- Parx Big Stax 1500 XXXV 3:45PM
- Level 20: 10,000/15,000/15,000
- Total Entries: 259
- Players Remaining: 18
| 19 | ANTHONY | RUSSO | $3,875 | BALLSTON SPA, NY |
| 20 | ADAM | RUBINSTEIN | $3,875 | FURLONG, PA |
| 21 | COLLIN | BALL | $3,875 | NORTHLATE, TX |
| 19 | ANTHONY | RUSSO | $3,875 | BALLSTON SPA, NY |
| 20 | ADAM | RUBINSTEIN | $3,875 | FURLONG, PA |
| 21 | COLLIN | BALL | $3,875 | NORTHLATE, TX |
The first pay jump came fast for the now final 3 tables. Places 22nd-26th below:
| 21 | COLLIN | BALL | $3,875 | NORTHLATE, TX |
| 22 | YUNYE | LU | $3,628 | ASBURY PARK, NJ |
| 23 | THOMAS | LAVIANO | $3,628 | GLEN COVE, NY |
| 24 | GUAN | HUANG | $3,628 | FLUSHING, NY |
| 25 | ANDREW | CHANG | $3,628 | ALEXANDRA, VA |
| 26 | SAMEER | BATRA | $3,628 | NEW YORK, NY |


The second hand into hand for hand play and 2 all ins were called on separate tables. One by Yunye Lu who moved all in for his final 70k with pockets kings called by Will “the thrill” Failla, Kings held up for a much needed double for Lu.

The second all in was that of Michael Kemeter who moved all in with A5ss called by John “Jack” McDonald with AJ, McDonald held up with a J high board giving him top pair and top kicker to eliminate Kemeter on the bubble. The final 26 players are officially in the money.

With 2 recent knockouts, the final 27 players will be going hand for hand until a player is knocked out and the remaining players will then be in the money
UTG+1 raised pre-flop to 33k, action folded around to John Scrimenti in the BB who called.
Flop: 2h9h8d Scrimenti leads for 35k, opponent raises all in for an additional 202k, Scrimenti tanks and eventually makes the call.
Scrimenti: JcJs
Opponent: As10d
Board runs out: 7c 3s for Scrimenti’s pocket Jacks to hold up for just under a double up and get the remaining 29 one closer to the money.

With just 4 tables remaining, there are still a handful of past Big Stax winners and players to watch out for as the final 31 get closer to the money.






In the first level of day 2 just 3 players of the 38 bagged have been knocked out. 32 players remain, and the remaining field is 6 away from the money. One player managed to bag just over a million in chips; the top 3 chip leaders to start day 2 below: (*all chip counts reflective of start of day 2)



With the conclusion of tonight’s Day 1b, registration is now closed for our May Big Stax 1500 event. A total of 259 entries built a prize pool of just over $350,000. There are 57 players remaining and tomorrow, they’ll play down to the end of Level 26 or the final table, whichever comes first.
Day 2 resumes Saturday at 11:00 AM in the Main Poker Room. First place will take home $90,878, and 26 players will make the money, with the minimum cash being $3,628.
Thank you to everyone who participated and good luck to the remaining players!
