Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 1st Place - Ha ($100,000)

Vimy Ha (Brooklyn, NY)
1st Place - $100,000 *

* Denotes Chop

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 2nd Place - Albin ($93,236)

Josh Albin (Freeport, NY)
2nd Place - $93,236 *

* Denotes Chop

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Break Time

Vimy Ha and Josh Albin are taking a (10) minute break, and when they return the blinds in Level 31 will be 150,000/300,000/50,000.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Heads Up Counts

Here are the heads up counts:

Vimy Ha - 19,000,000
Josh Albin - 7,000,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 3rd Place - Pillai ($42,327)

Level 30 - Blinds 100,000/200,000/25,000 (Players Remaining: 2)

Shankar Pillai (New York, NY)
3rd Place - $42,327

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Updated Counts

Here are your up to the minute counts:

1. Shankar Pillai - 6,000,000
2. Josh Albin - 3,000,000
3. Vimy Ha - 17,000,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 4th Place - Levy ($31,438)

Level 30 - Blinds 100,000/200,000/25,000 (Players Remaining: 3)

Justin Levy (Coral Springs, FL)
4th Place - $31,438

Justin's all-in was for only four big blinds, and Shankar Pillai three bet to 1,700,000.  Vimy Ha called the 1,700,000 out of the big blinds and we went to the flop: A Q 6.  Ha check raised Shankar's 1,200,000 flop bet to 3,000,000, and after some thought Shankar would eventually fold.  Levy couldn't have seen a worse flop with K 7, and was drawing dead after a deuce spiked the turn against Ha's AQ.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Break Time/Chip Counts

Players are taking another (10) minute break, and will return to blinds of 100,000/200,000/25,000.  Here are the four handed chip counts:

1. Justin Levy - 2,000,000 (10 big blinds)
2. Shankar Pillai - 8,500,000 (42 big blinds)
3. Josh Albin - 2,500,000 (12 big blinds)
4. Vimy Ha - 12,500,000 (62 big blinds)

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Pillai Dips...Vimy Assumes Chip Lead

Level 29 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000 (Players Remaining: 4)

After getting paid off on the river in a 7,000,000 pot with aces (against Shankar), Vimy Ha has now taken the chip lead with close to 12,000,000.

Shankar Pillai seemed to be on cruise control only a level ago, but he has trended downwards, and now has less than 9,000,000.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Levy Triples

Level 29 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000 (Players Remaining: 4)

Justin Levy just triples up as he was down to less than 700,000.  He was called by both Pillai and Ha, and already got his things together before the hand even ran out.  The board was checked down by the two players (J 8 A A 6), and Levy announced he had a pair lower than everything on board (pocket threes).   Neither Ha or Shankar had a pair, and Levy would end up tripling up.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 5th Place - Wyvill ($24,282)

Level 29 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000 (Players Remaining: 4)

Wes Wyvill (Alexandria, VA)
5th Place - $24,282

Wes was the shortest stack at the table after watching Justin Levy double up, and it was only moments later that Wyvill would be all-in UTG + 1.  He was called by Pillai in the big blind, and Shankar's AK would have Wes's QJ drawing dead on the turn.

Pillai is up over 14,000,000.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Levy Doubles

Level 29 - Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000 (Players Remaining: 5)

We see our first short stack get it in, as Justin Levy pushes from the small blind after Vimy's raise.  Levy has Ha dominated with AK against the KJ of Vimy.

Levy goes over 3,200,000 with the win.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Back In Action

Players have taken their seats to start Level 29, and from the talk during break, it's only a matter a time before the play opens up for the shorter stacks.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Break Time/Chip Counts

The play is still super deep, and as the blinds increase in Level 29 to 75,000/150,000/25,000, the chip average is still above 30 big blinds.  The pay jumps where we are now are pretty steep, and players have been staying away from playing many big pots.  Here are the updated chip counts:

1. Justin Levy - 1,800,000
2. Shankar Pallai - 10,200,000
3. Josh Albin -  2,000,000
4. Wes Wyvill - 2,900,000
5. Vimy Ha - 9,400,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Chumming It Up

Level 27 - Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000 (Players Remaining: 5)

