Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Final Break

Players are on their final (15) minute break of the night, and will return to blinds of 2,000/4,000/500.  The tournament floor is currently coloring off the (100) denomination chips, and we will follow with some updated chip counts afterwards.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Still Alive

Level 14 - Blinds 1,500/3,000/400 (Total Entries: 120)

With just over an hour left of play in the night, there are 40 players remaining in the field.  Our former chip leader Robert Sichelstiel has moved tables and seen a steady down trend.  He went from 320,000 to just below 130,000 in a matter of a level or so.  Some notables still alive:

Jennifer So
Jeff Wicker
Paul Spitzberg
Greg Fishberg
Jack Duong
Abe Faroni 
Joe Wertz
Marvin Siegel
Mike Sandler

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Chip Counts

Level 13 - Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 (Total Entries: 118)

Here are some updated counts from the field:

Robert Sichelstiel - 310,000
Paul Spitzberg - 230,000
Marvin Siegel - 190,000
Abe Faroni - 170,000
Benny Bianco - 160,000
Jack Duong - 140,000
Jeff Wicker - 130,000
Matt Glantz - 90,000
Joe Palma - 70,000

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Break Time

Players are going on a (15) minute break, and when they return the blinds will be going up to 1,200/2,400/300.  The number of total entries has gone up to 117, with about 54 currently playing at the moment.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Level Up

Level 12 has just started, with blinds going up to 1,000/2,000/300 (Total Entrants: 117).  Robert Sichelstiel (pictured earlier) is leading the at the moment with over 315,000 (150 big blinds).  Players will go on break after this level, and for those looking ahead, the night will finish at the conclusion of Level 15.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Only One In The Field

Level 11 - Blinds 800/1,600/200 (Total Entries: 113)

Jennifer So (Galloway, NJ)

In what's almost a statistical anomaly, Jennifer So is the only female in the Day 1A field.  So has about three times the starting stack, and is seated at Table 65 with Parx regulars Joe Palma and Jeff Wicker.  Jennifer has over $60,000 in career tournament earnings, most recently a cash in the WPT $10K Championship Event at the L.A. Poker Classic.  She finished in 43rd place for just over $25,000.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Picture Counts

Level 10 - Blinds 600/1,200/200 (Total Entries: 111)

The trend of starting slow continues as there aren't many really substantial stacks in the field.  We were although, able to catch up with some of the players off to a solid start:

Fritz Stoner (170,000)

Justin Liberto (140,000)

Robert Sichelstiel (270,000)

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Back From Dinner

Level 10 - Blinds 600/1,200/200 (Total Entries: 110)

Play is once again underway after returning from dinner.  Updated chip counts will be posted shortly, including any players that are new to the field.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Dinner Bell

Dinner break has just started, and will last for (75) minutes.  When they players return they will be posting blinds of 600/1,200/200.  Play should resume at approximately 7:30pm.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Level Up

Players are now posting blinds of 500/1,000/100, with the total number of entries sitting at 106.  At the end of this level players will be going on a (75) minute dinner break.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Late Arrivals

Level 7 - Blinds 300/600/100 (Total Entries: 99)

Players continue to file into the clubhouse room, as we are about to reach 100 entries.  Players coming into the tournament now will have 50 big blinds, which is more than enough play.  Danny Warchol (Youngstown, OH) finished third in the Big Stax II main trophy event, cashing for just under $50,000.  That event was eventually chopped by Jonas Wexler and Mike Dentale, who took $100,000 each.  Also taking their seats in the room were Parx Poker ambassador Matt Glantz and Parx regular Abe Faroni.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Break Time

Players are going on their second break of the day (15 minutes), and will return to Level 7 and blinds of 300/600/100.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Breaking Out

Level 6 - Blinds 250/500/50 (Total Entries: 85)

Poker is full of trends, upswings, and the dreaded downswings as well.  The breakout year is something that everyone is looking for, and there are two players in the field that would call 2013 their breakout: Joseph McKeehen and Justin Liberto.

Justin Liberto (Fallston, MD):

Justin already had eleven recorded cashes before heading to Las Vegas and his first WSOP event ever played.  He would end up taking fourth in what would have to be the second most prestigious event behind the main, bring back over $400,000.

Joseph McKeehen (North Wales, PA):

McKeehen has been crushing tournaments this year, with the highlight so far being his win at the WSOPC (Caesers, AC) for just under $175,000.

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Back From Break

Players have returned from their first (15) minute break of the day.  The blinds coming back in Level 4 are 150/300/50, with the number of total entries up to 75.  More notables in the field include:

Joseph McKeehen
Matt Brady
Justin Liberto
Mike Sandler

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): We See You

Level 3 - Blinds 100/200/25 (Total Entries: 64)

The day may be starting slowly, but it hasn't deterred any of our notables from taking their seats.  Just a quick glance around the room give us a few names:

TJ Shulman
Greg Fishberg
Alan Kraut
Jack Duong
Ken Silberstein
Akib Ali
Joe Wertz
Peter Ippolito
Marvin Siegel
Alexander Queen
Frank Ferrigno

Big Stax 1000 (Day 1A): Main Trophy Event Underway

The cards are about to be in the air, as players take their seats in the clubhouse room.   Here is the information you need the know (for now):

Day 1A: October 10
Day 1B: October 11
Day 1C: October 12

Day 2: October 13
Day 3: October 14

Starting Stax: 50,000
Levels: 45 minutes all Day 1's, increasing to 90 minutes Day 2 and beyond

Re-Entries: Unlimited throughout each starting day