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Parx Big Stax XXXII
Big Stax 300
Day: 1a
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Spence Gets His Pocket Queens Paid
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Facing a limp, call, and a raise to 2,300 from the button, Nick Spence three-bet all in form 9,100 from the big blind.
Only the button called, and the two players went to showdown.
Nick Spence: 
Button: 
Board: 
The button reluctantly turned over his ace-jack suited when he saw Spence's pocket queens, and the runout ended with Spence hitting top set on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
Hoodwinked?
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
A pot of more than 14,000 was on the line on the river, with the board showing 
.
Mark Napier, under the gun, put in a bet for 11,200, and Ronald Alina, on Napier's direct left, raised to 33,000.
"Oh boy," said Napier as he contemplated the decision. He eventually chose to fold, sending the big pot Alina's way.
"I don't know if I was hoodwinked or not," said Napier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
91,000 | |
|
63,000 |
Lee Building a Mountain
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Chris Lee has one of the biggest stacks in the room on Day 1a, with his latest pot coming at the expense of Rey Silva.
Both Lee and Silva were involved in a three-way pot with 
on the board. Lee bet 20,000 from early position, Silva called from middle positio, and the third player folded.
Lee showed 
, and Silva mucked, sending Lee a massive pot and putting him at 174,000 chips.
"What a setup," said Lee, who bounced back on the following hand by doubling up with 
on a queen-high board against an opponent's 
.
The double put Silva back around the starting stack as Level 7 plays on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
174,000 | 174,000 |
|
|
36,000 | 36,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Break Time
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Patur Catches on the River
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
With 
on the board, the small blind bet 1,500 into a 3,000 pot.
The big blind called, and Bala Patur, from middle position, put in the big raise, going all in for 18,000.
The small blind called, and the big blind folded.
Bala Patur:
Small Blind: 
The small blind, who flopped a straight and was well ahead of Patur's pair of kings, could only shake his head in disbelief when the 
hit the board, giving Patur the better straight. Patur collected the pot, and his tournament run continues on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 |
Queen-Three Versus Queen-Three
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Three players, including Tony Cheng on the small blind, and Ezra Mann in the big blind, checked through the turn on a 
board.
The river came 
, Cheng bet 5,700, Mann called, and the other player, from early position, folded.
Cheng turned over 
, and Mann hesitated for a few moments, then himself tabled . The two queen-three hands chopped the pot, with both having trip threes with a king-queen kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | |
|
|
22,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500