Big Stax 500 | Parx Big Stax XXXII

02-17-2020 11:23 UTC-4

Day 3 of the Parx Big Stax 500 Begins at Noon

GeoffFisk

It's time to crown a champion in he Parx Big Stax 500. Day 3, the final day of the tournament, begins at noon at Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

Sunday's Day 2 flight saw a field that began with 407 players trimmed down to 42 by night's end, and those players will come back today for Day 3 and play down to a winner

Coming into Day 3, it's Bosu Avunoori (4,270,000) in the chip lead. Others bagging big at the end of Day 2 include Joey Deforca (3,240,000), Nicholas Skyllas (2,405,000) and David Clarke (2,385,000).

Play will resume at Level 25 Monday, with the blinds at 20000/40000/40000. The field will play through 90-minute levels through the remainder of the tournament.

A total of 1496 entries came through for the Big Stax 500, and the money bubble burst Sunday, with 152 players getting paid. That number will be trimmed down to one today as the tournament reaches its finish.

The first-place prize of $126,995 is on the line as a champion will be crowned Monday today. After four days of play in the Parx East building, the tournament will move over to the Parx Casino poker room for the final day.

Stay tuned to the PokerNews live blog as a champion is crowned Monday.

02-17-2020 19:05 UTC-4

Sameer Batra Eliminated in 18th Place ($4,974)

GeoffFisk

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sameer Batra open shoved from middle position for 700,000, and Ryan Eriquezzo re-shoved for 1,400,000 from the cutoff.

Sammer Batra:
Ryan Eriquezzo:

Board:

The river brought in top pair for Eriquezzo, sending Batra to the exit in 18th place,

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Eriquezzo	2,450,000 -160,000	-160,000

Sameer Batra	Busted

02-17-2020 19:58 UTC-4

Robert Bolte Eliminated in 17th Place ($4,974)

GeoffFisk

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Robert Bolte got all of his remaining 400,000 stack in preflop from the big blind, against Sumeet Wayachal in the cutoff.

Robert Bolte:
Sumeet Wayachal:

Board:

The on the flop left Bolte drawing thing, and even running trip aces on the turn and river wasn't enough as he's out in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sumeet Wayachal	4,700,000 -430,000	-430,000
Robert Bolte	Busted

02-17-2020 20:01 UTC-4

Alida Veliu Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,974)

GeoffFisk

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stephen Silverman opened under the gun, Bosu Avunoori called on the button, and Alida Veliu shoved from the big blind, with Silverman calling, and Avunoori folding.

Alida Veliu:
Stephen Silverman:

The board ran out with flush and straight possibilities for Veliu, but in the end Silverman's pocket queens held for the win,

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Silverman	4,600,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Alida Veliu	Busted

02-17-2020 20:03 UTC-4

George Chen Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,182)

GeoffFisk

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

George Chen open shoved for 1,200,00 from middle position, and Bosu Avunoori re-shoved from the hijack.

George Chen:
Bosu Avunoori:

Board:

The on the turn brought in top pair for Avunoori, and the pair of queens held through the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bosu Avunoori	10,085,000 2,685,000	2,685,000
George Chen	Busted

02-17-2020 22:10 UTC-4

David Clarke Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,182)

GeoffFisk

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Steven Silverman opened raised, David Clarke three-bet shoved for 2,300,000, and Silverman called.

Silverman hit a set of queens on the flop and improved to quads on the river, and Clarke's tournament run is over with a 14th place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Silverman	5,750,000
David Clarke	Busted

02-17-2020 22:44 UTC-4

Stephen Silverman Eliminated in 13th Place ($6,182)

GeoffFisk

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Just one hand after losing most of his stack to Boyuan Han in a pocket jacks versus king-queen flip, Stephen Silverman surrendered his remaining 2,330,000 to Bosu Avunoori.

Silverman pushed preflop with , and got called by Avunoori, who held .

No improvement came for either player on the runout, and Avunoori's ace-high was enough to knock out Silverman in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bosu Avunoori	15,150,000 4,050,000	4,050,000
Stephen Silverman	Busted

Tags: Boyuan Han Stephen Silverman Bosu Avunoori

02-17-2020 23:16 UTC-4

Ryan Eriquezzo Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,888)

GeoffFisk

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ryan Eriquezzo open shoved from the cutoff, and William Corvino re-shoved from the small blind, with Eriquezzo covered.

Ryan Eriquezzo:
William Corvino:

Board:

Player	Chips	Progress
William Corvino	4,000,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Ryan Eriquezzo	Busted

Tags: Ryan Eriquezzo William Corvino

02-18-2020 01:35 UTC-4

Adam Pepper Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,888)

GeoffFisk

Level 31 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Adam Pepper, on the button, got all of his 2,700,000 remaining chips in preflop from the button, against Kenny Huynh on the button.

Adam Pepper:
Kenny Huynh:

Board:

Pepper, who lost a big chunk of his stack on the previous hand to Joel Deutsch, had his tournament run ended in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Huynh	12,600,000 3,800,000	3,800,000

Adam Pepper	Busted

02-18-2020 01:40 UTC-4

Joey Deforca Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,888)

GeoffFisk

Level 31 : 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Sumeet Wayacahl open shoved from the small blind, and Joey Deforca called in the big blind.

Sumeet Wayachal:
Joey Deforca:

Board:

Wayachal found two pair on the flop, and the aftermath left Deforca with just 400,000 chips.

Deforca was on the big blind in the following hand, with 300,000 chips committed by the big blind and ante. Michael Wolf shoved from the cutoff with pocket aces, and Deforca called with nine-four offsuit. Wolf won the hand, and Deforca went out one spot short of the final table.