Upcoming Events:

This coming week will include the Big Stax 750 with the main event 1500 event starting Friday August 14th. Upcoming events for this week are below. For a full list of events and structures visit: https://www.parxcasino.com/bensalem/big-stax

DateTimeEventBuy In +Fee
Thursday, Aug 610:00AMBig Stax 750: Day1A$750
Friday, Aug 710:00AMBig Stax 750: Day1B$750
Saturday, Aug 810:00AMBig Stax 750: Day1C$750
Sunday, Aug 93:15PMBig Stax 750: Day 2$750
Sunday, Aug 911:00AMSatellite to Big Stax 1500 (Seat +cash)$340
Monday, Aug 1012:00PMBig Stax 750 Final Day$750
Monday, Aug 105:15PMSatellite to Big Stax 1500 $230
Tuesday, Aug 1110:15AMLimit H.O.S.E $500

Porter Big Stax 500 XXXIX Champ $75,073

  • Parx Big Stax 500 XXXIX 5:10PM
  • Level 31: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 876
  • Players Remaining: Play Complete

With his Aggro Fish book in hand, David Porter came into day 2 with a confidence you could feel even before the final table. Porter has spent a little less than a year intensely studying and improving his game, and in over 30 yrs of playing having his most successful year. In December of 2025 he had his largest win when he took down the WPT senior event for $130,000, and today marks his second largest cash for $75,073 and a Big Stax trophy.

David Porter Big Stax 500 XXXIX Champion: $75,073

Kline 2nd Place: $44,565

  • Parx Big Stax 500 XXXIX 5:10PM
  • Level 31: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 876
  • Players Remaining: Play Complete

Heading into heads up playing David Porter had close to a 7 to 1 chip lead on Joe Kline. A couple hands in Porter called on the button, Kline raised to 500K and Porter called.

Flop: A♥Q♥2♣ Kline goes all in for 2.55M and Porter calls.

Kline: 88

Porter: Q♠6♠

Turn: A♦

River: 5♦ for Porter’s pair of Queens to hold up to win the hand and the Big Stax 500 XXXIX title.

Joe Kline 2nd Place: $44,565

Mazyrka 3rd Place: $29,040

  • Parx Big Stax 500 XXXIX 5:05PM
  • Level 31: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 876
  • Players Remaining: 2

Pre flop Ihar Mazyrka raised to 400k, Porter moved all in, and Mazryka called for his final 2.5M.

Mazyrka: A6

Porter: 77

Board ran out 8 10 2 7 4 for a set for Porter to win the hand and eliminate Mazyrka in 3rd place for $29,040.

Ihar Mazyrka 3rd Place: $29,040

Patel: 4th Place: $21,296

  • Parx Big Stax 500 XXXIX 5:00PM
  • Level 31: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 876
  • Players Remaining: 3

Pre flop David Porter raised to 400k and Akash Patel moved all in for 2.875M and Porter called.

Patel: AK

Porter: 1010

Board: 2 J 9 J 8 for Porter’s 10’s to hold up and knock Patel out in 4th place for $21,296

Akash Patel 4th Place: $21,296

Coin Flips Unkind to Kline

  • Parx Big Stax 500 XXXIX 4:55PM
  • Level 31: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 876
  • Players Remaining: 4

Pre flop on the button Joe Kline raised to 400k, Ihar Mazyrka went all in for his final 2.175M and Kline called.

Mazyrka: A♣Q♥

Kline: 3♥3♠

Board runs out: 10♥7♣8♣ K♣ A♠ for Mazyrka to double up with a pair of Aces.

Porter Takes Back the Chip Lead

  • Parx Big Stax 500 XXXIX 4:45PM
  • Level 31: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 876
  • Players Remaining: 4

Less than 10 minutes into level 31 and David Porter immediately took down some smaller pots and was back up to 7M in chips.

On the button, Porter raised pre flop, Joe Kline re raised in the BB to 1M , Porter moved all in and Kline called.

Kline: QQ

Porter: A♦10♦

Board ends up running out to give Porter trip Aces to win the hand and take back the chip lead.

Final 4 Updated Chip Counts

  • Parx Big Stax 500 XXXIX 4:30PM
  • On Break Next Level 31: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 876
  • Players Remaining: 4

Despite being short these last 2 levels, Ihar Mazyrka has managed to make the final 4 players. Joe Kline has taken a major chip lead with over double that of Akash Patel who is now second in chips.

TableSeatFirstLastChip Count
112JoeKline12.725M
114IharMazyrka2.375M
116DavidPorter4.3M
119Akash Patel5.375M

Last Hand Before Break

  • Parx Big Stax 500 XXXIX 4:20PM
  • Level 30: 75,000/150,000/150,000
  • Total Entries: 876
  • Players Remaining: 4

The last hand before break David Porter raised to 400k, and Akash Patel called in the BB.

Flop: J♦7♥10♣ both players check

Turn: 6♥ Patel leads for 500k and Porter calls

River: 5♥ Patel bets 1M leaving approximately 575k left behind, Porter thinks then makes the calls.

Patel: 9♥10♥ for the flush and Porter mucks his cards.

Grabel 5th Place $15,898

  • Parx Big Stax 500 XXXIX 4:05PM
  • Level 30: 75,000/150,000/150,000
  • Total Entries: 876
  • Players Remaining: 4

Grabel open shoved all in for his final 1.3M called by David Porter.

Grabel: A10

Porter: 66

Flop: 2 3 5

Turn: 6 giving Porter a set and leaving Grabel drawing only to a chop if a 4 comes, but a K on the river seals his fate for 5th place and $15,898

Kevin Grabel 5th Place: $15,898