Play has slowed down once more, and the remaining players seem very chummy and talkative.  Telling stories...continuing discussion during muti-way pots...just a different final table atmosphere than we're used to.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 6th Place - Farah ($19,323)

Level 27 - Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000 (Players Remaining: 5)

Mohammed Farah (Bensalem, PA)
6th Place - $19,323

Mohammed was left with nine big blinds coming back from break, and when the action folded to him on the button, he shoved his remaining chips.  Shankar Pillai called out of the big blind, and it would be the K J of Pillai against the 3 3 of Farah.  The run out seemed great for Mohammed until a jack spiked the river, sending him home in sixth place.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Break Time

Players are going on a (10) minute break and will return to Level 28 and blinds of 50,000/100,000/10,000.  Chip counts are as is:

1. Justin Levy - 1,800,000
2. Shankar Pillai - 10,000,000
3. Josh Albin - 2,500,000
4. Wes Wyvill - 5,200,000
5. Vimy Ha - 6,000,000
6. Mohammed Farrah - 900,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 7th Place - Hubbard ($15,949)

Level 27 - Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000 (Players Remaining: 7)

Stephanie Hubbard (Hazlet, NJ)
7th Place - $15,949

Stephanie Hubbard likely went further than she ever thought she would, as she sat at work this afternoon while the rest of the field had started play.  She came into Day 3 with 742,000, but when she arrived at her seat, she had just under 300,000.  

She played about as quality as you can (and had some big hands) to last as long as she did, and even put herself in position to make noise at the final table.  She shoved just under 1,000,000 and was called by Vimy Ha, and Ha's AK would have the AQ of Hubbard trumped.  There was no help as the board ran out jack high, sealing Stephanie's fate.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 8th Place - Malkoun ($12,524)

Level 27 - Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000 (Players Remaining: 7)

Peter Malkoun (Brookhaven, PA)
8th Place - $12,525

Peter Malkoun open shoved 1,480,000 and when the action was on Vimy Ha he iso-shoved about 2,700,000.  Justin Levy folded in the big blind and the hands were tabled:

Malkoun: 7 7         Ha: A Q

Flop: A J J

Turn: 5

River: 8

Vimy Ha has now vaulted himself to the top three, chipping up to over 4,000,000.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Vimy Doubles

Level 27 - Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000 (Players Remaining: 8)

Vimy Ha gets a full doubles as he check raises Josh Albin all-in on a flop of Q 6 4.  Albin had bet 550,000 on the flop, and although it was only 705,000 more to call, Josh seemed to feel as if he just wasn't good.  Albin would eventually make the call and show 88, but that was after Vimy tabled KK.  Vimy would river a king, which was irrelevant at the time, and double to 3,300,000.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Starting Up Slowly

Level 27 - Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000 (Players Remaining: 8)

Since returning from dinner the play has been extremely slow.  There haven't been many hands that went to a flop, and maybe one or two hands that have gone to a showdown.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Back From Break/Chip Counts

Level 27 - Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000 (Players Remaining: 8)

Players have taken their seats, and here are the updated chip counts as they start:

1. Justin Levy - 1,700,000
2. Shankar Pillai - 6,300,000
3. Josh Albin - 4,100,000
4. Stephanie Hubbard - 2,000,000
5. Peter Malkoun - 900,000
6. Wes Wyvill - 4,400,000
7. Vimy Ha - 1,900,000
8. Mohammed Farrah - 1,800,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Going To Dinner

Players are going to dinner for a (75) break, and when they return to Level 27, the blinds will be going up to 40,000/80,000/10,000.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): We Are All Witness

Level 26 - Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000 (Players Remaining: 8)

We have just seen what had to be the pot of the tournament.  Vimy Ha opened the pot for 160,000, and was then three bet by Shankar Pillai to 420,000.  When the action was back on Ha, he was four bet to 1,000,000.  After thinking for a few moments Pillai would five bet to 1,800,000, which Vimy Ha then flatted.

The flop ran out 10 6 4, and Pillai was first to act.  Shankar fired out a bet of 1,000,000 which was called by Vimy.  After the 7 on the turn, Shankar would announce himself all-in (covering Ha), and it looked as if Vimy was about to snap.  He then sat back in his chair, and Shankar actually let out an audible sigh of relief, and said aloud that he then knew his hand was good.

