Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Botticello Doubles Again

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 10

John Botticello pushed once more, this time over the open of Greg Himmelbrand (for 430,000).  Greg was clearly on the fence about calling, and John's table talk almost got Himmelbrand to fold (according to what Greg said).  Greg would eventually put a pile of chips in, and he'd be behind with 88 against the QQ of Botticello.  John's pocket queens would hold, and he is now over 1,000,000.  Greg is now the short stack at the tabled with under 400,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Botticello Doubles Second Hand Back

Level 24 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Players Remaining: 10

John Botticello had less than ten bigs, and shoved over Justin Liberto's 60,000 open.  Justin would quickly make the call when action folded back around, and he'd have John dominated with AK v. A6.  The flop would give John the lead (A 6 3), and he would hold for the double to 430,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Break/Chip Counts

Level 24 will begin after players return from a (10) minute break.  The blinds will be going up to 15,000/30,000/5,000 (1,555,000 chip average).  Here are the updated chip counts from break:

1. Milos Scekic - 3,100,000
2. Staffan Lind - 1,200,000
3. Justin Liberto - 3,300,000
4. Greg Himmelbrand - 1,000,000
5. Mike Cologna - 1,000,000
6. Tim Bryan - 570,000
7. John Botticello - 295,000
8. Aditya Prasetyo - 2,300,000
9. Matthew Zambanini - 595,000
10. Dilip Ravindran - 1,800,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 10

Here are the updated final table chip counts:

1. Milos Scekic - 1,700,000
2. Staffan Lind - 2,400,000
3. Justin Liberto - 3,500,000
4. Greg Himmelbrand - 800,000
5. Mike Cologna - 1,000,000
6. Tim Bryan - 410,000
7. John Botticello - 310,000
8. Aditya Prasetyo - 2,500,000
9. Matthew Zambanini - 580,000
10. Dilip Ravindran - 2,000,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Bryan Doubles

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 10

Tim Bryan shoved his remaining 190,000 over an open from Staffan Lind, and when the action folded around the Lind he would begrudgingly make the call.  The short stack at the table would get the double as his AA > A4 of Lind.

Wiith Bryan getting over 400,000, that leaves John Botticello as the shortest stack of the bunch (380,000).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Starting Off At A Crawl

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 10

Since going to the final table the action has been fairly slow, with not many flops seen at all.  Only a few hands have gone to showdown, as players will make a pay jump with the next elimination.  Tim Bryan is the short stack at the final table with just over 10 big blinds.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Final Table Lineup

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 10

Here is the Big Stax 1500 final table:

1. Milos Scekic
2. Staffan Lind
3. Justin Liberto
4. Greg Himmelbrand
5. Mike Cologna
6. Tim Bryan
7. John Botticello
8. Aditya Prasetyo
9. Matthew Zambanini
10. Dilip Ravindran (who wants to say hello to his wife Preethu following the blog)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Tryba Eliminated/Final Table Reached

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 10

Staffan Lind opened the pot from the button to 60,000, and was three-bet by Chris Tryba to 130,000.  Lind would then four-bet to 330,000...followed by a five-bet all-in for 800,000 by Chris.  Staffan would make the call and Chris's AQ < AK of Lind.  Tryba would get his first cash at Parx (in his first tournament played here), and will be leaving for Las Vegas $7,611 richer.

The players are now redrawing seats at the final table, and have agreed to bag chips after the next elimination.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 11

Here are the up to the minute chip counts:

Table 46:

1. Matthew Zambanini - 430,000
2. Staffan Lind - 1,600,000
3. Chris Tryba - 900,000
4. Justin Liberto - 3,500,000
5. Greg Himmelbrand - 700,000

Table 51:

1. Aditya Prasetyo - 2,400,000
2. John Botticello - 500,000
3. Tim Bryan - 300,000
4. Dilip Ravindran - 1,800,000
5. Mike Cologna - 1,130,000
6. Milos Scekic - 1,700,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 13th-15th Places ($6,239)

The following players have cashed in the event for $6,239:

13. Bobby Oboodi (Morris Plains, NJ)
14. James Kaplan (Boca Raton, FL)
15. Sean Smith (Conshohocken, PA)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Oboodi & Mendelsohn Eliminated

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 11

Bobby Oboodi (Morris Plains, NJ) shoved his less than ten big stack in pre from the cutoff, and was flatted by Justin Liberto (small blind).  The action would fold behind and the two hands would be tabled.  Bobby's A 3 < A A of Liberto, and the WPT champ would be eliminated in 13th place ($6,239).

