$5,300 NAPT Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2024 NAPT Las Vegas
$5,300 NAPT Main Event
Day: 1a
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
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209,500
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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.
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bin Weng | United States | 359,000 | 239 |
| 2 | Michael Lavenburg | United States | 307,500 | 205 |
| 3 | Andrew Voor | United States | 281,000 | 187 |
| 4 | Martin Carnero | United States | 267,000 | 178 |
| 5 | Eric Medved | United States | 240,000 | 160 |
| 6 | Jonathan Newman | Canada | 232,500 | 155 |
| 7 | Colton Blomberg | United States | 216,500 | 144 |
| 8 | Eric Blair | United States | 213,500 | 142 |
| 9 | Nathan Wasson | United States | 211,500 | 141 |
| 10 | Zeng Zhiqin | United States | 209,500 | 140 |
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.
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.
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.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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359,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
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|
307,500
262,500
|
262,500 |
|
281,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
267,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
240,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
232,500
196,500
|
196,500 |
|
216,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
213,500
-47,500
|
-47,500 |
|
211,500
119,500
|
119,500 |
|
|
209,500 | |
|
202,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
195,500 | |
|
178,500
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
172,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
165,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
147,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
133,000 | |
|
129,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
||
|
126,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
||
|
124,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
123,500 | |
|
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123,000 | |
|
118,000 | |
|
113,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
|
||
|
112,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Day 1a has wrapped up with 73 players remaining.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The floor has paused the clock with 10:00 remaining in Level 10 and announced that three more hands will be played at each table to conclude the night.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Following an open to 2,500 and a flat on the button, Colton Blomberg made it 9,000 from the small blind. In the big blind, Curt Kohlberg cut out a cold four-bet to 26,000. The others swiftly folded before Blomberg announced all-in for 115,000 effective as the covering stack.
Kohlberg went deep into the tank for over two minutes as he contemplated a decision for his tournament life. After the clock was called, Kohlberg ultimately decided to lay it down and Blomberg collected a sizeable pot without even seeing a flop as his stack continues to grow late in the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
115,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Farah Galfond opened to 2,500 from the button and Han Feng defended from the big blind.
The flop came Q♣Q♦7♣. Feng checked and Galfond fired a 2,000 continuation-bet. Feng check-raised to 5,400 and Galfond called.
Feng bet 8,000 on the 3♠ turn and Galfond called again. Both players then checked the K♠ river.
Feng had two pair with 10♣7♥ but Galfond showed a better two pair with A♠A♥ to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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115,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
72,200
-67,800
|
-67,800 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Barny Boatman opened the hijack to 2,600 before Darren Rabinowitz three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff, and Boatman called.
On the K♠8♥6♥ flop, Boatman led all-in for around 12,000 and Rabinowitz put in the call.
Barny Boatman: 9♠9♥ 
Darren Rabinowitz: 10♠10♣
Rabinowitz had Boatman pipped with a higher pair and he stayed in the lead on the 6♠A♣ runout as the EPT Paris champion hit the rail late in the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Victoria Livschitz opened to 2,500 from middle position and Nathan Wasson three-bet to 8,500 from the small blind. Livschitz made the call.
The flop came K♠7♦2♦ and Livschitz c alled a 7,000 bet from Wasson.
Wasson fired another barrel for 23,000 on the 10♦ turn and this time Livschitz opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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267,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
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92,000
-138,000
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-138,000 |