Vimy asked if Shankar would show the hand if he folded, and after going with a open ended answer, eventually told Vimy he would show.  Ha would fold his hand and Shankar would win an 7,000,000 pot without a showdown.

Shankar Pillai - 8,400,000
Vimy Ha - 2,200,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 9th Place - Patel ($9,559)

Level 26 - Blinds 30,000/60,000/10,000 (Players Remaining: 8)

Raj Patel (Meriden, CT)
9th Place - $9,559

We've seen a ton of pre flop all-ins, and the most popular one of the day has been the classic QQ v. AK, which would send Raj Patel home.  This time the AK couldn't find a way to win, and Josh Albin would end up sending Patel home.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Break Time/Chip Counts

Players are taking a (15) minute break, and will return to Level 26 and blinds of 30,000/60,000/10,000. Here are the updated final table counts:

1. Justin Levy - 4,200,000
2. Shankar Pillai - 5,900,000
3. Josh Albin - 2,600,000
4. Stephanie Hubbard - 1,900,000
5. Peter Malkoun - 2,000,000
6. Raj Patel - 1,100,000
7. Wes Wyvill - 1,800,000
8. Vimy Ha - 5,200,000
9. Mohammed Farrah - 2,000,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 10th Place - Fliegelman ($7,003)

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 9)

Noam Fliegelman (Philadelphia, PA)
10th Place - $7,003

It was another tough spot for Noam, as he ran his AK into the AA of Peter Malkoun.  Although that's the hand that will send him home, we're sure he will replay the hand earlier with Raj Patel when he folded QQ to Patel's pre-flop all-in.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Final Table

Here is your final table lineup for the Big Stax IV 1000 (chip counts to follow):

1. Justin Levy
2. Shankar Pillai
3. Noam Fleigelman
4. Josh Albin
5. Stephanie Hubbard
6. Peter Malkoun
7. Raj Patel
8. Wes Wyvill
9. Vimy Ha
10. Mohammed Farrah

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 11th Place - Miller ($7,003)

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 10)

Greg Miller (Corning, NY)
11th Place - $7,003

Greg Miller visited Parx for the first time this series from upstate New York, having met Matt Glantz at Turning Stone during his Poker Night In America appearance.  Greg made a great run in this main trophy event, but unfortunately ran his A10 into the AA of Stephanie Hubbard.  Greg was really a class act in defeat and throughout the tournament and we look forward to having him back again.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 12th Place - Spitzberg ($7,003)

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 11)

Paul Spitzberg (Tenafly, NJ)
12th Place - $7,003

Paul Spitzberg had an up and down Day 3, staying fairly quiet throughout.  He told us his bustout hand, as he had K4 on the 5 5 4 board.  He shipped his remaining chips on that flop, and was called by Shankar Pillai who had a flush draw.  Pillai made his flush and would eliminate Spitzberg, who books his first cash here at Parx.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 13th Place - Wolf ($5,879)

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 12)

Laurence Wolf (Annapolis, MD)
13th Place - $5,879

Laurence has made a habit of deep runs recently...wherever it is he is playing.  He picked a spot on the river of a Q 2 2 10 x board to ship, but unfortunately he walked right into Justin Levy's A2.  Laurence bests his previous cash in the Big Stax III, and will surely look to better today's finish during our next series.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 14th Place - Sansone ($5,879)

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 13)

James Sansone (Fayetteville, NY)
14th Place - $5,879

James Sansone was another player who seemed to always be on top of the chip counts throughout Days 1-3.  He found himself involved on the wrong side of some pots, and was one of the shorter stacks remaining, before he got his KQ (off) in pre for 550,000 against Mohammed Farrah's 10 10.  It looked bad for Mo as the king was the door card, but there was a ten hiding right behind it, and Sansone would be drawing dead on the turn.

Farrah is now up to 2,000,000, and has been basically silent before that hand.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 15th Place - Santana ($5,879)

Level 24 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 14)

Aristides Santana (Yonkers, NY)
15th Place - $5,879

Aristides spent much of this tournament in the top ten of the field, and today was no different.  As the day progressed though, Santana would find himself as one of the shorter stacks in the field.  He shoved his remaining 500,000 pre and was called by Shankar Pillai.  It was a race between Santana's A 10 and Pillai's 7 7, and Aristides quickly stole the lead with an ace on the flop.  The runout would be pure for Pillai though as he would river a seven, knock out Aristides, and pad his chip lead (close to 5,000,000).

