Parx Big Stax XXXI

Big Stax 500
Day: 3
Event Info

Parx Big Stax XXXI

Event Info
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$440,325
Entries
927
Players Left
927
Average Chip Stack
40,000
Total Chips
37,080,000
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
18

Linster Doubles Through Gross

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Vineet Pahuja opened for 250,000 from the cutoff and Jeffrey Gross called on the button. Action was on Michael Linster who three-bet jammed for 2,060,000 from the small blind and was called by Gross after Pahjua folded.

Jeffrey Gross: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Michael Linster: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Linster had Gross crushed and nothing changed after the {3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop.

The turn came a fourth with the {5-Diamonds} giving Linster the nut-flush and he doubled up after the {q-Spades} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeffrey Gross us
Jeffrey Gross
4,660,000
-2,730,000
-2,730,000
Profile photo of Michael Linster us
Michael Linster
4,500,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Vineet Pahuja us
Vineet Pahuja
4,300,000
-600,000
-600,000

Tags: Michael LinsterVineet PahujaJeffrey Gross

Pahuja On Cooler; Doubles Rothstein

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Russell Rothstein
Russell Rothstein

There was all in after a {3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} flop between Vineet Pahuja from the cutoff and Russell Rothstein from the big blind.

Vineet Pahuja: {j-}{8-}
Russell Rothstein: {k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Both players flopped top-pair but Rothstein had Pahuja out-kicked.

The {6-Clubs} came on the turn and Pahuja needed a jack to fall on the river to eliminate Rothstein.

Instead, the {7-Diamonds} river completed the board to give Rothstein the double up for 1,640,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vineet Pahuja us
Vineet Pahuja
4,900,000
-2,100,000
-2,100,000
Profile photo of Russell Rothstein us
Russell Rothstein
3,280,000
1,380,000
1,380,000

Tags: Vineet PahujaRussell Rothstein

Set of Aces No Good for Pahuja; Gets Runner, Runner Flushed by Gross for Double

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jeffrey Gross
Jeffrey Gross

Vineet Pahuja opened for 250,00 on the button and Jeffrey Gross three-bet jammed for 3,695,000 from the small blind. Michael Linster folded his big blind and Pahuja snap-called.

Jeffrey Gross: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Vineet Pahuja: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

Gross was way behind the pocket aces of Pahuja and nothing changed after the {6-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Spades} flop.

The {a-Spades} turn improved Pahuja's hand to a set but also gave Gross the flush draw.

Gross must be carrying a lucky horseshoe as he completed his flush after the dealer dropped the {4-Spades} on the river giving him another double up from which he was behind.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeffrey Gross us
Jeffrey Gross
7,390,000
2,190,000
2,190,000
Profile photo of Vineet Pahuja us
Vineet Pahuja
7,000,000
-3,400,000
-3,400,000

Tags: Vineet PahujaMichael LinsterJeffrey Gross

Mike Kemeter Eliminated in 8th Place ($8,718)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Mike Kemeter
Mike Kemeter

Mike Kemeter open-jammed for 1,590,00 from the cutoff and Tam Nguyen called on the button.

Mike Kemeter: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Tam Nguyen: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

Kemeter was behind and couldn't find a nine on the {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs} run out eliminating him in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tam Nguyen us
Tam Nguyen
6,600,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Profile photo of Mike Kemeter us
Mike Kemeter
Busted

Tags: Tam NguyenMike Kemeter

Nguyen Rockets Marder

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Tam Nguyen opened for 300,000 from the small blind and Michael Marder defended to see a {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop.

Nguyen continued for 325,000 and Marder called to see the {6-Hearts} turn. Both players checked and the dealer dropped another on the river with the {6-Spades}.

Nguyen fired out one last bullet for 750,000 and Marder called only to see Nguyen held the weapons of mass destruction {a-Hearts}{a-Spades} and Marder mucked {q-Clubs}{x-}

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
7,000,000
1,635,000
1,635,000
Profile photo of Tam Nguyen us
Tam Nguyen
4,400,000
1,360,000
1,360,000

Tags: Tam NguyenMichael Marder

Updated Chip Counts

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vineet Pahuja us
Vineet Pahuja
10,400,000
2,800,000
2,800,000
Profile photo of Mitchell Brown us
Mitchell Brown
5,530,000
-1,870,000
-1,870,000
Profile photo of Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
5,365,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Gross us
Jeffrey Gross
5,200,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Michael Linster us
Michael Linster
3,300,000
1,090,000
1,090,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tam Nguyen us
Tam Nguyen
3,040,000
720,000
720,000
Profile photo of Russell Rothstein us
Russell Rothstein
1,900,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Profile photo of Mike Kemeter us
Mike Kemeter
1,700,000
-490,000
-490,000

Linster Turns Ten; Cracks Pahuja's Snowmen for Double

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Michael Linster open-jammed under the gun for 1,105,000 and was called by Vineet Pahuja from the small blind.

Vineet Pahuja: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Michael Linster: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Pahuja was ahead with his made hand and nothing changed after the {4-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop but the {10-Diamonds} fell on the turn pairing Linster.

Pahuja needed to spike an eight on the river to eliminate Linster but it came the {9-Spades} to give Linster the double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vineet Pahuja us
Vineet Pahuja
7,600,000
-1,240,000
-1,240,000
Profile photo of Michael Linster us
Michael Linster
2,210,000
1,110,000
1,110,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Vineet PahujaMichael Linster

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Rafal Kordys Eliminated in 9th Place ($6,913)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Rafal Kordys
Rafal Kordys

Jeffrey Gross opened for 275,000 from middle position and action folded to Rafal Kordys who jammed from the small blind. Tam Nguyen folded his big blind and Gross snap-called.

Rafal Kordys: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Jeffrey Gross: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

Kordys was in rough shape and didn't receive any help as the board ran out {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} eliminating him in 9th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeffrey Gross us
Jeffrey Gross
5,100,000
935,000
935,000
Profile photo of Rafal Kordys us
Rafal Kordys
Busted

Tags: Jeffrey GrossRafal KordysTam Nguyen