Big Stax 1100 | Parx Big Stax XXXII

02-24-2020 16:15 UTC-4

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Chad Holloway

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

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02-24-2020 16:21 UTC-4

Harder Takes It on the Turn

Chad Holloway

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Christian Harder raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and Sam Ganzfried defended his big blind to see a flop.

Ganzfried check-called a bet of 90,000 and then checked again on the turn.

Harder upped his bet to 250,000 and Ganzfried folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Harder	3,600,000 200,000	200,000
Sam Ganzfried	2,100,000 -225,000	-225,000

02-24-2020 16:28 UTC-4

Let's Have a Break

Chad Holloway

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The final eight players are now on another 10-minute break.

02-24-2020 16:34 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts at the Break

Chad Holloway

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Deutsch	7,000,000 -500,000	-500,000
Brandon Lulov	6,000,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Mike Cohen	4,200,000
Raymond Ross Jr	4,045,000 45,000	45,000
Eric Most	3,750,000 150,000	150,000
Christian Harder	3,250,000 -350,000	-350,000
Sam Ganzfried	2,300,000 200,000	200,000
Ryan Hagerty	750,000 -475,000	-475,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

02-24-2020 16:53 UTC-4

Cohen Takes It on Double-Paired Board

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With around 500,000 in the pot and a flop of , Mike Choehn checked from the big blind and then called when Raymond Ross Jr bet 325,000 from the button.

Both players then checked the turn before the double paired the board on the river.

Cohen fired out 575,000 and Ross though for about 45 seconds before releasing his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Cohen	4,600,000 400,000	400,000
Raymond Ross Jr	3,500,000 -545,000	-545,000

Tags: Raymond Ross Jr Mike Cohen

02-24-2020 17:09 UTC-4

Hagerty Essentially Doubles By Swiping

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ryan Hagerty is the short stack at the table and he's recently shoved four or five times preflop, some being three-bet jams. He's yet to receive a caller and has nearly double his stack just by swiping pots preflop.

In a recent hand, Brandon Lulov raised to 130,000 from early position and folded when Hagerty three-bet all in from the cutoff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hagerty	1,350,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Ryan Hagerty

02-24-2020 17:19 UTC-4

A Look Back at the Parx Big Stax XXXII 500 Event

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Last weekend, the heads-up match for the Parx Big Stax 500 Championship, a tournament that attracted 1,496 entrants, began with Joel Deutsch facing a 52-million to seven-million chip deficit against Kenny Huynh. It ended, after a 19-hour day, with Deutsch coming out on top after a heads-up battle for the ages.

Deutsch rode the rollercoaster and staved off elimination multiple times over a two-hour match, scoring a $126,995 payday at the end of a grueling final day at Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

Deustch was short stacked for most of three-handed play and beyond, but came away with the biggest score of his career.

Deutsch, Huynh (2nd - $80,298), and Bosu Avunoori (3rd - $52,300) were the final three, with Huynh and Avunoori holding most of the chips. In a span of one big hand, followed by another final duel between Huynh and Avunoori, and heads-up play was set.

"I had nothing to lose," said Deutsch of the heads-up battle. "I'm thinking one thing; I've got second place. I didn't picture this."

Deutsch chipped away at the lead and won a couple of big pots, at one point he avoided elimination with jack-ten offsuit in a preflop all in against Huynh's ace-jack.

"It kept getting better from there," said Deutsch. "I really got some momentum going."

Click here for more details on Joel Deutsch's victory.

Final Table Results

Place	Winner	Country	Prize (USD)
1	Joel Deutsch	United States	$126,995
2	Kenny Huynh	United States	$80.298
3	Bosu Avunoori	United States	$52,300
4	Michael Michnik	United States	$38,372
5	Michael Wolf	United States	$28,637
6	Sumeet Wayachal	United States	$21,531
7	William Corvino	United States	$16,557
8	Jeffrey Giordano	United States	$12,720
9	Bouyan Han	United States	$10,019

02-24-2020 17:28 UTC-4

Slow Going

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With the stacks relatively deep in relation to the blinds, significant action has dried up here in the middle of Level 27.

In a recent hand, Sam Ganzfried raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Brandon Lulov defended his big blind. Both players then checked the flop as well as the turn.

When the completed the board on the river, Lulov bet 145,000 and Ganzfried folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Lulov	6,300,000 150,000	150,000
Sam Ganzfried	2,100,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Brandon Lulov Sam Ganzfried

02-24-2020 17:36 UTC-4

Loluv Wants It Most

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jason Deutsch raised to 135,000 from the cutoff and Brandon Lulov three-bet to 380,000 from the button. Eric Most then came in with a four-bet to 950,000 from the small blind and Deutsch got out of the way.

Not to be outdone, Lulov five-bet what appeared to be all in and Most didn't take too long to fold.