| Last Name | First Name | City | State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZYDZIK | KEVIN | Ewing | NJ | 595,000 | Table 8 | Seat 1 | |
| BALL | COLLIN | NORTHLAKE | TX | 263,000 | Table 10 | Seat 1 | |
| BATRA | SAMEER | DEER PARK | NY | 235,000 | Table 8 | Seat 6 | |
| BEETEL | NICHOLAS | jackson | NJ | 50,000 | Table 9 | Seat 3 | |
| BOHMERWALD | MICHAEL | Westfield | NJ | 401,000 | Table 7 | Seat 2 | |
| CAIN | GEORGE | Lindenhurst | NY | 104,000 | Table 11 | Seat 2 | |
| CAMPBELL | MICHAEL | san antonio | TX | 84,000 | Table 7 | Seat 4 | |
| CHANG | ANDREW | alexandria | VA | 201,000 | Table 7 | Seat 5 | |
| CHRISTOPHER | STEVEN | WOODSIDE | NY | 243,000 | Table 7 | Seat 3 | |
| DACONTI | DANIEL | MOUNT LAUREL | NJ | 237,000 | Table 8 | Seat 7 | |
| FAILLA | EMANUEL | SMITHTOWN | NY | 323,000 | Table 4 | Seat 6 | |
| FRANGIAS | DEMETRIOS | SPRINGFIELD | NJ | 127,000 | Table 8 | Seat 2 | |
| GILBERT | JAMES | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 103,000 | Table 9 | Seat 2 | |
| GORDON | ARNALDO | BOWIE | MD | 46,000 | Table 9 | Seat 7 | |
| GROSS | JEFFREY | Bayville | NJ | 120,000 | Table 5 | Seat 3 | |
| HADZADEH | ABBAS | STAMFORD | CT | 362,000 | Table 5 | Seat 6 | |
| HARPER | DEREK | stamford | CT | 496,000 | Table 4 | Seat 8 | |
| HARTSHORN | TRAVIS | BENSALEM | PA | 359,000 | Table 10 | Seat 3 | |
| HAXHIJAJ | DRITON | THORNWOOD | NY | 190,000 | Table 11 | Seat 5 | |
| HIMMELBRAND | GREG | BAYSIDE | NY | 130,000 | Table 6 | Seat 7 | |
| HOU | ZHENJIE | CHESTER SPRGS | PA | 205,000 | Table 8 | Seat 4 | |
| HUANG | GUAN | flushing | NY | 33,000 | Table 10 | Seat 4 | |
| JOHNSON | KEVIN | BRIDGEWATER | NJ | 97,000 | Table 4 | Seat 3 | |
| KEMETER | MICHAEL | NEW TRIPOLI | PA | 321,000 | Table 10 | Seat 5 | |
| KERMAN | RICHARD | BRONXVILLE | NY | 112,000 | Table 10 | Seat 7 | |
| KERSHAW | ANDREW | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 121,000 | Table 9 | Seat 6 | |
| KOHL | JAMES | WARREN | VT | 247,000 | Table 11 | Seat 4 | |
| KU | TAERIM | pongyohobansummet place | 1,002,000 | Table 11 | Seat 3 | ||
| LAVIANO | THOMAS | GLEN COVE | NY | 117,000 | Table 6 | Seat 6 | |
| LEONARD | EDWARD | CHADDS FORD | PA | 693,000 | Table 6 | Seat 3 | |
| LERNER | STEVEN | CALVERTON | NY | 120,000 | Table 11 | Seat 7 | |
| LIU | XIAOQIONG | NEW YORK | NY | 395,000 | Table 6 | Seat 5 | |
| LOPEZ | ANGEL | CHERRY HILL | NJ | 129,000 | Table 9 | Seat 4 | |
| LU | YUNYE | SHANGHAI | 304,000 | Table 7 | Seat 6 | ||
| MCDONALD | JOHN | Philadelphia | PA | 260,000 | Table 10 | Seat 6 | |
| MCKEEHEN | JOSEPH | PLYMOUTH MEETING | PA | 330,000 | Table 4 | Seat 7 | |
| NEWCOMB | MARC | LUMBERTON | NJ | 95,000 | Table 8 | Seat 3 | |
