$5,300 NAPT Main Event | 2024 NAPT Las Vegas

9 hours 25 minutes ago

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	30,000 30,000	30,000
Eric Baldwin	30,000

Griffin Benger	30,000 30,000	30,000
Colton Blomberg	30,000 30,000	30,000
Scott Eskenazi	30,000

David Jackson	30,000 30,000	30,000

David Kaye	30,000 30,000	30,000

Maria Konnikova	30,000 30,000	30,000

Terrance Reid	30,000 30,000	30,000
Tyler Patterson	30,000 30,000	30,000

Eric Siegel	30,000 30,000	30,000

Jeff Platt	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jeremy Becker	30,000 30,000	30,000
Bin Weng	30,000 30,000	30,000

Brian Battistone	30,000 30,000	30,000

Too Many Outs for Toivonen

Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

William Toivonen opened to 400 from the cutoff and was called by Byung Shin on the button.

The flop came Q♥6♥7♠ and Toivonen bet 500. Shin raised to 1,500 and Toivonen snap-called.

Toivonen check-called a 3,000 bet from Shin on the 4♦ turn. On the 2♣ river Toivonen checked and Shin bet 9,000. Toivonen showed that he had A♥K♥ for the nut-flush draw and two overcards on the flop before mucking his hand and Shin took the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byung Shin	36,000
William Toivonen	23,500

Tags: Byung Shin William Toivonen

9 hours 37 minutes ago

Anderson Cracks Ng's Aces

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Brett Slezak

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Robyn Alvis opened to 300 from the cutoff and Brad Anderson called on the button. In the big blind, Ontario Power Pass winner Timothy Ng three-bet to 1,200 and only Anderson called.

The 10♣8♦2♣ flop checked through to the 6♥ turn which saw Ng lead for 1,000 and Anderson quickly called.

On the 9♣ river, Ng led again for 1,500 and Anderson took a moment before he decided to just call. Ng showed A♠A♦ for an overpair while Anderson revealed 7♣6♦ for a rivered gutshot straight to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Anderson	44,000 44,000	44,000
Timothy Ng	15,500 15,500	15,500

Tags: Brad Anderson Robyn Alvis Timothy Ng

9 hours 47 minutes ago

Klein Off to a Good Start

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Bill Klein limped in from the small blind and Kitty Kuo checked from the big blind.

The flop came 4♣5♦7♦ and Klein check-called a 200 bet from Kuo.

Klein checked again on the 9♥ turn and Kuo bet 500. Klein check-raised to 2,000 and took the pot after Kuo opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Klein	62,000
Kitty Kuo	12,000

Tags: Bill Klein Kitty Kuo

9 hours 49 minutes ago

Shots from Welcome Drinks & Stand-Up Comedy by Joe Stapleton and Morgan Jay

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Chad Holloway

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

On Monday night, Gold Pass winners were treated to a special event at Jalisco Underground here at Resorts World—welcome drinks and a comedy show featuring Joe Stapleton and Morgan Jay, a musician and comedian based in Los Angeles who has appeared on MTV's Wild'N'Out, NBC, and Comedy Central.

It was a fun night filled with lots of laughs, as evidenced by some of these photos by Trevor Scott.

James Hartigan chatting it up with Gold Pass winners.

NAPT Welcome Drinks — Gold Pass winners getting ready for the show.

Morgan Jay performing at the 2024 NAPT Las Vegas.

Joe Stapleton performing at the 2024 NAPT Las Vegas.

9 hours 50 minutes ago

Fuller Wins Without Showdown

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Thomas Fuller opened to 300 from the cutoff and Eric Baldwin defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♣6♦4♦ and Baldwin check-called a 300 continuation-bet from Fuller.

Fuller bet another 700 when checked to on the 10♥ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from Baldwin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Fuller	32,000 32,000	32,000
Eric Baldwin	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Eric Baldwin Thomas Fuller

10 hours 3 minutes ago

Porter Gets Value with Flopped Flush

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Brett Slezak

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Action was picked up three-ways in a single-raised pot between Robert Nolen from the cutoff, Andrew Porter from the small blind, and Paul Houvener from the big blind.

The A♦Q♦3♦ flop checked through to the Q♣ turn with saw Porter lead for 1,000 from the small blind and only Nolen called.

On the J♥ river, Porter overbet for 6,000 and Nolen did not take long before he flicked in the call. Porter tabled K♦9♦ for the flopped flush as he dragged a sizeable pot early in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Porter	40,000

Paul Houvener	28,000
Robert Nolen	21,000

Tags: Andrew Porter Paul Houvener Robert Nolen

10 hours 4 minutes ago

Gold Pass Winners Tangle Early

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Chad Holloway

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

With 1,600 in the pot and a flop of 2♣9♦3♠6♥, Lee Jackson, a Toronto commercial real estate professional and father of three who won his way into this tournament via a free Step 1 ticket, checked from the small blind, and Michael Harris, who won a Gold Pass by finishing the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) as the 'Golden Player of the Series,' bet 1,000.

Jackson called and then shifted gears by leading out for 1,500 when the 3♣ completed the board on the river. Harris called with the A♣9♣ for nines and threes with an ace kicker, which was good as Jackson showed the A♦K♣ for the ace-high bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Harris	33,000
Lee Jackson	27,500

Tags: Lee Jackson Michael Harris

10 hours 4 minutes ago

Boatman Bluffs into Aces

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Michael Bruno opened to 200 from the button and received calls from Barny Boatman in the small blind and Brian Lee in the big blind.

The flop came 5♦7♣7♠ and Boatman led out with a 300 bet. Lee got out of the way while Bruno made the call.

Both players checked the Q♥ turn leading to the 3♣ river. Boatman bet 1,100 and Bruno called.

Boatman tabled a missed gutshot with 9♣6♣ while Bruno turned over two pair with A♥A♠ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Bruno	32,000 32,000	32,000
Brian Lee	31,000 31,000	31,000
Barny Boatman	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Brian Lee Michael Bruno

10 hours 14 minutes ago

Become a Bigger Part of the Action With MyStack by PokerNews

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Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

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