Welcome to Day 3 of Parx Big Stax 1100
After three long days of grinding, the final day of Parx Big Stax 1100 has arrived. It's time for Day 3 and time for a champion to be crowned.
The field has already been whittled to a final table, as nine players remain in contention. Grigoriy Shvarts has the chip lead, but the structure is very slow and deep, so there will be plenty of time for other contenders to build up and overtake him. His 5.6 million represents about 30% of the chips in play, so he's certainly in good position.
Thomas Parkes and AJ Jamil are next in the counts as the only two players north of 3 million. Rafael Yaraliyev also has a very healthy stack of just over 2 million. After that, a slew of players sit between 10 and 31 big blinds, so they'll be looking to get involved early.
Here's how the seating shakes out:
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Jamil | 3,100,000 |
| 2 | Rafal Kordys | 1,010,000 |
| 3 | Rafael Yaraliyev | 2,060,000 |
| 4 | Peter Ippolito | 465,000 |
| 5 | Thomas Parkes | 3,680,000 |
| 6 | David Whitnah | 1,110,000 |
| 7 | Cody Heuschkel | 360,000 |
| 8 | Grigoriy Shvarts | 5,600,000 |
| 9 | Hal Rotholz | 1,235,000 |
Everyone has $8,255 locked up and there's right around 10 times that up top, along with a trophy and the chance to join the list of Parx champions. Play resumes with blinds of 20,000/40,000/40,000 and slowly moves up with each level lasting 90 minutes. The big blind ante will be halved at four-handed play.
A field of 370 has been reduced to these nine. Stay tuned to PokerNews starting at noon local time to see who is the last player standing.