Parx Big Stax XXXII

Big Stax 500
Day: 1b
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Event Info
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$126,995
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Total Entries
1,496
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
225
Players Left
53
Players Left 1 / 1,496
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Sparacio Bets River, Takes Down Pot

Level 11 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

With more than 40,000 in the pot, and the board showing {5-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}, a middle-position player checked, and James Sparacio checked back from the hijack.

The river came {6-Spades}, the middle-position player bet 16,000, and Sparacio called. The middle-position player instantly mucked, and with the pot going his way, Sparacio is sitting on one of the bigger stacks in the room as Level 11 plays on.

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James Sparacio
165,000
73,000
73,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Funaro Doubles Up

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Frank Funaro, from the hijack, and an opponent in the big blind got all of the chips in prelfop, with Funaro covered.

Frank Funaro: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Big Blind: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Board: {3-Spades}{7-Hearts}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The queen on the flop put Funaro in the lead which held through the river and now puts Funaro at a comfortable 129,000 stack.

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Frank Funaro
129,000
66,000
66,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Funaro's Turn Raise Folds Out Foe

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} on the board, Frank Funaro checked from middle position, his hijack opponent bet 3,000, and Funaro called.

The turn came {7-Diamonds}, Funaro checked again, the hijack bet 6,000, and Funaro check-raised to 15,000.

The hijack folded, sending the pot to Funaro.

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Frank Funaro
63,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Bilotti Gets Two Streets of Value

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nick Bilotti opened to 2,400 from the cutoff, and got calls from the button and both blinds.

The flop came {3-Spades}{2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, and Bilotti bet 3,000 when the action checked to him. The button folded, and both blinds called.

All three remaining players checked the {6-Diamonds} turn.

Both blinds checked the {9-Clubs} river, Bilotti bet 8,500, and got a call from the big blind. Bilotti had the winner with {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}, the big bling mucked, and Bilotti collected the pot.

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Nick Bilotti
50,000

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Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Mastragostino Doubles Up

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Anthony Mastragostino opened to 2,300 in the cutoff, and the big blind called.

The big blind checked the {4-Spades}{9-Clubs}{q-Hearts} flop, and Mastragostino put out a continuation bet for 1,500.

The big blind check-raised to 4,000, and Mastragostino reraised all in for the rest of his 31,000 remaining chips. The big blind made the call, having Mastragostino covered.

Anthony Mastragostino: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Big Blind: {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Mastragostino started to stand up and gather his belongings, but the runout was favorable to him, as after the {5-Hearts} turn fell the river {a-Clubs}, giving him a better two pair, and the double up.

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Anthony Mastragostino
70,000

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Leslie Doubles Up and Scores a Knockout

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The under-the-gun player opened to 2,500, the player on the direct left went all in for 25,500, and Chris Leslie re-shoved from the small blind, with almost an exact matching amount of chips to the early-position all-in opponent.

The under-the-gun player folded, and Leslie went heads-up to the showdown with the early-position player.

Under the Gun: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Chris Leslie: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Board: {3-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{k-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

No help came for the under-the-gun player, who was slightly covered by Leslie and headed for the exit.

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Chris Leslie
50,000

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[Removed:550] Gets Aggressive

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The hijack limped, Apoorv [Removed:550] raised to 5,000, the big blind three-bet to 10,000, and only [Removed:550] called.

The big blind continued for 8,000 on the {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop, [Removed:550] min-raised to 16,000, and the big blind folded.

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Apoorv Agarwal
56,000
8,000
8,000

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