Big Stax 500
Day 1b Started
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Big Stax 500
Day: 1b
Day 1b of the Parx Big Stax 500 Begins at 11 a.m.
A big month of February continues from Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, as the second of three major tournaments continues today.
The Parx Big Stax 500 keeps rolling today, with Day 1b beginning at 11 a.m. Players will start with 40,000 for this $500+40 buy-in tournament, with unlimited reentry and late registration available all the way up until the beginning of Level 16, which is the second level of play on Day 2 (scheduled for Sunday, February 16).
Day 1b is the second of three Day 1 flights. The survivors of Day 1a, 1b and 1c will return as a combined field for Day 2 Sunday, with the tournament playing down to a winner on Monday's Day 3.
The field will play through 14 45-minute levels today, starting with blinds at 100/100. The blinds will be up to 1500/3000/3000 by Level 14, the final level of play for Day 1.
Players will take 15-minute breaks after every third level, with a 75-minute dinner break after Level 9.
The February 2019 edition of the Big Stax 500 drew 1,540 entries, for a total prize pool of $731,500.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Big Stax 500 plays on.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Day 1b is underway.
Second of Three Day 1 Flights
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Day 1b is the second Day 1 flight scheduled for the Parx Big Stax 500. Day 1a took place Thursday, with Day 1c slated for Saturday.
Check out the full end-of-day chip counts from Day 1 here.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Breuer Starts Off Right
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Lloyd Breuer opened to 300 in the hijack, and got calls from the cutoff and big blind.
Action checked to the cutoff, who bet 1,000 on a 
flop. Both opponents called.
All three players checked the 
turn. The big blind checked the 
river, Breuer bet 1,000, and both opponents called.
Breuer showed down 
, his two pair besting the two pair of the big blind, who held 
. The cutoff mucked, and Breuer took down the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 |
Breuer Keeps Rolling
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Lloyd Breuer, on the button, called a 300 open from the cutoff. Both blinds also called.
Action checked to the cutoff on the 
flop, the cutoff bet 700, and only Breuer called. Both remaining players checked the 
turn.
The cutoff checked the 
turn, Breuer bet 1,000, and the cutoff quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
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