While Bobby was walking over to the podium, Dalip Ravindran and Peter Mendelsohn would get the chips in on the flop of 5♥ 6♠ 9♥.  Meldelsohn would table A♥ 8♥ (combo draw), while Dalip would turn over 6 6 (set of sixes).  Mendelsohn would hit his flush on the turn, but he would be drawing dead as the same card that made his hand gave Dalip a full house.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Bryan Survives

Level 23 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000)
Players Remaining: 13

Tim Bryan (375,000) and Bobby Oboodi (190,000) are the shortest stacks remaining, and Bryan found a lucky river to stick around.  Bryan got his A 10 all-in pre against the A J of Prasetyo, but the board would run out Q 8 3 3 3, and the two players would chop the hand.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Break Time (Chip Counts)

Players are going on a (10) minute break, and when they return the blinds will have gone up to 12,000/24,000/4,000.  Here are updated chip counts going into break:

Table 46:

1. Matthew Zambanini - 700,000 (Matt wanted to say hello to his girlfriend)
2. Staffan Lind - 2,400,000
3. Bobby Oboodi - 370,000
4. Chris  Tryba - 580,000
5. Jusitn Liberto - 2,800,000
6. Greg Himmelbrand - 700,000

Table 51:

1. Aditya Prasetyo - 2,300,000
2. John Boticcello - 750,000
3. Tim Bryan - 420,000
4. Peter Mendelsohn - 700,000
5. Dilip Ravindran - 1,000,000
6. Mike Cologna - 1,300,000
7. Milos Scekic - 1,600,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Run Like Liberto

Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Players Remaining: 13

As the chip counts were being collected, the pot of the tournament was unfolding at Table 46.  The action would be picked up on the river, as Justin Liberto had just put James Kaplan all-in for his tournament life.  The board read 8 7 J 8 K, and James was talking out loud, saying that he was actually thinking about folding a full house.  He continued to think for a short while before making the call and seeing that Liberto had rivered a full house with KK.  James would show the table that he had J 8 before wishing everyone good luck and walking to get paid.

This is James' second super deep run in this Big Stax series, chopping the Big Stax 500 earlier this week for $40,000.  James collects $6,239 for his 14th place finish.

Justin Liberto - 2,800,000
Jame Kaplan - Eliminated

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Smith Sent Home

Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Players Remaining: 14

Mike Cologna opened the button to 45,000, and was subsequently three-bet by Milos Scekic to 100,000 (from the small blind).  Akash Seth was in the big blind, and he would four-bet all-in for just over 200,000.  Cologna would fold behind, and the hands would be tabled after Scekic made the call. Seth's A 10  < 8 8 of Milos and Akash would be eliminated in 15th place (taking home $6,239).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 16th-18th Places ($5,310)

The following players cashed in the event for $5,310:

16. Alex Bolotin (Brooklyn, NY)
17. Jewook Oh (New York, NY)
18. Akash Seth (New York, NY)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Bolotin Eliminated

Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Players Remaining: 15

Alex Bolotin (Brooklyn, NY) had just over ten bigs in front of him, and when he pushed from the button, he was called by Staffan Lind in the big blind:

Bolotin: K♦ Q♥       Lind: K♥ J♥

Flop: A J 6

Turn: 6

River: K

Lind would outflow Alex to take the lead, and Bolotin was not able to find a runout to keep him in the tournament.  This is Alex's first tournament cash at Parx, to now add to what is already an incredible resume.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Kaplan's Back

Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Players Remaining: 17

James Kaplan had just over 20 big blinds, and got his remaining 564,000 in pre against Chris Tryba.  The two hands were tabled:

Tryba: A♣K♥         Kaplan: 5♣5♠

Flop: 10♣ J♠ Q♣

Turn: Q♠

River: 5♥

Tryba was in supreme shape, event having Kaplan's runner-club outs covered.  James would need to go perfect-perfect to make a full-house and win...and that's the exact runout he got.  The reaction over the river was more from the table than it was from the two players involved in the hand, as both continued on pretty straight faced as the chips were counted and shifted over James's way.

James Kaplan - 1,100,000
Chris Tryba - 800,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Final Two Tables

Level 22 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)

Players Remaining: 17

Here is the updated seating assignments and chip counts for the final eighteen players:

Table 46:

1. Jewook Oh - 200,000
2. Alex Bolotin - 300,000
3. Staffan Lind - 1,100,000
4. Bobby Oboodi - 380,000
5. Chris Tryba - 1,350,000
6. Justin Liberto - 1,300,000
7. James Kaplan - 525,000
8. Greg Himmelbrand - 790,000

Table 51:

1. Sean Smith - 200,000
2. Aditya Prasetyo - 1,900,000
3. Matthew Zambanini - 390,000
4. John Botticello - 700,000
5. Tim Bryan - 290,000
6. Peter Mendelsohn - 1,100,000
7. Dalip Ravindran - 1,100,000
8. Mike Cologna - 1,700,000
9. Milos Skekic - 1,300,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 19th-21st Places ($4,646)

The following players have cashed in the event for $4,646

19.  Antonio Payne (Hazlet, NJ)
20. Matt Glantz (Lafayette Hill, PA)
21. Chris Odle (Middletown, DE)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Back From Dinner

After the dinner break 20 players remain.  The blinds for Level 22 are 10,000/20,000/3,000 and the chip average is 777,500.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Chip Counts After Dinner Break

Table 46

1. Chris Tryba - 1,045,000
2. Greg Himmelbrand - 345,000
3. EMPTY
4. Antonio Payne - 120,000
5. Milos Scekic - 1,300,000
6. Tim Bryan - 225,000
7. Jewook Oh - 200,000
8. EMPTY
9. EMPTY  

Table 51

1. EMPTY
2. EMPTY
3. Dilip Ravindran - 925,000
4. Justin Liberto - 1,250,000
5. Alex Bolotin - 349,000
6. Bahbak Oboodi - 560,000
7. Akash Seth - 130,000
8. Matt Zambanini - 390,000
9. Aditya Prasetyo - 1570,000

Table 54

1. Mike Cologna - 1,659,000
2. Peter Mendelsohn - 1,120,000
3. EMPTY
4. Sean Smith - 250,000
5. James Kaplan - 1,510,000
6. Staffan Lind - 730,000
7. John Botticello - 1,143,000
8. Matt Glantz - 510,000
9. EMPTY

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 22nd-24th Places ($4,160)

The following players have cashed in the event for $4,160:

22.  Yervand (Chris) Boyadjian (Queens, NY)
23.  Matt Itkin (Oceanside, NY)
24.  She Wong (Queens, NY)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Time For Dinner

Players are going on a (75) minute dinner break, and when they return the blinds will go up to 10,000/20,000/3,000. Updated chip counts for the remaining field will be posted shortly thereafter.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): 25-26th Places ($3,673)

The following players have cashed in the event for $3,673:

25. Terry Grimes (New Rochelle, NJ)
26. Will Failla (Commack, NY)

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Seating Assignments

Players are once again seated, and action is about to resume. Here are the table lineups for the final 27 players:

Table 46

1. Chris Tryba
2. Greg Himmelbrand
3. Matthew Zambanini
4. Antonio Payne
5. Milos Scekic
6. Tim Bryan
7. Jewook Oh
8. Bahbak Oboodi
9. Chris Odle  

