2024 NAPT Las Vegas

$5,300 NAPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 NAPT Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74
Prize
$765,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$4,340,750
Entries
895
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
266
Players Left
73

Welcome to Day 1a of the 2024 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas $5,300 Main Event

Sami Bechahed, 2023 Main Event Winner
Sami Bechahed, 2023 Main Event Winner

The $5,300 Main Event of the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas kicks off today at 12 p.m. local time at Resorts World. After four days of preliminary events, many of poker's biggest names will convene for massive event with a guaranteed prize pool of $3,000,000.

This is the second year of the NAPT's return to Las Vegas. Last year, Sami Bechahed conquered a field of 1,095 players in the $1,650 Main Event to win $268,945. This year, the stakes have increased as the buy-in is $5,300.

2023 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Sami BechahedUnited States$268,945
2Jonathan BorensteinUnited States$168,175
3David ColemanUnited States$120,130
4Ping LiuUnited States$92,410
5Sergio AidoSpain$71,080
6Nick SchulmanUnited States$54,680
7Sandeep PallampatiUnited States$42,060
NAPT Las Vegas
NAPT Las Vegas

Today is the first of three starting flights. There is another flight at 12 p.m. tomorrow, as well as a turbo flight 1c at 6 p.m. tomorrow.

Players begin the tournament with 30,000 in tournament chips with blinds at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels will last 60 minutes in length and ten levels will be played on Day 1. The tournament is single re-entry per flight, with registration open through to the start of Day 2 on Thursday, November 7 at 12 p.m.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas Main Event.

Tags: David ColemanJonathan BorensteinNick SchulmanPing LiuSami BechahedSandeep PallampatiSergio Aido

Konnikova Sends Out Reese

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

Action was picked up on the KJ2 flop in a three-bet pot between Nicholas Reese in the small blind and Maria Konnikova on the button. Reese continued for 2,500 and Konnikova put in the call.

Reese did not slow down on the 4 turn as he bet 5,000. Konnikova raised to 12,000 and Reese quickly announced all-in for 22,000 and Konnikova snapped it off as the slightly covering stack.

Nicholas Reese: AK All in
Maria Konnikova: JJ

Reese was drawing dead on the irrelevant 10 river as Konnikova scored an early elimination with her flopped set.

"Well that was quick," bemoaned Reese as he wished his opponents good luck.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Konnikova
55,000
25,000
25,000
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Nicholas Reese
Busted

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Will "The Thrill" Failla Accidentally Enters Wrong Tournament at NAPT and Wins It!

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Will Failla
Will Failla

On Monday night, the 2024 NAPT Event #6: $360 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry attracted 89 players who rebought 17 times. The 106-entry field generated a prize pool of $26,700, and it was a familiar face coming out on top on Will “The Thrill” Failla, who claimed the Spadie trophy and $7,130 in prize money.

The real thrill of it all though is that Failla, who is in action in today's Day 1a field, didn’t even mean to play the tournament. He registered thinking it was a $360 satellite into the $5,300 NAPT Main Event.

"I bought into the $1,100 event but there were no more rebuys," he told PokerNews. "I didn't want to wait around until about six or seven for the next flight. I thought there was a satellite to it, and I said, 'What's the next thing going right now? The satellite?' And she goes, 'The $360.' So I give her the money and next thing I know I'm a half hour in, win a couple of hands, and a guy says, 'How many people are in the satellite?' Someone said what satellite? You're not in a satellite. Get the f*** out of here. He says, 'Will, you're in a $25K guaranteed tournament, not a satellite.'"

Failla continued: "I said, no f***ing way. I said, can you pick me up seriously? He said I played hands and had chips so they couldn't. I tried everything I could to go to dinner with my friends before the next $1,100 flight but I just couldn't lose a hand. It really f***ed up right in a way. I haven't played a $360 tournament since I was like four years old."

Event #6 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Will Failla$7,130
2Veselin Dimitrov$4,600
3Faramarz Ghorbani$3,280
4Matej Gorba$2,520
5Suhail Khader Khan$2,020
6Richard Lee$1,620
7Nick Jivkov$1,290
8Fabian Hein$1,030

Some others to cash the tournament were Liron Altman (9th - $830), Mahesh Lad (10th - $660), Vanderlai Alvino (11th - $660), Alberto Rodriguez (12th - $530), and Mandy Island (13th - $530).

Will Failla
Will "The Thrill" Failla ships a Spadie!

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Nicky P Loves the Ladies

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Nick Palma
Nick Palma

Nicholas Palma opened to 1,600 from under the gun and Jonathan Little called in middle position. From the big blind, Robyn Alvis three-bet to 5,000 and both opponents called.