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Huge Lay Down

Level 25 - Blinds 20,000/40,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 15)

After Noam Fleigelman opened the pot for a raise, Raj Patel decided this was his spot, and pushed in for 1,565,000.  Noam was in the tank for over eight minutes before deciding to fold and showing QQ.  To his dismay Patel told him he was ahead and flipped over JJ, drawing a frustrated reaction from Noam.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Break Time/Chip Counts

Players are on a (10) minute break, and will return to blinds of 20,000/40,000/5,000.  Here are the updated chip counts:


Table 57:

1. Aristides Santana - 700,000
2. Shankar Pillai - 4,300,000
3. Laurence Wolf - 1,500,000
4. Stephanie Hubbard  - 1,800,000
5. Peter Malkoun - 530,000
6. Paul Spitzberg - 1,100,000
7. Greg Miller - 625,000
8. Justin Levy - 2,300,000

Table 58:

1. Raj Patel - 1,600,000
2. Josh Albin - 2,300,000
3. Noam Fleigelman - 1,600,000
4. Mo Farrah - 1,200,000
5. Vimy Ha - 3,900,000
6. James Sansone - 550,000
7. Wes Wyvill - 2,000,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 16th Place - Jaffee ($5,153)

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 17)

Jared Jaffee (Brooklyn, NY)
16th Place - $5,153

Jared had a roller coaster tournament, down to only 50,000 in the latter stages of Day 2.  He came into the day with over 600,000, and went down to 150,000, before once again building it up to 1,300,000.  He started his final hand with about 600,000 and got it all-in pre with Wes Wyvill:

Jaffee: KK        Wyvill: 10 10

Flop: J 7 3

Turn: 8

River: 9

Got Allin with kk vs 1010... He hit a gutshot on the river for a straight. Pretty ridiculous. Out in 16th
— Jared Jaffee (@jaredjaffee21) October 14, 2013

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 17th Place - Glantz ($5,153)

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 16)

Matt Glantz (Lafayette Hills, PA)
17th Place - $5,153

Matt Glantz had lost a sizable pot to Laurence Wolf only moments before he would be eliminated.  Hubbard would open the pot for a raise and when the action was on Matt he would push his remaining 450,000.  It folded around to Stephanie who would make the call with QQ, and would hold against the AJ of Glantz.

Hubbard is not up over 1,400,000, and probably thinking that her decision to show up late wasn't the worst thing in the world.  Glantz continues to make deep runs in what is his home casino, but falls short of a Big Stax final table once again (he final tabled a 6-Max during a prior Big Stax series).

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Hubbard Doubles...Again

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 17)

Stephanie had just min-raised blind v. blind and had to fold to Peter Malkoun's all-in.  Only two hands later Hubbard would shove her remaining 440,000, and Malkoun would re-shove behind.  It would be the QQ of Hubbard against the JJ of Malkoun, and Stephanie would hold, building her stack above what she started the day with.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Hubbard Arrives...And Doubles

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 17)

Stephanie sat down a few moments ago, and it didn't take long before she would be all-in and would double up with AA (not bad when you're super short...and super late).  She now has 500,000 and it one more double away from making some noise.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Hubbard Arrives

Level 24 - Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000 (Players Remaining: 17)

Stephanie Hubbard

Stephanie Hubbard has arrived at her seat (who needs to show up on time anyway), after a conflict kept her from making Day 3 on time.  She started the day with 742,000, but sat down to about 300,000.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 18th Place - Digilov ($5,153)

Break Time:

Emmanuil Digilov (Staten Island, NY)
18th Place - $5,153

After the chip counts we being posted, Emmanuil Digilov was eliminated from the tournament in 18th place.  He shoved under the gun with just over 400,000, and the action then folded around to Matt Glantz who would make the call:

Digilov: 44        Glantz: AQ

Flop: 9 9 7

Turn: Q

River: 5

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Break Time/Chip Counts

Players are taking a (10) minute break, and will return to Level 24 and blinds of 15,000/30,000/5,000.  Here are the updated chip counts from break:


