Big Stax 500 : Final Table

April 26, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

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

April 26, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

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

April 26, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

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

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

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

April 26, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

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

April 26, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

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

April 26, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

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

April 26, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

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.

Big Stax 500: Day 2 Table Draw by Name

April 25, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

Last Name	First Name	City	State	Chip Count	Table	Seat
ALAMI	DRISS	LANSDALE	PA	151,000	11	7
ARTHURS	ORVILLE	BROOKLYN	NY	152,500	11	5
BARRETT	JOSEPH	Holland	PA	116,000	5	8
BLODGETT	DARRELL	SKOWHEGAN	ME	67,000	10	2
BRENNAN	GREGORY	HARLEYSVILLE	PA	302,000	11	4
BRESSLER	ARTHUR	SOMERSET	NJ	39,000	9	7
BROBYN	ROBERT	NEWARK	DE	156,000	10	3
BYRNES	JEFFREY	Scotch Plains	NJ	67,500	5	1
DESANTO	MICHAEL	NORRISTOWN	PA	53,000	10	7
DU	SHERRY	Edgewater	NJ	92,500	7	3
FUZAILOV	YAKOV	Queens Village	NY	50,500	6	7
GIBSON	MARK	PHILADELPHIA	PA	255,000	8	5
GMEREK	KRISTOPHE	MIDLAND PARK	NJ	136,000	9	8
GROSS	MATTHEW	PHILADELPHIA	PA	108,000	8	2
HADIZADEH	ABBAS	STAMFORD	CT	446,000	9	6
HAJDUCZKA	KRYSTIAN	Lawrenceville	NJ	186,500	5	4
HARTMAN	RICHARD	RICHBORO	PA	152,000	11	1
HARTSHORN	TRAVIS	BENSALEM	PA	68,000	6	2
HILL	CHRISTOPHER	MATAWAN	NJ	58,000	7	5
HOU	ZHENJIE	CHESTER SPRGS	PA	236,000	10	1
IANNUCCI	JOHN	YARDLEY	PA	275,500	6	5
KEPPOL	KENNETH	PHILADELPHIA	PA	130,500	5	5
LATOUCH	TIMOTHY	HATBORO	PA	267,500	10	5
LIN	WOOYANG	MORRISTOWN	NJ	177,000	9	2
LINDQUIST	NATHANIEL	PHILADELPHIA	PA	65,000	6	1
LU	LINGKUN	JERSEY CITY	NJ	254,000	11	3
MANDJIAN	ARMINE	East Brunswick	NJ	54,500	8	3
MARION	THOMAS	NETCONG	NJ	72,500	5	6
MCCARROLL	RYAN	North Wales	PA	323,500	8	8
MCCULLOUGH	MATTHEW	NEWTOWN	PA	91,000	6	4
MEHR	PETER	MILLTOWN	NJ	101,000	8	6
MERCALDO	MICHAEL	HOBOKEN	NJ	154,500	11	8
MESCHEL	DAVID	YARDLEY	PA	87,500	11	2
MOSS	STUART	WEST NYACK	NY	237,500	8	4
MUJALLI	JOSEPH	STATEN ISLAND	NY	124,500	5	7
OLIVER	VINCENT	WHITEHALL	PA	109,500	10	8
PANZA JR	ANTHONY	RUTHERFORD	NJ	93,000	7	8
PATEL	SEETAL	MONMOUTH JUNCTION	NJ	137,500	9	5
PICINIC	DOMINIC	NEW MILFORD	NJ	251,500	5	2
RICE	LATOYA	CAMDEN	NJ	352,000	6	8
RUSSO	DARREN	CENTEREACH	NY	71,000	6	3
SALTARELLI	JOSEPH	WILLOW GROVE	PA	96,500	10	4
SANTORA JR	ROBERT	HUNTINGDON VALLEY	PA	56,500	6	6
SCHUTZBANK	MARTIN	Keansburg	NJ	90,000	9	4
SEGAL	PETER	GLENMOORE	PA	121,000	5	3
SEWELL	ANDRAE	Philadelphia	PA	172,500	7	4
SIMEONE	SALVATORE	FLORHAM PARK	NJ	335,000	7	6
STEINBERG	CHRISTOPHER	FALLS CHURCH	VA	207,500	8	1
SULLIVAN	MATTHEW	DOYLESTOWN	PA	328,000	7	2
TAYLOR	ROBERT	LEVITTOWN	PA	76,000	8	7
THOMAS	LENO	NORTH WALES	PA	220,000	10	6
TRAN	THAO LY	NEW YORK	NY	94,500	7	1
VAZQUEZ	NICHOLAS	Redondo Beach	CA	172,500	9	1
WONG	TIFFANY	NEW YORK	NY	103,000	9	3
YU	WAYNE	CHAPEL HILL	NC	48,500	11	6
ZIMMERMAN	MARK	MORRISVILLE	PA	137,000	7	7

