Aces for Rivkin

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 8:25PM 
  •  Level 22: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 20

Mid position pre-flop, Jason Rivkin raised to 50k, called by Andrew Ostapchenko in the cutoff and Michael Dinardi in the SB.

Flop: Jc5d3h Dinardi bets 50k, Rivkin raises to 165k, Ostapchenko folds, and Dinardi calls.

Turn: 9d Dinardi checks, Rivkin bets 290k, Dinardi raises to around 600k, Rivkin moves all in for about 1M and Dinardi folds showing  a Jd. Rivkin shows his pocket AA.

 

Places 22nd-24th $3,763

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 8:05PM 
  •  Level 22: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 21
22 MICHAEL MENZER EAST BRUNSWICK NJ $3,763.00
23 STAFFAN LIND VERO BEACH FL $3,763.00
24 ERIC LISLE OREGONIA OH $3,763.00

 

Lind Out 23rd $3,763

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 8:00PM 
  •  Level 22: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 22

From the cutoff, Staffan Lind moved all in for about 300k, and called by Brandon Hall in the SB.

Lind: AQo

Hall: KK

Board: AsKd9d Ah 3c giving Lind trip Aces to Hall’s Kings full of Aces to go out in 23rd place for $3,763.

 

Putting Pressure on Rivkin

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 7:45PM 
  •  Level 22: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 23

Blogger enters the hand on the flop of a multi-way pot.

Flop: 3s A2dd Eric Lisle has checked, and Jason Rivkin bet for 70k, action folds back around to Lisle who moves all in for about 425k.  Rivkin tanks and eventually calls

Lisle: KJdd for a flush draw

Rivkin: AsJh for top pair

Board runs out: Ah Kc giving Rivkin trips and Lisle hits a King which is not enough to win the hand and is eliminate in 24th place for $3,763.

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Eric Lisle (L) Jason Rivkin (R)

 

Places 25th-27th: $3,253

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 7:20PM 
  •  Level 22: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 24
25 AARON OLSHAN AMHERST NY $3,253.00
26 JON GOTTLIEB ROSLYN NY $3,253.00
27 CHRISTIAN HARDER ANNAPOLIS MD $3,253.00

 

Final 3 Tables Re-draw

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 7:20PM 
  •  Level 22: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 24

Just minutes back from dinner break and another player has been eliminated.  The final 24 players have just redrawn for new seats.

 

 

Dinner Break

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 5:55PM 
  •  Dinner Break Next Level 22: 10,000/20,000/20,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 25

The final 25 are on dinner break and will resume at 7:10pm

 

Places 28th-36th: $2,874

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 4:25PM 
  •  Level 21: 8,000/16,000/16,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 27
28 KAMAL KUCHANA HIGHSTOWN NJ $2,874.00
29 MICHAEL MARDER SEWELL NJ $2,874.00
30 EUGENE LAYNE HOLMDEL NJ $2,874.00
31 LUCAS BRAGA OCEAN NJ $2,874.00
32 MAXWELL YOUNG N PALM BEACH FL $2,874.00
33 TREVOR GRAFFA LANCASTER PA $2,874.00
34 MICHAEL MALINCONICO TOMS RIVER NJ $2,874.00
35 SAMUEL GANZFRIED MIAMI BEACH FL $2,874.00
36 WEN ZHANG PHILADELPHIA PA $2,874.00
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Michael Malinconico 34th Place $2,874

 

Kuchana 28th: $2,874

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 5:25PM 
  •  Level 21: 8,000/16,000/16,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 27

Pre-flop, Sai Wang raised from the button to 37k, and called by Sam Lopes in the SB and Kamal Kuchana in the BB.

Flop: 9s2c5d Lopes and Kuchana check, Wang bets 45k, and just Lopes calls

Turn: 7h Lopes checks, Wang bets 127k, and Lopes calls

River: 10s both players check. Lopes shows his 5c5h for a set, and Wang mucks his cards.

The next hand Bart Golik raised from the hijack pre-flop to 36k, Wang called along with Lopes, and Kuchana moved all in for his final 205k.  Golik raises to 400k, and Wang and Lopes fold.

Kuchana: 910cc

Golik: KQo

Board: 2d6xQsQc2c to give Golik trip Queens to win the hand and eliminate Kuchana in 28th place for $2,874

 

 

Coin Flip for Botticello

  • Parx Big Stax XXX 1100 4:45PM 
  •  Level 21: 8,000/16,000/16,000
  • Total Players: 455
  • Players Remaining: 31

John Botticello raised to 40K pre flop from the high jack, action folded around to the BB who moved all in for about 400k, and Botticello called with 375k left.

BB: AJss

Botticello: 1010

Board: 9c7c6x 3c 2s for Botticello’s pocket 1010 to hold and give him a double and leave his opponent with less than a BB.