Table 51

1. Terry Grimes
2. Will Failla
3. Dilip Ravindran
4. Justin Liberto
5. Alex Bolotin
6. She Wong
7. Akash Seth
8. Yervand (Chris) Boyadjian
9. Aditya Prasetyo

Table 54

1. Mike Cologna
2. Peter Mendelsohn
3. Matt Itkin
4. Sean Smith
5. James Kaplan
6. Staffan Lind
7. John Botticello
8. Matt Glantz
9. Michael Quibble

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Redraw At 27

Level 21 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Players Remaining: 27

The clock is now paused as the field size is now 27, and players are racking their chips and finding new seating assignments. An updated table draw will be posted momentarily.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Blinds Climbing

Level 21 begins with 28 players left, leaving the field one away from a complete redraw at 27.  Blinds are increasing to 8,000/16,000/2,000, with a chip average of 560,000. Players are only two away from the money, so with the next elimination, players will be hand-for-hand.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Level 20 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000)
Players Remaining: 29

29 players remain with 15 minutes left in level 20.  Here are some updated chip counts as we approach the money bubble.

Matt Glantz - 1,150,000
Aditya Prasetyo - 1,100,000
Mike Cologna - 1,300,000
John Botticello - 1,200,000
Chris Tryba - 980,000

Big Stax (Day 2): Tough Times for Taylor

Level 20 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000)
Players Remaining: 32

The last female player in the field Esther Taylor (Havertown, PA), was eliminated 10 minutes into level 20, leaving 32 players remaining (only six away from the money).

Justin Liberto had been grinding a stack of 20 bigs for almost all of today's play, but he's chipped up and once again put himself in contention (6,000). Justin is looking to cash in all three trophy events this series, and is also looking to make his second final table of the series.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Gimme a Break

The players are on a 15 minute break before starting Level 20.  Some updated chip counts at the break:

Aditya Prasetyo  -  1,200,000
Mike Cologna  - 1,100,000
Staffan Lind  -  925,000
Matt Glantz  -  765,000

When players return from break the blinds will be going up to 6,000/12,000/2,000 (chip average is 471,000).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Shrinking Down

Level 19 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 33

Steven Sarmiento (Queens,NY) was eliminated leaving just 33 players mid-way through Level 19.  His elimination resulted in the break of table 50 and players were reseated at one of the four active tables remaining.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Level 19 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 35

Updated chip counts midway through Level 19:

Mike Cologna - 1,250,000
Matt Zambanini - 810,000
Bobby Oboodi - 650,000
James Kaplan - 590,000
She Lok Wong - 520,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Brewer Busts

Level 19 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 38

Christine Brewer was eliminated from the field moments ago, and she relayed the hand via Twitter:

Got 1 outed for my tournament life 10/10s loose to 9/9s ugh
— Christine Brewer (@CBrewer_09) May 18, 2014

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Level Up

Level 19 is about to begin, with the blinds going up to 5,000/10,000/1,000 (370,000 chip average).  There are 39 players remaining going into the level, and with the money bubble creeping up, the action should stay at this slow (yet deliberate) pace.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Millionaires Club

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 42

Mike Cologna (Chip leader)

Mike Cologna (Freehold, NJ) is the first player to eclipse the 1,000,000 chip mark.  He's currently sitting with 1,170,000, and is almost 300,000 clear of is nearest competitor.

As the Cologna entry was being entered, Parx regular and tournament pro Ray Ross was eliminated from play.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Photo Shop

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 42

Day 2 photo-ops from Level 18:

She Lok Wong

Jack Duong

Chris Tryba

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 43

Here are updated counts midway through the level:

Matt Itkin - 675,000
Bobby Oboodi - 605,000
Terry Grimes - 530,000
Chris Tryba - 505,000
David Johnston - 490,000
Laurence Wolf - 395,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Dobrolovic Eliminated

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 47

Tom Dobrolivic (West Nyack, NY) has just been eliminated from Table 54, which means with the next bustout another table will be broken.  Table 55, which was earlier touted as the toughest in the room, will be the next to break

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Trending Up

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 48

Both Will Failla and Bobby Oboodi came into the day with above average stacks, but dropped slightly to start the day.  The two accomplished tournament players are now beginning to rise up the leaderboard, as their updated stacks have Oboodi at 560,000 and Failla at 450,000.

