Lingkun Lu outlasted a field of 307 competitors to win the first place prize of $30,768.
Big Stax 500 Champion : Lingkun Lu
Big Stax 500 Results
Here are the results from yesterday’s final table of our Big Stax 500 event.
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize $ | City, State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lingkun | Lu | $30,768 | Jersey City, NJ |
| 2 | Nicholas | Vazquez | $19,545 | Wall Township, NJ |
| 3 | Salvatore | Simeone | $12,734 | Florham Park, NJ |
| 4 | Robert | Klein | $9,303 | Bensalem, PA |
| 5 | Stuart | Moss | $6,967 | West Nyack, NY |
| 6 | Michael | Mercaldo | $5,258 | West New York, NJ |
| 7 | Sherry | Du | $4,019 | Edgewater, NJ |
| 8 | Dominic | Picinic | $3,105 | New Midford, NJ |
| 9 | Robert | Taylor | $2,414 | Levittown, PA |
Big Stax 500 : Final Table
Play has ended for the day, as we have reached the final table of our Big Stax 500 event. Play will resume at 12pm tomorrow. Here are the final table chip counts :
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart | Moss | 1,450,000 | 11 | 1 |
| Salvatore | Simeone | 1,365,000 | 11 | 2 |
| Robert | Taylor | 345,000 | 11 | 3 |
| Nicholas | Vazques | 530,000 | 11 | 4 |
| Dominic | Picinic | 700,000 | 11 | 5 |
| Lingkun | Lu | 1,480,000 | 11 | 6 |
| Robert | Klein | 1,135,000 | 11 | 7 |
| Sherry | Du | 1,530,000 | 11 | 8 |
| Michael | Mercaldo | 685,000 | 11 | 9 |
Here are the payouts for the final table :
| 1st | $30,768 |
| 2nd | $19,545 |
| 3rd | $12,734 |
| 4th | $9,303 |
| 5th | $6,967 |
| 6th | $5,258 |
| 7th | $4,019 |
| 8th | $3,105 |
| 9th | $2,414 |
Places 10-12 : $2,022
- Parx Big Stax 500 XXXVIII 9:35PM
- Level 22: 15,000/25,000/25,000
- Total Entries: 307
- Players Remaining: 9
| 10 | SEETAL | PATEL | MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ | $2,022 |
| 11 | CHRISTOPHER | STEINBERG | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $2,022 |
| 12 | JEFFREY | GIBSON | BLUE BELL, PA | $2,022 |
Places 13-15 : $1,696
- Parx Big Stax 500 XXXVIII 8:15PM
- Level 21: 10,000/20,000/20,000
- Total Entries: 307
- Players Remaining: 12
| 13 | RYAN | MCCARROLL | NORTH WALES, PA | $1,696 |
| 14 | JOSEPH | BARRETT | HOLLAND, PA | $1,696 |
| 15 | ANTHONY | PANZA JR | RUTHERFORD, NJ | $1,696 |
Places 16-18 : $1,435
- Parx Big Stax 500 XXXVIII 7:20PM
- Level 20: 10,000/15,000/15,000
- Total Entries: 307
- Players Remaining: 15
| 16 | KRISTOPHE | GMEREK | MIDLAND PARK, NJ | $1,435 |
| 17 | ANDRAE | SEWELL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,435 |
| 18 | ORVILLE | ARTHURS | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,435 |
Dinner Break
- Parx Big Stax 500 XXXVIII 6:25PM
- End Level 19: 6,000/12,000/12,000
- Total Entries: 307
- Players Remaining: 16
16 players remain at dinner break. Here are updated chip counts:
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seetal | Patel | 255,000 | 10 | 2 |
| Lingkun | Lu | 685,000 | 10 | 3 |
| Dominic | Picinic | 775,000 | 10 | 4 |
| Jeff | Gibson | 395,000 | 10 | 5 |
| Joseph | Barrett | 155,000 | 10 | 6 |
| Ryan | McCarroll | 445,000 | 10 | 7 |
| Nicholas | Vazques | 830,000 | 10 | 8 |
| Christopher | Steinberg | 330,000 | 10 | 9 |
| Robert | Taylor | 320,000 | 11 | 1 |
| Salvatore | Simeone | 645,000 | 11 | 3 |
| Robert | Klein | 410,000 | 11 | 4 |
| Michael | Mercaldo | 590,000 | 11 | 5 |
| Sherry | Du | 875,000 | 11 | 6 |
| Anthony | Panza | 385,000 | 11 | 7 |
| Stuart | Moss | 1,430,000 | 11 | 8 |
| Kris | Gmerek | 685,000 | 11 | 9 |
Places 19-27 : $1,174
- Parx Big Stax 500 XXXVIII 5:25PM
- Level 18: 6,000/12,000/12,000
- Total Entries: 307
- Players Remaining: 18
| 19 | ZHENJIE | HOU | CHESTER SPRGS, PA | $1,279 |
| 20 | KENNETH | KEPPOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,279 |
| 21 | PETER | SEGAL | GLENMOORE, PA | $1,279 |
| 22 | LENO | THOMAS | NORTH WALES, PA | $1,279 |
| 23 | NATHANIEL | LINDQUIST | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,279 |
| 24 | RICHARD | HARTMAN | RICHBORO, PA | $1,279 |
| 25 | TRAVIS | HARTSHORN | BENSALEM, PA | $1,279 |
| 26 | MATTHEW | GROSS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,279 |
| 27 | TIFFANY | WONG | NEW YORK, NY | $1,279 |
Places 28-35 : $1,174
- Parx Big Stax 500 XXXVIII 2:45PM
- Level 17: 4,000/8,000/8,000
- Total Entries: 307
- Players Remaining: 27
| 28 | ABBAS | HADIZADEH | STAMFORD, CT | $1,174 |
| 29 | PETER | MEHR | MILLTOWN, NJ | $1,174 |
| 30 | JOHN | IANNUCCI | YARDLEY, PA | $1,174 |
| 31 | LATOYA | RICE | CAMDEN, NJ | $1,174 |
| 32 | MATTHEW | SULLIVAN | DOYLESTOWN, PA | $1,174 |
| 33 | THAO LY | TRAN | NEW YORK, NY | $1,174 |
| 34 | TIMOTHY | LATOUCH | HATBORO, PA | $1,174 |
| 35 | ROBERT | BROBYN | NEWARK, DE | $1,174 |
Big Stax 500 : Day 2
Big Stax 500 Day 2 is underway and just reached the money. With 307 entries, the remaining 35 players will have a minimum cash of $1,174 with the top prize taking home $30,768.