That hand put Sweeney in the lead for good and put him in position to claim the Parx Big Stax 300 trophy. If I don't win that hand, that call with ace-king high. I think that's what really just brought it home. The most important thing was that one that worked out for me. 'We both tried to get tricky in certain spots,' said Sweeney of the battle between him and Laieta.

Sweeney got the best of Laieta in the biggest hand of the night, however, making a correct call with just ace-high against Laieta's king-high bluff.

Laieta got the best of Sweeney in a hand that saw Laieta four-bet on the flop and get a fold. Laieta and Sweeney were even at around 23 million after the elimination.ĭespite the presence of short stacks at the table, Sweeney and Laieta continued to battle head-to-head in big pots. Sweeney got back to even with Laieta, however, after eliminating Gregory Fishberg in a pocket jacks versus ace-king all in, with Sweeney's jacks holding. Sweeney surrendered the chip lead for the first time on Day 3, with Laieta taking a commanding lead instead. That lead stood until a huge pot between Sweeney and Laieta unfolded, which Laieta won with what appeared to be a river bluff. Sweeney remained as the chip leader up until the final table, and when the final nine sat down Sweeney had a 12-million chip advantage over Chin. Sweeney came away with the pot, which gave him more than 10 million chips in distance over the rest of the field. Sweeney's run to the final table began with a huge pot against Ryan O'Connell in which two of the biggest stacks in the room went head-to-head. Sweeney ended Day 2 on a surge and came into Day 3 with the overall chip lead among the returning 40 players. I made a few mistakes, but that's ok.'įor Sweeney, who grew up in the Bensalem area, the Big Stax 300 victory was a hometown win. 'I tried to not go too crazy, not to be too much of a chip bully when I had an advantage. 'I felt like I was at the top of my game.' 'I felt like I was going to win,' Sweeney said.

Sweeney had 52 million of the 67 million chips in play when the table went three-handed. Sweeney took home $95,744 per the deal, with both Chin and Larieta earning $65,000.

The final three players - Sweeney, Anthony Chin and Christopher Laieta - came to terms on a three-way deal that ended with Sweeney being declared the winner. Sweeney started the final day with the chip lead and stayed atop the leaderboard for nearly the entire day en route to taking home the championship at Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. On Monday's Day 3, Sweeney made victory a reality. The Parx Big Stax 300 looked like it was Dan Sweeney's to win since the final levels of Day 2.

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