Table 57:

1. Emmanuil Digilov - 370,000
2. Aristides Santana - 600,000
3. Shankar Pillai - 3,800,000
4. Laurence Wolf - 1,300,000
5. Stephanie Hubbard  - 400,000
6. Peter Malkoun - 1,200,000
7. Matt Glantz - 1,400,000
8. Greg Miller - 800,000
9. Justin Levy - 2,000,000

Table 58:

1. Paul Spitzberg - 2,200,000
2. Raj Patel - 1,600,000
3. Josh Albin - 2,200,000
4. Noam Fleigelman - 1,400,000
5. Mo Farrah - 1,300,000
6. Jared Jaffee - 500,000
7. Vimy Ha - 2,900,000
8. James Sansone - 900,000
9. Wes Wyvill - 1,800,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Redraw At 18

Here are the new seating assignments for the remaining eighteen players:

Table 57:

1. Emmanuil Digilov
2. Aristides Santana
3. Shankar Pillai
4. Laurence Wolf
5. Stephanie Hubbard ***
6. Peter Malkoun
7. Matt Glantz
8. Greg Miller
9. Justin Levy

Table 58:

1. Paul Spitzberg
2. Raj Patel
3. Josh Albin
4. Noam Fleigelman
5. Mo Farrah
6. Jared Jaffee
7. Vimy Ha
8. James Sansone
9. Wes Wyvill

*** Stephanie has yet to arrive for Day 3 play due to a work conflict.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 19th Place - Loscialo ($4,550)

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Players Remaining: 18)
Chip Average: 1,500,000

Joseph Loscialo (Freehold, NJ)
19th Place - $4,550

Although it would be Matt Glantz that would eliminate Loscialo from the tournament, it was a pot between Laurence Wolf (all in pre with AK v. JJ) that would cripple him.  After losing the race with the AK, Joseph was left with three big blinds and soon got it in against Glantz.

Players are now finding new seats as the tournament directors are redrawing at eighteen.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Malkoun Doubles

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Players Remaining: 19)
Chip Average: 1,380,000

Peter Malkoun finds a crucial double (to about 900,000), after what looked like a dire situation for him.  The chips got in on the turn of a K Q 10 7 board, and it would be the QQ of Malkoun (middle set) against the AJ (flopped broadway) of Aristides Santana.  The board would pair with a 10 on the river giving Malkoun the pot.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 20th Place - Pyne ($4,550)

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Players Remaining: 19)
Chip Average: 1,380,000 

Richard Pyne (Turnersville, NJ)
20th Place - $4,550

Pyne would shove his remaining 20 blinds, and get called by Josh Albin:

Pyne: K♠Q♠           Albin: A♣A♠

Flop: 6♣ 8♣ 9♣

Turn: A

River: x

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): 21st Place - Stathakis ($4,550)

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Players Remaining: 20)
Chip Average: 1,380,000 

Spiros Stathakis (Astoria, NY)
21st Place - $4,550

Spiros would push his last 400,000 on the flop against Shankar Pillai (only a hand or two after Pillai lost to Wyvill), and Shankar would make the call:

Spiros: 9♦ 6♦           Shankar: 8♣ 8♠

Flop: 4♣ 5♦ 6♥

Turn: 7

River: x

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Cooler...Plain And Simple

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Players Remaining: 21)
Chip Average: 1,250,000 (100 big blinds)

Wyvill Scoops The Pot

Wes Wyville raised Shankar Pillai's 375,000 river bet to 950,000 on a board of J♠ 9♠ 4♠ 5x 8x, and Pillai would jump in the tank.  Wes stayed still and stoic as he waited for Shankar's decision, which truly seemed to be one that deserved serious thought.

Shankar would verbalize the call, and see Wyvill flip over A♠6♠ (having flopped the nuts).  Wyvill would chip up to 3,000,000, as Pillai continues a rough start to the day (Shankar had also flopped a flush).

