Big Stax 300: Day 1a Chip Counts

~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

We had 178 entries for Thursday’s Day 1a of our Big Stax 300 event. 23 players bagged chips and will return on Sunday for Day 2. Here’s a list sorted by chip count:

Last NameFirst NameCityStateChips
GRABELKEVINFEASTERVILLE TREVOSEPA421,000
WERTZJOSEPHBENBROOKTX403,000
KUSTERAVINCENTSICKLERVILLENJ256,000
ZELDISKENNETHPENNINGTONNJ255,000
BINDRABIRJYOTHOWELLNJ251,000
LILLISJAMESTrentonNJ248,000
LAUDADIOJUSTINBENSALEMPA233,000
ZOUXIANGBROOKLYNNY233,000
GREENLAWJAKEMEDIAPA212,000
LINWOOYANGMORRISTOWNNJ205,000
KURLANDSEANMEDIAPA202,000
KEPPOLKENNETHPHILADELPHIAPA193,000
MERLINOMICHAELphiladelphaPA172,000
KIMJONATHANRAHWAYNJ150,000
KARANIKOLASSTEVENPenningtonNJ138,000
RIEGLERJONATHANPHILADELPHIAPA136,000
MATRONEMICHAELMORGANVILLENJ124,000
MEDENILLAJUSTINCRANBURYNJ124,000
DRABOTMICHAELRIVERSIDENJ122,000
SUNDERMANWILLIAMSOUTH AMBOYNJ116,000
ROSA JRTHOMASBreinigsvillePA107,000
MURAWSKISTEPHENCHERRY HILLNJ106,000
KOROBOVALEXANDREPHILADELPHIAPA41,000

Big Stax 1500 Champion ($74,078) : William Chonka

~ Bill Entenman
  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXIX 7:45PM
  • Total Entries: 233
  • Players Remaining: Play Complete
PlaceFirst NameLast Name Prize $City, State
1WilliamChonka$74,078Philadelphia, PA
2JonathanMarvinny$52,025Brooklyn, NY
3GregoryBauer$32,480Sloatsburg, NY
4GrantWang$19,757Stamford, CT
5AndrewPorter$15,258Yardley, PA
6AliHabib$12,644Brooklyn, NY
7RobertSichelstiel$10,774Quakertown, PA
8JASONOURY$9,190Newyork, NY
9DavidHertegen$7,409Princeton, NJ

Big Stax 1500: Final Table

~ Bill Entenman

With the elimination of Bin Weng in 10th place, we have reached our final table and play will conclude for the night. The final table of nine players will return at 12pm tomorrow to battle it out for the $74k first place prize. They will resume level 22 (15k/25k/15k) with 46 minutes left. Here are the remaining players and chip counts:

Last NameFirst NameCityStateChip CountSeat
SICHELSTIELROBERTQuakertownPA1,255,000Seat 1
OURYJASONFAIRVIEWNJ450,000Seat 2
HERTGENDAVIDPRINCETONNJ1,710,000Seat 3
BAUERGREGORYSLOATSBURGNY2,070,000Seat 4
PORTERANDREWIVYLANDPA2,430,000Seat 5
MARVINNYJONATHANBROOKLYNNY530,000Seat 6
HABIBALIBROOKLYNNY1,790,000Seat 7
CHONKAWILLIAMPhiladelphiaPA815,000Seat 8
WANGGRANTSTAMFORDCT610,000Seat 9

Big Stax 1500: Places #10-15

~ Bill Entenman
  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXIX 7:15PM
  • Level 22: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Entries: 233
  • Players Remaining: 9
10BinWeng$6,338Las Vegas, NV
11NathanBaum$6,338Hancock, MI
12JasonDeutsch$6,338Jersey City, NJ
13JenniferNoone$5,466Clark, NJ
14RobertCalabrese$5,466Flushing, NY
15EliRoss$5,466Talahassese, FL

Big Stax 1500: Places #16-27

~ Bill Entenman
  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXIX 5:15PM
  • Level 20: 10,000/15,000/15,000
  • Total Entries: 233
  • Players Remaining: 15
16PashukGjini$4,595Bronx, NY
17ScottKret$4,595Philadelphia, PA
18JohnMalcazan$4,595Hamilton Township, NJ
19CarlosLam$3,736Brooklyn, NY
20BrianWilliams$3,736New Hope, PA
21OliverBusquet$3,736Moorestown, NJ
22RichardKerman$2,915Bronxville, NY
23DavidChace$2,915Collegeville, PA
24EricMorehouse$2,915Flemington, NJ
25KyleBrock$2,519Willow Grove, PA
26GregoryHimmelbrand$2,519Oakland Gardens, NY
27OliverEntine$2,519New York, NY

Big Stax 1500: In The Money

~ Bill Entenman
  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXIX 3:15PM
  • Play Complete Level 18: 5,000/10,000/10,000
  • Total Entries: 233
  • Players Remaining: 27

A total of 233 players generated a $315,000 prize pool, with $74,078 awarded to the tournament champion. The money bubble has burst, and 27 players remain in contention for the title. Here are the most recent finishers.