On the 533 flop, Alvis led all-in for around 29,000. Palma weighed his options before he decided to call and Little quickly got out of the way.

Robyn Alvis: 66 All in
Nicholas Palma: QQ

Palma was in good shape with his overpair against the sixes of Alvis and his queens held up on the 37 runout as he scored the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Nicholas Palma
95,000
65,000
65,000
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Jonathan Little
25,000
WPT 2X Winner
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Robyn Alvis
Busted

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Ausmus Flips Out Pupillo

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Jeremy Ausmus
Jeremy Ausmus

Joe Serock opened to 1,800 from under the gun and Dyan Linde called on the button before Nick Pupillo three-bet jammed a stack of around 11,000 from the small blind. Jeremy Ausmus called in the big blind and Serock and Linde folded.

Dylan Linde: QJ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: 99

Linde flopped plenty more outs on the flop of 432 put couldn't hit them as the board finished out 58 to mark his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeremy Ausmus
110,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
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Dylan Linde
55,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Joe Serock
40,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Nick Pupillo
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Jacobson Check-Raises Krpan

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

John Krpan opened to 2,400 from early position and Martin Jacobson defended out of the big blind.

Jacobson checked on the flop of Q24 and Krpan continued for 2,300. Jacobson check-raised to 6,800 and Krpan called.

Jacobson then moved all in for around 18,500 and Krpan laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Jacobson
48,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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John Krpan
45,000

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Rabinowitz Ends Boatman's Run

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

Barny Boatman opened the hijack to 2,600 before Darren Rabinowitz three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff, and Boatman called.

On the K86 flop, Boatman led all-in for around 12,000 and Rabinowitz put in the call.

Barny Boatman: 99 All in
Darren Rabinowitz: 1010

Rabinowitz had Boatman pipped with a higher pair and he stayed in the lead on the 6A runout as the EPT Paris champion hit the rail late in the evening.

Player Chips Progress
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Darren Rabinowitz
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Barny Boatman
Busted

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Bin Weng Leads After First Flight in $5,300 NAPT Main Event

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Bin Weng
Bin Weng

The first starting flight of the $5,300 Main Event of the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) festival at Resorts World Las Vegas wrapped up late Tuesday night with reigning GPI Player of the Year Bin Weng leading the way with over 200 big blinds.

Weng will be joined on Day 2 by big stacks like Michael Lavenburg, Martin Carnero and PokerStars qualifier Andrew Voor. Other players who advanced include Jeremy Ausmus, Dan Sepiol, Patrick Leonard, Brian Altman, Farah Galfond, David "ODB" Baker, Matthew Salsberg and Griffin Benger.

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Bin WengUnited States359,000239
2Michael LavenburgUnited States307,500205
3Andrew VoorUnited States281,000187
4Martin CarneroUnited States267,000178
5Eric MedvedUnited States240,000160
6Jonathan NewmanCanada232,500155
7Colton BlombergUnited States216,500144
8Eric BlairUnited States213,500142
9Nathan WassonUnited States211,500141
10Zhiqin ZengUnited States209,500140

Day 1a Action

The eagerly-awaited NAPT Main Event got underway after four days of preliminary events, which initially took place in the Resorts World Poker Room before moving up to the convention area.

Day 1a drew 276 players, pushing the event toward its $3 million guaranteed prize pool.

There were Gold Pass qualifiers in the field like Steven Maddison, Xavier Pacheco, Lee Jackson and Michael Harris, who traded pots with top pros including Chance Kornuth, WSOP Main Event champions Ryan Riess and Martin Jacobson, and PokerStars Ambassadors Maria Konnikova, Maria Ho and Barny Boatman.

Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman

There were plenty of highlights on Day 1a, including Kenzo Ishida tanking for five minutes as he nearly folded a straight and Nathan Wasson cracking the aces of mixed game author Dylan Linde.

Dylan Linde
Dylan Linde

There are still two starting flights left to play, both of which will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Day 1b will get underway at noon local time, while the turbo-structured Day 1c will kick off at 6 p.m. Action will pick up on Level 11 with blinds of 1,000/1,500/1,500.

Stay tuned as PokerNews will be back on-site tomorrow for coverage of the two remaining Main Event starting flights. Check out the NAPT live reporting hub in the meantime.

Tags: Andrew VoorBarny BoatmanBig BlindsBin WengBrian AltmanColton BlombergGriffin BengerJeremy AusmusJonathan NewmanLee JacksonMartin CarneroMartin JacobsonMatthew SalsbergMichael HarrisMichael LavenburgPatrick LeonardSteven MaddisonXavier PachecoZhiqin Zeng