Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 300
Day: 1d
Event Info

Parx Big Stax XXXI

Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$402,705
Entries
1,413
Players Left
1,413
Average Chip Stack
30,000
Total Chips
42,390,000
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
556
Players Left
78

Welcome to the Final Starting Flight of the Big Stax XXXI 300 at Parx Casino

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The final starting flight of the Big Stax XXXI 300 is set to kick off at 10 a.m. local time today at the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Yesterday saw a total of 284 entries come out for the third starting flight and at the end of the night, 45 players found a bag for Day 2.

So far, there have been 827 total entries coming from 498 unique players. The combined starting flights have seen 11 players find a bag for Sunday's Day 2.

Bagging the top five stacks at end of Day 1c were Yijun Linl (363,000), Michael Dalessandro (350,500), Margaret Bartelle (327,000). Guoliang Chen (306,500), and David Meschel (304,500).

Other players that that found a bag and advanced to Day 2 include Justin Mills (293,000), Rick Lee (290,000), Andrew Porter (280,000), John Malczan (173,000), and JBrian Wee (111,000).

Top 10 Stacks For Day 2 So Far

PositionPlayerCountryChip Count
1Po YingUnited States835,000
2Eliano MesquitaUnited States783,000
3Marv SeigelUnited States779,500
4James FlippoUnited States558,000
5Eric LawtonUnited States552,500
6Tony MezaUnited States480,000
7Patrick McComansUnited States475,500
8Kenny HuynhUnited States473,000
9Scott HillierUnited States405,000
10Joseph GarguilloUnited States384,000

Parx Big Stax XXXI 300 Outlook

The tournament will start players with 30,000 in chips and cards will be in the air at 11 a.m. for Day 1d. Just like the first two starting flights, today will play through fifteen 45-minute levels. The surviving players will combine for Day 2 action on Sunday, September 29 at 11 a.m. with the final table set to play out on Monday, September 30 with a start time of noon.

15-minute breaks will occur after levels 3, 6 and 12 on each Day 1 with a 75-minute dinner break at 6:30 p.m. It is an unlimited re-entry and best-stack-forward event. Late registration and re-entry will be available until Level 17 begins.

Starting Flights Structure

LevelLengthSmall BlindBig BlindBB Ante
145 minutes1001000
245 minutes100100100
345 minutes100200200
445 minutes200300300
545 minutes200400400
645 minutes300500500
745 minutes300600600
845 minutes400800800
945 minutes5001,0001,000
1045 minutes6001,2001,200
1145 minutes8001,6001,600
1245 minutes1,0002,0002,000
1345 minutes1,5002,5002,500
1445 minutes1,5003,0003,000
1545 minutes2,0004,0004,000

The tournament will be held in Parx East (3rd floor) for each Day 1 and Day 2. The final day will take place in the poker room in the main casino.

PokerNews will be providing the live updates for all of the Big Stax XXXI Series so stay tuned here to catch all of the action.

Tags: Andrew PorterDavid MeschelGuoliang ChenJohn MalczanJustin MillsMargaret BartelleMichael DalessandroRick Lee