Big Stax 300 (Day 2): Day 2 Table Draw

DAY 2	Table Order
Total Players:	1331	Total Remaining:	208
Total Chips:	39,930,000	Avereage Chips:	191,971
First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Chip Count	Table #	Seat #
Thai	Ha	Factoryville,PA	136,000	24	1
Mark	McDonough	Bronx,NY	55,500	24	2
Sari	Ceglio	Kings Park,NY	115,000	24	3
Robert	Brady	Southampton	83,000	24	4
EMPTY				24	5
Emmanuil	Digilov	Staten Island,NY	120,000	24	6
Bobby	Sembler	Staten Island,NY	351,500	24	7
Chris	Csik	Absecon,NJ	48,000	24	8
Lyle	Diamond	Brick,NJ	69,500	24	9
Michael	Dimaiuta	Centereach,NY	77,000	25	1
Joe	Reddick	Bronx,NY	191,000	25	2
Mike	Ryan	Abbottstown	243,500	25	3
Tim	Dalessandro	West Chester PA	88,500	25	4
EMPTY				25	5
Ekaterina	Grishakova	New York,NY	187,500	25	6
Frank	Molinari	Upper Saddle River,NJ	283,000	25	7
Harry	Bressler	Wayne,PA	234,500	25	8
Gregory	Graham	Dover,PA	57500	25	9
Frank	Ficadenti	Springfield,VA	125,000	26	1
Joseph	Cappuccio	Hammonton,NJ	43,500	26	2
Anthony	Shurilla	Long Swamp,PA	161,000	26	3
Charles	Levin	Lebanon,NJ	325,000	26	4
EMPTY				26	5
Hang	Liao	Pleasantville	334,500	26	6
Sheri	Moores	Wayne,PA	182,500	26	7
Nick	Peticca	Philadelphia,PA	205,000	26	8
Michael	Cannon	Harrisburg,PA	285,500	26	9
Allison	Schultz	Philadelphia,PA	168,500	31	1
Joe	Nichols	Nutley,NJ	336,000	31	2
Tom	Palombo	Pennington,NJ	246,500	31	3
Jesse	Letchworth	Colonial Heights,VA	475,500	31	4
EMPTY				31	5
Mikhail	Lebovich	Feasterville,PA	235,000	31	6
Jesse	Cohen	Ardmore,PA	111,500	31	7
Jeff	Wicker	Bristol,PA	74,000	31	8
Chris	Larrea	Philadelphia,PA	214,500	31	9
Wayne	Goldstein	Brooklyn,NY	124,000	32	1
Kyle	Bowker	Walton,NY	118,000	32	2
Robert	Boyko	Yankers,NY	495,000	32	3
James	Boyle	Havre de Grace	20,500	32	4
EMPTY				32	5
Darren	Smith	Leola,PA	166,000	32	6
DeeAngelo	Seng	Sickerville,NJ	241,500	32	7
Ryan	Forbeck	Shamong,NJ	44,500	32	8
Jason	Rivkin	Bensalem,PA	79,000	32	9
Kim	Edmonds	Toms River,NJ	181,500	33	1
Ilya	Dyment	Brooklyn,NY	197,000	33	2
Nancy	Martin	Washington Crossing,PA	143,000	33	3
Gregory	Fishberg	Huntingdon Valley, PA	291,500	33	4
EMPTY				33	5
Michael	Marder	Sewell,NJ	147,500	33	6
William	Pfeffer	Philadelphia,PA	264,000	33	7
Tam	Nguyen	Lancaster,PA	175,500	33	8
Aaron	Haight	Katonah,NY	125,500	33	9
