Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Big Stax 300
Day: 1d
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Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Jeff Hanig, on the button, and the player on the small blind got all of the chips in preflop, with Hanig covered going to the showdown.
Jeff Hanig: 
Small Blind: 
Board: 
Hanig stood up and walked away from the table without watching the showdown, which ended favorably for him and put him at the 75k mark.
Before the board was dealt, the big blind folded pocket jacks face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Robert Varkonyi is approaching 50,000 in chips, adding another small chunk to the stack in a recent four-way pot.
Varkonyi limped under the gun, and got calls from another early-position player, as well as both blinds.
No further betting took place in the hand, with all four players checking all streets on a 
board. Varkonyi's 
ended up as the winner, sending the 1,300 pot the way of the former WSOP Main Event champ.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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48,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Mike Menzer opened to 800 from the hijack, the button called, and Aileen Freifeld three-bet to 2,800 from the big blind. Both opponents called.
The small blind checked, Freifeld continuation bet for 8,000, and Menzer thought it over for a few moments, then folded. The small blind quickly folded in turn, and Freifeld collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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93,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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31,000
31,000
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31,000 |
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
With five players in the hand and 
showing on the flop, the small blind checked, and Nissim Benjamin bet 4,100. The bet prompted three folds, and a call from the small blind.
The small blind checked again on the 
turn, Benjamin bet 6,000, and the small blind folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
With 477 entries already registered, Day 1d attendance has already exceeded each of the first three Day 1 flights.
The Park Big Stax 300 drew 2,874 entries for the February 2019 edition, and it remains to be seen what the final number will be for the February 2020 version.
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
The under-the-gun player opened to 900, Eugene Fruman three-bet to 3,000 from the hijack, the button cold call, and the original raiser folded.
Fruman continuation bet for 4,000 on the 
flop, and got a call.
Fruman bet 12,000 on the 
turn, and the button called again.
The river came , Fruman eyed his opponent's stack, which was down to 2,800, and put two T5000 chips in the middle. Facing a call for his tournament life, the button folded, preserving the last of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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114,000 |
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Chris Curtin's latest pot put him down slightly, with Curtain betting 2,300 from the big blind on a 
board, his middle-position opponent rasing all in to 9,500, and Curtain folding.
Despite the lost pot, Curtin is sitting on a 132,000 stack, one of the biggest in the room as Level 5 winds down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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132,000 |
