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The eight-event, three-week long 2018 Parx Casino Big Stax XXIV came to a close on Wednesday after weathering a couple of nor’easters along the way.
It is home to some of the best-known names in poker, mainly claiming Pennsylvania as their home. Those names came out to show support for their hometown PA casino and stake claim to their share of the prize money.
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If you are a poker fan, then the Parx Poker Room is where you wanted to be this past month. Just a few of the players wandering around the poker room included:
- Scott Blumstein, World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
- Matt Glantz, WSOP Circuit Champion, and Producer for Poker Night in America
- Greg Weber, WPT Borgata Main Event Runner-up
- Christian Harder, PokerStars Championship Bahamas Champion
- Joseph Palma, Big Stax 300 Champion from Series XXII and XXIII
Arkadiy Tsinis wins Parx Big Stax XXIV 2500 Main Event
Day three of the three-day Parx Big Stax XXIV 2500 Main Event began with the unofficial final table already set.
Arkadiy Tsinis started the day off strong and remained in control until the very end. He eliminated five of the final eight players to give him a nearly 9:1 chip lead going into heads up. Ryan Tamanini couldn’t get anything going, and the chip deficit was too significant to overcome.
Tsinis has over $1.7 million in live tournament winnings, according to Hendon Mob. The WSOP bracelet winner has been on a heater of late and just last November he earned three rings within two days at the WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada.
His recent results are not too bad for someone whose Twitterprofile describes him as a “retired poker and backgammon player making my foray into fashion.”
The Parx Big Stax XXIV $2500 final table results:
- 1st: Arkadiy Tsinis ($77,053)
- 2nd: Ryan Tamanini ($49,210)
- 3rd: Abe Faroni ($31,714)
- 4th: Nick Lee ($23,121)
- 5th: Brett Apter ($17,341)
- 6th: Ron Sims ($10,167)
- 7th: Aaron Mermelstein ($13,109)
- 8th: Ryan McKnight ($7,664)
- 9th: Keith Morrow ($6,580)
Greg Weber and Anthony Garofalo Co-Champions of Parx Big Stax XXIV 1500
It’s not often to see co-champions in a poker tournament. The goal of every tournament is to be the last man or woman standing. Even when deals are made, there is usually the title, trophy and some prize money left in the middle for players to battle for.
Greg Weber and Anthony Garofalo were heads-up in the $1,600 buy-in Parx Big Stax XXIV 1500. Being close to even in chips, the two players agreed to a deal that included the co-champion designation.
Even so, Weber, whose success in this series over the last few years has been more than impressive, negotiated a bigger paycheck ($104,233) and will be recorded as the first-place finisher in the official record book. Garofalo pocketed $97,521 and shared the winner’s photo with Weber.
The Parx Big Stax XXIV 1500 final table results:
- 1st: Gregory Weber ($104,233)
- 2nd: Anthony Garofalo ($97,521)
- 3rd: Joseph Palma ($51,043)
- 4th: Christian Harder ($37,311)
- 5th: Joe Reddick ($27,956)
- 6th: Jason Deane ($21,063)
- 7th: Justin Liberto ($16,194)
- 8th: Aaron Overton ($12,473)
- 9th: Scott Blumstein ($10,012)
More event winners
One of the reasons why the Parx Big Stack series is so popular is it hosts fun events such as the $5K Survivor and the Double Black Chip Bounty that provide players with an opportunity to earn some serious cash.
Unfortunately, due to a slew of storms that paid a visit to the East Coast this past month, the $5K Survivor event was canceled. But the Double Black Chip Bounty played out with Brandon Vescio-Bermender earning $6,746 for the win plus a few bounties along the way.
Moving on to the Big Stax XXIV 300 event, after nearly seven and a half hours of three-handed play, the players agreed to an ICM chop. Justin Liberto found himself with a slight chip-lead at the time of the chop, which earned him the title.
Here is how things stood at the time of the deal:
- 1st: Justin Liberto with 26,500,000 chips earned $79,169
- 2nd: Vinny Pahuja with 25,500,000 earned $79,169
- 3rd: Kevin Grabel with 16,100,000 earned $69,598.00
Big Stax XXV coming in May
The Big Stax series is a massive draw for the Parx Casino poker room, and they are already making plans for Big Stax XXV in May. Stay tuned to the Parx Casino website for the official schedule which will be available soon.
