Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Big Stax 500
Day: 1a
Event Info
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$500
Entries
1,496
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
401
Players Left
108
Players Left 1 / 1,496
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Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Gregory Fishberg opened to 2,600 in the hijack, and got a call in the small blind.
The flop came 
, the small blind checked, Fishberg bet 3,700, and his opponent folded.
Fishberg is at least the fifth player from the Big Stax 300 final table to arrive in the Big Stax 500 Day 1a field, and so far he's at more than double the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000 |
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Hiyaw Gebreyohannes opened from early position, Anthony Tonzelli called on the button, and James Brady called in the big blind.
The flop came 
, action checked to Tonzelli, Tonzelli bet 5,000, and both opponents called.
Action checked to Tonzelli again on the 
turn, Tonzelli went all in for 35,300, and only Brady called, with Tonzelli at risk.
Anthony Tonzelli: 
James Brady: 
Tonzelli was ahead with the straight, with Brady looking for the board to pair for a full boat. The river fell , however, and Tonzelli took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
294,000 | |
|
92,000 | |
|
33,000 |
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Marcus Banks, in the hijack, and an opponent in the big blind got all of the chips in preflop, with the big blind at risk.
Big Blind: 
Marcus Banks: 
Board: 
No help came for the big blind, and in the aftermath Banks is sitting on one of the biggest stacks in the room at 182,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
182,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break.
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
143,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
140,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
93,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
85,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
38,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
With 
on the board, the hijack checked the Anna Antimony, who put in a bet for 3,000. The hijack player made the call.
The hijack then led out all in for 25,000 on the 
turn, and Antimony made the call.
Hijack: 
Anna Antimony: 
Antimony's aces held up as the river fell 
, and her opponent hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A middle-position player opened to 2,000, Sameer Batra called from the cutoff, the button called, and Boyuan Han called in the big blind.
All four players checked the 
flop.
Action checked to Batra on the 
turn, Batra bet 6,000, and only Han called.
Han led out for 45,000 on the 
river, enough to put Batra all in. Batra made the call, Han showed 
for the straight, and Batra mucked and headed to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
301,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Joseph Galazzo, who finished seventh just two days ago in the Parx Big Stax 300, and Bryan Miller, who finished, fifth, are both in the hunt on Day 1a of the Big Stax 500.
Galazzo and Miller are both seated at the same table, and both looking to build big stacks as Day 1a plays on.