Prior to break, Parx regular Jack Duong was short stacked, but found himself on the better end of set-over-set, and he now has over 360,000 in front of him.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): It's Break Time

Players are on their first break of the day (10 minutes), and when they return the blinds in Level 18 will be going up to 4,000/8,000/1,000 (283,000 chip average).  Here are some updated counts from the field:

Mike Cologna - 800,000
Aditya Prasetyo - 770,000
James Kaplan - 705,000
She Long Wok - 610,000
Greg Himmelbrand - 560,000
Esther Taylor - 360,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Cappuccio Busts

Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 51

Joe Cappuccio updates his status via Twitter:

Out of @parxpokerroom $1600. jammed 156k from bb vs sb open to 27k at 3/6k. 88<AK. GFG
— Joe Cappuccio (@poochpoker) May 18, 2014

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Kaplan On The Same Path

Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 55

James Kaplan

James Kaplan already has a Big Stax final table during this series, and he's beginning to set his sights on another one.  Kaplan started the day with a little over 120,000, but now has close to 600,000.  The action was picked up on the river, with a board of 3♠ 9♦ 6♥ 6♠ 5♦.  There was about 250,000 in the pot already, and Vitaly Kovyazin had checked to James.

Kaplan thought for a few moments, and then decided to check back.  Vitaly was very slow to table his hand, so James turned over his pocket sevens, which would be good for the win (and the chip lead).

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Bolotin Doubles Through Glantz

Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 56

Alex Bolotin

Alex Bolotin was hovering around the 20-25 big blind level, but just got a little boost as his QQ > KK of Matt Glantz after spiking a queen on the river.  Bolotin would double to 190,000 while Matt Glantz would be knocked down under 100,000.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Work To Do

Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 56

The action has slowed down considerably since losing almost fifteen players in the first level of the day.  The players will all the chips usually get most of the limelight, but there are players scratching to stay alive and build stacks as well:

Justin Liberto - 140,000
Jack Duong - 135,000
Kyle Bowker - 125,000
Joe Cappuccio - 120,000
Antonio Payne - 105,000
Tim Ward - 70,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Twitter Updates

Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000)
Players Remaining: 56

Out. Not my day. Lost a 200k flip 1010<ak and then squeeze 11bb with 77 out of the bb against two limpers. 77<AA. Pretty brutal
— Stephanie Hubbard (@StephHub31) May 18, 2014

@parxpokerroom Main Event after level 16 on Day 2 got 114k 56 left of 311. Top 26 in the $. $118,725 for 1st @BlueSharkOptics
— Antonio Payne (@Anthony_1Payne) May 18, 2014

180k at 3/6k. made a couple good folds. should not have left headphones home though. 56 left, 26 pay
— Joe Cappuccio (@poochpoker) May 18, 2014

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts/Level Up

The first level of the day is in the books, and the blinds in Level 17 are going up to 3,000/6,000/1,000 (59 players remain).  While both Day 1 chip leader have remained close to their starting stack for the day, a few new names are jumping to the top of the list:

Greg Himmelbrand - 590,000
Mike Cologna - 580,000
Esther Taylor - 490,000
Matt Itkin - 450,000

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Very Quick Action

Level 16 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
Players Remaining: 59

Players are busting at a very rapid pace, as two tables have already been broken (with notables to bust including Vinny Longo, Joe Palma, and Tarun Gulati).  When tables do end up breaking, the common theme is forming really strong lineups.  That is a exactly what happened at Table 55, with every player at the table considered a "notable:"

1. Emad Alabsi
2. Greg Himmelbrand
3. Christine Brewer
4. Barry Leventhal
5. Stephanie Hubbard
6. Joe Cappuccio
7. She Lok Wong