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Losing Races

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Players Remaining: 21)
Chip Average: 1,250,000 (100 big blinds)

After just seeing Jared Jaffee lose a race with queens against the AK, we once again see the AK triumph against JJ this time.  Josh Albin would double up to 2,000,000 through Matt Glantz, who is left with 900,000 after the loss.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Twitter Explains All

Level 23 - Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Players Remaining: 21)
Chip Average: 1,250,000 (100 big blinds)

Joseph Loscialo is the first to be at risk today, as he gets it all in with QQ against the AK of Jared Jaffee, for a pot worth just under 1,000,000.  Jared tells us the outcome:

Lost a flip for over 1 million chips. QQ<AK..... A on river. That's 6 consecutive allins I've lost on the river in this tournament.
— Jared Jaffee (@jaredjaffee21) October 14, 2013

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Seating/Chips Reminder

Level 23 -  Blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Players Remaining: 21)
Chip Average: 1,200,000 (96 big blinds)

Here is a reminder of the seating assignments and chip counts coming into the day:

Matt	Glantz	Philadelphia PA	1,500,000	57	8
Laurence	Wolf	Annapolis MD	1,289,000	57	6	Button
Noam	Fligelman	Philadelphia,PA	978,000	57	5
Josh	Albin	Freeport NY	942,000	57	2
Jared	Jaffee	Brooklyn, NY	697,000	57	3
Richard	Pyne	Turnisville	500,000	57	9
Joseph	Loscialo	Freehold, NJ	462,000	57	1
Vimy	Ha	Brooklyn NY	3,875,000	58	1	Button
Wes	Wyvill	Alexandria VA	1,918,000	58	8
Shankar	Pillai	New York NY	1,744,000	58	2
Aristides	Santana	Yonkers, NY	1,175,000	58	6
Stephanie	Hubbard	Hazlet NJ	742,000	58	4
Spiros	Stathakis	Astoria NY	690,000	58	5
Peter	Malkoun	Brookhaven PA	472,000	58	3
Paul	Spitzberg	Tenafly	2,254,000	59	1	Button
Justin	Levy	Coral Springs FL	2,032,000	59	8
James	Sansone	Fayetteville NY	1,710,000	59	3
Mohammad	Farah	Bensalem PA	1,124,000	59	4
Rajendra	Patel	Meriden CT	1,031,000	59	2
Gregory	Miller	New York NY	718,000	59	7
Emmanuil	Digilov	Staten Island NY	347,000	59	6

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Stage Is Set

Level 23 - 12,000/24,000/4,000 (Players Remaining: 21)
Chip Average: 1,200,000 (96 big blinds)

The stage is set  and the players are already tossing chips around as we are ready to play down to a winner in the Big Stax IV main trophy event.  It's an interesting group containing Parx regs, WSOP bracelet winners, seasoned pros from all over the country, and of course Parx Poker ambassador Matt Glantz.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Chip Counts

DAY 3	Total Players: 21		Chip AVG: 1,255,000
Vimy	Ha	Brooklyn NY	3,875,000	58	1	Button
Paul	Spitzberg	Tenafly	2,254,000	59	1	Button
Justin	Levy	Coral Springs FL	2,032,000	59	8
Wes	Wyvill	Alexandria VA	1,918,000	58	8
Shankar	Pillai	New York NY	1,744,000	58	2
James	Sansone	Fayetteville NY	1,710,000	59	3
Matt	Glantz	Philadelphia PA	1,500,000	57	8
Laurence	Wolf	Annapolis MD	1,289,000	57	6	Button
Aristides	Santana	Yonkers, NY	1,175,000	58	6
Mohammad	Farah	Bensalem PA	1,124,000	59	4
Rajendra	Patel	Meriden CT	1,031,000	59	2
Noam	Fligelman	Philadelphia,PA	978,000	57	5
Josh	Albin	Freeport NY	942,000	57	2
Stephanie	Hubbard	Hazlet NJ	742,000	58	4
Gregory	Miller	New York NY	718,000	59	7
Jared	Jaffee	Brooklyn, NY	697,000	57	3
Spiros	Stathakis	Astoria NY	690,000	58	5
Richard	Pyne	Turnisville	500,000	57	9
Peter	Malkoun	Brookhaven PA	472,000	58	3
Joseph	Loscialo	Freehold, NJ	462,000	57	1
Emmanuil	Digilov	Staten Island NY	347,000	59	6