Big Stax 500: Preview

The Big Stax 500 begins in less than an hour, and coming off such a great tournament to start the series,  there is still a serious buzz in the poker room.  Before our live coverage begins at 11:00am, let's look back at the previous Big Stax 500 events:

Big Stax I (Big Stax 500) - (February 10-13, 2013)

Total Entries: 381

Total Buy-In: $190,500

Up Top: $40,818 - Min. Cash: $1,257

Final Table Results:

1. Joseph Cappuccio - $40,818
2. David Black - $28,642
3. Kevin Lutz - $18,423
4. Mike Sandler - $13,647
5. Gordon Eng - $10,327
6. Tim Pinkham - $8,186
7. D'Wayne Jones - $6,800
8. Kori Hunter - $5,451
9. Joel Frank - $4,084
10. Dan DaConti - $2,975

Big Stax II (Big Stax 500) - (May 13-16, 2013)

Total Entries: 445

Total Buy-In: $222,500

Up Top: $51,796 - Min. Cash: $1,122

Final Table Results:

1. Mike Sandler - $51,796
2. James Anderson - $32,374
3. Ed Lee - $19,726
4. Alex Queen - $14,072
5. Jason  Paster - $10,834
6. Tim Faro - $8,525
7. Ben Coren - $6,993
8. Yao Wu - $5,504
9. Britt Reid - $4,165
10. Prabhu Satish - $3,129