| PAHUJA | MUKUL | CHERRY HILL | NJ | 52,000 | Table 9 | Seat 1 | |
| PAHUJA | VINEET | JERSEY CITY | NJ | 72,000 | Table 7 | Seat 7 | |
| PALMA | JOSEPH | BENSALEM | PA | 88,000 | Table 5 | Seat 2 | |
| PATEL | AKASH | MECHANICSBURG | PA | 225,000 | Table 6 | Seat 2 | |
| PORBANDARWALA | SOHEB | NORWALK | CT | 44,000 | Table 10 | Seat 2 | |
| PORTER | ANDREW | Ivyland | PA | 202,000 | Table 5 | Seat 7 | |
| QUEEN | ALEXANDER | BETHLEHEM | PA | 50,000 | Table 5 | Seat 1 | |
| RUBINSTEIN | ADAM | FURLONG | PA | 125,000 | Table 11 | Seat 6 | |
| RUSSO | ANTHONY | ballston | NY | 241,000 | Table 4 | Seat 2 | |
| SABIA | MATTHEW | PIKESVILLE | MD | 164,000 | Table 9 | Seat 5 | |
| SANTORO | LUIGI | COLLEGEVILLE | PA | 227,000 | Table 8 | Seat 5 | |
| SAWAGED | JORDAN | Little Falls | NJ | 421,000 | Table 5 | Seat 5 | |
| SCRIMENTI | JOHN | long beach | NY | 151,000 | Table 7 | Seat 1 | |
| SINGH | KARANVIR | SICKLERVILLE | NJ | 234,000 | Table 4 | Seat 4 | |
| SINISHTAJ | TONY | MANALAPAN | NJ | 50,000 | Table 6 | Seat 4 | |
| VAYSMAN | JUSTIN | Horsham | PA | 405,000 | Table 11 | Seat 1 | |
| WENG | BIN | LAS VEGAS | NV | 412,000 | Table 6 | Seat 1 | |
| WU | YAO | BROOKLYN | NY | 174,000 | Table 4 | Seat 5 | |
| YANG | YISHU | BRIGHTON | MA | 82,000 | Table 5 | Seat 4 | |
| YUEH | AUSTEN | SCOTTSDALE | AZ | 277,000 | Table 4 | Seat 1 |
| Last Name | First Name | City | State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUEH | AUSTEN | SCOTTSDALE | AZ | 277,000 | Table 4 | Seat 1 | |
| RUSSO | ANTHONY | ballston | NY | 241,000 | Table 4 | Seat 2 | |
| JOHNSON | KEVIN | BRIDGEWATER | NJ | 97,000 | Table 4 | Seat 3 | |
| SINGH | KARANVIR | SICKLERVILLE | NJ | 234,000 | Table 4 | Seat 4 | |
| WU | YAO | BROOKLYN | NY | 174,000 | Table 4 | Seat 5 | |
| FAILLA | EMANUEL | SMITHTOWN | NY | 323,000 | Table 4 | Seat 6 | |
| MCKEEHEN | JOSEPH | PLYMOUTH MEETING | PA | 330,000 | Table 4 | Seat 7 | |
| HARPER | DEREK | stamford | CT | 496,000 | Table 4 | Seat 8 | |
| QUEEN | ALEXANDER | BETHLEHEM | PA | 50,000 | Table 5 | Seat 1 | |
| PALMA | JOSEPH | BENSALEM | PA | 88,000 | Table 5 | Seat 2 | |
| GROSS | JEFFREY | Bayville | NJ | 120,000 | Table 5 | Seat 3 | |
| YANG | YISHU | BRIGHTON | MA | 82,000 | Table 5 | Seat 4 | |
| SAWAGED | JORDAN | Little Falls | NJ | 421,000 | Table 5 | Seat 5 | |
| HADZADEH | ABBAS | STAMFORD | CT | 362,000 | Table 5 | Seat 6 | |
| PORTER | ANDREW | Ivyland | PA | 202,000 | Table 5 | Seat 7 | |
| WENG | BIN | LAS VEGAS | NV | 412,000 | Table 6 | Seat 1 | |
| PATEL | AKASH | MECHANICSBURG | PA | 225,000 | Table 6 | Seat 2 | |
| LEONARD | EDWARD | CHADDS FORD | PA | 693,000 | Table 6 | Seat 3 | |
| SINISHTAJ | TONY | MANALAPAN | NJ | 50,000 | Table 6 | Seat 4 | |
