NAPT Hands of the Week: A Miracle Double, Cooler Flops, and Dream Spots for Song & Winter
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The 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas $5,300 Main Event will play down to a winner this weekend, but there has been plenty of side event action throughout the past week. PokerNews has live reported several of those tournaments, and during that time our live reporting team has captured some big and game-changing hands.
For example, we already published an article on Jeremy Becker getting his aces cracked by Jonathan Little early in the $25,000 Super High Roller. You can read all about that hand here.
Here are some other interesting hands from the past week of the PokerNews live updates from the 2024 NAPT.
Reid 'em and Weep
On Day 1c of the $550 NAPT Mystery Bounty, it was toward the end of the first level when reporter Connor Richards caught a big one. Terrance Reid played a three-way pot on a board of 4♦J♦10♦ and bet 2,000 as Tom Dean called from the small blind.
Dean checked on the 5♣ turn and Reid bet 6,800. Dean check-raised to 15,000 and Reid quickly moved all in as Dean called off even quicker with his stack of 26,700.
Tom Dean: A♦6♦
Terrance Reid: K♦3♦
Reid had flopped the second nuts but was drawing stone dead against the ace-high flush of Dean before the meaningless K♠ river as groans circled the table.
Morimatsu Gets a Miracle Double Off Ko
On Day 2 of the same tournament, it was Level 26 (25,000/50,000/50,000) when reporter David Salituro caught a miracle double-up. It began when David Dongwoo Ko raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Chanelle Morimatsu three-bet to 500,000 in the small blind. Ko then moved all in and Morimatsu called for 950,000.
Chanelle Morimatsu: K♠J♥
David Dongwoo Ko: Q♦Q♠
Morimatsu had run into Ko's queens as the Q♥8♦A♣ flop gave him a set, but Morimatsu caught the 10♠ on the turn to make a straight. The river was the 3♥ and Morimatsu doubled up.
"This table is sick. I don't want to play here anymore," Chris Vickrey said after the hand.
Infamous 2006 WSOP Trash Talker Eric Molina Coolered to Soft Bubble NAPT Opener
Cooler Flop Gives Gutierrez a Massive Double Up
On Day 2 of the $25,000 Super High Roller, it was Level 11 (5,000/10,000/10,000) when reporter Tyler Boyer caught a cooler flop. Elias Gutierrez was first to act and raised to 20,000 before Scott Seiver three-bet to 66,000 from the hijack. It folded back to Gutierrez who lcalled.
The flop came J♠7♣7♠ and Gutierrez check-called a bet of 50,000 from Seiver.
After the 2♥ on the turn, Gutierrez again check-called a bet from Seiver, this time for 165,000.
The river brought the 9♣ and Seiver bet all in for Gutierrez's stack of 451,000, which was snap-called. Seiver quickly turned over 8♦7♦ for trip sevens. But Gutierrez showed J♦J♣ for a flopped full house, jacks full of sevens to take the massive pot and double up, leaving Seiver short.
Aces Versus Kings for Winter
One level later in Level 12 (6,000/12,000/12,000), reporter Nick Becker witnessed a cooler. A preflop raising war resulted in Sean Winter and Elias Gutierrez getting it all in with Winter at risk.
Sean Winter: A♥A♠
Elias Gutierrez: K♠K♣
Winter found himself in the dream spot and the board ran out 3♥10♣Q♠J♣4♦ to secure him the big double up. It was a cooler, but Winter was on the better end of it, and it no doubt helped contribute to his deep run when he ultimately finished in second place for $288,100. Meanwhile, Gutierrez finished in fifth place for $122,500.
Click here to see who won the NAPT $25,000 Super High Roller
Song Finds the Dream Spot
In the same tournament, it was Level 15 (10,000/25,000/25,000) when Nick Becker caught another interesting hand. Clemen Deng moved all in from under the gun for 175,000, putting himself at risk. Stephen Song called in the cutoff and action folded around to Justin Saliba, who three-bet shoved for 1,715,000 from the big blind. Song snap-called.
Clemen Deng: A♣7♣
Justin Saliba: A♥K♦
Stephen Song: A♠A♦
The board ran out 3♣K♠4♣3♦7♠ and Song's aces held to scoop a massive pot and help propel him to victory in the tournament.
In this Series
- 1 NAPT Las Vegas Schedule Released, $3M GTD Main Event Headlines Series
- 2 PokerNews' Keith Becker Wins PokerStars Silver Pass to NAPT; Gold Pass Next?
- 3 NFL's Rob "Gronk" Gronkowski Giving Away Gold Pass to NAPT Las Vegas
- 4 Women's Event at NAPT Las Vegas Will Feature $30,000 Guarantee
- 5 Player Kicked Out of MUG; Find Out Who Won Our $10,000 NAPT Gold Pass | PokerNews Podcast #861
- 6 North American Poker Tour in Vegas Returns Nov. 1 w/ $4 Million Guaranteed
- 7 Luis Rivera Wins PokerNews Podcast Gold Pass; NAPT His 2nd Live Tournament Ever!
- 8 West Virginia Firefighter Wins Rob Gronkowski NAPT Gold Pass Giveaway for First Trip to Vegas
- 9 PokerStars NAPT Kicks Off in Las Vegas; The Gronk is Coming! | PokerNews Podcast #863
- 10 Infamous 2006 WSOP Trash Talker Eric Molina Coolered to Soft Bubble NAPT Opener
- 11 NAPT Las Vegas Underway; Early Signs Indicate Large Turnout on the Horizon
- 12 Why Resorts World Las Vegas is the Perfect Venue for the North American Poker Tour
- 13 Jeremy Becker's Aces Cracked to Bust Early in $25k Super High Roller
- 14 Gregor Sverko Kicks Off His NAPT in Style With $550 Mystery Bounty Title
- 15 Joe Stapleton & Morgan Jay Bring the Laughs at NAPT Stand-Up Comedy Night
- 16 Will "The Thrill" Failla Accidentally Enters Wrong NAPT Tournament and Wins It!
- 17 NAPT Side Event Winners: Richard Bai Wins RunGood Open, Ryan Hughes Claims PLO Title
- 18 Sheila Stimson Earns Biggest Win of Her Career in NAPT Women's Event
- 19 Another PokerStars Triumph for Stephen Song; EPT Champ Wins NAPT $25K SHR
- 20 PokerStars Introduces Jason Koon, Caitlin Comeskey as Newest Ambassadors
- 21 NAPT Side Event Winners: David Prociak & Maxx Coleman Mixed Game Masters; Tricarico Triumphs
- 22 NAPT Hands of the Week: A Miracle Double, Cooler Flops, and Dream Spots for Song & Winter
- 23 20 Gold Pass Winners Cash 2024 NAPT Main Event; PA's Brian Frasca Lasted the Longest
- 24 Nick Marchington Takes a Commanding Lead Ahead of NAPT Main Event Finale
- 25 Despite Not Cashing Gold Pass Winner Luis Rivera Reflects on Amazing NAPT Experience
- 26 Nick Marchington Runs Over Final Table in NAPT Las Vegas Main Event for $765,200
- 27 Sam Soverel Keeps the Party Going with NAPT $10K High Roller Win
