2023 NAPT Las Vegas

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 NAPT Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$268,945
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$1,609,650
Entries
1,095
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
180
Players Left
38

Moreno Jams River

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With roughly 5,000 in the middle on a J959K completed board, Cullum Woodson bet 2,500 in the small blind, and Andrew Moreno moved all in for 23,000 in the big blind.

Woodson deliberated for some time before he folded and showed his AK, while Moreno collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Cullum Woodson
52,000
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Andrew Moreno
31,000
3,000
3,000

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Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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Ostapchenko Bets River Against Alejandro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Lee Alejandro had 800 committed from the hijack and was facing a raise to 3,600 by Andrew Ostapchenko on the button. Alejandro called.

The 96345 board was checked to the river and Alejandro checked. Ostapchenko bet 2,000 and Alejandro thought for some time before he put in the chips.

Ostapchenko showed 106 for a pair of sixes and claimed the pot as his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Ostapchenko
48,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Lee Alejandro
33,700
33,700
33,700

Tags: Andrew OstapchenkoLee Alejandro

Kaupp's Got It

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ryan Monahan raised to 500 from the small blind and Benjamin Kaupp defended his big blind.

They both checked through the 799 flop to the K on the turn. Monahan bet 1,000 for Kaupp to come along to the A on the river.

Monahan continued with a bet of 3,500 for Kaupp to call.

"You've got it," Monahan said before Kaupp showed the A5 for the rivered two pair as Monahan mucked his cards.

Over on one of the other tables, the newest PokerStars Ambassador, Maria Konnikova, has taken her seat.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Monahan
40,000
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Benjamin Kaupp
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Maria Konnikova
30,000

Tags: Benjamin KauppRyan MonahanMaria Konnikova

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

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Level 3 : 100/300, 300 ante

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Battistone Doubles Through Soh

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Brian Battistone raised to 700 at the end of the previous level and Zong Soh defended his big blind.

The flop came 445, Battistone bet 400 for Soh to raise it up to 2,000. Battistone shoved almost his whole stack over the line, keeping 100 behind. Soh called.

Battistone flicked his last 100 into the pot before the 3 was even dealt on the turn and Soh snap-called.

Brian Battistone: 76
Zong Soh: 104

Soh had flopped trips but Battistone had turned the straight.

The river completed the board with the 8 for Battistone to improve to a higher straight to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Battistone
39,600
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Zong Soh
24,400

Tags: Brian BattistoneZong Soh

Alejandro Shoves Flop

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

After an early position limp, Lee Alejandro raised to 1,500 in the cutoff, and the button three-bet to 4,000. Action folded back to Alejandro who four-bet to 8,500, and the button called.

The flop landed J83 and Alejandro jammed with the covering stack. His opponent had about 14,000 remaining and sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Lee Alejandro
40,500
6,800
6,800

Tags: Lee Alejandro

Tank-Fold for Benarroch

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The board read 106A5Q with around 25,000 in the middle already.

Salomon Benarroch had checked from the big blind to see Cullum Woodson put him all-in from the button. Benarroch considered it for a while, sat up, and then decided to let the hand and pot go to Woodson.

Player Chips Progress
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Cullum Woodson
75,500
23,500
23,500
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Andrew Moreno
50,000
19,000
19,000
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Salomon Benarroch
23,300
-6,200
-6,200

Tags: Cullum WoodsonSalomon Benarroch