Nick Schulman opened to 8,000 from middle position and Jessy Manuel called out of the small blind.
Manuel checked on the flop of 3♥7♦6♥ and Schulman continued for 6,000. Manuel check-raised to 13,000 and Schulman called.
Manuel sized up to 21,000 on the 8♠ turn and Schulman called. Manuel then checked on the 8♥ river and Schulman counted out a bet of 75,000. Manuel went deep into the tank for several minutes and eventually called.
Schulman showed K♥10♥ for a rivered flush and Manuel mucked in defeat.
William Bradbury was all in from the big blind for roughly 175,000 and at risk against Parker Talbot on the button.
William Bradbury: 8♠8♥
Parker Talbot: 9♥9♣
Bradbury got up from his seat at the sight of what he was up against, and the board ran out K♠K♥2♠5♥J♣ to eliminate him while Talbot added to his lead to hold a seven-figure stack.
PokerNews’ own Chad Holloway is no stranger to thrift stores in Las Vegas, where he often tweets his various discoveries, from signed poker books to Aussie Millions and World Series of Poker (WSOP) swag. Earlier this week, he stumbled upon some interesting merchandise at a local Goodwill in the form of t-shirts and hoodies featuring Lex Veldhuis and Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg, both PokerStars Ambassadors.
The merch harkened back to their early streaming days when they would venture to Jason Somerville’s popular Run It Up (RIU) Reno.
One man took notice of the above tweet in the form of 2021 WSOP.com Player of the Year – and favorite to win again in 2023 – Mike “BrockLesnar” Holtz.
Upon learning of the robust bounty hanging on the shelves of a local Goodwill, Holtz jumped in his vehicle and headed to the store where he proceeded to spend $140 snatching up goodies.
“Spraggy hoodies are a hot commodity,” Holtz told PokerNews. “I was watching his YouTube stream and saw they were there. I had to go buy them.”
Holtz stocked up on apparel that he brought to Day 2 of the 2023 NAPT Main Event. Being a generous guy, Holtz began to give clothing away to anyone who wanted it, among them Landon Tice, Adam Hendrix, Dustin Lee, and chip leader Parker Talbot.
“Lots of players actually declined the Spraggy merch,” Holtz said with a smile. “I literally couldn’t give it away to some. Still seven hoodies left.”
Holtz is coming off a hot summer where he set a WSOP record when he notched 25 cashes in a single WSOP series, which was one ahead of Shaun Deeb and two ahead of both Scott Bohlman and Ben Yu.
Of those 25 cashes, 13 were live, including a seventh-place finish out of 2,759 in Event #31: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack for $30,081.
"I knew early on that I had accumulated a larger than average amount of cashes and was curious where I stood," Holtz said after setting the record. "When I looked online I realized I had 10 and was leading by two. I checked how many the previous years had accumulated and realized the most ever according to WSOP were Chris Ferguson and Daniel Negreanu with 23 cashes. I realized I was on pace to surpass this and from then on in the series was a subconscious goal of mine. It’s certainly something that I am incredibly proud of and will remember forever."
While he will remember that forever, NAPT players will certainly remember him forever for his goodwill.
The $1,650 NAPT Las Veags Main Event drew 1,095 entries for a prize pool of $1,609,650. There are 159 places paid with a minimum cash being worth $2,625 and $268,945 up top for the winner.
Frank Lagodich opened in early position and Luis Yepez three-bet to 37,000 in middle position. Faraz Jaka then four-bet jammed a stack of around 70,000 in the small blind and Lagodich five-bet jammed a bigger stack. Jaka filmed the action as Yepez folded.
Faraz Jaka: A♦A♣
Frank Lagodich: A♥A♠
The five-bet pot had an anticlimactic ending as both players had aces and the runout of 5♦3♣7♦10♥8♣ left them chopping the pot.
Ryan Laplante open-jammed for 27,500 from the cutoff and action folded to Andrew Moreno in the big blind. He looked down at a big one and wasted little time in making the call.
Andrew Moreno: K♦K♣
Ryan Laplante: K♠3♠
Laplante was in need of some major help but failed to receive any as the board ran out a lackluster J♥6♣7♠7♦8♦.
The PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas continues today from Resorts World Las Vegas with Day 2 of the $1,650 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event.
Day 2 will get underway at noon PST and 252 players will return with the money bubble in sight. The six starting flights amassed a total of 1,095 entrants to create a prize pool of $1,609,650. The top 159 finishers will earn a piece with a min-cash worth $2,625, while the eventual champion will take home $268,945.
Leading the way for the remaining field is PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot. The popular streamer who goes by “tonkaaaaP” will return to Day 2 with a stack of 681,000, good for 227 big blinds and the clear chip lead after he went on a tear with his first bullet on Day 1e.
Second in chips is Andrew Moreno (492,000), while Canada’s David Dongwoo Ko (434,500), Boston’s Lily Lotfy (420,500), and Brazil’s Bachman Boen (363,000) round out the top five.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Parker Talbot
Canada
681,000
227
2
Andrew Moreno
United States
492,000
164
3
David Dongwoo Ko
Canada
434,500
144
4
Lily Lotfy
United States
420,500
140
5
Bachman Boen
Brazil
363,000
121
6
Cade Lautenbacher
United States
339,000
113
7
Jeremy Eyer
United States
327,000
109
8
Kyna England
United States
316,000
105
9
Joe Tehan
United States
311,000
103
10
Landon Tice
United States
300,500
100
Other notables returning with healthy stacks include NAPT Women’s Event winner Kyna England (316,000), Landon Tice (300,500), Tom Orpaz (277,000), Anthony Zinno (229,000), Matthew Wantman (209,000), and PokerStars Ambassador Maria Konnikova (183,000).
Maria Konnikova
Day 2 will return on Level 15 with blinds of 1,500/3,000/3,000. Levels will be 60 minutes in duration with a 20-minute break every two levels and and a 60-minute dinner break scheduled after Level 20.
Day 3 will commence on November 10 and the tournament is scheduled to conclude with Day 4 on November 11, with the final two days slated to have live-streamed cards-up coverage.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide updates from Las Vegas until a Main Event winner is crowned, along with updates from other events throughout the NAPT festival.
