Big Stax 300 (Day 1A): The Champ Is Here

Level 4 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 179

Scott Blackman (Egg Harbor, NJ)

The last time this event was run was in July, during the Big Stax VII series.  The tournament had a $150,000 guarantee, but ended up crushing that number.  There were a total of 1,848 entries and a prize pool of $524,694, both staggering numbers.  The final day of the tournament would last over (16) hours, with the champion being crowned just after 8:00am.

When the dust finally settled, it would be Scott Blackman taking down his first major title, earning over $108,000.  The final table was truly a grind for Blackman, has he bested some really quality players, including Dan Wach, Jose Montes, Frederick Ferrell, and Michael Jelaso.

Blackman just took his seat at Table 46, next to Scott Blumstein (Morristown, NJ), who is coming off a Big Stax VII 500 final table (8th Place - $7,911).  Blumstein also bubbled the live streamed final table of the $350 + 50 No Limit Hold'em $1,000,000 Guaranteed last month at Borgata, collecting $9,708 for his 11th place finish.