| LIU | XIAOQIONG | NEW YORK | NY | 395,000 | Table 6 | Seat 5 | |
| LAVIANO | THOMAS | GLEN COVE | NY | 117,000 | Table 6 | Seat 6 | |
| HIMMELBRAND | GREG | BAYSIDE | NY | 130,000 | Table 6 | Seat 7 | |
| SCRIMENTI | JOHN | long beach | NY | 151,000 | Table 7 | Seat 1 | |
| BOHMERWALD | MICHAEL | Westfield | NJ | 401,000 | Table 7 | Seat 2 | |
| CHRISTOPHER | STEVEN | WOODSIDE | NY | 243,000 | Table 7 | Seat 3 | |
| CAMPBELL | MICHAEL | san antonio | TX | 84,000 | Table 7 | Seat 4 | |
| CHANG | ANDREW | alexandria | VA | 201,000 | Table 7 | Seat 5 | |
| LU | YUNYE | SHANGHAI | 304,000 | Table 7 | Seat 6 | ||
| PAHUJA | VINEET | JERSEY CITY | NJ | 72,000 | Table 7 | Seat 7 | |
| AZYDZIK | KEVIN | Ewing | NJ | 595,000 | Table 8 | Seat 1 | |
| FRANGIAS | DEMETRIOS | SPRINGFIELD | NJ | 127,000 | Table 8 | Seat 2 | |
| NEWCOMB | MARC | LUMBERTON | NJ | 95,000 | Table 8 | Seat 3 | |
| HOU | ZHENJIE | CHESTER SPRGS | PA | 205,000 | Table 8 | Seat 4 | |
| SANTORO | LUIGI | COLLEGEVILLE | PA | 227,000 | Table 8 | Seat 5 | |
| BATRA | SAMEER | DEER PARK | NY | 235,000 | Table 8 | Seat 6 | |
| DACONTI | DANIEL | MOUNT LAUREL | NJ | 237,000 | Table 8 | Seat 7 | |
| PAHUJA | MUKUL | CHERRY HILL | NJ | 52,000 | Table 9 | Seat 1 | |
| GILBERT | JAMES | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 103,000 | Table 9 | Seat 2 | |
| BEETEL | NICHOLAS | jackson | NJ | 50,000 | Table 9 | Seat 3 | |
| LOPEZ | ANGEL | CHERRY HILL | NJ | 129,000 | Table 9 | Seat 4 | |
| SABIA | MATTHEW | PIKESVILLE | MD | 164,000 | Table 9 | Seat 5 | |
| KERSHAW | ANDREW | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 121,000 | Table 9 | Seat 6 | |
| GORDON | ARNALDO | BOWIE | MD | 46,000 | Table 9 | Seat 7 | |
| BALL | COLLIN | NORTHLAKE | TX | 263,000 | Table 10 | Seat 1 | |
| PORBANDARWALA | SOHEB | NORWALK | CT | 44,000 | Table 10 | Seat 2 | |
| HARTSHORN | TRAVIS | BENSALEM | PA | 359,000 | Table 10 | Seat 3 | |
| HUANG | GUAN | flushing | NY | 33,000 | Table 10 | Seat 4 | |
| KEMETER | MICHAEL | NEW TRIPOLI | PA | 321,000 | Table 10 | Seat 5 | |
| MCDONALD | JOHN | Philadelphia | PA | 260,000 | Table 10 | Seat 6 | |
| KERMAN | RICHARD | BRONXVILLE | NY | 112,000 | Table 10 | Seat 7 | |
| VAYSMAN | JUSTIN | Horsham | PA | 405,000 | Table 11 | Seat 1 | |
| CAIN | GEORGE | Lindenhurst | NY | 104,000 | Table 11 | Seat 2 | |
| KU | TAERIM | pongyohobansummet place | 1,002,000 | Table 11 | Seat 3 | ||
| KOHL | JAMES | WARREN | VT | 247,000 | Table 11 | Seat 4 | |
| HAXHIJAJ | DRITON | THORNWOOD | NY | 190,000 | Table 11 | Seat 5 | |
| RUBINSTEIN | ADAM | FURLONG | PA | 125,000 | Table 11 | Seat 6 | |
| LERNER | STEVEN | CALVERTON | NY | 120,000 | Table 11 | Seat 7 |