Big Stax 1100 (Day 3): 1st Place - Greenawalt ($111,974)

Level 31 (Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000)
Total Entries: 428
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 10,700,000

Travis Greenawalt (Columbia, PA) - Big Stax 1100 Champion ($111,974)

Even Travis's heads-up opponent gave him a nod at the end of the of the battle, as Greenawalt went from a 3,000,000 chip deficit to champion in a matter of one level.  The final hand saw Greenawalt's pocket jacks trump Perry's K♥ 8♣ after a A♣ A♦ 5♥ 4♣ 9♠ runout.  This is Travis's largest lifetime cash by far, and probably feels really good after finishing runner-up in two major events at Borgata (both Heads-Up events).

The score of $111,974 almost matches his earnings coming into the day, which were a shade under $150,000.  Of the (22) results on his resume, this is the first outright win for Greenawalt, with the two runner-up finishes mentioned earlier.

Big Stax 1100 (Day 3): 2nd Place - Perry ($68,501)

Level 31 (Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000)
Total Entries: 428
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 10,700,000

Jacob Perry (Branchville, NJ) - 2nd Place ($68,501)

Jacob Perry's last words to Travis Greenawalt (other thanks congratulating him) were, "I didn't stand a chance heads up."  Now that may be a real stretch, because nobody get's down to heads-up play in such a quality tournament with playing exceptionally.  Perry had been furiously trending upwards since doubling during five-handed play, but everything seemed to come to a halt heads-up.

Down to his final 3,500,000, Perry shoved over an open from Travis, and was immediately called:

Perry: K♥ 8♣

Greenawakt: J♣ J♥

Runout: 5♥ A♣ A♦ 4♣ 9♠

Perry eclipsed his lifetime earnings with this cash alone, coming into the day with $41,850 total, and a top cash of $11,083.  His (15) total results go back to 2011, with this $68,501 score the highlight of his short tournament career.

Big Stax 1100 (Day 3): Greenawalt Chipping Perry Down

Level 31 (Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000)
Total Entries: 428
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 10,700,000

These two have been heads-up for just under (90) minutes, and it's been all Greenawalt.  Travis is now sitting with close to a 6-to-1 chip lead.  There hasn't been one particular hand that's really hurt Perry, just a lot of pots going Travis's way.  Here is the current chip counts between the two:

Travis Greenawalt - 16,400,000
Jacob Perry - 5,000,000

Big Stax 1100 (Day 3): Time Passing...No Change

Level 31 (Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000)
Total Entries: 428
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 10,700,000

We'd like to have some dramatic heads-up updates for you, but after more than (30) minutes of heads up play, the chip counts have changed minimally:

Travis Greenawalt - 11,500,000
Jacob Perry - 10,000,000

Big Stax 1100 (Day 3): Returning To Level 31

Level 31 (Blinds 75,000/150,000/25,000)
Total Entries: 428
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 10,700,000

The chip counts were almost exactly what we published as players headed on a (10) minute break, and are now back in action, posting blinds of 75,000/150,000/25,000.  This could be a long one between two very experienced players...with a ton of chips between them.

*** Update ***

Things flipped flopped in a matter of a few hands, with Greenawalt now holding 11,000,000 to Perry's 10,500,000.

Big Stax 1100 (Day 3): Heads Up Chip Counts

Level 30 (Blinds 60,000/120,000/15,000)
Total Entries: 428
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 10,700,000

Travis Greenawalt and Jacob Perry are now heads up for the Big Stax 1100 title, with the chips counts to start that matchup as such:

Jacob Perry - 12,400,000
Travis Greenawalt - 9,000,000

This may be the spot Travis has been waiting for all day, having proven success heads-up.  Travis has finished runner-up twice in Borgata heads-up events during their seasonal series, for a combined $48,000.  He most recently fell to Joseph McKeehen in the $1,500 Heads Up event during last months Borgata Poker Open, taking home over $18,000 for his second place finish.

Big Stax 1100 (Day 3): 3rd Place - Galazzo ($41,740)

Level 30 (Blinds 60,000/120,000/15,000)
Total Entries: 428
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 10,700,000

Joe Galazzo (Union, NJ) - 3rd Place ($41,740)

If you didn't think Joseph Galazzo (Union, NJ) had a tough last hour, his final hand of the tournament may just change your mind.  Galazzo was all-in pre on the button, with Jacob Perry in the tank (in the small).  It was 4,105,000 for Perry to call, and after about three minutes of thinking, he would do just that:

Galazzo: A♦ 10♥

Perry: 9♦ 9♣ 

Flop: 4♣ A♥ 3♥

Turn: 8♦

River: 9♥

Perry flinched as the river hit, with Galazzo saying to the other players, "It's just not my night tonight."  Joseph wished everyone luck as he went to the tournament podium, collecting the third largest cash of his career ($41,470).