Big Stax 500
Day 1b Completed
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Big Stax 500
Day: 1b
Day 1b of the Parx Big Stax 500 is a Wrap
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The second of three Day 1 flights is complete at the Parx Big Stax 500. A total of 225 entries came through Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, as this $500+40 buy-in event is in full swing.
A total of 53 players made it through to the end of the night, and those players will join the 108 survivors of Day 1a and advance to Day 2. All players who have bagged on Day 1a and Day 1b will now await the results of Saturday's Day 1c flight.
The survivors of Day 1a, Day 1b and Day 1c will come back as a combined field for Day 2, scheduled for Sunday.
Bagging big on Day 1b were players such as Rickey Lee (403,000), Robert Bulte (335,000), and George Chen (317,500).
Also advancing to Day 2 were James Sparacio (297,000), William Corvino (276,500) and Mohammed Saadeghvaziri (234,000).
The field played through 14 45-minute levels on Day 1b, with the blinds at 1500/3000/3000 by nights end. The Day 1c field will do the same Saturday, as the Big Stax 500 continues to play toward its conclusion.
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Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
403,000 | 98,000 |
|
385,000 | |
|
|
353,000 | |
|
335,000 | |
|
317,500 | 500 |
|
297,000 | 132,000 |
|
294,500 | -35,500 |
|
|
293,500 | |
|
288,500 | -31,500 |
|
279,500 | 279,500 |
|
257,000 | |
|
246,500 | -25,500 |
|
234,000 | |
|
|
228,500 | 38,500 |
|
|
218,000 | |
|
211,500 | |
|
207,000 | 15,000 |
|
190,500 | |
|
188,500 | |
|
|
187,500 | |
|
186,000 | 102,000 |
|
184,000 | 94,000 |
|
|
174,500 | |
|
164,500 | |
|
|
151,000 |
Three More Hands
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The field will play three more hands before Day 1b wraps for the night.
KO for Zagreda
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
An early-position player got all of the chips in preflop against Pal Zagreda in the small blind, with Zagreda having his opponent covered.
Early Position: 
Pal Zagreda: 
Board: 
The set of tens on the turn left Zagreda's opponent drawing thin, and the river brought in a full boat for Zagreda to seal the deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 |
Lee Ousts Opponent
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Rickey Lee opened to 8,000 from middle position, and a freshly seated entrant pushed his 40,000 starting stack into the middle from the cutoff.
Lee called, and the two went heads up to the showdown.
Cutoff:
Rickey Lee: 
Board: 
Lee's pocket eights held, and less than five minutes after sitting down, Lee's opponent headed to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000 |
Final Level of Day 1b
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1b has one level to go before players bag for the night.
At the start of Level 14, 224 entries is the total registration number so far, with less than 70 players remaining.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Antimony Adds to the Stack
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Anna Antimony opened to 6,500 under the gun, David Elyazyan called in middle position, and the big blind also called.
Action checked to Elyazyan on the 
flop, Elyazan bet 11,500, and only Antimony called.
Both players checked through the 
turn and 
river, and Antimony's 
bested Elyazyan's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
161,000 | 27,000 |
|
|
84,000 | -24,000 |
Elyazyan Three-Bets, C-Bets, Takes Pot
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Anna Antimony opened to 6,500 from early position, David Elyazyan three-bet to 15,500 from the cutoff, and Antimony called.
Antimony checked the 
flop, Elyazyan continued for 25,000, and Antimony folded.
Elyazyan showed the 
as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
134,000 | -21,000 |
|
|
108,000 |