Big Stax 300: Day 1c Chip Counts

October 3, 2026October 3, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

We had an additional 346 entries for Saturday’s Day 1c of our Big Stax 300 event. 44 more players bagged chips and will return on Sunday for Day 2. Here’s a list sorted by chip count:

Last Name	First Name	City	State	Chip Count
RAUDEBAUGH	MATTHEW	YORK	PA	818,000
GIBSON	JEFFREY	BLUE BELL	PA	405,000
WARREN	WILLIAM	ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND	MD	404,000
PRADHANANG	NEIL	Rahway	NJ	374,000
ZHANG	WUJI	HARRISON	NJ	348,000
SLOVINSKY	WILLIAM	PHILADELPHIA	PA	321,000
PAPANDREA	VINCENT	CRANFORD	NJ	312,000
HUBER	BEN	NEW YORK	NY	298,000
ALESI	JOHN	Eatontown	NJ	287,000
FARNEN	DONALD	WEST HAVEN	CT	280,000
XHUHANI	FATJON	SECAUCUS	NJ	268,000
SANKARANARAYANAN	RAJAGOPAL	SOMERVILLE	NJ	264,000
MATUSOW	DONALD	BRYN MAWR	PA	242,000
LAM	CARLOS	BROOKLYN	NY	238,000
KRAVETS	BORIS	FSTRVL TRVOSE	PA	204,000
MALCZAN	JOHN	hamilton twp	NJ	201,000
PINNOLA	MAX	PHILADELPHIA	PA	194,000
LAMA	BIJAY	East Elmhurst	NY	182,000
DEGENNARO	JAIME	MAPLE SHADE	NJ	179,000
PHAMOLIVO	JASON	Las Vegas	NV	172,000
PARKES	THOMAS	ALBURTIS	PA	167,000
BLENMAN	DEREK	ARVERNE	NY	165,000
LISOVSKIY	DENNIS	HOLLAND	PA	164,000
SCHNEIDER	JESSE	LINDEN	NJ	154,000
BARSKY	LARRY	NEWTOWN	PA	148,000
FLORES	EDGAR	BROOKLYN	NY	140,000
MCMANUS	SEAN	NORRISTOWN	PA	137,000
KLEIN	ROBERT	BENSALEM	PA	126,000
HAZIZI	ERALD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	121,000
HAN	BOYUAN	Little Neck	NY	116,000
GIBSON	MARK	PHILADELPHIA	PA	115,000
DURANT	MARC	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	113,000
MUNGIN	TODD	FREEPORT	NY	108,000
SCHUSTER	MICHAEL	SOMERSET	NJ	108,000
MOON	LEONARD	FORTLEE	NJ	96,000
MCCARTHY	JAMES	BENSALEM	PA	86,000
PEACOCK	ALLEN	HAMILTON	NJ	86,000
TRUONG	QUANG	DREXEL HILL	PA	86,000
DOMINGUEZ MORALES	LUIS	NEW YORK	NY	82,000
GOULD	CRAIG	LOS ANGELES	CA	79,000
NOVOSEL	DENNIS	ALLENTOWN	NJ	77,000
HUANG	GUAN	flushing	NY	52,000
GRAFFA	TREVOR	Philadelphia	PA	49,000
SEGAL	PETER	GLENMOORE	PA	20,000

Big Stax 300: Day 1b Chip Counts

October 3, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

We had 186 entries for Friday’s Day 1b of our Big Stax 300 event. 24 players bagged chips and will return on Sunday for Day 2. Here’s a list sorted by chip count:

Last Name	First Name	City	State	Chips
WILSON	JOHN	MALVERN	PA	508,000
WENG	BIN	LAS VEGAS	NV	472,000
JARAMILLO	JOSE	WOODSIDE	NY	353,000
ANDRONACHE	CONSTANTIN	STATEN ISLAND	NY	339,000
SIRACUSA	JOSEPH	NEW CITY	NY	314,000
ABRAHAM	JESSON	YARDLEY	PA	308,000
ORTIZ	STEVEN	Belleville	NJ	231,000
SPILLANE JR	JOSEPH	WESTAMPTON	NJ	226,000
LAWLER	SHANE	MALVERN	PA	186,000
PORRINI	MICHAEL	HUNTINGDON VALLEY	PA	185,000
CAPPELLI	JOSEPH	BLUE BELL	PA	179,000
GADHIA	NALIN	EDISON	NJ	159,000
DEANS	ROBERT	PHILADELPHIA	PA	150,000
BENKE	ATTILA	BARRYVILLE	NY	142,000
JU	PETER	REGO PARK	NY	130,000
PICINIC	DOMINIC	NEW MILFORD	NJ	126,000
LI	XIANCONG	Brooklyn	NY	123,000
BUDUNOGLU	SAHIN	LEVITTOWN	PA	111,000
GONZALEZ	MICHAEL	DELRAN	NJ	109,000
CHACE	DAVID	COLLEGEVILLE	PA	94,000
ROGERS	NORMAN	PHILADELPHIA	PA	89,000
AMIN	NIMISH	BASKING RIDGE	NJ	49,000
WARD	TIMOTHY	BRIDGEWATER	NJ	47,000
JUAREZ	EDUARDO	NORTH WALES	PA	22,000