28JasonRitchie$2,186Marlboro, NJ
29JonathanRiegler$2,186Philadelphia, PA
30StephenDangelo$2,186Plymouth, PA

Big Stax 1500: Day 2 Table Draw

~ Bill Entenman

Saturday’s Day 1b of our Big Stax 1500 event is complete. A total of 226 entries built a prize pool of over $305,000. There are 46 players returning for Day 2. Registration is still open until cards are in the air for Day 2 tomorrow (Sunday) at 11:00 AM in the Main Poker Room. Play will continue with 25 minutes remaining in Level 15. First place is currently over $72,000!

Thank you to everyone who participated and good luck to the remaining players.

Last NameFirst NameCityStateChip CountTable Seat
MALCZANJOHNhamilton twpNJ334,000Table 5Seat 1
HADIZADEHABBASSTAMFORDCT196,000Table 5Seat 2
LAZRUSDANIELlong beachNY366,000Table 5Seat 3
FRALEYADAMMUNCYPA38,000Table 5Seat 4
MOREHOUSEERICFlemingtonNJ132,000Table 5Seat 5
HIMMELBRANDGREGBAYSIDENY204,000Table 5Seat 6
BUSQUETOLIVIERNEW YORKNY737,000Table 5Seat 7
BERNSTEINROBERTENGLEWOODNJ118,000Table 6Seat 1
RITCHIEJASONMarlboroNJ151,000Table 6Seat 2
XUJIANDONGGREAT NECKNY105,000Table 6Seat 3
ROSSELITALLAHASSEEFL295,000Table 6Seat 4
MUJALLIJOSEPHSTATEN ISLANDNY124,000Table 6Seat 5
HABIBALIBROOKLYNNY404,000Table 6Seat 6
SICHELSTIELROBERTQuakertownPA677,000Table 6Seat 7
SCHLUTERTHORSTENGladstoneNJ215,000Table 7Seat 1
ABDALLAHSALEEMPHILADELPHIAPA126,000Table 7Seat 2
LUYUNYESHANGHAI385,000Table 7Seat 3
RIEGLERJONATHANPHILADELPHIAPA91,000Table 7Seat 4
CHONKAWILLIAMPhiladelphiaPA460,000Table 7Seat 5
KRETSCOTTLANGHORNEPA335,000Table 7Seat 6
ODONNELLMATTHEWTOLLANDCT80,000Table 7Seat 7
LOPEZANGELCHERRY HILLNJ153,000Table 8Seat 1
ROSA JRTHOMASBreinigsvillePA63,000Table 8Seat 2
NOONEJENNIFERClarkNJ145,000Table 8Seat 3
CAPOLONGOSAMUELNEWARKDE50,000Table 8Seat 4
GJINIPASHKYorktown HeightsNY459,000Table 8Seat 5
ROCHEKEVINWEST CHESTERPA167,000Table 8Seat 6
COSTANZOMATTHEWJACKSON HEIGHTSNY229,000Table 8Seat 7
GREENLANDJAMESYARDLEYPA237,000Table 9Seat 1
KERMANRICHARDBRONXVILLENY105,000Table 9Seat 2
DEUTSCHJASONHOBOKENNJ67,000Table 9Seat 3
BAUMNATHANMELVINDALEMI356,000Table 9Seat 4
DANGELOSTEPHENCONSHOHOCKENPA144,000Table 9Seat 5
CHACEDAVIDCOLLEGEVILLEPA207,000Table 9Seat 6
LINDQUISTNATHANIELPHILADELPHIAPA112,000Table 10Seat 1
BAUERGREGORYSLOATSBURGNY629,000Table 10Seat 2
WENGBINLAS VEGASNV760,000Table 10Seat 3
OURYJASONFAIRVIEWNJ174,000Table 10Seat 4
HERTGENDAVIDPRINCETONNJ209,000Table 10Seat 5
MARMURNATHANIELNEW YORKNY407,000Table 10Seat 6
CIARLANTEMICHAELLANGHORNEPA221,000Table 11Seat 1
KERSHAWANDREWPHILADELPHIAPA46,000Table 11Seat 2
CALABRESEROBERTFLUSHINGNY121,000Table 11Seat 3
MARVINNYJONATHANBROOKLYNNY191,000Table 11Seat 4
WILLIAMSBRIANNEW HOPEPA266,000Table 11Seat 5
LAMCARLOSBROOKLYNNY162,000Table 11Seat 6

