Big Stax XXXVII schedule
We are looking forward to hosting our 37th Big Stax Series from February 9 through March 8. The schedule will feature our three Main Events ($750, $1,500, and $2,500) and will mark the return of Day 2 buy-ins prior to the start of the $750 and $1,500 Main Events. The series will open with the debut of our new Xpress Satellite, where players are immediately awarded a seat upon reaching a chip-count threshold, and will conclude on March 8 with the launch of our new Sunday daily tournament, a $150 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo.
The full schedule can be found at http://www.parxcasino.com/bigstax
$340 Pot Limit Omaha Results
73 entries, $21,535 prize pool
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize $ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan | Bennett | $7,106 | New York, NY |
| 2 | David | Wheeler | $4,630 | Hamilton, NJ |
| 3 | Chi | Jeon | $2,800 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 4 | Byung | Kim | $2,154 | North wales, PA |
| 5 | John | Malczan | $1,615 | Hamilton Township, ,NJ |
| 6 | Eric | Wang | $1,292 | Novi, MI |
| 7 | Felix | Levitsky | $1,077 | Feasterville Trevose, PA |
| 8 | Thomas | Hannon | $861 | Philadelphia, PA |
Upcoming Events
Congratulations to all of our winners this Big Stax series. Big Stax XXXVI wraps up tomorrow with a $340 buy in Pot limit omaha event in the poker room at 5:15pm. November Big stax will return for a $750 buy in $250,000 guarantee tournament November 5-10th. Satellite tournaments will be held the week prior to win entries to the event.
Sudell Big Stax 2500 XXXVI Champion $57,960
- Parx Big Stax 2500 XXXVI 6:30PM
- Level 23: 25,000/50,000/50,000
- Total Entries: 72
- Players Remaining: Play Complete
Derek Sudell is the Big stax 2500 XXXVI champion. Sudell is originally from Connecticut and now resides in New Jersey. Sudell plays poker for a living and when he’s not on the felt he’s spending time at home with his precious 5 month old baby girl. Congratulations on a well fought victory!
Palma 2nd Place $33,120
- Parx Big Stax 2500 XXXVI 6:30PM
- Level 24: 25,000/50,000/50,000
- Total Entries: 72
- Players Remaining: Play Complete
Pre flop Joe Palma raised to 125k and Derek Sudell called.
Flop: 7c4s2d Sudell checked, Joe bet 75k and Sudell called
Turn: 3d Sudell checked, Joe bet 275k Sudell raised to 825k, and Joe moved all in for approximately 3M and Sudell called
Sudell A5ss for a straight
Joe: 77 for top set with one card to come has 10 outs for the river to pair for a boat or quads
River: Qd no help to Joe and he is eliminated in 2nd place for $33,120
Joe put up quite the fight for nearly 2.5 hours in heads up play and as he put it, “Derek, you may win, but you’re gonna feel like you went 15 rounds with Tyson.”
Heads Up Updated Chip Counts
- Parx Big Stax 2500 XXXVI 5:50PM
- On Break Next Level 23: 25,000/50,000/50,000
- Total Entries: 72
- Players Remaining: 2
| Seat | First | Last | Chip Count |
| 4 | Derek | Sudell | 4.945M |
| 7 | Joseph | Palma | 2.26M |
Worm Loses Some Momentum
- Parx Big Stax 2500 XXXVI 5:25PM
- Level 23: 20,000/40,000/40,000
- Total Entries: 72
- Players Remaining: 2
The hands have started to go in Derek Sudell’s favor the last 15 mins or so. Recently Sudell raised on the button to 80k and Joe “Worm” Palma called.
Flop: 2d8d9d Worm bets 60k and Sudell calls
TurnL 9c both players check
River 10c Worm checks, Sudell bets 360k and Worm calls
Sudell turns over his 67 for a rivered straight and Worm mucks his cards
Now We Got A Ball Game
- Parx Big Stax 2500 XXXVI 4:50M
- Level 23: 20,000/40,000/40,000
- Total Entries: 72
- Players Remaining: 2
Pre flop, Joe “Worm” Palma raised to 80k from the button, Derek Sudell re-raised to 330k and Worm called.
Flop: 2h9hJd Sudell checks Worm bets 180k and Sudell calls
Turn: Kd both players check
River: 8h Sudell checks, Worm bets 435k and Sudell calls
Worm shows 710cc for a straight and Sudell mucks his cards.
Worm Crosses the 2M Chip Mark
- Parx Big Stax 2500 XXXVI 4:38PM
- Level 23: 20,000/40,000/40,000
- Total Entries: 72
- Players Remaining: 2
Worm has made some traction the first part of heads up play and picked up several pots vs Derek Sudell. He recently crossed the 2M chip mark to close the gap of Sudells 5 to 1 chip lead to about 2.5 to 1.