1st Place – Greg Nerenberg $94,467
2nd Place – Shankar Pillai $78,404
3rd Place – David Zemel $77,874
After the elimination of Kyle Merron in 4th place, Greg Nerenberg held the largest chip stack and would take the trophy and the lion’s share of a 3-way chop. Here’s a look at the final chip counts:
| GREGORY | NERENBERG | 27,900,000 |
| SHANKAR | PILLAI | 15,100,000 |
| DAVID | ZEMEL | 14,775,000 |
Today’s session was a marathon affair lasting just over 16 hours since the beginning of play. The Final Table began just before the dinner break with Shankar Pillai holding the chip-lead and it would take another eight hours of play to reach the end. Nerenberg and Zemel came into the Final Table in 4th and 6th respectively and were never in any major trouble. In the end, it was Nerenberg who did most of the dirty work short-handed and vaulted into the lead after the massive pot which eliminated Sam Batra in 5th.
Congratulations to our three winners on an excellent performance and thanks to everyone who participated in the record setting running of the August Big Stax 500.
Here’s a look at the rest of the Day 3 results:
| KYLE | MERRON | ATHOL | MA | $ 37,064 |
| SAMEER | BATRA | DEER PARK | NY | $ 27,661 |
| ALLYN | MARSHALL | LONG BRANCH | NJ | $ 20,797 |
| JASON | PASTER | HAMILTON | NJ | $ 15,993 |
| CHRISTOPHER | KUSHA | STATEN ISLAND | NY | $ 12,286 |
| CHRISTOPHER | MCNALLY | PHILADELPHIA | PA | $ 9,678 |
| SHAOTONG | CHANG | LONG ISLAND CITY | NY | $ 7,619 |
| ABRAHAM | FARONI | PHILADELPHIA | PA | $ 7,619 |
| JOSE | GARCIA | STATEN ISLAND | NY | $ 7,619 |
| FRIMAN | VILLALONA | BRONX | NY | $ 5,971 |
| SCHUYLER | TWADDLE | CHESTERBROOK | PA | $ 5,971 |
| JEFFREY | WICKER | BRISTOL | PA | $ 5,971 |
| SARDOR | GAZIEV | N BRUNSWICK | NJ | $ 4,805 |
| KENNETH | HUYNH | UPPER DARBY | PA | $ 4,805 |
| CARLOS | ALVARADO | FREEPORT | NY | $ 4,805 |
| JOSIP | RICOV | ASTORIA | NY | $ 3,912 |
| JONAS | WEXLER | COLLINSWOOD | NJ | $ 3,912 |
| JAMES | LABRIE | CHESTERTOWN | MD | $ 3,912 |
| VIRAL | MEHTA | PHILADELPHIA | PA | $ 3,912 |
| GENE | RAMAN | MULLICA HILL | NJ | $ 3,912 |
| HECTOR | PEDRAZA | FLUSHING | NY | $ 3,912 |
| RUSLAN | ARSTANALIYEV | BROOKLYN | NY | $ 3,912 |
| MIKE | MAZURKIEWICZ | BAYONNE | NJ | $ 3,912 |
| JONATHAN | PRANSKY | MADISON | NJ | $ 3,912 |
| ANON | $ 3,157 | |||
| VLADIMIR | PECK | JERSEY CITY | NJ | $ 3,157 |
| YEHUDA | BALIN | BROOKLYN | NY | $ 3,157 |
| CHARLES | NOLL | EXTON | PA | $ 3,157 |
| JOSIAS | DOSSANTOS | LITHIA | FL | $ 3,157 |
| SALVATORE | BUSACCA | COLTS NECK | NJ | $ 3,157 |
| NOAM | FLIEGELMAN | PHILA | PA | $ 3,157 |
| DEREK NATHAN | STAIB | WILMINGTON | DE | $ 3,157 |
| DAVID | MCCONACHIE | NEW YORK | NY | $ 3,157 |
