With 
on the board, Jake Ripnick shoved from under the gun, committing his last 24,000 to the pot.
His middle-position opponent made the call.
Jake Ripnick: 
Middle Position: 
The 
brought in a slew of possible outs for Ripnick's opponent, but that card fell a safe 
, and Ripnick doubled up.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Facing an early-position limp, Joseph Wertz raised to 2,500 in middle position, Christopher Laieta shoved for 19,600 from the hijack, and the button raised to 40,000.
The early-position limper folded, and Wertz, who had slighty less than 40,000, called off his stack.
Christopher Laieta: 
Joseph Wertz: 
Button: 
Board: 
The on the river made a set for Laieta, who tripled up through both opponents. Wertz ended up with 36,000 in the aftermath, losing 19,600 to Laieta but doubling through the button.
With 
on the board, an early-position player, the hijack and Russell Youngken each put in 5,500 chips on the flop, and the three players proceeded to the turn.
The turn came 
, the early-position player went all in for 115,000, the hijack called with around 40,000, and Youngken called off his remaining 68,700.
Early Position: 
Hijack: 
Cutoff: 
Youngken probably couldn't have imagined a better situation to hold top set, but the early-position player still had out to a flish going into the river. That card fell , however, and in the aftermath Youngken is up to 230,000, after winning what could be the biggest pot of the day so far.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Facing a middle-position open to 1,300 and a three-bet to 5,000 from the cutoff, Kurt Magalski cold called from the big blind. The middle-position player also made the call.
The flop came 
, Magalski and the middle-position player both checked, and the cutoff bet 7,900.
Magalski reraised to 40,000, and the middle-position player folded. The cutoff, faced with an all in if he called, went into the tank.
He eventually decided to fold, and Magalski showed pocket queens as he collected the pot.
Stephen Eckelmann opened to 1,500 under the gun, two players called behind, and Sergey Lukyantsev shoved for 20,700 from the cutoff.
Action folded back around to Eckelmann, who re-shoved for 34,000. All other remaining players folded.
Sergey Lukyantsev: 
Stephen Eckelmann: 
Board: 
Eckelmann's pocket aces held, and Lukyantsev headed to the rail.
Fresh off a win in the WSOP Circuit Potawatomi Main Event, which netted him a career-high $151,284 payday, Philip Shing is in the hunt on Day 1c of the Parx Big Stax 500.
The New York resident is up to 73,000, getting to that total after taking down a pot against Jeff Baker.
Shing, in the big blind, and Baker, in the hijack, arrived to the turn on a 
board. Shing check-called a 3,000 bet from Baker, and the two players went to the river.
That card brought a fifth club to the board, with the 
coming in. Shing led out for 5,000, and Baker folded.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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