Big Stax 1500: Day 1b Chip Counts

~ Bill Entenman

We had 129 additional entries for Saturday’s Day 1b of our Big Stax 1500 event. 32 more players bagged chips and will return on Sunday for Day 2. Here’s a list sorted by chip count:

Last NameFirst NameCityStateChip Count
CHONKAWILLIAMPhiladelphiaPA460,000
GJINIPASHKYorktown HeightsNY459,000
MARMURNATHANIELNEW YORKNY407,000
HABIBALIBROOKLYNNY404,000
LUYUNYESHANGHAI385,000
LAZRUSDANIELlong beachNY366,000
ROSSELITALLAHASSEEFL295,000
GREENLANDJAMESYARDLEYPA237,000
COSTANZOMATTHEWJACKSON HEIGHTSNY229,000
SCHLUTERTHORSTENGladstoneNJ215,000
HERTGENDAVIDPRINCETONNJ209,000
HIMMELBRANDGREGBAYSIDENY204,000
HADIZADEHABBASSTAMFORDCT196,000
MARVINNYJONATHANBROOKLYNNY191,000
OURYJASONFAIRVIEWNJ174,000
ROCHEKEVINWEST CHESTERPA167,000
LAMCARLOSBROOKLYNNY162,000
LOPEZANGELCHERRY HILLNJ153,000
RITCHIEJASONMarlboroNJ151,000
NOONEJENNIFERClarkNJ145,000
DANGELOSTEPHENCONSHOHOCKENPA144,000
MOREHOUSEERICFlemingtonNJ132,000
MUJALLIJOSEPHSTATEN ISLANDNY124,000
CALABRESEROBERTFLUSHINGNY121,000
BERNSTEINROBERTENGLEWOODNJ118,000
LINDQUISTNATHANIELPHILADELPHIAPA112,000
KERMANRICHARDBRONXVILLENY105,000
XUJIANDONGGREAT NECKNY105,000
ODONNELLMATTHEWTOLLANDCT80,000
DEUTSCHJASONHOBOKENNJ67,000
KERSHAWANDREWPHILADELPHIAPA46,000
FRALEYADAMMUNCYPA38,000

Big Stax 1500: Day 1a Chip Counts

~ Bill Entenman

We had 97 entries for Friday’s Day 1a of our Big Stax 1500 event. 14 players bagged chips and will return on Sunday for Day 2. Here’s a list sorted by chip count:

Last NameFirst NameCityStateChip Count
WENGBINLAS VEGASNV760,000
BUSQUETOLIVIERNEW YORKNY737,000
SICHELSTIELROBERTQuakertownPA677,000
BAUERGREGORYSLOATSBURGNY629,000
BAUMNATHANMELVINDALEMI356,000
KRETSCOTTLANGHORNEPA335,000
MALCZANJOHNhamilton twpNJ334,000
WILLIAMSBRIANNEW HOPEPA266,000
CIARLANTEMICHAELLANGHORNEPA221,000
CHACEDAVIDCOLLEGEVILLEPA207,000
ABDALLAHSALEEMPHILADELPHIAPA126,000
RIEGLERJONATHANPHILADELPHIAPA91,000
ROSA JRTHOMASBreinigsvillePA63,000
CAPOLONGOSAMUELNEWARKDE50,000

Upcoming Events

~ Christine Rebardo

This weeks events include the Big stax 1500 main event which has a satellite starting today at 5:15pm For a full list of schedule and structure visit: www.parxcasino.com/bensalem/big-stax

DateTimeEventBuy In + Fee
Monday Aug 105:15pmSatellite to Big Stax 1500$230
Tuesday Aug 1110:15amLimit H.O.S.E.$500
Friday Aug 1410:00amBig Stax 1500 Day 1a 8 Handed$1,500
Saturday, Aug 1510:00amBig Stax 1500 Day 1b 8 Handed$1,500
Sunday Aug 16 11:00amBig Stax 1500 Day 2 8 Handed$1,500
Monday Aug 17 12:00pmBig Stax 1500 Final Day$1,500