Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Big Stax 300
Day: 1d
Whigham Doubles Up
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Facing a limp from early position and a raise from the hijack, Carlos Whigham three-bet shoved for 89,500.
The hijack made the call, having Whigham slightly covered.
Carlos Whigham: 
Hijack: 
Board: 
Whigham's pocket aces held, and the win put him near the 200k mark as Day 1d winds down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,500 |
Tarantino Makes Agonizing Fold
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With 
on the board, James Tarantino checked from the big blind, and Andrew Yakubovich shoved from middle position, pushing his last 42,000 into a 50,000 pot.
Tarantino went deep into the tank, clearly anguished by the spot. He eventually folded 
face up, sending the pot to Yakubovich.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | -25,000 |
|
92,000 |
Park Takes Three-Way All In
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Daniel Park, in early postion, Mike Menzer from the cutoff, and the big blind got into a three-way preflop all in, with the big blind having the largest of the three stacks, and Menzer the shortest.
Mike Menzer: 
Daniel Park: 
Big Blind:
Board: 
Park ended up as the winner with the pair of kings coming in on the flop. Menzer was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000 | 76,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Big Stacks
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 28,000 |
|
376,000 | 376,000 |
|
326,000 | 326,000 |
|
|
293,000 | 81,000 |
|
|
287,000 | 287,000 |
|
|
260,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
235,000 | -69,000 |
|
|
110,000 | -30,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Break Time
Level 11
: 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
Players are on the last 15-minute break of Day 1d.
Guo Goes Big
Level 11
: 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
Zhi Guo is up near the 150k chip mark, in the aftermath of a hand that saw Guo nearly triple his chips.
Guo found himself on the winning end of a pocket kings versus pocket jacks versus pocket tens battle, will all of the chips going in preflop from all three players.
Guo's kings held, resulting in one elimination, and a big chunk out of Mike Razzoli's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
147,000 | |
|
|
140,000 | -82,000 |
Galazzo Wins Four-Way Pot
Level 11
: 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
The hijack opened to 3,700 and got three callers, including Nick Galazzo on the button.
All four players checked the flop.
Action checked to Galazzo on the turn, and he bet 7,000 with the 
hitting the board. All three opponents called.
The river fell , action once again checked to Galazzo, who this time bet 18,000. Both blinds folded.
The hijack went deep into the tank, agonizing over the decision for several minutes before eventually folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | 77,000 |
Zolofra Gets Paid With Seven-Three Offsuit
Level 11
: 800/1,500, 1,500 ante
Facing a short-stacked open shove from under-the-gun, Nick Zolofra made the call, having his opponent well covered.
Under the Gun:
Nick Zolofra: 
Board: 
Zolofra had the pot odds to call with any two, and he won this hand with one of hold'em's worst starting hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,000 |