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Payouts

Big Stax VI Series - Big Stax 1500
May 16-19, 2014

Total Entries: 311
Total Prize Fund: $442,505

Payouts:

1. $118,725
2. $70,845
3. $44,029
4. $32,027
5. $25,002
6. $19,691
7. $16,638
8. $13,895
9. $10,399

10-12. $7,611

13-15. $6,239

16-18. $5,310

19-21. $4,646

22-24. $4,160

25-26. $3,673

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Hardly Time To Settle

Level 16 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
Players Remaining: 67

There have been a handful of bustouts in the first (20) minutes of the day, including Alan Kraut and Jeff Gross:

1st hand JJ < AQo aipf. gl friends
— Alan Kraut (@AlanKrautPoker) May 18, 2014

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Coming Back On Top

Level 16 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
Players Remaining: 70

The history of chip leaders in these Big Stax events has been a rocky one, with many having difficulty making it to Day 3.  The two players have have this task are:

Day 1A Chip Leader Mike Cologna

Day 1B Chip Leader Matt Itkin

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): And They're Off

Level 16 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 311

The tournament director has just announced the beginning of Day 2, and the cards are now in the air.  The levels to start the day are (60) minutes, until the beginning of Level 21 when they transition to (90) minutes.

A handful of players are still getting settled in, while others have yet to arrive to their seats.  For those keeping track, there were two entries that bought in this morning.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Starting Time

Players who have bagged chips at the end of Day 1A/1B (and those who choose to buy in this morning) will be returning to the poker room for a 12:00pm start.  Players will be returning to Level 15 and blinds of 2,500/5,000/500.  The field is still stacked with notable players throughout, and all of the Day 2 action with be covered, beginning when the first card is pitched off the deck.

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Day 2 Table Draw/Chip Counts