Philip	Yan	Princeton,NJ	419,500	34	1
TJ	Shulman	Boyton Beach,FL	221,000	34	2
Jose	Rosario	Philadelphia,PA	76,000	34	3
Michael	Melkersen	New Market,VA	466,500	34	4
EMPTY				34	5
Robert	Miller	Nanuet,NY	166,000	34	6
Joe	Simmons	Philadelphia,PA	421,500	34	7
Christine	Brewer	Port Monmouth,NJ	76,500	34	8
Robert	Anderson	Mecanicsburg,PA	104,500	34	9
Daniel	Sweeney	Bensalem,PA	238,000	35	1
Scott	Davis	King of Prussia,PA	231,000	35	2
Max	Pinnola	Cheltenham,PA	97,000	35	3
Cary	Poulos	Feasterville,PA	117,000	35	4
EMPTY				35	5
Onofrio	Reina	Elizabeth,NJ	244,000	35	6
Sean	Rice	Cherry Hill,NJ	78,500	35	7
Gene	Mazza	Elizabeth,NJ	166,000	35	8
Nicholas	Partenope	Colonia,NJ	173,000	35	9
Adam	Consalvo	Marlton,NJ	54,500	36	1
Mike	Fiabane	Bordentown,NJ	145,500	36	2
Elias	Mihailos	Staten Island,NY	180,000	36	3
Joseph	McKeehen	North Wales,PA	108,000	36	4
EMPTY				36	5
Rajesh	Desai	Randolph,NJ	219,500	36	6
Steve	Sutton	Langhorne,PA	102,000	36	7
Robert	Sichelstiel	Perkasie,PA	143,500	36	8
Joel	Frank	Rocky Hill,NJ	209,000	36	9
Steven	Cormier	Summit Hill,PA	321,500	37	1
Alexander	Queen	Bethlehem,PA	314,500	37	2
Philipp	Knirck	Philadelphia,PA	180,000	37	3
Ryan	Dion	Williamstown,PA	439,500	37	4
EMPTY				37	5
Daniel	Rusanov	Forest Hills	199,500	37	6
Johnny	Martins	Philadelphia,PA	112,000	37	7
Art	DiProspero	Willow Grove,PA	153,500	37	8
Jason	Salh	King of Prussia,PA	76,500	37	9
Horatio	Hu	Fresh Meadows,NY	120,000	45	1
Chris	Bloom	Philadelphia,PA	132,500	45	2
John	Frenchen	Belle Meade	186,500	45	3
Dennis	Novosel	Allentown,NJ	189,000	45	4
EMPTY				45	5
Mohammad	Farah	Bensalem,PA	264,500	45	6
Alec	Lafontant	Huntingdon Valley, PA	278,500	45	7
Baruch	Krieger	New York	74,000	45	8
Trung	Le	Carlisle,PA	204,000	45	9
Jennifer	Schlain	Newport News,VA	297,500	46	1
Michael	Bees	Medford	187,500	46	2
Stephanie	Hubbard	Hazlet,NJ	150,000	46	3
Sandeep	Patel	Parsippany,NJ	133,500	46	4
EMPTY				46	5
Ilya	Ekshtut	Upper Holland,PA	151,500	46	6
Emanuel	Shalom	Forest Hills	221,000	46	7
Danny	Yip	Brooklyn,NY	169,000	46	8
Lawrence	Wolf	Annapolis,MD	187,000	46	9
Keith	Woernle	Montgomery,AL	249,000	47	1
Elan	Branas	Queens,NY	279,000	47	2
Dan	Nolan	Baltimore,MD	165,000	47	3
Antonio	Diaz	Orlando,FL	83,000	47	4
EMPTY				47	5
