Good Lay Down

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 12:10PM 
  • Level 25: 20,000/40,000/40,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 11

Anonymous 2 (A2) must’ve just had a bad feeling or perhaps got a good read, as Nick Olivieri moved all in pre-flop UTG +1 with about 700k.  Action folded around to A2 and he folded as he showed his AQ, and the table couldn’t believe it, including Olivieri who then showed he had pocket QQ.

Hall out 12th: $7,943

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 12:05PM 
  • Level 25: 20,000/40,000/40,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 11

Brandon Hall raised from the button to 90k pre-flop, Andrew Ostapchenko moved all in from the BB, Hall tanked and then called.

Ostapchenko: 33

Hall: AJ

Board: 5d7s10c Kc 6s for Ostapchenko’s pair to hold up, and Hall is knocked out in 12th place for $7,943.

Big Stax 2500 Day 2 Chip Leader

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 2500 11:30AM 
  • Level 12: 1,500/3,000/3,000
  • Total Players: 49
  • Players Remaining: 18

Day 2 of the Big Stax 2500 is underway, with the field still growing, and registration still open through level 13.  Greg “Fish” Fishberg started the day with over 3x the average stack with 1,073,000.

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Greg “Fish” Fishberg Chip Count: 1,073,000

End of Day 2

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 12:15AM 
  • On Break Next Level 25: 20,000/40,000/40,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 12

The final 12 players have bagged for day 3 and will resume at noon. Below are their updated chip counts and seat assignments:

Table Seat First Last Chip Count
10 1 Empty
10 2 Neal Gay 1.715M
10 3 Anonymous 1.415M
10 4 Anonymous 2 1.925M
10 5 Bart Golik 4.125M
10 6 Nick Olivieri 760K
10 7 Kevin Lutz 3.34M
10 8 Empty
11 1 Empty
11 2 Jeff Yanchek 1.005M
11 3 Jason Rivkin 1.56M
11 4 Brandon Hall 1.05M
11 5 John Botticello 2.64M
11 6 Andrew Ostapchenko 2.215M
11 7 Sam Lopes 1.025M
11 8 Empty

 

Big Stax 2500 Bags For Day 2

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 2500 11:50PM 
  • On Break Next Level 12: 1,500/3,000/3,000
  • Total Players: 42
  • Players Remaining: 12

12 Players have bagged for day 2 of the Big Stax 2500.  Play will resume at 11AM.  Registration will continue to be open for the first 2 levels of day 2 which are 60 minutes long, and will receive 100k in chips.

Below are the final 12 seat assignments and chip updates:

1 1 John Lytle Jr 840,500
1 2 James Everest Jr 387,500
1 3 Jeffrey Gross 112,000
1 4 Sharman Olshan 221,500
1 5 Empty
1 6 Empty
1 7 Empty
1 8 Empty
2 1 Yoon Choi 338,500
2 2 Gregory Fishberg 1,073,000
2 3 Michael Marder 202,500
2 4 Josias Dossantos 111,500
2 5 Empty
2 6 Empty
2 7 Empty
2 8 Empty
3 1 Minhui Chen 76,500
3 2 Alexander Gambino 194,000
3 3 Alexander Queen 45,500
3 4 Jonathon Borenstein 592,500
3 5 Empty
3 6 Empty
3 7 Empty
3 8 Empty

Places 13th-15th: $6,311

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 12:00AM
  •  Level 23: 15,000/25,000/25,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 12
13 MICHAEL DINARDI HILLSBOROUGH NJ $6,311.00
14 ANGEL LOPEZ CHERRY HILL NJ $6,311.00
15 SAI WANG PHILADELPHIA PA $6,311.00

Lopez 14th Place: $6,311

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 11:18PM 
  • Level 24: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 13

Angel Lopez moved all in pre flop for about 250k, called by Neal Gay.

Lopez: QQ

Gay: AK

Board ran out with a king on the river to award Gay the pot and eliminate Lopez in 14th place for $6,311.

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Angel Lopez 14th Place: $6,311

Wang Out 15th: $6,311

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 11:15PM 
  • Level 24: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 14

Pre-flop Nick Olivieri opened to 60k from the cutoff, Sai Wang moved all in from the SB, and Olivieri called.

Wang: Ah10d

Olivieri: As7d

Board: Js8c7s 6d 4d to give Olivieri a pair of sevens to Wang’s Ace high to eliminate him in 15th place for $6,311.

 

Olivieri Doubles Up

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 11:00PM 
  • Level 24: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 15

Nick Olivieri just moved all in pre-flop for his last 290k and called by Peter Hong.

Olivieri: AQ

Hong: Q9cc

Board gave Olivieri trip Aces and missed Hong, for a double up for Olivieri.

 

Ace High

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 10:52PM 
  • Level 24: 15,000/30,000/30,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 15

(Blogger entered the hand on the river) Michael Dinardi had raised pre-flop mid-position and called by Nick Olivieri.

Flop: 5s10h9c both players check

Turn: 10s Dinardi bets around 125k Olivieri raises, and Dinardi calls.

River: 2h Dinardi checks, Olivieri bets 175k, with about 500k behind, Dinardi moves all-in, Olivieri tanks and then folds.

Dinardi shows down his A6dd for just Ace high.