Parx Big Stax XXXII

Big Stax 500
Day: 2
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Event Info

Parx Big Stax XXXII

Final Results
Winner
Joel Deutsch
Winning Hand
a♣7♥
Prize
$126,995
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
1,496
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
407
Players Left
42
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Ripp KOs Caruso

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Lucia Antunes checked from middle position on a {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Clubs} board, Chris Caruso checked from the hijack, and Sean Ripp shoved for 185,000, into a 200k-plus pot.

Antunes folded, and Caruso, who was covered by Ripp, tanked for several minutes. Caruso eventually chose to make the call, but saw the bad news when Ripp turned over {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} for the nut straight.

Player Chips Progress
Lucia Antunes us
Lucia Antunes 		954,000
530,000
 530,000
Sean Ripp us
Sean Ripp 		560,000
292,000
 292,000
Chris Caruso us
Chris Caruso 		Busted

Tags: Lucia AntunesSean RippChris Caruso

Greco Going Up

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With more than 150,000 in the middle, and the board showing {5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, two early position players checked into Nicholas Greco, in the cutoff.

Greco bet 90,000, the under-the-gun player folded, and Marian Solomon tanked for a few moments, then also folded.

Greco is at the 750,000 mark in the aftermath.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Greco us
Nicholas Greco 		750,000
365,000
 365,000
Marian Solomon us
Marian Solomon
145,000
6,500
 6,500

Zambanini Boats Up on the River

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Matthew Zambanini and Massimo Costantini were both all in on the turn on a {q-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts} board, with Zambanini in for 86,000 and covered by Costantini.

Andrew Kim, with the option of calling Costantini's re-shove, tanked for awhile, the elected to fold.

Matthew Zambanini: {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Massimo Costantini: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Costantini was in command with the club flush, but the {k-Hearts} came in on the river for Zambanini, pushing the pot his way.

All three players are still in the mix as Level 2 plays on.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Kim us
Andrew Kim 		725,000
229,000
 229,000
Matthew Zambanini us
Matthew Zambanini
220,000
2,000
 2,000
Massimo Costantini us
Massimo Costantini 		117,000
-103,000
 -103,000

Tags: Andrew KimMassimo CostantiniMatthew Zambanini

Jim Adds More

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Alex Jim opened to 11,000 from early position, and got one caller on the button.

Jim continued for 9,000 on the {3-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop, and the button called. Both players then checked the {a-Hearts} turn.

Jim checked the {4-Diamonds} river, the button bet 22,000, and Jim snap called, showing {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}.

The button mucked, and Jim collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Jim us
Alex Jim 		245,000
17,000
 17,000

Tags: Alex Jim

Late Registration Over; Prize Pool Announced

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The total number of entries for the Big Stax 500 ended up at 1,496.

Of that field, 152 players will get paid, with all players that finish in the money earning at least a min-cash of $1,279.

The eventual winner of the tournament will take home $126,995.

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Byars Up Big

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Philip Yan opened to 10,000 in early position, Sean Byars three-bet to 30,000 from the button, and Yan called.

Yan checked, and Byars continued for 25,000 on the {10-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop, and Yan folded.

Byars has more than doubled his Day 2 starting stack on the first level, and now sits at 665,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Byars us
Sean Byars 		665,000
372,000
 372,000
Philip Yan us
Philip Yan 		306,000
151,500
 151,500

Jim Takes Three-Way Pot

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sameer Batra opened to 9,000 in the hijack, Alex Jim called in the cutoff, the small blind called, and Lucia Antunes called in the big blind.

The small blind checked, and Antunes led out for 15,000 on the {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop. Batra folded, Jim called, and the small blind folded.

Antunes bet 25,000 on the {5-Clubs} turn, and Jim called.

Both players checked the {a-Spades} river, and Antunes showed {9-Clubs}{2-Spades}, with her pair of twos bested by the {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} of Jim.

Player Chips Progress
Lucia Antunes us
Lucia Antunes 		424,000
81,500
 81,500
Sameer Batra us
Sameer Batra 		330,000
129,000
 129,000
Alex Jim us
Alex Jim 		228,000
113,500
 113,500

Tags: Alex JimLucia AntunesSameer Batra

Wu Ousts Saadeghvaziri

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mohammed Saadeghvaziri, in early position, and Andrew Wu, on the direct left, got all of the chips in preflop with Saadeghvaziri's 150,000 stack at risk.

Mohammed Saadeghvaziri: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Andrew Wu: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Board: {2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Wu's pocket kings held, and Saadeghvaziri headed for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Wu us
Andrew Wu 		440,000
197,500
 197,500
Mohammed Saadeghvaziri us
Mohammed Saadeghvaziri
Busted

Conti Down, Then Back Up

GeoffFisk
GeoffFisk
Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Frank Conti found himself down from a 451,000 stack to his last 80,000 early on in the first level of the day, but he's doubled back up to 170,000.

Alida Veliu opened to 12,000 from early position, Conti shoved the 80,000, and Veliu called, having Conti covered.

Frank Conti: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Alida Veliu: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Board: {q-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Conti hit a pair of queens on the flop and stayed ahead, and he's still in the running on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Alida Veliu us
Alida Veliu 		188,000
-11,000
 -11,000
Frank Conti us
Frank Conti
170,000
-281,000
 -281,000
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