Michael	Wang	Livingston	218,000	47	6
Bosu	Avunoori	Cary,NC	304,500	47	7
Tom	Pschar	Ringoes,NJ	141,000	47	8
Vincent	Teutoico	Staten Island,NY	100,000	47	9
Benjamin	Landowski	Hartland,WI	69,500	48	1
Nathan	Baum	Plainsboro,NJ	49,000	48	2
Ken	Goodkind	Bensalem,PA	80,000	48	3
Antonio	Payne	Hazlet,NJ	88,500	48	4
EMPTY				48	5
Charles	Beck	Albany,NY	80,000	48	6
Yuriy	Kalantarov	Queens,NY	70,500	48	7
David	Wheeler	Hamilton,NJ	90,500	48	8
Dawn	Saddler	Ashburn,VA	232,000	48	9
Martin	King	Jamison,PA	156,000	49	1
Jacob	Perry	Branchville,NJ	186,500	49	2
Scott	Fitz-Gerald	Philadelphia,PA	181,000	49	3
Elan	Chabi	Brooklyn,NY	283,000	49	4
EMPTY				49	5
Tim	Bryan	Atlanta	90,500	49	6
Brian	Daugherty	Philadelphia,PA	216,000	49	7
Cullen	Hofmann	Baltimore,MD	84,500	49	8
Frank	Dire	Columbus	76,500	49	9
Gary	Akerman	Collegeville,PA	193,000	50	1
Matt	Glantz	Lafayette Hill,PA	273,500	50	2
Zak	Zahner	Kittens,PA	348,000	50	3
Michael	Klein	Livingston	325,000	50	4
EMPTY				50	5
Michael	Matrone	Morganville,NJ	517,000	50	6
Gary Tyler	Bowker	South Philadelphia	440,500	50	7
Tomasz	Gliniecki	Jackson,NJ	174,000	50	8
Ly	Choing	Marlton	70,000	50	9
Asher	Conniff	Brooklyn,NY	179,500	51	1
David	Ewoloshin	Philadelphia,PA	144,000	51	2
Bill	Halpern	Monmouth Junction,NJ	73,000	51	3
Charles	Welch	Dundalk,MD	205,000	51	4
EMPTY				51	5
Jonas	Wexler	Southampton,PA	192,500	51	6
Yao	Wu	New York,NY	203,000	51	7
Eugene	Gorelik	Brooklyn,NY	133,000	51	8
Deeneash	Krishnanand	Bronx,NY	202000	51	9
Erik	Numberg	Dix Hills,NY	461,500	52	1
Pavel	Zurochka	Westampton,NJ	74,500	52	2
Samuel	Oh	New York	155,500	52	3
Peter	Ippolite	East Ghetto,NY	67,500	52	4
EMPTY				52	5
Brandon	Buglio	Newark,DE	219,500	52	6
Menachem	Landwirt	Monsey,NY	38,500	52	7
Vladimir	Kitsovl	Philadelphia,PA	186,500	52	8
Michael	Goldberg	Newton,PA	235,000	52	9
John	Kroetz	Philadelphia,PA	206,500	53	1
Brian	Williams	Buckingham,PA	62,500	53	2
Robert	Calabrese	Brooklyn,NY	246,500	53	3
Joe	Egan	Philadelphia,PA	228,000	53	4
EMPTY				53	5
Jerry	Callahan	East Norwich,NY	267,000	53	6
Daniel	Yoo	Palisades Park,NJ	122,500	53	7
Aleksandr	Katsman	Brooklyn,NY	231,000	53	8
Alexander	Bernard	Fredricksburgh,VA	204,500	53	9
Joshua	Teitelbaum	Brooklyn,NY	184,500	54	1
Vinny	Tronu	Brigantine,NJ	97,000	54	2
