Big Stax 500
Day 1c Completed
Parx Big Stax XXXII
Big Stax 500
Day: 1c
Raman, Morgan Bag Big on Day 1c of the Parx Big Stax 500
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The Day 1 flights are complete in theParx Big Stax 500. With Day 1a, 1b and 1c finished, the surviving players from all three flights will now come back as a combined player pool and return for Day 2. Day 2 will restart Sunday at noon from Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
Day 1c drew by far the biggest field of the three Day 1 flights, with more than 800 entries registering. The field trimmed down to less than 216 players by night's end.
At the top of the Day 1c chip leaderboard are names like Geno Raman (580,500), Brian Morgan (568,500) and Ryan Eriquezzo (531,000).
Also bagging from the Day 1c field were Joel Deutsch (514,000), Big Stax 300 championDan Sweeney (468,500) and Frank "Iceman" Conti (451,000).
The field played through 14 45-minute levels Saturday, with the blinds at 1500/3000/3000 at the end of play.
Play will resume at Level 15 Saturday, with the blinds up to 2000/4000/4000. The structure will switch to 60-minute levels for Day 2, and through the rest of the tournament until the final table. The final table will proceed through 90-minute levels when reached.
Day 2 is scheduled for 11 one-hour levels, or will wrap when nine players remain, whichever comes first. All remaining players will then come back and play down to a champion on Day 3, scheduled for Monday.
Stay with the PokerNews live blog as the Big Stax 500 hits the home stretch.
Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,500 | |
|
568,500 | 228,500 |
|
531,000 | 531,000 |
|
514,000 | 44,000 |
|
468,500 | |
|
|
451,000 | 451,000 |
|
440,500 | 315,500 |
|
425,000 | 425,000 |
|
413,000 | |
|
|
409,500 | |
|
406,500 | |
|
393,500 | |
|
385,500 | |
|
352,500 | |
|
337,000 | |
|
332,500 | |
|
331,000 | 331,000 |
|
|
330,500 | |
|
|
327,000 | |
|
|
311,500 | |
|
311,500 | |
|
|
309,500 | |
|
309,500 | |
|
297,000 | -17,000 |
|
294,000 |
Five More Hands
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Players will play five more hands before the night wraps up.
Capello Bets Turn, Gets Fold
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joe Capello opened to 6,000 under the gun, and got two callers.
The flop came 
, and action checked to Capello, who bet 6,500. The hijack folded, and the big blind check-raised to 15,000, with Capello calling.
The big blind checked the 
turn, Capello bet 20,000, and the opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
147,000 |
Youngken Finishing String
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Russell Youngken limped from middle position, and got three callers.
The flop came 
, and action checked to Youngken, who bet 10,000. All other players folded, and Youngken moved up to 243,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
243,000 | -4,000 |
Raman, Sweeney Stacking Big
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Geno Raman and Dan Sweeney appear to be the first two players to eclipse the 500k mark on Day 1c, with 40 minutes of play remaining in the day.
Day 1a and overall chip leader Ryan Dodd ended that flight with 610,000, so it remains to be seen whether that total will be eclipsed by night's end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
555,000 | |
|
550,000 | 153,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Desai Shoves Flop, Gets Fold
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
An early-position player open raised, and Rajesh Desai called on the direct left.
The original raiser checked the 
flop, and Desai shoved for 92,000. Desai's opponent folded.
"I learned that from you!" said Desai to another player at the table, who nodded in approval as Desai collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000 | 94,000 |
"Nice River" for Caruso
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Chris Caruso opened to 6,000 in middle position, and Sameer Batra called in the hijack.
Caruso checked-called a 6,500 bet from Batra on the 
flop.
Both players then checked the 
turn.Caruso bet 5,000 on the 
river.
"Nice river," said Batra as he mucked. With that pot, Caruso is at 453,000, and looks to be in position to end Day 1c with one of the top stacks in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
453,000 | 28,000 |
|
63,000 | 28,000 |