Parx Big Stax XXXII

Big Stax 300
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
453
Players Left
40

Big Stax 300

Day 2 Completed

Dan Sweeney Leads the Field Through Day 2 of the Parx Big Stax 300

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dan Sweeney
Dan Sweeney

The Parx Big Stax 300 has hit the home stretch, with 40 players remaining from the original field of 2,257 entires.

Sunday's Day 2 flight saw a total of 453 entries trim down to the final five tables after 11 hours of play. The night ended with Dan Sweeney (4,570,000) baggng the chip lead, riding a late surge to end Day 2 with a commanding chip stack from Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

Other top stacks included Albert Harary (3,350,000), Joe Galazzo (3,305,000), and David Larson (3,110,000).

The field played through 11 one-hour levels Sunday, and play will resume at Level 26 for Monday's Day 3 finale, which will restart with the blinds at 25000/50000/50000.

After five days of play in the Parx East building, the final day of the tournament will move over to the the Parx Casino poker room. Play will resume at noon, with 60-minute levels played until the final table is reahced. Once the tournament is down to the final nine, 90-minute levels will be played.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Big Stax 300 plays down to a champion Monday.

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dan Sweeney us
Dan Sweeney
4,570,000 -530,000
Albert Harary us
Albert Harary
3,350,000 2,315,000
Joseph Galazzo us
Joseph Galazzo
3,305,000 -295,000
David Larson us
David Larson
3,110,000 860,000
Gregory Fishberg us
Gregory Fishberg
3,000,000 -100,000
Daniel Ciancio us
Daniel Ciancio
2,835,000 1,335,000
Sergey Lukyantsev us
Sergey Lukyantsev
2,645,000 -1,055,000
Anthony Chin us
Anthony Chin
2,510,000 1,800,000
Christopher Laieta us
Christopher Laieta
2,410,000 1,410,000
David Fellah us
David Fellah
2,190,000 490,000
Nico Corrado us
Nico Corrado
2,160,000 2,011,000
Bryan Miller us
Bryan Miller
2,130,000 -970,000
Ryan Oconnell us
Ryan Oconnell
2,040,000 1,794,000
Michael Kemeter us
Michael Kemeter
2,020,000 1,674,500
Brian Gelman us
Brian Gelman
2,010,000 1,844,000
Sharath Sreeramoju us
Sharath Sreeramoju
1,995,000 -205,000
Mark Napier us
Mark Napier
1,805,000 -1,295,000
Ryan Jackson us
Ryan Jackson
1,720,000 1,449,500
Daryl Black us
Daryl Black
1,580,000 1,438,500
Anthony Tonzelli us
Anthony Tonzelli
1,575,000 625,000
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
1,530,000 930,000
Tam Nguyen us
Tam Nguyen
1,530,000 1,280,000
Vyacheslav Molokovich us
Vyacheslav Molokovich
1,495,000 -1,505,000
Billy Perez us
Billy Perez
1,440,000 -60,000
Sumeet Wayachal us
Sumeet Wayachal
1,390,000 1,085,000

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Sweeney Surging

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

With around 500,000 in the pot, and the board showing {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, Dan Sweeney checked from under the gun, and his button opponent shoved for 645,000.

Sweeney thought it over briefly, the made the call. The button dejectedly turned over {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, with Sweeney turning over the winner with {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Sweeney us
Dan Sweeney
5,100,000 1,100,000

Tags: Dan Sweeney

Sweeney Hits Four Million

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The hijack opened to 95,000, the cutoff shoved for 495,000, Dan Sweeney cold called from the small blind, and the hijack folded.

Cutoff: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Dan Sweeney: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Board: {j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Sweeney's pocket sevens stayed ahead the whole way, with a diamond flush coming in on the river.

Sweeney appears to have the chip lead as the final level of Day 2 plays out.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Sweeney us
Dan Sweeney
4,000,000 1,395,000

Tags: Dan Sweeney

Lukyantsev Near the Top

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Sergey Lukyantsev, facing a check from the big blind, bet 100,000 on a {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{a-Hearts}{5-Spades} board.

The big blind check-raised to 300,000, and Lukyantsev thought it over for a few moments, then made the call.

Both players checked through the {7-Clubs} river, and Lukyantsev showed the winner with {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, besting his opponent's missed flush draw with {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Sergey Lukyantsev us
Sergey Lukyantsev
3,700,000 3,379,500

Tags: Sergey Lukyantsev

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000