$550 NAPT Mystery Bounty | 2024 NAPT Las Vegas

11-04-2024 15:34 UTC-8

Samson Snaps Off Lu to Double in a Massive Pot

David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Shyamsundar Challa raised to 40,000 in early position and Daniel Samson called in the small blind. Yang Lu then three-bet to 160,000 in the big blind and only Samson called.

Both players checked the 4♦2♣2♦ flop. The turn was the 5♣ and Lu bet 200,000. Samson then raised to 450,000, Lu moved all in, and Samson snap-called for 755,000.

Lu showed J♣J♥, but Samson had 5♥5♦ for a turned full house as the A♦ fell on the river to earn Samson the massive double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Samson	1,900,000 900,000	900,000
Shyamsundar Challa	350,000 -350,000	-350,000
Yang Lu	100,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Daniel Samson Shyamsundar Challa Yang Lu

11-04-2024 15:28 UTC-8

Lu Makes Queens Full in Three-Way All-In

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Connor Richards

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

There was a three-way all in between Daniel Willis, Yang Lu and Avi Cohen with Willis having both players covered and Lu being the shortest stack with 325,000.

Yang Lu: Q♥Q♠ All in
Avi Cohen: A♠5♦ All in
Daniel Willis: A♦K♦

The flop of 8♦9♣9♦ gave Willis additional outs with a flush draw, but the Q♣ turn sucked away those outs as Lu made queens full of nines to have both players drawing dead.

Lu earned a full triple as Willis won a small side pot and Cohen's bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Lu	1,000,000 600,000	600,000
Daniel Willis	200,000 5,000	5,000

Avi Cohen	Busted

Tags: Avi Cohen Daniel Willis Yang Lu

11-04-2024 15:11 UTC-8

Skolnik Goes Runner-Runner to Crack Kings

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Connor Richards

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Cory Skolnik was all in for around 450,000 from the cutoff against Yang Lu in the big blind.

Cory Skolnik: 10♣10♦ All in
Yang Lu: K♦K♠

Skolnik had the worse pair and not much changed on the 8♣5♣6♠ flop. The 7♣ turn gave Skolnik additional outs with a gutshot and flush draw, and the 9♥ river brought screams from the table as it gave Skolnik the unlikely straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Skolnik	900,000 744,000	744,000
Yang Lu	400,000 224,000	224,000

Tags: Cory Skolnik Yang Lu

11-04-2024 14:24 UTC-8

Assaf Runs Into Paulus' Aces

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Wasim Assaf moved all in for 200,000 from the big blind and Jim Paulus put him at risk in middle position.

Wasim Assaf: K♦8♦ All in
Jim Paulus: A♥A♦

Paulus hit top set on the A♣5♠K♠ flop and Assaf was left drawing dead after the 10♥ turn. The J♦ completed the board on the river and Assaf was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Paulus	580,000 130,000	130,000
Wasim Assaf	Busted

Tags: Jim Paulus Wasim Assaf

11-04-2024 14:22 UTC-8

That Kind of Day For Josephson

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joshua Remitio raised to 24,000 in middle position and Roni Hakim called in the hijack. Gregory Josephson also came along in the small blind, but Brian Battistone moved all in for 294,000 in the big blind. Remitio and Hakim both folded.

"Only because I'm tired of this. Every hand I play these guys have aces and kings," Josephson said as he called.

Brian Battistone: A♥10♦ All in
Gregory Josephson: A♠K♦

Josephson had Battistone dominated, but the A♦10♥3♣ flop gave Battistone two pair and the lead. The board ran out 9♦9♣ and Battistone doubled up, leaving Josephson nursing a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Battistone	630,000 380,000	380,000
Joshua Remitio	350,000 20,000	20,000

Roni Hakim	180,000 -154,000	-154,000
Gregory Josephson	40,000 -152,000	-152,000

Tags: Brian Battistone Gregory Josephson Joshua Remitio Roni Hakim

11-04-2024 14:08 UTC-8

Berman Hits the Flop, Blomberg Pulls Ahead on the Turn to Double

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Colton Blomberg moved all in for 310,000 from the big blind and Kevin Berman put him at risk in the cutoff.

Colton Blomberg: A♥Q♠ All in
Kevin Berman: A♠J♥

Berman hit a pair on the K♦5♠J♦ flop to take the lead, but the Q♥ turn moved Blomberg back in the lead with a pair of queens. The river was the 2♥ and Blomberg doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colton Blomberg	630,000 315,000	315,000
Kevin Berman	320,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Colton Blomberg Kevin Berman

11-04-2024 13:56 UTC-8

Lee Coolers Colavita in a Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Around 80,000 was in the pot as three players went to a flop of Q♣9♠3♠. Kevin Lee then bet 40,000 from early position and Wasim Assaf called on the button.

Mario Colavita then moved all in for 360,000 in the big blind and Lee reshoved. Assaf quickly folded K♦Q♦.

Mario Colavita: Q♠J♠ All in
Kevin Lee: A♠2♠

Colavita was ahead with top pair, while both players had a flush draw. The 5♠ turn completed the flush, but Lee had the nut flush to leave Colavita drawing dead going to the 8♦ river as Lee collected the massive pot to send Colavita to the rail.

"He saved me," Assaf said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Lee	1,000,000 787,000	787,000
Wasim Assaf	330,000 11,000	11,000
Mario Colavita	Busted

Tags: Kevin Lee Mario Colavita Wasim Assaf

11-04-2024 13:49 UTC-8

Ko Proves Unstoppable as Pawlenko Falls Victim to Cracked Aces

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

David Dongwoo Ko and Thierry Pawlenko went to a flop of K♣8♣7♣ when Pawlenko got his last 300,000 in the middle from the big blind and Ko put him at risk in middle position.

Thierry Pawlenko: A♣A♠ All in
David Dongwoo Ko: Q♣9♣

Pawlenko showed down aces with the nut flush draw, but Ko had flopped a flush as the board ran out 10♦6♦ to earn him another bounty.

"Did he say GG?" a tablemate asked.

"He said it very quietly," Cory Skolnik replied. "How's your day going?" Skolnik asked Ko.

"It's been okay," Ko said.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Dongwoo Ko	1,500,000 400,000	400,000

Thierry Pawlenko	Busted

Tags: David Dongwoo Ko Thierry Pawlenko

11-04-2024 13:44 UTC-8

Bozkurt Makes a No-Good Boat

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Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ekrem Bozkurt was all in against the bigger-stacked Shyamsundar Challa.

Ekrem Bozkurt: J♣10♣
Shyamsundar Challa: A♦K♦

The board ran out K♣4♣J♠K♥J♥ and both players made full houses with Challa having the best of it to send Bozkurt to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shyamsundar Challa	700,000 523,000	523,000
Ekrem Bozkurt	Busted

Tags: Ekrem Bozkurt

11-04-2024 13:44 UTC-8

Marcello Pulls the First $25,000 Bounty

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Raimondo Marcello already has reason to celebrate no matter how far he progresses in the tournament as he pulled the first $25,000 mystery bounty envelope.

Two more are still up for grabs.