DAY 2	Table Order
Total Players:	309	Total Remaining:	71
Total Chips:	15,450,000	Avereage Chips:	217,606
First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Chip Count	Table #	Seat #
Igor	Skochilo	Astoria,NY	123,500	45	1
Ray	Ross	Maple Glen,PA	232,000	45	2
Christopher	Tryba	Evergreen, CO	342,000	45	3
Dennis	O'Brien	Abington,PA	96,000	45	4
Justin	Liberto	Baltimore,MD	175,000	45	5
Peter	Mendelsohn	Oakland Gardens,NY	199,500	45	6
Steven	Sarmiento	Queens,NY	133,500	45	7
Yervand	Boyadjian	Queens,NY	513,000	45	8
EMPTY				45	9
Vitaly	Kovyazin	Brooklyn,NY	183,000	46	1
Bahbak	Oboodi	Morris Plains,NJ	292,000	46	2
James	Kaplan	Boca Raton,FL	120,500	46	3
Antonio	Payne	Hazlet,NJ	175,000	46	4
Michael	Quibble	Ledyard,CT	429,000	46	5
Terry	Grimes	New Rochelle	338,000	46	6
Staffan	Lind	Vero Beach,FL	453,500	46	7
Joseph	Wertz	Absecon,NJ	296,500	46	8
EMPTY				46	9
				47	1
Scott	McCurdy	Charlotte,NC	106,500	47	2
Michael	Matrone	Morganville,NJ	284,000	47	3
Peter	Mimmo	Meadowbrook,PA	46,500	47	4
Alex	Bolotin	Brooklyn,NY	179,000	47	5
Timothy	Ward	Bridgewater,NJ	108,000	47	6
Chris	Odle	Middletown,DE	247,000	47	7
Matt	Itkin	Oceanside,NY	519,500	47	8
EMPTY				47	9
Frank	Argano	Miami Beach	123,000	50	1
Sean	Smith	Conshuhocken,PA	162,000	50	2
Ken	Silberstein	Edison,NJ	87,500	50	3
Milos	Scekic	Massapequa,NY	124,000	50	4
Stephanie	Hubbard	Hazlet,NJ	200,500	50	5
Jack	Duong	South Plainfield,NJ	199,500	50	6
Jewook	Oh	New York,NY	121,000	50	7
Phil	Marsico	East Rutherford,NJ	129,500	50	8
EMPTY				50	9
Akash	Seth	New York,NY	115,500	51	1
Gino	Gesso	Woodbridge,NJ	40,500	51	2
Tim	Bryan	Atlanta,GA	144,500	51	3
Joseph	LaPinta	Toms River,NJ	77,000	51	4
David	Johnston	Absecon,NJ	413,500	51	5
Aditya	Prasetyo	Cambridge,MA	324,000	51	6
Michael	Melkersen	New Market,VA	52,500	51	7
Tom	Martinson	Ft. Ann,NY	220,000	51	8
EMPTY				51	9
Robert	McLaughlin	Washington,DC	172,500	52	1
Royce	Cohen	Bensalem,PA	280,000	52	2
Michael	Cohen	Manalapan,NJ	122,000	52	3
Matt	Glantz	Lafayette Hill,PA	194,500	52	4
Tyler	Gaston	Westerville,OH	366,500	52	5
David	Grandieri	Danbury,CT	132,000	52	6
Emad	Alabsi	Cleveland,OH	113,000	52	7
She	Wong	Queens,NY	357,000	52	8
EMPTY				52	9
Matthew	Zambanini	Wilmington,DE	308,000	53	1
Kevin	Bressler	Wayne,PA	165,500	53	2
Christine	Brewer	Port Monmouth,NJ	228,000	53	3
Sheldon	Gross	Hillsboro Beach,FL	369,500	53	4
Jeff	Gross	Wall,NJ	59000	53	5
Roland	Israelashvili	New York,NY	202,000	53	6
Michael	Handwerker	Roslyn,NY	473,500	53	7
Esther	Taylor	Havertown	222,500	53	8
EMPTY				53	9
Dilip	Ravindran	Jersey City,NJ	322,000	54	1
Kyle	Bowker	Walton,NY	140,500	54	2
Vinny	Longo	East Hanover,NJ	146,000	54	3
Will "The Thrill"	Failla	Smithtown	261,500	54	4
Tom	Dobrilovic	West Nyack,NY	82,000	54	5
Mike	Cologna	Freehold,NJ	694,500	54	6
John	Botticello	Manalapan,NJ	177,000	54	7
Laurence	Wolf	Annapolis,MD	249,000	54	8
EMPTY				54	9
Tarvin	Gulati	Glastonbury,CT	101,500	55	1
Travis	Greenawalt	Landisville,PA	68,500	55	2
Greg	Himmelbrand	Queens,NY	434,000	55	3
EMPTY				55	4
Barry	Leventh	Brooklyn,NY	214,000	55	5
Alan	Kraut	Doylestown,PA	112,000	55	6
Joseph "Worm"	Palma	Bensalem,PA	141,500	55	7
Joseph	Cappuccio	Hammonton,NJ	255,500	55	8
EMPTY				55	9

Big Stax 1500 (Day 2): Day 2 Chip Counts (Alpha)

