets, Yinglun Xu was all in for 25,900 from the big blind and found a caller from a middle position player.
Yinglun Xu: 
Opponent: 
Xu was behind but not for long as an ace appeared in the as the flop came 
.
The 
turn gave Xu's opponent both staright and flush draws, but the river paired the board with the 
to give Xu the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Landwirt Scoops Pot with Trip Kings
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
There were five players that saw a 
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.
Menachem check-called Landwirt's 4,600 continuation bet after the 
fell on the turn and both players checked the 
river.
Menachem tabled 
for trip kings to take down the pot and Landwirt said, "You're lucky a club didn't come," as he mucked 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,400
31,400
|
31,400 |
|
56,400
16,400
|
16,400 |
Link Flushes Opponents Set of Jacks for KO
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Michael Sontrap raised to 3,000 from the small blind after three initial limpers.
All three players called to a 
flop. Sontrap lead out for 7,000 and was called by an early position player, along with Robert Link from the cutoff, while the button player folded.
The 
turn was checked to Link who fired out 20,000, getting a fold from Sontrap. The early position player jammed for not much more and was called by Link.
Robert Link: 
Opponent: 
Link's opponent needed the board to pair on the river, but it fell the 
to send him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
145,000 |
Giunta Sets Up with Fives; Eliminates Opponent Holding Cowboys
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
There was three-way action that saw a 
flop.
Action was checked to John Forsyth who bet from the cutoff and Jamie Giunta raised to 15,400 from the small blind. The early position player jammed for 28,000 and was called by Giunta after Forsyth mucked his hand.
Jamie Giunta: 
Opponent:
Giunta out-flopped her opponent who wasn't able to catch up as the fell on the turn and the 
on the river to send him out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,200
61,200
|
61,200 |
|
98,400
60,400
|
60,400 |
Break Time
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Some Updated Chip Counts After Break
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,700
72,700
|
72,700 |
|
|
109,700
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
108,700
10,200
|
10,200 |
|
87,600 | |
|
|
84,600
-13,800
|
-13,800 |
|
82,400
42,400
|
42,400 |
|
72,400
-200
|
-200 |
|
40,000 | |
|
37,000 | |
|
||
|
|
32,400
-7,600
|
-7,600 |
Another Round of Chip Counts
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
213,700
173,700
|
173,700 |
|
134,700
99,700
|
99,700 |
|
|
113,600
58,600
|
58,600 |
|
|
84,700
13,300
|
13,300 |
|
74,600
24,600
|
24,600 |
|
||
|
|
71,400 | |
|
62,900
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
|
||
|
57,400
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
57,400 | |
|
48,700 | |
|
42,500 | |
|
41,700
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
41,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
40,100
-5,900
|
-5,900 |
|
37,600
-2,400
|
-2,400 |
|
15,400 | |
Tonzelli Rivers Trips to Eliminate Opponent
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
A niddle position player opened for 1,300 and Christopher Kusha three-bet to 3,700 sitting directly to his left.
Action was on Marco Agnolucci who called from the hijack, along with Anthony Tonzelli on the button.
Both the blinds mucked their hands and the initial raiser jammed for 37,100 getting folds from Kusha and Agnolucci while Tonzelli called.
Anthony Tonzelli: 
Opponent: 
"I called light," Tonzelli said as the flop fell pairing his three.
The turn was no help to Tonzelli, but as he was getting ready to double his opponent, the fell on the river giving him trips for the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | |
|
|
64,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
56,400
16,400
|
16,400 |