Big Stax 500: Day 2 Draw by Table/Seat

April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman ~ Leave a comment

Last Name	First Name	City	State	Chip Count	Table	Seat
BYRNES	JEFFREY	Scotch Plains	NJ	67,500	5	1
PICINIC	DOMINIC	NEW MILFORD	NJ	251,500	5	2
SEGAL	PETER	GLENMOORE	PA	121,000	5	3
HAJDUCZKA	KRYSTIAN	Lawrenceville	NJ	186,500	5	4
KEPPOL	KENNETH	PHILADELPHIA	PA	130,500	5	5
MARION	THOMAS	NETCONG	NJ	72,500	5	6
MUJALLI	JOSEPH	STATEN ISLAND	NY	124,500	5	7
BARRETT	JOSEPH	Holland	PA	116,000	5	8
LINDQUIST	NATHANIEL	PHILADELPHIA	PA	65,000	6	1
HARTSHORN	TRAVIS	BENSALEM	PA	68,000	6	2
RUSSO	DARREN	CENTEREACH	NY	71,000	6	3
MCCULLOUGH	MATTHEW	NEWTOWN	PA	91,000	6	4
IANNUCCI	JOHN	YARDLEY	PA	275,500	6	5
SANTORA JR	ROBERT	HUNTINGDON VALLEY	PA	56,500	6	6
FUZAILOV	YAKOV	Queens Village	NY	50,500	6	7
RICE	LATOYA	CAMDEN	NJ	352,000	6	8
TRAN	THAO LY	NEW YORK	NY	94,500	7	1
SULLIVAN	MATTHEW	DOYLESTOWN	PA	328,000	7	2
DU	SHERRY	Edgewater	NJ	92,500	7	3
SEWELL	ANDRAE	Philadelphia	PA	172,500	7	4
HILL	CHRISTOPHER	MATAWAN	NJ	58,000	7	5
SIMEONE	SALVATORE	FLORHAM PARK	NJ	335,000	7	6
ZIMMERMAN	MARK	MORRISVILLE	PA	137,000	7	7
PANZA JR	ANTHONY	RUTHERFORD	NJ	93,000	7	8
STEINBERG	CHRISTOPHER	FALLS CHURCH	VA	207,500	8	1
GROSS	MATTHEW	PHILADELPHIA	PA	108,000	8	2
MANDJIAN	ARMINE	East Brunswick	NJ	54,500	8	3
MOSS	STUART	WEST NYACK	NY	237,500	8	4
GIBSON	MARK	PHILADELPHIA	PA	255,000	8	5
MEHR	PETER	MILLTOWN	NJ	101,000	8	6
TAYLOR	ROBERT	LEVITTOWN	PA	76,000	8	7
MCCARROLL	RYAN	North Wales	PA	323,500	8	8
VAZQUEZ	NICHOLAS	Redondo Beach	CA	172,500	9	1
LIN	WOOYANG	MORRISTOWN	NJ	177,000	9	2
WONG	TIFFANY	NEW YORK	NY	103,000	9	3
SCHUTZBANK	MARTIN	Keansburg	NJ	90,000	9	4
PATEL	SEETAL	MONMOUTH JUNCTION	NJ	137,500	9	5
HADIZADEH	ABBAS	STAMFORD	CT	446,000	9	6
BRESSLER	ARTHUR	SOMERSET	NJ	39,000	9	7
GMEREK	KRISTOPHE	MIDLAND PARK	NJ	136,000	9	8
HOU	ZHENJIE	CHESTER SPRGS	PA	236,000	10	1
BLODGETT	DARRELL	SKOWHEGAN	ME	67,000	10	2
BROBYN	ROBERT	NEWARK	DE	156,000	10	3
SALTARELLI	JOSEPH	WILLOW GROVE	PA	96,500	10	4
LATOUCH	TIMOTHY	HATBORO	PA	267,500	10	5
THOMAS	LENO	NORTH WALES	PA	220,000	10	6
DESANTO	MICHAEL	NORRISTOWN	PA	53,000	10	7
OLIVER	VINCENT	WHITEHALL	PA	109,500	10	8
HARTMAN	RICHARD	RICHBORO	PA	152,000	11	1
MESCHEL	DAVID	YARDLEY	PA	87,500	11	2
LU	LINGKUN	JERSEY CITY	NJ	254,000	11	3
BRENNAN	GREGORY	HARLEYSVILLE	PA	302,000	11	4
ARTHURS	ORVILLE	BROOKLYN	NY	152,500	11	5
YU	WAYNE	CHAPEL HILL	NC	48,500	11	6
ALAMI	DRISS	LANSDALE	PA	151,000	11	7
MERCALDO	MICHAEL	HOBOKEN	NJ	154,500	11	8