Side Events #2

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Carlos Jaurez’ Family, Big Stax XXIII CMTA Charity Event

Last week, Parx hosted the 2nd Annual Carlos Juarez Memorial Charity Poker Tournament to benefit Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) research. The tournament brought in 49 entries creating a prize-pool of $6,419 and contributing $1225 (plus additional donations) to the CMTA charity.

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CMTA Charity Event Final Table, Big Stax XXIII

There were six places paid with the final five players agreeing to a split. Here are the results:

1 DANIEL RALSTON $ 1,729
2 CHARLES BRYANT $ 1,331
3 ROBERT MILLER $ 1,036
4 ALYSON PARKER $ 941
5 VASILIOS MANETAS $ 933
6 MICHAEL SILBERMAN $ 449

Next up on the side event schedule was the $300 NLH/PLO Mix. The event brought in 84 entries creating a prize-pool of $24,444. Pofuk Ying took the win and the lion’s share of a 4-way chop.

1 PO YING $ 6,800
2 ZHENJIE HOU $ 4,611
3 AKSHAT RAJAN $ 3,515
4 MICHAEL NEILIO $ 3,285
5 MARC ARONSON $ 1,833
6 FRANCIS PETRILLO $ 1,467
7 THOMAS CIPRIANO $ 1,222
8 TJ SHULMAN $ 978
9 JAMES GERAGHTY II $ 733

Finally, Parx held a $500 6-Max Side Event which had 78 runners creating a prize-pool of $37,830. David Novak took the title outright, taking home $12,105 and some side-event glory. Here are the final results:

1 DAVID NOVAK $12,105
2 ANONYMOUS $7,944
3 CHARLES FUREY $4,729
4 ALEXANDER ZAVERUKHA $3,405
5 DINO DEMETRO $2,837
6 WARREN HOLLANDER 2ND $2,270
7 PAVEL KRAPIVIN $1,892
8 ALAN ENGEL $1,513
9 AARON SHAPIRO $1,135