Chris Dequatro just got a doubled up in what started as a coinflip hand with his pocket 3’s vs Michael Renna who held K10. Going to the river, Renna had about 18 outs to hit an over card, flush, or a gut shot straight but managed to miss everything to have his stack crippled and give Dequatro a much needed double up.
With just 27 players remaining, the final 3 tables are redrawing for new seats. Play will be complete for the day at the end of this level or if the field reaches the final table before then.
| 28 | Richard | Kerman | $3,692 | Bronxville, NY |
| 29 | Fredrick | Knecht | $3,692 | Croydon, PA |
| 30 | Timothy | Ward | $3,692 | Bridgewater, NJ |
| 31 | Li | Liang | $3,692 | Piscataway, NJ |
| 32 | Kyle | Lorenz | $3,692 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 33 | Levan | Bajelidze | $3,692 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 34 | Scott | Weinstein | $3,692 | New York, NY |
| 35 | Michael | Defrancesco | $3,692 | Bear Creek, PA |
| 36 | John | Scavo | $3,692 | Yardley, PA |
A further blog correction there are 2 past big Stax Winners still in the final 29. Greg Himmelbrand took down the Big Stax 500 in 2015. 2 to his right is Dominick Sannino who opened mid position to 65k pre flop and was 3bet by Himmelbrand in the cutoff to 200k and Sannino called.
Flop: 4c 10h 3h Sannino checked, Himmelbrand bet 225k and Sannino called
Turn: 10d Sannino leads for 300k and Himmelbrand calls
River: Kd Sannino checks and Himmelbrand thinks a while and checks back
Sannino:QQ
Himmelbrand: AKhh which missed the nut flush but hit top pair with top kicker to win the hand.
UTG Frankie Knecht open shoved all in for 370k, action folded around to Levan Bajelidze in the BB who tanked and made the call with just over 700k.
Knecht: KQ
Bajelidze:K5
Knecht holds up to double up and the very next hand Bajelidze moves all in for 340k in the SB and quickly called by Knecht in the BB.
This time a coin flip, Knecht with AK and Bajelidze with 1010. No Ace or King hits the board for Knecht to immediately double Bajelidze right back up.
Scott Weinstein was just eliminated after he moved all in from the SB short stacked with his final 180k holding 67o. Mark Anthony Gibson called in the BB with A10. Though he had a sweat for a gutshot straight to hit on the river, it did not come, and he was knocked out in 34th place for $3,692.
Blog Correction: 2019 WPT Big Stax 1600 winner, Dominick Sannino is still in battling it out for his second title with the final 35 players.
| 37 | Daniel | Daconti | 3027 | Mount Laurel, NJ |
| 38 | Elijah | Garcia | 3027 | Pennsauken, NJ |
| 39 | Marvin | Siegel | 3027 | Monroe, NJ |
| 40 | Tiffany | Wong | 3027 | New York, NY |
| 41 | Jason | Bullock | 3027 | Sommerville, NJ |
| 42 | Donald | Farnen | 3027 | Orange, CT |
| 43 | Brian | Gelman | 3027 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 44 | Aubrey | Williams | 3027 | West Chester, PA |
| 45 | Ryan | McCarroll | 3027 | North Wales, PA |
With the recent eliminations of Tiffany Wong and Daniel DaConti this last level, no past Big Stax champions remain. DaConti held pocket JJ and had the misfortune of running into pocket AA held by Tony Sinishtaj. DaConti 3 bet shoved pre flop his final 425k and was quickly called by Sinishtaj. The board ran out clean for Sinishtaj to knock out DaConti in 37th place for $3027.
From the cutoff, Chris Dequatro raised to 50k, Greg Himmelbrand called from the button, and Donald Farnen moved all in for 320k in the big blind. Dequatro folded and Himmelbrand called.
Himmelbrand: 87ss
Farnen:A10ss
Board run out gave Himmelbrand trip 8’s to win the pot and eliminate Farnen in 42nd Place for $3027
| 46 | Joseph | Liberta | 2584 | Berlin, NJ |
| 47 | Troy | Laypo | 2584 | Levittown, PA |
| 48 | Weiss | Loren | 2584 | New York, NY |
| 49 | Demetrios | Frangias | 2584 | East Hanover, NJ |
| 50 | Michael | Zhang | 2584 | New York, NY |
| 51 | Tulasi | Chenchala | 2584 | Chesterfield, NJ |
| 52 | Taerim | Ku | 2584 | Willow Grove, PA |
| 53 | Daotong | Ge | 2584 | Bala Cynwyd, PA |
| 54 | Grandstaff | Zachary | 2584 | Staten Island, NY |