DAY 2	Alphabetical Order
Total Players:	309	Total Remaining:	71
Total Chips:	15,450,000	Avereage Chips:	217,606
Name	Last Name	Hometown	Chip Count	Table #	Seat #
Emad	Alabsi	Cleveland,OH	113,000	52	7
Frank	Argano	Miami Beach	123,000	50	1
Alex	Bolotin	Brooklyn,NY	179,000	47	5
John	Botticello	Manalapan,NJ	177,000	54	7
Kyle	Bowker	Walton,NY	140,500	54	2
Yervand	Boyadjian	Queens,NY	513,000	45	8
Kevin	Bressler	Wayne,PA	165,500	53	2
Christine	Brewer	Port Monmouth,NJ	228,000	53	3
Tim	Bryan	Atlanta,GA	144,500	51	3
Joseph	Cappuccio	Hammonton,NJ	255,500	55	8
Royce	Cohen	Bensalem,PA	280,000	52	2
Michael	Cohen	Manalapan,NJ	122,000	52	3
Mike	Cologna	Freehold,NJ	694,500	54	6
Tom	Dobrilovic	West Nyack,NY	82,000	54	5
Jack	Duong	South Plainfield,NJ	199,500	50	6
Will "The Thrill"	Failla	Smithtown	261,500	54	4
Tyler	Gaston	Westerville,OH	366,500	52	5
Gino	Gesso	Woodbridge,NJ	40,500	51	2
Matt	Glantz	Lafayette Hill,PA	194,500	52	4
David	Grandieri	Danbury,CT	132,000	52	6
Travis	Greenawalt	Landisville,PA	68,500	55	2
Terry	Grimes	New Rochelle	338,000	46	6
Sheldon	Gross	Hillsboro Beach,FL	369,500	53	4
Jeff	Gross	Wall,NJ	59000	53	5
Sheldon	Gross	Hillsboro Beach,FL	89,500	47	1
Tarvin	Gulati	Glastonbury,CT	101,500	55	1
Michael	Handwerker	Roslyn,NY	473,500	53	7
Greg	Himmelbrand	Queens,NY	434,000	55	3
Stephanie	Hubbard	Hazlet,NJ	200,500	50	5
Roland	Israelashvili	New York,NY	202,000	53	6
Matt	Itkin	Oceanside,NY	519,500	47	8
David	Johnston	Absecon,NJ	413,500	51	5
James	Kaplan	Boca Raton,FL	120,500	46	3
Vitaly	Kovyazin	Brooklyn,NY	183,000	46	1
Alan	Kraut	Doylestown,PA	112,000	55	6
Joseph	LaPinta	Toms River,NJ	77,000	51	4
Barry	Leventh	Brooklyn,NY	214,000	55	5
Justin	Liberto	Baltimore,MD	175,000	45	5
Staffan	Lind	Vero Beach,FL	453,500	46	7
Vinny	Longo	East Hanover,NJ	146,000	54	3
Phil	Marsico	East Rutherford,NJ	129,500	50	8
Tom	Martinson	Ft. Ann,NY	220,000	51	8
Michael	Matrone	Morganville,NJ	284,000	47	3
Scott	McCurdy	Charlotte,NC	106,500	47	2
Robert	McLaughlin	Washington,DC	172,500	52	1
Michael	Melkersen	New Market,VA	52,500	51	7
Peter	Mendelsohn	Oakland Gardens,NY	199,500	45	6
Peter	Mimmo	Meadowbrook,PA	46,500	47	4
Bahbak	Oboodi	Morris Plains,NJ	292,000	46	2
Dennis	O'Brien	Abington,PA	96,000	45	4
Chris	Odle	Middletown,DE	247,000	47	7
Jewook	Oh	New York,NY	121,000	50	7
Joseph "Worm"	Palma	Bensalem,PA	141,500	55	7
Antonio	Payne	Hazlet,NJ	175,000	46	4
Aditya	Prasetyo	Cambridge,MA	324,000	51	6
Michael	Quibble	Ledyard,CT	429,000	46	5
Dilip	Ravindran	Jersey City,NJ	322,000	54	1
Ray	Ross	Maple Glen,PA	232,000	45	2
Steven	Sarmiento	Queens,NY	133,500	45	7
Milos	Scekic	Massapequa,NY	124,000	50	4
Akash	Seth	New York,NY	115,500	51	1
Ken	Silberstein	Edison,NJ	87,500	50	3
Igor	Skochilo	Astoria,NY	123,500	45	1
Sean	Smith	Conshuhocken,PA	162,000	50	2
Esther	Taylor	Havertown	222,500	53	8
Christopher	Tryba	Evergreen, CO	342,000	45	3
Timothy	Ward	Bridgewater,NJ	108,000	47	6
Joseph	Wertz	Absecon,NJ	296,500	46	8
Laurence	Wolf	Annapolis,MD	249,000	54	8
She	Wong	Queens,NY	357,000	52	8
Matthew	Zambanini	Wilmington,DE	308,000	53	1