Big Stax 300
Day 1d Started
Big Stax 300
Day 1d Started
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 continues today at 11 a.m., as Day 1d 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 fourth and final 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 continues!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Day 1d is underway.
Day 1d is the last of four Day 1 flights in the Parx Big Stax 300, and if the registration line at the start of today's play is any indication, Day 1d should draw the largest attendance numbers of the four.
Each of the first three Day 1 flights have drawn around 400 people, with 1,226 entries total through Day 1a, 1b and 1c.
Check out the full results and end-of-day chip counts for Day 1a, Day 1b, and Day 1c.
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Facing an under-the-gun open to 400, and three, calls, Jack Beier three-bet to 2,500 from the big blind.
The under-the-gun player four-bet to 8,000, got three folds, and a call from Beier.
The flop came , Beier led out for 12,000, and got a fold from his opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jack Beier
|
40,000 |
In what appeared to be a three-way, three-bet pot, Ira Dixon bet 3,500 on the flop, got a call from the hijack, and a fold from the button.
Dixon bet 3,500 on the turn, the hijack raised to 8,000, and Dixon called.
Both players checked the river, and Dixon showed . His opponent mucked, and the pot went to Dixon.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ira Dixon
|
43,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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