Joseph	Wang	Potomac,MD	165,000	54	3
Anthony	Serino	Poughkeepsie	107,500	54	4
EMPTY				54	5
Antonio	Walker	Willingboro	180,000	54	6
Everton	Taylor	Brooklyn,NY	127,000	54	7
Steve	Stahursky	Fairfield,CT	232,500	54	8
Alexander	Roiz	Huntington Valley	287,500	54	9
David	Kim	Flushing,NY	171,000	55	1
Jason	Acosta	Little Ferry,NJ	154,500	55	2
Chris	Edwards	Little Silver,NJ	82,000	55	3
Daniel	D'Agostino	San Diego,CA	116,000	55	4
EMPTY				55	5
Moshe	Dahan	Brooklyn,NY	146,000	55	6
Igor	Skochilo	Astoria,NY	538,500	55	7
Mike	Sloven	Bensalem,PA	140,000	55	8
Satish	Surapaneni	NYC	447,000	55	9
Katayon	Khaterzai	Levittown,NY	354,000	56	1
Alex	Jim	Brooklyn,NY	186,000	56	2
Ronald	Vitello	NYC	210,000	56	3
Val	Zekser	Philadelphia,PA	547,000	56	4
EMPTY				56	5
Tom	Coan	Hauppauge,NY	151,000	56	6
Mike	Vogelsong	Dillsburg	67,500	56	7
Alex	Vulakh	Philadelphia,PA	48,000	56	8
Alan	Kraut	Doylestown,PA	144,000	56	9
Michael	Boehme	Willingboro,NJ	93,500	57	1
Kevin	Carroll	Bensalem,PA	94,500	57	2
Nancy	Birdbaum	Las Vegas,NV	264,500	57	3
Christopher	Capone	Marietta,PA	272,500	57	4
EMPTY				57	5
Jonathan	Kramer	Queens,NY	179,000	57	6
Antonio	Amato	Langhorne,PA	108,000	57	7
Igor	Rabinovich	Richboro,PA	310,500	57	8
Bharathkumar	Ramanna	Dayton,NJ	141,000	57	9
Jeff	Gross	Wall.NJ	124,000	58	1
John	DiSante	Conshy	284,500	58	2
Joshua	Dubinsky	Mountainside,NJ	94,000	58	3
Alex	Bolotin	Brooklyn,NY	185,500	58	4
EMPTY				58	5
Flavio	Oliveira	Long Branch,NJ	102,500	58	6
Manh	Nguyen	Pittsburgh,PA	258,500	58	7
Justin	Liberto	Baltimore,MD	378,500	58	8
Eric	Rivkin	East Hampton,NY	330,000	58	9
Mike	Mason	Collingswood,NJ	212,000	59	1
Devin	Christie	Chicora	163,500	59	2
Scott	Love	Philadelphia,PA	277,000	59	3
Irwin	Reiter	New York City	123,000	59	4
EMPTY				59	5
Ray	Ross	Maple Glenn,PA	321,500	59	6
Kevin	Miller	Freeport,NY	167,500	59	7
Staffan	Lind	Vero Beach,FL	819,500	59	8
Stephen	Rozanski	Huntington Valley	247,000	59	9
Brian	Mooney	Middle Village,NY	116,000	60	1
John	Johnston	Howard Beach,NY	188,000	60	2
John	Borzio	Las Vegas,NV	229,500	60	3
Ken	Berman	Brooklyn,NY	108,500	60	4
EMPTY				60	5
Nathan	Tuthill	Fredricksburgh,VA	139,000	60	6
Keith	DeAngelis	Conshohocken,PA	174,000	60	7
Justin	Friedman	Yardley,PA	206,500	60	8
Nathan	Parsons	Croydon	138,500	60	9

