McKeehen 6th Place: $15,463

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 8:35PM
  • Level 23: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 5

Pre flop, Bin Weng raised from the hijack to 90k, McKeehen re-raised to 330k from the BB and Weng called.

Flop: 6sAc8h McKeehan led and Weng called

Turn: Ah McKeehen checked, Weng bet 215k and McKeehen called

River: 9d McKeehen checked, Weng goes all in, covering McKeehen and McKeehen quickly calls

McKeehen: Ak for trip Aces

Weng: 66 for a full house sixes full of Aces to win the hand and eliminate McKeehen in 6th place for $15,463

Joe McKeehen 6th Place: $15,463

Liu 7th Place: $11,765

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 8:20PM
  • Level 23: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 6

Jackie Liu had gotten short stack and moved all in pre flop with her final 310k up against Joe McKeehen.

Liu: J10ss

McKeehen: AxJd

Board: 9dQc Ad Qd 8d giving Liu a straight to McKeehen’s flush to win the hand and eliminate Liu in 7th place for $11,765

Xiaoqiong “Jackie” Liu 7th Place: $11,765

Battle of The Blinds

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 8:15PM
  • Level 23: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 7

Pre flop, action folded around to Dan DaConti in the SB who completed, and Will “the Thrill” Failla checked.

Flop: Qc8c6s DaConti led for 35k and Failla called

Turn: 9s DaConti checks, Failla bets 100k and DaConti called

River: 3d DaConti checks Failla throws out a stack of about 170k and DaConti announces call.

Failla: K7

DaConti: Q3 for 2 pair to win the hand

“I’m Alive”

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 7:50PM
  • Level 23: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 7

From the hijack, Michael Bohmerwald raised small, called by Dan DaConti in the BB.

Flop: QJ9 DaConti checks, Bohmerwald bets 45k, and DaConti calls

Turn: 4d DaConti checks, Bohmerwald bets 160k, DaConti raises to 380k, and Bohmerwald goes all in and DaConti calls for his final 985K

DaConti: J9dd for 2 pair

Bohmerwald: K10 for a flopped straight. With one card to come and very few outs, DaConti hopeful, says, “I’m alive.”

River: 9x for a full house for DaConti to win the hand and double up.

Scrimenti 8th Place: $9,123

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 7:35PM
  • Level 22: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 7

Short stack, John Scrimenti was just all in pre flop with his final 185k with KJ up against Dan DaConti with A10cc.

Board ran out A high giving DaConti a pair of Aces to eliminate Scrimenti in 8th place for $9,123.

Ku 9th Place $7,221

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 7:25PM
  • Level 22: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 8

From the hijack pre-flop Taerim Ku raised to 60k, Bin Weng re-raised to 160K and Ku moved all in, and Weng called.

Ku: 44

Weng: JJ

Board was no help to either player for Weng’s pocket jacks to hold up and knockout Ku in 9th place for $7,221.

Taerim Ku 9th place: $7,221

Places 10th-12th $5,742

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 7:20PM
  • Level 22: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 9
10DEREKHARPER$5,742STAMFORD, CT
11MATTHEWSABIA$5,742PIKESVILLE, MD
12TRAVISHARTSHORN$5,742BENSALEM, PA
Derek Harper 10th Place: $5,742

Final Table

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 7:20PM
  • Level 22: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 9

Pre flop Michael Bohmerwald raised to 50K and Derek Harper re-raised to 150k.

Flop: KQ10 Harper led for 100k, Bohmerwald moved all in, covering Harper and Harper made the call.

Harper: AQ

Bohmerwald: K10

Board runs out not improving either hand for Bohmerwald’s pair of kings to hold up and eliminate Harper in 10th place for $ 5,742. Though the structure calls for play to stop for day 2 if the field reaches the final table, the final 9 have agreed to continue play.

Azydzik Heats Up

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 7:00PM
  • Level 22: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 10

Kevin Azydzik just won back to back hands, first UTG vs Jackie Liu in a non shown hand. Liu had led the flop which was 2d7hKc to 75k, Azydzik raised to 210k and Liu called. The turn was a Ks and Liu checked and Azydzik moved all in for about 475k and Liu folded.

The next hand short stack, Matt Sabia moved all in pre flop for his final approx. 90k in chips and Azydzik called from the BB.

Sabia: 44

Azydzik: 910

Board: 8910 J A giving Azdyzik 2 pair to win the hand and eliminate Sabia in 11th place for $5,742.

Dinner Break Chip Counts

  • Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 5:45PM
  • On Break Next Level 22: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Entries: 259
  • Players Remaining: 11

The final 11 are on a 60 minute dinner break. Below are their updated chip counts. Play will resume at 6:45PM

TableSeatFirstLastChip Count
102Will Failla3.535M
103JohnScrimenti435K
104TaerimKu835K
105MattSabia180K
106JackieLiu1.1M
107Kevin Azydzik795K
111JoeMcKeehen760K
112DanDaConti910K
115BinWeng2.25M
116DerekHarper680K
118MichaelBohmerwald1.595M