Big Stax 300: Day 1a Chip Counts

October 2, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

We had 178 entries for Thursday’s Day 1a of our Big Stax 300 event. 23 players bagged chips and will return on Sunday for Day 2. Here’s a list sorted by chip count:

Last Name	First Name	City	State	Chips
GRABEL	KEVIN	FEASTERVILLE TREVOSE	PA	421,000
WERTZ	JOSEPH	BENBROOK	TX	403,000
KUSTERA	VINCENT	SICKLERVILLE	NJ	256,000
ZELDIS	KENNETH	PENNINGTON	NJ	255,000
BINDRA	BIRJYOT	HOWELL	NJ	251,000
LILLIS	JAMES	Trenton	NJ	248,000
LAUDADIO	JUSTIN	BENSALEM	PA	233,000
ZOU	XIANG	BROOKLYN	NY	233,000
GREENLAW	JAKE	MEDIA	PA	212,000
LIN	WOOYANG	MORRISTOWN	NJ	205,000
KURLAND	SEAN	MEDIA	PA	202,000
KEPPOL	KENNETH	PHILADELPHIA	PA	193,000
MERLINO	MICHAEL	philadelpha	PA	172,000
KIM	JONATHAN	RAHWAY	NJ	150,000
KARANIKOLAS	STEVEN	Pennington	NJ	138,000
RIEGLER	JONATHAN	PHILADELPHIA	PA	136,000
MATRONE	MICHAEL	MORGANVILLE	NJ	124,000
MEDENILLA	JUSTIN	CRANBURY	NJ	124,000
DRABOT	MICHAEL	RIVERSIDE	NJ	122,000
SUNDERMAN	WILLIAM	SOUTH AMBOY	NJ	116,000
ROSA JR	THOMAS	Breinigsville	PA	107,000
MURAWSKI	STEPHEN	CHERRY HILL	NJ	106,000
KOROBOV	ALEXANDRE	PHILADELPHIA	PA	41,000

Big Stax 1500 Champion ($74,078) : William Chonka

August 17, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXIX 7:45PM
Total Entries: 233
Players Remaining: Play Complete

Place	First Name	Last Name	Prize $	City, State
1	William	Chonka	$74,078	Philadelphia, PA
2	Jonathan	Marvinny	$52,025	Brooklyn, NY
3	Gregory	Bauer	$32,480	Sloatsburg, NY
4	Grant	Wang	$19,757	Stamford, CT
5	Andrew	Porter	$15,258	Yardley, PA
6	Ali	Habib	$12,644	Brooklyn, NY
7	Robert	Sichelstiel	$10,774	Quakertown, PA
8	JASON	OURY	$9,190	Newyork, NY
9	David	Hertegen	$7,409	Princeton, NJ

Big Stax 1500: Final Table

August 16, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

With the elimination of Bin Weng in 10th place, we have reached our final table and play will conclude for the night. The final table of nine players will return at 12pm tomorrow to battle it out for the $74k first place prize. They will resume level 22 (15k/25k/15k) with 46 minutes left. Here are the remaining players and chip counts:

Last Name	First Name	City	State	Chip Count	Seat
SICHELSTIEL	ROBERT	Quakertown	PA	1,255,000	Seat 1
OURY	JASON	FAIRVIEW	NJ	450,000	Seat 2
HERTGEN	DAVID	PRINCETON	NJ	1,710,000	Seat 3
BAUER	GREGORY	SLOATSBURG	NY	2,070,000	Seat 4
PORTER	ANDREW	IVYLAND	PA	2,430,000	Seat 5
MARVINNY	JONATHAN	BROOKLYN	NY	530,000	Seat 6
HABIB	ALI	BROOKLYN	NY	1,790,000	Seat 7
CHONKA	WILLIAM	Philadelphia	PA	815,000	Seat 8
WANG	GRANT	STAMFORD	CT	610,000	Seat 9

Big Stax 1500: Places #10-15

August 16, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXIX 7:15PM
Level 22: 15,000/25,000/25,000
Total Entries: 233
Players Remaining: 9