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Lind Bags The Bonus

Stefan Lind Bagging Heaps

The tournament floor is working on the table draw as this post is being entered, but one thing that is known is our chip leader going into Day 2 is Stefan Lind.  Not much is known about Lind at the moment, but his 800,000+ stack is clear ahead of the rest of the field.

End of Day 1C chip counts as well as the Day 2 table draw will posted as soon as they are available.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Pause The Clock...End The Night

Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 1,330

The tournament director will be pausing the clock with 10:00 minutes remaining in the level and announce how many hands remain in the night.  Once the chip leader is determined, players will have their counts verified and bagged for tomorrow afternoon's Day 2.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): In Contention For Bonus $$

Players are taking their break, but the top six stacks in the room have been located:

Stephan Lind - 510,000

Michael Melkersen - 470,000

Erik Nomberg - 440,000

Joe Nichols - 400,000

Joe Simmons - 395,000

Jennifer Shlain - 330,000

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Final Break...Time Running Out

Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 1,325

There is fifteen minutes remaining in Level 14, and players will take a final break of the night while the tournament floor colors off the (500) denomination chips.  During break the players who are in contention for the end of night bonus will be sought out and posted.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Still Kickin'

Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 1,319

With everyone in the same room, the list of notables still remaining is fairly long at the moment:

Bob Brady
Daniel Yoo
Ran Eriquezzo
Dave Woloshin
Tru Le
Abraim Abraimovic
Joe Simmons
Nancy Martin
Nathan Tuthill
Jonathan Kramer
Joe Gola
Patricia Knoll
Alan Kraut
TJ Shulman
Kyle Bowker
Alex Queen
Philip Yan
Mike Shasho
James Boyle
Mohammed Farah
Alyson Parker
Allison Shultz

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Blinds Climbing

Level 13 has just begun, with blinds going up to 1,200/2,400/300 (1,315 total entries).  The outer tables in the clubhouse room are beginning to break new, as the field is dwindling down at a pretty steady pace.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): All Together Now

Level 12 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 1,311

There are now 21 active tables in the clubhouse room, as all the tables have broken in the main room.  There are players walking in and out of the room, and without mentioning names, lists of people in the tournament from anywhere between 5-9 bullets.

The chip lead at the moment has shifted once more, with Philip Yan sitting on the largest stack in the room (380,000).  Yan's name may sound familiar, because he was one of the larger stacks in yesterday's field as well, until failing to bag chips at the end of the night.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Break Correction

To update the last post, players ARE on a (15) minute break at the moment, returning to play Level 12.  When the rest of the break schedule is announced by the tournament floor, it will be posted on this page.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Extended Play

With the dinner break pushed back a level, players are now playing four levels before the break after Level 12 (rather than three the past two nights).  Blinds in Level 12 are going up to 1,000/2,000/300 (1,292 total entries), with the main poker room housing only a couple of tables.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Onofrio's Got Company

Level 11 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 1,282

Erik Nomberg (Dix Hills, NY)

Seated to Onofrio Reina's direct right is Erik Nomberg (Dix Hills, NY), an accomplished tournament player now assuming the chip lead.  Erik has 325,000 in front of him, and although this is one of the first times Erik's been seen in any Big Stax events, he has over $100,000 in career earnings.  Erik won a $500 event during the Wynn Classic in 2010, taking home $48,000.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): The Homestretch

Level 11 begins in a few moments, and the blinds are going up to 800/1,600/200.  Any player who either decides to enter now, or re-enter after busting will be coming in with less than 20 blinds.  Players with ideas of an extra $1,000 have five more levels to make things happen, with two breaks in between.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Ladies Doubling

Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 1,260

Nancy Martin and Allison Shultz have both been seated at Table 80 for the entire day together, and they both have doubled since the beginning of this level.   Nancy's AQ > KK to get her to 64,000 and Allison's AK > QQ to go to 58,000.  Both Nancy and Allison are loyal Parx tournament players, who have made deep runs in these Big Stax events.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Keeping An Eye Out

Level 10 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 1,253

There are still seven active tables in the clubhouse room (about 60 players), with a few of the bigger stacks seated.  The tables are breaking into the clubhouse room, which means our Day 1C field will at some point all be in the same room.  Here are some of the stacks from the main room:

Dave Woloshin - 190,000
Flavio De Oliveira - 150,000
Tru Le - 130,000
Nathan Tuthill - 130,000

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Level Up

Level 10 is about to begin, with the blinds going up to 600/1,200/200 (1,250 total entries).  It's this point where there begin separation in the field, and a good amount of above average stacks will show up.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Frank Flops Gin

Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 1,248

Onofio "Frank" Reina

Someone has decided to push forward in a big way, and it's Frank Reina who just flopped the nut straight against two sets to scoop a pot worth 250,000.  He's the chip leader at the moment, and is no stranger to deep tournament runs.  Reina (Cateret, NJ) has over $193,000 in recorded tournament earning, with his biggest score coming at a Borgata Saturday Series for $41,000.

