Big Stax 1000 (Day 3): Live Updates Thread (REFRESH FOR UPDATES)

1:00pm: Players are still taking their seats and will begin play shortly.

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11:04am: Players will return to the main poker room at 1:00pm, and continue play with 32:37 left in Level 23 (blinds 12,000/24,000/4,000).  The stacks are super deep, which leaves a lot of play left today.  You can follow all of the live action today, and we look forward to a great day of poker.

Players will be returning to finish the final table tomorrow at 1:00pm.  Here are the chip counts and seating assignments (when players return there will be 32:37 left in Level 23):

Final Table:

1. David Kim - 1,820,000
2. Adam Levitan - 4,960,000
3. David Inselberg - 2,250,000
4. Asher Coniff - 1,240,000
5. Thomas Paul - 576,000
6. Salah Siraj - 2,750,000
7. Jeff Gross - 1,928,000
8. Steven Sarmiento - 2,156,000
9. Jack Duong - 1,204,000
10. Charles Urrutia - 1,803,000

2:20am:

Oscar Castagna
11th Place - $5,837

Asher Coniff opened the pot for 50,000 and was called by Sarji on button.  Dave Inselberg made it 250,000 from the small blind, and Castagna went all-in for 700,000 from the big blind.  The action folded back around to Inselberg who made the call:

Inselberg: A Q               Castagna: A K

Flop: Q 8 7

Turn: 6

River: 4

Oscar is eliminated in eleventh place, while Inselberg chips up to ~ 1,900,000.  Players are now bagging their chips, and will return TOMORROW AT 1:00PM.

We will post final table chip counts shortly.

2:17am:  Thomas Paul is now the short stack of the eleven players remaining, sitting under 500,000.  He still has 20 big blinds, so things aren't dire at the moment, but playing five handed the blinds come around quick.

2:06am:

Jenn Sherwood (Newport News, VA)
12th Place - $5,837

Jenn found herself very short (with 350,000), and shoved UTG for her remaining chips.  Steve Sarmiento was next to act and he also announced himself all-in (1,600,000).  The action folded around and it was the 10 10 of Sherwood against the Q Q of Sarmiento.  Steve would turn a queen to have Sherwood drawing dead, and she exits as the last lady, and $5,837 richer.

We will finish out the remaining 44 minutes, or stop play once another player busts.

2:03am: Jeff Gross opens the pot for 60,000 UTG and is called by Sherwood and Sarmiento.  The flop comes out 8 6 2 and Gross bets out 125,000.  Sherwood folds and Sarmiento calls from the button.  The board pairs with an 8 on the turn, and Gross now checks to Steve, who bets out 155,000.  After the 9 on the river both players check, and Gross shows Q Q for the win.  Gross is now up to 1,750,000.

1:49am: 

Chip Leader Adam Levitan

Blinds are currently 12,000/24,000/4,000, and with 12 players remaining the chip average is 1,800,000.  Chip leader Adam Levitan has over 200 big blinds (5,000,000), and continues to build.

1:29am: Thomas Paul is now the short stack of the remaining players with 600,000, after calling a river bet from David Kim (and seeing Kim's full house).  

David Kim - 2,100,000
Thomas Paul - 600,000

1:19am: Updated chip counts:

Table 45:

1. Sahal Sarji - 1,900,000
2. Dave Inselberg - 1,700,000
3. Oscar Castagna - 900,000
4. Jack Duong - 1,300,000
5. Asher Coniff - 1,400,000
6. Charles Urrutia - 1,700,000

Table 46:

1. Adam Levitan - 4,600,000
2. Jeff Gross - 1,400,000
3. David Kim - 1,500,000
4. Jenn Sherwood - 600,000
5. Steve Sarmiento - 2,500,000
6. Thomas Paul - 1,400,000

1:10am:

Chad Jackson (Walton, NY)
13th Place - $4,831

1:08 am:  ****As we are experiencing tech issues with Blogger, we will use this one post as a constant update for the rest of the night.  Please refresh the updates page periodically to see updated reports.  It's 1:08am, and players will be going on break.  They will return to play Level 23, which if we don't reach the final table, is the last level of the night.****


Here are the updated chip counts of the remaining thirteen players:

Table 46:

1. Adam Levitan - 3,300,000
2. Jeff Gross - 1,500,000
3. Dave Kim - 1,400,000
4. Jenn Sherwood - 800,000
5. Chad Jackson - 900,000
6. Steve Sarmiento - 2,300,000
7. Thomas Paul - 950,000

Table 45:

1. Sahal Sarji - 2,000,000
2. Dave Inselberg - 1,500,000
3. Oscar Castagna - 1,700,000
4. Jack Duong - 725,000
5. Asher Coniff - 1,600,000
6. Charles Urrutia - 1,500,000