10	Bin	Weng	$6,338	Las Vegas, NV
11	Nathan	Baum	$6,338	Hancock, MI
12	Jason	Deutsch	$6,338	Jersey City, NJ
13	Jennifer	Noone	$5,466	Clark, NJ
14	Robert	Calabrese	$5,466	Flushing, NY
15	Eli	Ross	$5,466	Talahassese, FL

Big Stax 1500: Places #16-27

August 16, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXIX 5:15PM
Level 20: 10,000/15,000/15,000
Total Entries: 233
Players Remaining: 15

16	Pashuk	Gjini	$4,595	Bronx, NY
17	Scott	Kret	$4,595	Philadelphia, PA
18	John	Malcazan	$4,595	Hamilton Township, NJ
19	Carlos	Lam	$3,736	Brooklyn, NY
20	Brian	Williams	$3,736	New Hope, PA
21	Oliver	Busquet	$3,736	Moorestown, NJ
22	Richard	Kerman	$2,915	Bronxville, NY
23	David	Chace	$2,915	Collegeville, PA
24	Eric	Morehouse	$2,915	Flemington, NJ
25	Kyle	Brock	$2,519	Willow Grove, PA
26	Gregory	Himmelbrand	$2,519	Oakland Gardens, NY
27	Oliver	Entine	$2,519	New York, NY

Big Stax 1500: In The Money

August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXIX 3:15PM
Play Complete Level 18: 5,000/10,000/10,000
Total Entries: 233
Players Remaining: 27

A total of 233 players generated a $315,000 prize pool, with $74,078 awarded to the tournament champion. The money bubble has burst, and 27 players remain in contention for the title. Here are the most recent finishers.

28	Jason	Ritchie	$2,186	Marlboro, NJ
29	Jonathan	Riegler	$2,186	Philadelphia, PA
30	Stephen	Dangelo	$2,186	Plymouth, PA

Big Stax 1500: Day 2 Table Draw

August 15, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

Saturday’s Day 1b of our Big Stax 1500 event is complete. A total of 226 entries built a prize pool of over $305,000. There are 46 players returning for Day 2. Registration is still open until cards are in the air for Day 2 tomorrow (Sunday) at 11:00 AM in the Main Poker Room. Play will continue with 25 minutes remaining in Level 15. First place is currently over $72,000!

Thank you to everyone who participated and good luck to the remaining players.

Last Name	First Name	City	State	Chip Count	Table	Seat
MALCZAN	JOHN	hamilton twp	NJ	334,000	Table 5	Seat 1
HADIZADEH	ABBAS	STAMFORD	CT	196,000	Table 5	Seat 2
LAZRUS	DANIEL	long beach	NY	366,000	Table 5	Seat 3
FRALEY	ADAM	MUNCY	PA	38,000	Table 5	Seat 4
MOREHOUSE	ERIC	Flemington	NJ	132,000	Table 5	Seat 5
HIMMELBRAND	GREG	BAYSIDE	NY	204,000	Table 5	Seat 6
BUSQUET	OLIVIER	NEW YORK	NY	737,000	Table 5	Seat 7
BERNSTEIN	ROBERT	ENGLEWOOD	NJ	118,000	Table 6	Seat 1
RITCHIE	JASON	Marlboro	NJ	151,000	Table 6	Seat 2
XU	JIANDONG	GREAT NECK	NY	105,000	Table 6	Seat 3
ROSS	ELI	TALLAHASSEE	FL	295,000	Table 6	Seat 4
MUJALLI	JOSEPH	STATEN ISLAND	NY	124,000	Table 6	Seat 5
HABIB	ALI	BROOKLYN	NY	404,000	Table 6	Seat 6
SICHELSTIEL	ROBERT	Quakertown	PA	677,000	Table 6	Seat 7
SCHLUTER	THORSTEN	Gladstone	NJ	215,000	Table 7	Seat 1
ABDALLAH	SALEEM	PHILADELPHIA	PA	126,000	Table 7	Seat 2
LU	YUNYE	SHANGHAI		385,000	Table 7	Seat 3
RIEGLER	JONATHAN	PHILADELPHIA	PA	91,000	Table 7	Seat 4
CHONKA	WILLIAM	Philadelphia	PA	460,000	Table 7	Seat 5
KRET	SCOTT	LANGHORNE	PA	335,000	Table 7	Seat 6
ODONNELL	MATTHEW	TOLLAND	CT	80,000	Table 7	Seat 7
LOPEZ	ANGEL	CHERRY HILL	NJ	153,000	Table 8	Seat 1
ROSA JR	THOMAS	Breinigsville	PA	63,000	Table 8	Seat 2
NOONE	JENNIFER	Clark	NJ	145,000	Table 8	Seat 3
CAPOLONGO	SAMUEL	NEWARK	DE	50,000	Table 8	Seat 4
GJINI	PASHK	Yorktown Heights	NY	459,000	Table 8	Seat 5
ROCHE	KEVIN	WEST CHESTER	PA	167,000	Table 8	Seat 6
COSTANZO	MATTHEW	JACKSON HEIGHTS	NY	229,000	Table 8	Seat 7
GREENLAND	JAMES	YARDLEY	PA	237,000	Table 9	Seat 1
KERMAN	RICHARD	BRONXVILLE	NY	105,000	Table 9	Seat 2
DEUTSCH	JASON	HOBOKEN	NJ	67,000	Table 9	Seat 3
BAUM	NATHAN	MELVINDALE	MI	356,000	Table 9	Seat 4
DANGELO	STEPHEN	CONSHOHOCKEN	PA	144,000	Table 9	Seat 5
CHACE	DAVID	COLLEGEVILLE	PA	207,000	Table 9	Seat 6
LINDQUIST	NATHANIEL	PHILADELPHIA	PA	112,000	Table 10	Seat 1
BAUER	GREGORY	SLOATSBURG	NY	629,000	Table 10	Seat 2
WENG	BIN	LAS VEGAS	NV	760,000	Table 10	Seat 3
OURY	JASON	FAIRVIEW	NJ	174,000	Table 10	Seat 4
HERTGEN	DAVID	PRINCETON	NJ	209,000	Table 10	Seat 5
MARMUR	NATHANIEL	NEW YORK	NY	407,000	Table 10	Seat 6
CIARLANTE	MICHAEL	LANGHORNE	PA	221,000	Table 11	Seat 1
KERSHAW	ANDREW	PHILADELPHIA	PA	46,000	Table 11	Seat 2
CALABRESE	ROBERT	FLUSHING	NY	121,000	Table 11	Seat 3
MARVINNY	JONATHAN	BROOKLYN	NY	191,000	Table 11	Seat 4
WILLIAMS	BRIAN	NEW HOPE	PA	266,000	Table 11	Seat 5
LAM	CARLOS	BROOKLYN	NY	162,000	Table 11	Seat 6

