Anthony Dippolito opened to 12,000 from the hijack, William Corvino three-bet shoved from the big blind, and Dippolito, who was covered, called off for his 101,500 total stack.
Anthony Dippolito: 
William Corvino: 
Board: 
The on the turn clinched the double for Dippolito, who's back over the 200k mark after losing chips early in Day 2.
Robert Calabrese open shoved from button, and a shorter-stacked opponent called in the big blind.
Big Blind: 
Robert Calabrese: 
Board: 
Calabrese had the big blind crushed going to the board, and the case on the turn sealed the elimination.
Anthony Tonzelli opened to 12,000 from middle position, the small blind shoved for 32,000, William Corvino reshoved for his 443,000 stack from the big blind, and Tonzelli called off his stack, pushing 86,000 total into the middle.
Small Blind: 
Anthony Tonzelli: 
William Corvino: 
Board: 
The pocket kings held up for Tonzelli, who's over the 200k mark in the aftermath.
Facing an early-position open to 11,000 and a call from the button, Kevin Bentz three-bet shoved for 136,000.
Both opponents folded, and Bentz added chips to the stack early on in Day 2.
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After four Day 1 flights, the Parx Big Stax 300 begins its climb toward the money and an eventual champion with today's Day 2 action.
Late registration is still available through the end of the current level. The day began with 373 players, and a few late arrivals have joined the field in the opening minutes of Day 2.
Check out complete end-of-day chip counts for Day 1a, Day 1b, Day 1c and Day 1d.
Day 2 of the Parx Big Stax 300 is underway.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The opening day flights are done, and the Parx Big Stax 300 moves forward with Day 2, beginning at noon today.
The survivors of Day 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d come back today as a combined field, with play beginning at Level 15 and the blinds at 2000/4000/4000. Players will play through one-hour levels, stopping at the end of Level 25, or when the nine-handed final table has been reached, whichever comes first.
The field will go on breaks after every two levels, with a dinner break scheduled after Level 20. Late registration in this unlimited re-entry event is still available through the beginning of Level 16.
Coming into Day 2, the original field of 2,177 entries is down to 373 players. Leading the way on the chip leaderboard is Mikhail Patish (696,500), the Day 1d chip leader. Follwing Patish on the leaderboard are Sharath Sreeramoju (572,000), Day 1a chip leader Sameer Batra (541,000), Eric Valerio (539,500), and Joseph Galazzo (536,000).
Those players are the biggest stacks coming back to Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania today. The tournament is scheduled to play through Day 3 Monday, when the remaining players from Day 2 come back to play down to a champion.
Others in contention include Frank Nera (497,500), and Day 1b chip leader Tam Nguyen (462,000). Victor Ramdin (370,500), a two-time champion in the Parx Big Stax 300, is also still in the hunt and begins the day with more than enough chips to be in position for a deep run.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Parx Big Stax 300 hits the home stretch today.
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