The trend of players arriving after dinner wasn't as prevalent this tournament, but two new faces to the field include Alex Queen and Jason Paster.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Business Time

Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 1,227

The madness of the derby is now over, and the floor is clear of all the patrons from the race.  Players have a goal now to bag as many chips as possible, hopefully landing the $1,000 bonus.  There are currently 1,227 entries on the board, meaning this field will likely fall short of last February's record breaking number.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Late Arrivals

Level 8 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Entries: 1,190

Players have arrived throughout the day, and here are some of those that showed up recently:

Jonathan Kramer
AJ DeNicco
Ryan Eriqeuzzo
Mohammed Farah
Joe Palma

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Blinds Up

Level 8 has players now posting blinds of 400/800/100 (1,175 total entries).  Both rooms have a little more buzz as post time for the  Kentucky Derby draws closer.  Many horse players have filled up the bar area right outside the clubhouse room, and even some of the active players have involved themselves in some pony wagering.

Players will be going on break for dinner after this level (75 minutes), which means the tournament areas will be clear during the running of the race, and the crowds will have dissipated after the races conclusion.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Counts From Main Room

Level 7 (Blinds 300/600/100)
Total Entries: 1,168

It will be a while until the field is seated together in the same room today, with the main poker room still housing over 10 active tables.  Here are some updated counts from that room:

Nathan Tuthill - 150,000
Tru Le - 75,000
David Inselberg - 70,000
Peter Ippolito - 38,000
TJ Shulman - 32,000
Joe Gola - 32,000

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Going On Break

Players are going on their second (15) minute break of the day, and when they return the blinds in Level 7 will be 300/600/100.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Who They're Chasing

Level 6 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Entries: 1,134

Here is a list of the top five chip counts from the two starting days that have been completed:

Day 1A:

Val	Zekser	Philadelphia,PA	547,000
Michael	Matrone	Morganville,NJ	517,000
Jesse	Letchworth	Colonial Heights,VA	475,500
Ryan	Dion	Williamstown,PA	439,500
Justin	Liberto	Baltimore,MD	378,500

Day 1B:

Igor	Skochilo	Astoria,NY	538,500
Robert	Boyko	Yankers,NY	495,000
Satish	Surapaneni	NYC	447,000
Eric	Rivkin	East Hampton,NY	330000
Igor	Rabinovich	Richboro,PA	310,500

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Level Up/Updated Counts From Clubhouse Room

Level 6 is about to begin, with blinds going up to 250/500/50 (1,112 total entries).  Here are some updated chip counts from players in the clubhouse room:

Ibraim Ibraimovic - 90,000
Andrew Zhu - 90,000
Bob Brady - 63,000
Izzet Temel - 55,000
Patricia Knoll - 49,000
Bo Toft - 40,000
Alan Kraut - 40,000
Nancy Martin - 38,000
Mike Shasho - 36,000

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Photo Finish

Level 5 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Entries: 1,095

Line Of Registrants Grows

Mike Shasho

Matthew Kustafik

Izzet Temel Sweating Horses

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Level 4 Starts

Level 4 is about to begin with blinds going up to 200/400/50.  The combined fields now equals 1,078 players, still playing in both the clubhouse and main poker room.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Chip Counts From Twitter

Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Entries: 1,042

For players who update on Twitter, make sure to follow @matthewaxelrod or #parxbigstax.  During the break only two updates were found from the field:

