Parx and WSOPC Final Tables Set, Jerry Buss Dies

Final Table of Parx Big Stax Ready

When the Parx Big Stax $1,500 buy-in NLHE Main Event began, there were a total of 517 entries. Only 146 remained to start Day 2, and it was on Day 3 that the field shrunk from 14 to 10, at which point they combined to one table. The starting stacks for the February 18 final table were:

Seat 1: James Anderson – 3,600,000

Seat 2: Andrew Rosskamm – 1,900,000

Seat 3: Melad Marji – 4,800,000

Seat 4: Mark Wahba – 2,000,000

Seat 5: Vimy Ha – 3,500,000

Seat 6: Michael Dentale – 1,400,000

Seat 7: Patrick Halter – 1,450,000

Seat 8: Robert Boyko – 3,725,000

Seat 9: Barry Dehlin – 490,000

Seat 10: Vinny Napolitano – 2,200,000

WSOPC Las Vegas Final Table Set

The $1,675 Main Event of the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas started with 744 entries and a $1,116,000 prize pool. By the start of Day 2, only 148 players remained, and the final 15 returned on Day 3. It didn’t take long for the final table to be set, and it looked like this:

Seat 1: Janelle Jacobson – 403,000

Seat 2: Shaun Suller – 1,940,000

Seat 3: Jeff Fielder – 3,556,000

Seat 4: AP Phahurat – 1,390,000

Seat 5: Ping Liu – 1,200,000

Seat 6: Fabio Coppola – 2,040,000

Seat 7: Brian Kay – 890,000

Seat 8: David Tuthill – 462,000

Seat 9: Steve Goldberg – 2,360,000

Seat 10: Salvatore Dicarlo – 445,000

Poker Player, Sports Team Owner Jerry Buss Dies

Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jerry Buss, died on February 18 after a battle with cancer. He was 80 years old and left behind six children.

Buss was known in the sports world for his longtime ownership of the Lakers basketball team, which he purchased in 1979, and for his contributions to the game that warranted an induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

Poker players knew him for his regular participation in high stakes cash games and tournaments like the World Series of Poker. He also appeared on televised poker shows like “High Stakes Poker” and “Poker After Dark.” The World Series of Poker told the media today that they are going to ask Buss’ family about naming the WSOP Seven Card Stud Championship after him, complete with a trophy for the winner of the tournament.