Author: Bill Entenman

Big Stax 1500 : Day 1b Chip Counts

~ Bill Entenman

Total Day 1b Entries: 299

Total Bagged : 84

REVELLOTHOMASBRIDGEWATERNJ494,000
WUANDREWedison468,500
LIBERTAJOSEPHBERLINNJ464,000
CHENKAIWENPHOENIXVILLEPA443,000
NEEKEVINPRESTOPA407,500
ANTIMONYANNAFORT LEENJ375,000
MARTORELLAPATRICKLONG IS CITYNY366,000
ERIQUEZZORYANDANBURYCT360,000
MCKEEHENJOSEPHCONSHOHOCKENPA351,000
KILCOYNE JRDAVIDhollandPA349,000
URVANTSEVMAXIMBROOKLYNNY308,000
FAILLA JREMANUELSMITHTOWNNY307,500
URBANOWSKI SRJASONPHILADELPHIAPA307,500
SKYLLASPETENEW YORKNY302,500
HANKWAN-HEEJENKINTOWNPA293,500
CONTRERASCHRISTIANEAST WINDSORNJ275,500
STEVENSDAVIDFREEHOLDNJ269,000
BELKEROBERTSROLLING HILLSCA262,000
STOKESSHANEILPERTH AMBOYNJ249,000
GAYNEALTOMS RIVERNJ247,500
ZHENGWEIHENGBROOKLYNNY244,000
GAMBLINJAMESBURLINGTONNC238,000
TAYLORSAMUEL LNEW YORKNY225,000
THOMASLENONORTH WALESPA221,500
CARUSOCHRISTOPHERDUNKIRKMD220,500
SCHWARTZDAVIDEAST WINDSORNJ218,000
HADZADEHABBASSTAMFORDCT213,500
BEETELNICHOLASjacksonNJ209,500
SCRIMENTIJOHNlong beachNY203,000
CACURRICHRISEAST ELMHURSTNY202,000
KERMANRICHARDBRONXVILLENY198,000
HAALEXNEW YORKNY194,000
HIMMELBRANDGREGBAYSIDENY191,000
MENTESANA JRFRANCESCOWest HempsteadNY190,000
NGUYENHANGALDIEVA184,500
PITTARDMELANIELAS VEGASNV183,000
BATRASAMEERDEER PARKNY168,000
LENDELMYKHAILObrooklynNY168,000
THEODOROUMICHALAKISBAYSIDENY166,000
ELIASROBERTSEAFORDNY163,000
BOILYTOMMYBROSSARD161,500
KEPPOLKEN157,500
BEN-YAISHRAFAELphiladelphiaPA157,000
KHANMUQTADIRMONTVALENJ156,500
MARDERMICHAELSEWELLNJ150,500
JACKSONROBERTCHELTENHAMPA149,000
TAVSSJOHNNEW YORKNY147,500
ENTINEOLIVERBOSTONMA133,500
SZABOISTVANEDISONNJ133,000
ZAMBRANOCARLOSWEST ISLIPNY126,500
GARCIAELIJAHPHILADELPHIAPA124,500
WUYAOBROOKLYNNY122,000
LETTJUSTINPHILADELPHIAPA121,000
SANGANNAGARISRIDHARPRINCETON JCTNJ110,000
FRANGIASDEMETRIOSSPRINGFIELDNJ109,500
BENSOSERGIOgenova105,000
D’ANGELOSTEPHENPlymouth Meeting PA104,000
DURAKURIZOGlendaleNY103,500
PEREIRAJOSELANGHORNEPA101,500
TWEEDLIEMICHAELEnfieldCT101,000
NERENBERGGREGORYGreat NeckNY100,000
ZDUNIAKMICHAELHOWELLNJ92,500
SHARPEMAXForest HillsNY89,000
KUSNIRJEREMYPHILADELPHIAPA84,000
MEDLIN JRRAYMANASSASVA80,000
NIKCILUVIGJIBRONXNY78,000
WHITAKERCOREYSPOTSWOODNJ77,000
DALESANDROTHOMASHaddon HeightsNJ74,000
SANTOROLUIGICOLLEGEVILLEPA73,000
LIUXIAOQIONGNEW YORKNY69,500
BERGERASASCHWENKSVILLEPA68,500
ROELKEBRIANNEW YORKNY57,000
FORSTBARUCHBROOKLYNNY55,000
SCARPAADRIANMANCHESTERCT53,500
DUONGNGOC-LOANPHILADELPHIAPA50,000
HAGERMICHAELNORWOODPA50,000
IAZZETTANICHOLASJacksonNJ50,000
MINCHERBRANDONSeafordNY50,000
IACOVELLIJONATHANPHILADELPHIAPA47,500
RAMDINANNAND MAHINDRA VICTORBRONXNY46,500
PALMANICHOLASBRONXNY45,000
PISTORINOVINCENTBRONXNY40,000
DACONTIDANIELMOUNT LAURELNJ36,000
CHRISTOPHERSTEVENDRESHERPA12,000

