$1,650 Main Event | 2023 NAPT Las Vegas

11-11-2023 15:39 UTC-8

Aido Makes a Snug Laydown

Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sergio Aido opened to 275,000 in the cutoff with A♥Q♦ and Jonathan Borenstein three-bet to 750,000 on the button with A♦K♥. Aido called.

Aido checked on the flop of A♣4♦10♦ and Borenstein continued for 600,000. Aido called. Aido checked again on the 4♣ turn and Borenstein sized up to 1,400,000. Aido burned through a couple of time banks, then laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	9,560,000 -1,490,000	-1,490,000

Jonathan Borenstein	5,500,000 1,260,000	1,260,000

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11-11-2023 15:23 UTC-8

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 6th Place ($54,680)

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Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sami Bechahed raised to 2,000,000 in the small blind and Nick Schulman called off in the big blind with 1,225,000.

Nick Schulman: 4♥4♣
Sami Bechahed: K♦7♥

Schulman's fours fell way behind as the flop landed K♠A♣8♦ to pair Bechahed's king before the board finished out 10♦2♦ to mark the beloved poker commentator's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Bechahed	7,510,000 660,000	660,000

Nick Schulman	Busted

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11-11-2023 15:01 UTC-8

Flush Versus Straight Boosts Coleman

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Connor Richards

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sami Bechahed opened to 240,000 in the cutoff with A♠10♦ and David Coleman called in the big blind with 3♣2♣.

Coleman checked his flush draw on the flop of A♣Q♠K♣ and Bechahed continued for 150,000 with his gutshot. Coleman called.

Coleman then bet 240,000 with his flush on the J♣ turn and Bechahed called with his useless straight. Coleman sized up to 950,000 on the 4♥ river and Bechahed went in the tank before calling and seeing the bad news.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Bechahed	6,850,000 -850,000	-850,000

David Coleman	4,330,000 1,460,000	1,460,000

Tags: David Coleman Sami Bechahed

11-11-2023 14:43 UTC-8

Borenstein's Blind-on-Blind Massacre of Bechahed

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Chad Holloway

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jonathan Borenstein limped the small blind holding the Q♦9♣ and Sami Bechahed checked his option in the big with the J♥10♣.

The Q♥Q♠9♥ flop was gin for Borenstein, who flopped a boat and checked. Bechahed bet 125,000, and Borenstein called to see the 3♣ turn.

Borenstein checked for a second time and Bechahed bet 425,000. Borenstein used a time extension before just calling and the 8♥ completed the board on the river to give Bechahed a useless straight.

Borenstein checked for the third time and Bechahed bet 1.2 million. Borenstein moved all in for 190,000 more and Bechahed called only to be shown the bad news.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Bechahed	7,700,000 -2,700,000	-2,700,000

Jonathan Borenstein	4,240,000 1,940,000	1,940,000

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11-11-2023 14:18 UTC-8

Coleman Doubles Through Aido With Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

David Coleman opened to 250,000 in the small blind and Sergio Aido called in the big blind.

Coleman continued for 200,000 on the flop of 10♦6♠K♠ and Aido raised to put Coleman all in. Coleman called with his remaining 935,000.

David Coleman: A♠A♣
Sergio Aido: Q♣J♠

Coleman's aces stayed ahead as the board ran out 4♦2♦ for Aido to miss his straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	9,530,000 -1,480,000	-1,480,000

David Coleman	2,870,000 1,280,000	1,280,000

Tags: David Coleman Sergio Aido

11-11-2023 14:06 UTC-8

Bechahed Raises Aido On the River

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sami Bechahed opened to 200,000 from under the gun with A♥J♥ and Sergio Aido called in the big blind with 10♠10♦.

Aido checked on the flop of 2♠8♦J♣ and Bechahed continued for 200,000. Aido called. Aido checked again on the 8♣ turn and Bechahed checked back.

Aido bet 225,000 on the 6♣ river and Bechahed raised to 925,000. Aido laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	11,010,000 -1,840,000	-1,840,000

Sami Bechahed	10,710,000 980,000	980,000

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11-11-2023 13:39 UTC-8

Schulman Check-Raises Liu

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ping Liu opened to 200,000 in early position with A♠Q♠ and Nick Schulman called in the big blind with J♥Xx.

Schulman checked on the flop of 10♠Q♦9♦ and Liu continued for 150,000. Schulman check-raised to 425,000 and Liu called.

Schulman checked on the 7♠ turn and Liu bet 450,000. Schulman laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	3,630,000 -760,000	-760,000

Ping Liu	2,900,000 300,000	300,000

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11-11-2023 13:15 UTC-8

Sandeep Pallampati Eliminated in 7th Place ($42,060)

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Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sergio Aido opened to 200,000 from early position with 10♥10♦ and Ping Liu called on the button with Q♣J♣ as Sandeep Pallampati called in the big blind with J♠4♠.

Pallampati checked on the flop of J♥10♣4♦ and Aido continued for 300,000. Liu called and Pallampati raised to 900,000. Aido three-bet to 1,600,000 and Liu got out of the way as Pallampati four-bet all in for 4,000,000 before getting snap-called.

Sandeep Pallampati: J♠4♠
Sergio Aido: 10♥10♦

Pallampati was in big trouble as he had run his two pair into a set and the runout of 8♦7♥ confirmed his elimination in the first hand of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	11,520,000 4,850,000	4,850,000

Ping Liu	2,600,000 -495,000	-495,000
Sandeep Pallampati	Busted

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11-11-2023 11:47 UTC-8

Seat 7: Jonathan Borenstein, Teaneck, NJ, USA – 2,200,000

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Connor Richards

Jonathan Borenstein has already been to a PokerStars branded tour final table. In 2015, he finished seventh in the LAPT Bahamas Main Event for $51,540. Today, that prize represents only a fraction of Borenstein’s winnings.

He’s accumulated $2.3 million in cashes through a decade of live circuit grinding and has notched four six-figure payouts, setting a new career high in January with a $368,324 score in a $5,000 tournament in Atlantic City.

Borenstein’s previous three $100,000+ results, however, came in small buy-in events, indicating his prowess in large player fields. Perhaps the biggest testament to that is his eighth place in the massive Colossus event, in which he outlasted more than 21,000 entrants.

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11-11-2023 11:46 UTC-8

Seat 6: Sergio Aido, Aviles, Spain – 6,670,000

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Connor Richards

The only non-American remaining in the NAPT Main Event hails from Spain. Sergio Aido is, however, a globally recognized poker player. Closing in on $16 million in live tournament earnings, Aido sits in second place on the Spanish all-time money list, trailing only Adrian Mateos.

Aido’s first reported live cash came in July 2012. Less than a year later, he emerged as the UKIPT London Main Event champion for £144,555. Aido’s professional career took off from there and, by 2016, he was competing in the largest buy-in tournaments around the world.

The 35-year-old’s biggest payday, €1,589,190, came four years ago when he conquered the €100,000 Super High Roller at EPT Monte Carlo. Just like most of the elite Spanish pros, Aido has a strong online background too. Known as “zcedrick” at PokerStars, he became a WCOOP 6-Max champion last year.

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