Parx Big Stax XXXII

Big Stax 300
Day: 1c
Event Info

Parx Big Stax XXXII

Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Entries
2,257
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
22,570,000
Total Chips
67,710,000
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
404
Players Left
75

Palermo Doubles Up and Then Some

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Leonardo Palermo opened to 3,000 in early position, the button and small blind both called, and the big blind shoved for 35,000.

Palermo called for his shorter stack of 27,000 total, and the other two players folded.

Leonardo Palermo: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Big Blind: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Board: {9-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Palermo was one card away from elimination, but the {10-Clubs} brought in a set on the river, keeping him in contention on Day 1c.

Player Chips Progress
Leonardo Palermo us
Leonardo Palermo
63,000

Murrell Moving Up

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The under-the-gun player limped, Murph Murrell raised to 6,500 from early position, the button called, and the original limper called.

Action checked to Murrell on the {7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop, Murrell bet 10,000, and got no takers, winning the pot and going over the 100k chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Murph Murrell us
Murph Murrell
114,000 114,000

Tags: Murph Murrell

Raiman Doubles Up

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

David Raiman open shoved for 24,700 from the cutoff, and got a call from the big blind. Raiman had the shorter of the two stacks going to the showdown.

David Raiman: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Big Blind: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Board: {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Raiman's ace-queen held against the big blind's ace-jack, and he's back in business with more than 50k as Level 10 plays on.

Player Chips Progress
David Raiman us
David Raiman
52,400 52,400

Tags: David Raiman

Ace-High Good for Gay

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Neal Gay opened to 3,100 from the hijack, and Ronan Babos called in the big blind.

Both players checked the {4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{j-Spades} flop. Babos checked the {5-Spades} turn, Gay bet 3,100, and Babos called.

Both players checked the {2-Hearts} river, and Gay showed {a-Spades}{7-Spades}, which was good enough to take down the pot, as Babos mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ronan Babos us
Ronan Babos
100,000 42,000
Neal Gay us
Neal Gay
56,000

Tags: Ronan BabosNeal Gay

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Chip Counts at Dinner Break

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Skyllas us
Nicholas Skyllas
200,000 146,000
Alex Dubinski us
Alex Dubinski
185,000 109,500
Adelsinei Desilva us
Adelsinei Desilva
127,000 77,000
John Long us
John Long
117,000 45,000
William Garnett us
William Garnett
108,000 3,000
Vikas Sharma us
Vikas Sharma
105,000 65,000
Jerard Chow us
Jerard Chow
100,000 45,000
Matthew Virga us
Matthew Virga
93,000 -10,000
Ronald Sims us
Ronald Sims
90,000 2,000
Jonathan Gonzalez us
Jonathan Gonzalez
88,000 -52,000
Christopher Larrea us
Christopher Larrea
78,000 52,000
Gregory Joslyn us
Gregory Joslyn
73,000 22,000
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
70,000 12,000
Ronan Babos us
Ronan Babos
58,000 -20,000
Terrance Savage us
Terrance Savage
44,000 -9,000
Ryan McNamara us
Ryan McNamara
30,000 -31,000
John Grausam us
John Grausam
27,000 -99,000
Daniel Focarelli us
Daniel Focarelli
16,000 6,000

Grabel Gets Two Pair Paid

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Kevin Grabel
Kevin Grabel

Kevin Grabel open raised from under the gun, the button three-bet, and Grabel made the call.

With about 17,000 in the pot, both players checked the {6-Spades}{a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop.

Grabel bet 8,900 on the {7-Hearts} turn, and the button called.

Grabel bet 13,900 on the {j-Hearts} river, and the button tanked briefly, then called. Grabel showed {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, the button mucked, and Grabel took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Grabel us
Kevin Grabel
125,000 61,000

Tags: Kevin Grabel

Huge Hero Call for Szabo

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With around 20,000 in the pot on the river, and the board showing {k-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades}, Istvan Szabo checked from the big blind.

His hijack opponent put in an overbet, making it 25,000 to go. Szabo didn't think too long before deciding on a call.

The hijack showed {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, his bluff attempt thwarted by Szabo's {j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. The details leading up to the river are unknown, but Szabo is near 50k after making the call.

Player Chips Progress
Istvan Szabo us
Istvan Szabo
48,000 12,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000