Big Stax 1100
Day 1a Completed
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Big Stax 1100
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$671,143
Entries
629
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
217
Players Left
55
Steven Snyder Leads After Day 1a of the Parx Big Stax 1100
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a of the Parx Big Stax XXXII 1100 Championship saw 217 entrants take to the felt, and by the time the clock expired on Level 15 the field was whittled down to 55 players. Leading the pack was Steven Snyder, who bagged 431,500.
Others to bag big stacks were Greg Fishberg (407,500), Joseph Wertz (406,500), Justin Huff (406,5000, and George Chen (400,500).
Joining them for Sunday’s Day 2 will be Ryan McKnight (326,000), Michael Marder (231,500), Victor Ramdin (224,000), Joey “Mush” Galazzo (219,500), and DFS expert andcofounder of Establish the Run Adam Levitan (101,000), and Daniel Weinman (96,000).
Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to bag. Among those to fall on Day 1a were defending champ Grigoriy Shvarts, 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Greg Raymer, CJ McCray, Richard Sipple Sirous Jamshidi, 2015 WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen, and Don Himpele.
The second and final starting flight will get underway at 11 a.m. on Saturday here at Parx. Late registration and reentry are open all day long. Once again, the plan is to play 15 levels. PokerNews will be there to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.
End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
431,500 | 6,500 |
|
407,500 | 197,500 |
|
407,500 | 17,500 |
|
406,500 | 406,500 |
|
400,500 | 400,500 |
|
|
380,000 | 380,000 |
|
|
380,000 | |
|
349,500 | 224,500 |
|
326,500 | 156,500 |
|
313,000 | |
|
303,000 | |
|
|
297,500 | |
|
264,500 | |
|
|
264,000 | -26,000 |
|
260,000 | 110,000 |
|
256,000 | |
|
231,500 | 81,500 |
|
230,000 | |
|
229,500 | |
|
224,000 | 164,000 |
|
220,500 | |
|
219,500 | 149,500 |
|
214,000 | |
|
210,000 | |
|
209,500 | 19,500 |
Four More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play four more hands at each table before bagging and tagging on Day 1a. Stay tuned for some chip counts (full chip counts to be posted in the morning) and a short recap of the action.
Ritchie Sends Riccobono to the Rail
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joe Ritchie opened for 12,000 under the gun and action folded to Al Riccobono, who three-bet all in for 61,000 from the small blind. Ritchie asked for a count and then made the call.
Al Riccobono: 
Joe Ritchie: 
It was a flip, but not after the flop fell 
to give Ritchie a boat. Riccobono needed to catch running sevens to stay alive but the 
turn took away any chance of that happening.
The meaningless 
was run out on the river and Riccobono took his leave from the tournament just short of the Day 1a conclusion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 | |
|
Busted |
Cohen Gets Lucky to Double Through Marmen
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Mike Cohen open-jammed for 35,000 from the cutoff and Derek Marmen called from the small blind.
Mike Cohen: 
Derek Marmen:
Cohen was dominated and things didn't look good on the 
flop. However, the dealer delivered salvation by turning the 
to give Cohen nines full.
The 
river failed to change anything and a seemingly frustrated Marmen sent the chips to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | |
|
31,000 | -44,000 |
Marder Nearly Triples
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Marder moved all in for 46,000 under the gun and the player in the hijack called off for 42,000. The player on the button then jammed to put both players at risk, which prompted both blinds to fold.
Michael Marder: 
Hijack: 
Button: 
The board ran out 
and Marder made deuces full of aces to nearly triple in the last level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | 70,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Taormina Survives Giovanniello
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joey Taormina opened with a raise from the cutoff only to be met with a three-bet to 26,000 from Dominick Giovanniello on the button. Both blinds folded and Taormina responded by four-bet jamming for 70,000. Giovanniello didn't seem excited about it but spiked in a call after pausing for a few beats.
Dominick Giovanniello:
Joey Taormina:
Taormina had the better ace and he shipped the double after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | |
|
127,000 | -73,000 |
Elyazyan Wins Flip to Bust Opponent
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A played open-jammed for 57,000 from middle position and David Elyazyan isolated by three-betting all in for approximately 130,000 from the cutoff.
David Elyazyan: 
Opponent: 
It was a flip but not after the flop came down 
to pair Elyazyan. The turn was a brick and so was the 
river to send the at-risk player to the rail here in the penultimate level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 190,000 |