45k at 1st break. 30kss
— Bob Brady (@BobBrady2) May 3, 2014

1st break. I kinda lied. Have 32k but was down to under 10k so it feels like heaps sorta?
— Alan Kraut (@AlanKrautPoker) May 3, 2014

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Break Time

Players are going on their first (15) minute break of the day, and they will return to Level 4 and blinds of 150/300/50.  A few new players have taken their seats, including Nancy Martin, Allison Shultz, and Matthew Kustafik.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Action Filled Day

Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Entries: 991

There aren't many better places to play a tournament than the clubhouse room, with over 30 televisions showcasing all the days sports.  Here is a little breakdown of the day's schedule:

Three game sevens in the NBA:

Atl v. Ind (5:30pm)
Mem v. OKC (8:00pm)
GSW v. LAC (10:30pm)

Kentucky Derby (~ 6:00)

Floyd Mayweather v. Maidana (11:00pm)

Those are just some of the bigger events of the day, with the NHL playoffs going on, as well as a full slate of baseball.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Level Up

Level 3 is starting in just minutes, with antes introduced into the tournament (100/200/25).  There are 967 entries at the moment, and that number is going to have one addition as Mike Shasho was just eliminated.  He went directly to the cage and will be finding a new seat in a matter of minutes.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Kraut's Rocky Start

Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Entries: 955

Alan Kraut (Doylestown, PA) has been pretty active on Twitter, and the first few levels have seemingly not been to kind to him:

Will have heaps or be in the re-entry line by 1st break
— Alan Kraut (@AlanKrautPoker) May 3, 2014

So far they're decided that calling my raises with Q3o and and Q7o is going to be profitable and so far they've been correct.
— Alan Kraut (@AlanKrautPoker) May 3, 2014

They just dinged me with the J4. Under 20K #minefields
— Alan Kraut (@AlanKrautPoker) May 3, 2014

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Dinner Adjustment

Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Entries: 949

The tournament floor made an announcement moments ago that today's dinner break will be after Level 8, opposed to Level 9 like the past two days.  The reason for that is the timing of the Kentucky Derby, and making sure players can leave the properly quickly to return in time for the resumption of play.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): First One Down

The tournament floor has just announced the beginning of Level 2, with the blinds going up to 75/150.  The number of entries continues to rise steadily, with the number currently on the board being 940.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Both Rooms In Action

Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Entries: 928

There are players in both the clubhouse room, as well as the main poker room at the moment, so there are some new notables to mention in the field:

Truong Le
Andrew Zhu
Norman Rogers
Aileen Freifeld
Edmond Petrella
Izzet Temel
Alan Kraut
Michael Melkerson
Bob Brady

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Who's Here?

Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Entries: 897

The clubhouse room is filling up, as the outer tables have dealers ready for players to sit.  Some of the early birds to make their way in on time include:

Mike "Mad Dog" Shasho
Arthur Bressler
TJ Shulman
Ken Silberstein
Joe Simmons
Alyson Parker

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Lining Up To Dance

Players are coming in droves today, and the cards will be in the air shortly for Day 1C of the Big Stax 300.  Igor Skochilo (Astoria, NY) bagged the chip lead last night with 538,500, but event though it was worth the $1,000 bonus, he us currently second overall behind Val Zekser (547,000).

Today's field has the making to be something that hasn't been seen at Parx before, and players are moments away for the first hand.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1C): Dinner Break

Players are now going on their "early bird" dinner break for 75 minutes.  The action will resume at 6:55pm, and players will return to chase the chip lead bonus, and bag chips for the all important Day 2.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): End Of Day 1B Chip Counts

