Three Way Chop

1st Place – Greg Nerenberg $94,467

2nd Place – Shankar Pillai $78,404

3rd Place – David Zemel $77,874

greg nerenberg winners photo
Greg Nerenberg, Big Stax XXII 500 Champion

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