Big Stax 300 (Day 1A): Trying To Bottle Up The Magic

Level 2 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1A Entries: 131

Jose Montes (Bronx, NY)

It's going to be hard for Jose Montes (Bronx, NY) to be results oriented during this series, unless he can somehow replicate his play from the Big Stax VII series in August.  Montes started the series with a 4th place finish in the Big Stax 300, earning himself $23,042.  Jose then pulled off the improbable in the Big Stax 500, buying in on Day 2 (Sunday) with eight big blinds, and ending up getting 2nd place money in a three-way chop ($66,969).

Jose's poker schedule has been a lithe light since those results, as he has taken time to enjoy family and business outside the poker world.  Montes most recently attended Derek Jeter's final game at Yankee Stadium, tweeting out that it was easily the best game he had ever been to.

Jose is one of the most recent entries into the field, joining the likes of Greg Fishberg, Robert Klein, James Ingram, Robert Pyne, and Gregory Whiting.