Jockey Anthony Salgado, a rider at Parx Casino’s horse racing track with lifetime total purse winnings of more than $14.1 million, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to multiple sources at the track.
The positive result came just after Salgado ran in five races on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the thoroughbred track in Bucks County, just outside Philadelphia.
Sources at the track said Friday that an additional two people associated with the track have now also tested positive. The sources said the additional infections are in backside workers who deal directly with horses.
Training had resumed as of Saturday, and racing is scheduled to take place on Monday.
No statement from Parx regarding coronavirus at the track
However, at the time of publication, there had been no detailed explanation of the situation to Parx employees or horsemen.
There’s also been noresponse to a request for comment by PlayPennsylvania to track official Joe Wilson, director of operations.
On Wednesday at 8 p.m., track management texted the following message to track employees and horsemen:
Parx Horsemen: Attention Horsemen – training is cancelled for tomorrow
There was no further explanation for the cancellation.
Virginia track cancels season due to a coronavirus-positive jockey
Friday evening, several racing publications, led by the Daily Racing Form, reported that Colonial Downs, the only thoroughbred track in Virginia, has canceled the rest of its meet after a leading jockey there tested positive for the virus. Management had canceled several days of racing earlier in the week before deciding to cancel all racing for the rest of the season.
According toThoroughbred Daily News, management at Colonial explained the decision thus:
“As a result of recent test results at the track in New Kent County, and in an abundance of caution, Colonial Downs is canceling the remainder of its 2020 meet. In making our decision, we collaborated with the Virginia Department of Health, Virginia Horsemen’s Benevolent Protection Association (VHBPA) and Virginia Racing Commission. We have communicated the outcome with all participating parties. We sincerely appreciate everyone’s cooperation and support. This was a difficult decision, but the best one for Virginia’s racing community.”
Horsemen initially left in the dark about coronavirus infections
Horsemen at Parx appeared to be largely in the dark about the virus infections on Friday.
Uriah St. Lewis, a Parx-based trainer, said he had learned details about Salgado’s health from the jockey’s agent, but not much from management. The jockey had ridden one of St. Lewis’ horses on Aug. 11.
“His agent is concerned, but he’s isolated and doing good,” St. Lewis said regarding the jockey.
The trainer has been at the track for decades, back when it was Philadelphia Park, prior to the casino.
Update comes from PTHA
By Saturday, the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association had posted this update on Facebook:
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Parx trainer says management is an ongoing issue
St. Lewis unloaded on Parx management’s “hush-hush” attitude “with everything.” He said:
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“They do not treat us nice. They don’t answer anything. They are not concerned at all.”
“I think they want to close the track, which is why they treat us like this,” said St. Lewis. Horse racing’s popularity and revenues are in a long decline.
While St. Lewis was proximate to Salgado briefly, he said he has no personal health concerns despite the infections.
The trainer, who lives a mile from the track, said he always follows mask and hand-washing protocols.
Even before the virus, he saw to it each horse had each leg dipped in disinfectant-filled buckets, and that his crew also cleaned up with disinfectant.
Parx horsemen’s rep and the local health department have nothing to say
Sal DeBundo, a lawyer who represents horsemen at Parx in his role leading the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (PTHA), did not respond to a request for comment.
Neither did the Bucks County Health Department, which has local oversight for carrying out state directives.
State agencies weigh in
The PA Department of Health said it cannot comment on specific cases.
But the spokesperson added:
“Generally speaking when an individual receives a COVID-19 positive test, public health professionals conduct a case investigation within 24 to 48 hours to educate the individual as well as gather information about where they went and who they came in contact with while infectious.
“Through contact tracing, those staffers work to notify those close contacts of their possible exposure.”
Racing Commission hasn’t gotten notice of Monday race cancellation
On Friday, the PA Horse Racing Commission (PHRC) said it has not been given any notification that Parx intends to cancel racing on Monday, which is required to call off races.
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A recent story in PlayPennsylvania on the enforcement of health protocols at tracks found finger-pointing between state agencies when it came to responsibility for health procedures.