Big Stax 1500 : Day 1a Chip Counts

~ Bill Entenman

Total Entries : 243

Total Bagged : 61

GRABELKEVINFEASTERVILLE TREVOSEPA692,500
NIEDZWICKIGEORGEARDMOREPA646,000
CRAIGBRADLEYHIGHLAND HIGHTSOH445,500
POLANCORAFAELBrooklynNY440,500
VERNARECROBERTMONROENJ436,000
LUOBRIANMADISONWI393,000
PATELNAMITBRIDGEWATERNJ366,500
ADAMSRONALDPHILADELPHIAPA363,500
LIEBERMANJACKSCOTCH PLAINSNJ348,000
KROMASBORISNew YorkNY347,500
GIBSONJEFFREYBLUE BELLPA290,500
SMITHCHARLESSOMERSETNJ275,500
PRESSSTEPHENSTATEN ISLANDNY269,000
SARMIENTOSTEVENFOREST HILLSNY265,500
PORTERANDREWIvylandPA256,000
WEINSTEINBRETTLong Island CityNY250,000
MOLITORJOSEPHSECANEPA248,000
KIMCHANWESTAMPTONNJ230,000
MONTERVINOJOSEPHTRENTONNJ209,000
DIGIACOMOTHOMASStaten IslandNY202,500
PUNJAROJANAKULTANUPATWESTBURYNY192,000
SAFAYACHRISTOPHERNEW YORKNY187,000
MCNICHOLASTHOMASSpringfieldPA186,000
DEANSROBERTPHILADELPHIAPA185,000
LAVINMICHAELhatfieldPA184,000
KEMETERMICHAELNEW TRIPOLIPA181,000
CHENCHALATULASICHESTERFIELDNJ179,000
MERLOANTHONYTOMS RIVERNJ166,500
KAHNDYLANBERNARDSVILLENJ165,000
DEBORBALEONARDOLONG BRANCHNJ155,000
RODRIGUEZMARIOJERSEY CITYNJ151,000
BASILECHRISTOPHERLAUREL SPRINGSNJ150,500
YAGHNAMZIADWEEHAWKENNJ150,000
VERNALAWRENCEMASTICNY146,500
LINSTERMICHAELISLAND PARKNY145,000
MAIJORDONBONITA SPRINGSFL144,500
RICCOBONOALBERTWEST HARRISONNY144,000
LAYPO JRTROYBENSALEMPA131,500
BOTTICELLOJOHNMANALAPANNJ131,000
WILLIAMSAUBREYwest chesterPA131,000
LUYUNYESHANGHAI130,000
FLIEDERJEREMYHATBOROPA127,000
SIEGELMARVINMONROE TOWNSHIPNJ124,000
WALSHEDWARDLANGHORNEPA119,500
DEFRANCESCOMICHAELBEAR CREEK TWPA115,500
PANDYAKETANPISCATAWAYNJ112,000
MARQUETTEROBERTYORKPA110,000
KERSHAWANDREWPHILADELPHIAPA102,500
ROCHAALEXANDER JOHNS SETAUKETNY102,500
GORDONARNALDOBOWIEMD99,000
HARASIMSEBASTIANGREENTOWNPA97,000
CALABRESEADAMCHALFONTPA93,000
GROSSJEFFREYBayvilleNJ93,000
DEHLINBARRYDRESHERPA90,000
FISCHERARONJERSEY CITYNJ86,500
PAHUJAMUKULNORTHPORTNY78,500
SINISHTAJTONYMANALAPANNJ74,000
SORIANO-RAMOSSANTIAGOBARCELONA70,000
GRANDSTAFFZACHARYSTATEN ISLANDNY60,000
DODDRYANRUNNEMEDENJ50,000
LAUERJAMESHAMILTONNJ36,500

Seniors Event Results (Wed 2/27)

