Day 1a of the Parx Big Stax 300 Begins at 11 a.m.
February is set to be a big month for tournament poker at Parx Casino in Bensalem Pennsylvania, with the Big Stax XXXII festival running throughout the month.
The first of three main events in the series begins today at 11 a.m., as Day 1a of the Big Stax 300 gets underway. This $300+40 buy-in tournament features the most affordable price point of the main events, and today’s action kicks off as the first of four Day 1 flights.
Beginning with a 30,000 starting stack, players will play through 14 45-minute levels today, with the blinds starting at 100/100. A big blind ante kicks in on Level 2, and the blinds ante will be at 1500/3000/3000 by the end of Level 14.
The field will take short breaks after every third level, with a 75-minute dinner break set to take place at 6:30 p.m. local time.
The Parx 300 is an unlimited re-entry event, with re-entry and late registration available through the beginning of Level 16, which is the second level of play scheduled for Day 2, which begins Sunday. Day 2 will feature all surviving players from Day 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d .
The February 2019 edition of the Big Stax 300 drew 2,874 entries, for a total prize pool of $819,090. Victor Ramdin was the eventual champion, taking home $87,327 for the win.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Parx Big Stax 300 begins!
, and action checked to the button, who bet 5,000. Chen called, the hijack folded, and the cutoff player raised all in for 14,800 total.
and river 
brought no further help, sending him the the exit.
, the small blind continuation bet for 4,000, the middle position player folded, and Bonn called.
turn, and Bonn snap called.
improved the small blind to aces and kings, but it wasn't the card he wanted to see, as it brought in a broadway straight for Bonn, ending the small blind's tournament run.
, the player in the small blind had 
on a queen-high board against an opponent's 
.
, and with 14,000 in the middle, the big blind player put in an all-in overbet, pushing his last 23,500 in the middle.
was the winner, and the pot pushed him over the 200,000 chip mark as the dinner break approaches.
river, Antunes went all in, and Mehad quickly called. Antunes was on the wrong end of a cooler, with her 
, and Antunes headed for the exit.
turn, and 40,000 on the 
river completed the hand, and the nearly 400k pot went to Miller.