Big Stax 1500: Day 1b Chip Counts

August 15, 2026 ~ Bill Entenman

We had 129 additional entries for Saturday’s Day 1b of our Big Stax 1500 event. 32 more players bagged chips and will return on Sunday for Day 2. Here’s a list sorted by chip count:

Last Name	First Name	City	State	Chip Count
CHONKA	WILLIAM	Philadelphia	PA	460,000
GJINI	PASHK	Yorktown Heights	NY	459,000
MARMUR	NATHANIEL	NEW YORK	NY	407,000
HABIB	ALI	BROOKLYN	NY	404,000
LU	YUNYE	SHANGHAI		385,000
LAZRUS	DANIEL	long beach	NY	366,000
ROSS	ELI	TALLAHASSEE	FL	295,000
GREENLAND	JAMES	YARDLEY	PA	237,000
COSTANZO	MATTHEW	JACKSON HEIGHTS	NY	229,000
SCHLUTER	THORSTEN	Gladstone	NJ	215,000
HERTGEN	DAVID	PRINCETON	NJ	209,000
HIMMELBRAND	GREG	BAYSIDE	NY	204,000
HADIZADEH	ABBAS	STAMFORD	CT	196,000
MARVINNY	JONATHAN	BROOKLYN	NY	191,000
OURY	JASON	FAIRVIEW	NJ	174,000
ROCHE	KEVIN	WEST CHESTER	PA	167,000
LAM	CARLOS	BROOKLYN	NY	162,000
LOPEZ	ANGEL	CHERRY HILL	NJ	153,000
RITCHIE	JASON	Marlboro	NJ	151,000
NOONE	JENNIFER	Clark	NJ	145,000
DANGELO	STEPHEN	CONSHOHOCKEN	PA	144,000
MOREHOUSE	ERIC	Flemington	NJ	132,000
MUJALLI	JOSEPH	STATEN ISLAND	NY	124,000
CALABRESE	ROBERT	FLUSHING	NY	121,000
BERNSTEIN	ROBERT	ENGLEWOOD	NJ	118,000
LINDQUIST	NATHANIEL	PHILADELPHIA	PA	112,000
KERMAN	RICHARD	BRONXVILLE	NY	105,000
XU	JIANDONG	GREAT NECK	NY	105,000
ODONNELL	MATTHEW	TOLLAND	CT	80,000
DEUTSCH	JASON	HOBOKEN	NJ	67,000
KERSHAW	ANDREW	PHILADELPHIA	PA	46,000
FRALEY	ADAM	MUNCY	PA	38,000