NAPT Las Vegas Underway; Early Signs Indicate Large Turnout on the Horizon

Jon Sofen
Senior Editor U.S.
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The hype leading up to the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas festival was high. Two days into the series and it's easy to see why.

Event #1: $550 Mystery Bounty at Resorts World Las Vegas featured a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool. Play kicked off Friday with the first two Day 1 starting flights, followed by additional ones on Saturday. At the time of publishing, with registration still open for a few more hours on Day 1d, the tournament had over 700 entrants, creating a prize pool exceeding the guarantee. And there's still one flight left at noon PT on Sunday.

If the first tournament is any indication for how big the second annual NAPT Las Vegas will be, suffice to say it's going to be huge. Players flocked to the Resorts World poker room for four straight sessions — and one still to come. We even saw the return of Eric Molina, the notorious trash talker who had his 15 minutes of fame during the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.

Molina, 18 years older than he was in 2006, was quieter and refrained from berating his opponents. But he did bust on the soft bubble with a set of aces against a straight on the flop near the end of the Day 1a session.

Pros such as Michael Wang, Christina Gollins, and Chris Moorman all entered Day 1c.

Day 1e on Sunday will likely be the largest starting flight of the Mystery Bounty event, which means the prize pool could crack $500,000. There are 31 tournaments total at Resorts through Nov. 10. The next one to begin will be the $1,100 RunGood Poker Open at 11 a.m. PT on Monday, a $400,000 guaranteed RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) tournament.

The $5,300 Main Event kicks off Nov. 5 and runs until the 10th. There will be at least $3 million in the pot in what figures to be one of the biggest poker events of the year in Las Vegas.

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Remaining NAPT Las Vegas Schedule

DateTimeEventBuy-inTournamentGuarantee
Sun, Nov 0312:00 PM1$550Mystery Bounty Day 1E$300,000
Mon, Nov 0411:00 AM3$1,100RunGood Poker Open 1A$400,000
Mon, Nov 0412:00 PM4$1,100Pot Limit Omaha Day 1N/A
Mon, Nov 0412:00 PM1$550Mystery Bounty Day 2$300,000
Mon, Nov 0412:30 PM5$25,000Super High Roller Day 1N/A
Mon, Nov 046:00 PM3$1,100RunGood Poker Open 1B$400,000
Tue, Nov 0511:00 AM3$1,100RunGood Poker Open Day 2$400,000
Tue, Nov 0512:00 PM11$5,300Main Event Day 1A$3,000,000
Tue, Nov 0512:00 PM4$1,100Pot Limit Omaha Day 2N/A
Tue, Nov 0512:30 PM12$330Women's No Limit Hold'emN/A
Tue, Nov 0512:30 PM5$25,000Super High Roller Day 2N/A
Tue, Nov 052:00 PM14$5,300Pot Limit Omaha Day 1N/A
Wed, Nov 0611:00 AM11$5,300Main Event Day 1B$3,000,000
Wed, Nov 0612:30 PM5$25,000Super High Roller Day 3N/A
Wed, Nov 066:00 PM11$5,300Main Event Day 1C$3,000,000
Thu, Nov 7  $550Cardplayer Lifestyle H.E.R.O.S.N/A
Thu, Nov 0712:00 PM11$5,300Main Event Day 2$3,000,000
Thu, Nov 071:00 PM23$2,200Deep Stack Day 1N/A
Fri, Nov 0812:00 PM26$550NAPT Cup Day 1A$300,000
Fri, Nov 0812:00 PM23$2,200Deep Stack Day 2N/A
Fri, Nov 0812:00 PM11$5,300Main Event Day 3$3,000,000
Fri, Nov 0812:30 PM28$10,300High RollerN/A
Fri, Nov 0812:30 PM27$550Seniors (50+) Day 1N/A
Fri, Nov 082:00 PM29$5,300Cardplayer Lifestyle 8-Game Day 1N/A
Fri, Nov 085:00 PM26$550NAPT Cup Day 1B$300,000
Sat, Nov 0911:00 AM26$550NAPT Cup Day 1C$300,000
Sat, Nov 0912:00 PM11$5,300Main Event Day 4$3,000,000
Sat, Nov 0912:30 PM28$10,300High Roller Day 2N/A
Sat, Nov 096:00 PM26$550NAPT Cup Day 1D$300,000
Sun, Nov 1012:00 PM28$10,300High Roller Day 3N/A
Sun, Nov 1012:00 PM26$550NAPT Cup Day 2$300,000
Sun, Nov 1013:30 PM11$5,300Main Event Day 5$3,000,000
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