Day 1B
Total Players:	368	Players left:	60
Total Chips:	TBD	Average Chips:	TBD
First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Chip Count
Igor	Skochilo	Astoria,NY	538,500
Robert	Boyko	Yankers,NY	495,000
Satish	Surapaneni	NYC	447,000
Eric	Rivkin	East Hampton,NY	330000
Igor	Rabinovich	Richboro,PA	310,500
Michael	Cannon	Harrisburg,PA	285,500
John	DiSante	Conshy	284,500
Frank	Molinari	Upper Saddle River,NJ	283,000
Scott	Love	Philadelphia,PA	277,000
Matt	Glantz	Lafayette Hill,PA	273,500
Christopher	Capone	Marietta,PA	272,500
Manh	Nguyen	Pittsburgh,PA	258,500
Mike	Ryan	Abbottstown	243,500
Harry	Bressler	Wayne,PA	234,500
Dawn	Saddler	Ashburn,VA	232,000
Joe	Egan	Philadelphia,PA	228,000
Rajesh	Desai	Randolph,NJ	219,500
Ronald	Vitello	NYC	210,000
Joel	Frank	Rocky Hill,NJ	209,000
Justin	Friedman	Yardley,PA	206,500
Nick	Peticca	Philadelphia,PA	205,000
Yao	Wu	New York,NY	203,000
Gary	Akerman	Collegeville,PA	193,000
Joe	Reddick	Bronx,NY	191,000
Dennis	Novosel	Allentown,NJ	189,000
John	Johnston	Howard Beach,NY	188,000
Ekaterina	Grishakova	New York,NY	187,500
Lawrence	Wolf	Annapolis,MD	187,000
Sheri	Moores	Wayne,PA	182,500
Scott	Fitz-Gerald	Philadelphia,PA	181,000
Antonio	Walker	Willingboro	180,000
Philipp	Knirck	Philadelphia,PA	180,000
Tomasz	Gliniecki	Jackson,NJ	174,000
Nicholas	Partenope	Colonia,NJ	173,000
Gene	Mazza	Elizabeth,NJ	166,000
Anthony	Shurilla	Long Swamp,PA	161,000
Stephanie	Hubbard	Hazlet,NJ	150,000
Michael	Marder	Sewell,NJ	147,500
Eugene	Gorelik	Brooklyn,NY	133,000
Cary	Poulos	Feasterville,PA	117,000
Daniel	D'Agostino	San Diego,CA	116,000
Brian	Mooney	Middle Village,NY	116,000
Johnny	Martins	Philadelphia,PA	112,000
Jesse	Cohen	Ardmore,PA	111,500
Joseph	McKeehen	North Wales,PA	108,000
Steve	Sutton	Langhorne,PA	102,000
Vinny	Tronu	Brigantine,NJ	97,000
Joshua	Dubinsky	Mountainside,NJ	94,000
Michael	Boehme	Willingboro,NJ	93,500
Cullen	Hofmann	Baltimore,MD	84,500
Antonio	Diaz	Orlando,FL	83,000
Charles	Beck	Albany,NY	80,000
Sean	Rice	Cherry Hill,NJ	78,500
Frank	Dire	Columbus	76,500
Bill	Halpern	Monmouth Junction,NJ	73,000
Lyle	Diamond	Brick,NJ	69,500
Benjamin	Landowski	Hartland,WI	69,500
Brian	Williams	Buckingham,PA	62,500
Chris	Csik	Absecon,NJ	48,000
Joseph	Cappuccio	Hammonton,NJ	43,500

Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): Skochilo Bags The Bonus

Igor Skochilo (Astoria, NY)

Igor Skochilo (Astoria, NY) bagged over 500,000 for the bonus, winning a critical pot in the second to last hand.  He called a 75,000 river bet on a king high board with AK, and his opponent missed a straight/flush draw, giving Skochilo the pot.

End of Day 1B counts will be posted once the chips are verified.

Big Stax 300 (Day 1B): Almost A Wrap

Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 724

There are now about ten players seriously in contention for the bonus, and it's really too close to call at the moment.  With 10:00 left in the level, the floor will determine how many hands remain in the night, and the race will be on.  Once the chips are verified, the chip leader will be posted, and the end of Day 1B chip counts will follow.