~ Bill Entenman

Total Entries : 214

Prize Pool : $63,130

1 Barry Leventhal $13,665 Brooklyn, NY
2 Daniel Sweeney $10,642 Bensalem, PA
3 Mario Damiao $9,302 N Arlington, NJ
4 Timothy Ryan $4,962 Jamesburg, NJ
5 Kevin Mechalas $3,706 Ambler, PA
6 Erik Guzowski $2,790 Staten Island, NY
7 Frank Connelly $2,134 Freehold, NJ
8 Colbert Silva $1,654 Cliffside Park, NJ
9 Giulio Cifelli $1,420 Hopewell, NJ
10 Pierre Deissler $1,136 Mt. Laurel, NJ
11 Mark Schwedes $1,136 Beverly, NJ
12 Dennis Kirk $1,136 Collegeville, PA
13 Dominic Picinic $979 New Milford, NJ
14 Peter Plako $979 Lumberton, NJ
15 Jason Pflugfelder $979 Philadelphia, PA
16 Eric Holmquist $865 Lower Gwynedd, PA
17 Paul Kidal-Brandit $865 Mendham, NJ
18 Douglas Shirk $865 Sinking Spring, PA
19 Dominic Colonna $783 Wilmington, DE
20 Norman Carey $783 New Brunswick, NJ
21 Anthony Herman $783 Philadelphia, PA
22 Alex Katsman $783 Brooklyn, NY
23 Edward Harwelik $783 Stewartsville, NJ

Black Chip Bounty Results (Mon 2/24)

~ Bill Entenman

Total Players : 157

Prize Pool : $30,615

1 Robert Radziemski $6,620 Blackwood, NJ
2 Bryan Battaglia $4,997 Burlington, NJ
3 James Armetta $4,975 Richboro, PA
4 Christopher Majcher $3,796 Rahway, NJ
5 Muqtadir Khan $1,962 Montvale, NJ
6 Andrew Klein $1,476 Tinton Falls, NJ
7 Allan Rosen $1,145 Robbinsville, NJ
8 Glenn Macartney $863 Philadelphia, PA
9 Gordon Dunlop $741 Philadelphia, PA
10 Luis Dominguez Morales $612 Yonkers, NY
11 Thomas Carney $612 Fairless Hills, PA
12 Jason Twelves $612 Philadelphia, PA
13 Michael Merlino $551 Philadelphia, PA
14 Matthew Mason $551 Pottstown, PA
15 Anthony Le $551 Philadelphia, PA
16 Omar Legaspi $551 Hamilton, NJ

Upcoming Events

~ Bill Entenman

Join us this week for our Super Satellite to Big Stax 1500 with a $230 entry fee on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 5:15 PM. On Thursday, Feb. 27, we’ll host our Seniors (50+) event with a $340 entry fee, starting at 10 AM.

The Big Stax 1500 will feature two Day 1 flights on Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1. This tournament will be an 8-max event, with Day 1 flights held in the Xcite Center in the main casino next to the poker room. Play begins at 10 AM on each day 1, with late entry and rebuys available all day. Day 2 will take place on Sunday, March 2, and Day 3 will see the event conclude on Monday, March 3.

Final 3 Chop for $95,256 each

~ Bill Entenman
  • Parx Big Stax XXXIV 750 11:50pm
  • Level 32: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 1136
  • Players Remaining: Play Complete

The final 3 decided to do an even chop and each are taking home $95,256. Well played and congratulations to all of the winners.

Big Stax XXXIV 750 Co-Champions (L to R) Mike Hager, Mike Kemeter, and Giuseppe Lomuscio: $95,256

Kemeter Doubles Up

~ Bill Entenman
  • Parx Big Stax XXXIII 750 11:15pm
  • Level 32: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 1136
  • Players Remaining: 3

Mike Hager first to act raised to 500k, Mike Kemeter went all in for 8.375M, Giuseppe Lomuscio called, and Hager folded.

Kemeter: AKdd

Lomuscio: QQ

Board: 95dd2s Ac 9h giving Kemeter a pair of Aces to win the hand and become the chip leader.

Final 3

~ Bill Entenman
  • Parx Big Stax XXXIII 750 10:50pm
  • On Break Next Level 32: 100,000/200,000/200,000
  • Total Entries: 1136
  • Players Remaining: 3

The final 3 players are on a 10 minute break. Updated chip counts below:

Seat First Last Chip Count
1 Mike Hager 8.425M
5 Michael Kemeter 7.175M
7 Giusseppe Lomuscio 29.775M

McMahon 4th Place $42,236

~ Bill Entenman
  • Parx Big Stax XXXIII 750 10:40pm
  • Level 31: 75,000/150,000/150,000
  • Total Entries: 1136
  • Players Remaining: 3

Giuseppe Lomuscio is right back on a heater with monster hands 4 handed. Carter McMahon just went all in pre fop from the button and quickly called by Lomuscio.

McMahon: A10

Lomuscio: AA left McMahon a huge underdog in the hand and held up to eliminate Mcmahon in 4th place for $42,236.

Carter McMahon 4th Place $42,236