2024 NAPT Las Vegas

$550 NAPT Mystery Bounty
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 NAPT Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$46,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$576,480
Entries
1,201
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
100
Players Left
15

Karel Kratochvil Bags the Chip Lead After Day 1b in NAPT Las Vegas $550 Mystery Bounty

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

The second annual PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas (NAPT) festival kicked off with the $550 Mystery Bounty event. Today, the first two of five Day 1 flights took place at Resorts World Las Vegas. Day 1a, which began at noon local time, attracted 232 entrants, with 35 players making the money and advancing to Day 2. The second flight started at 5:00 p.m. local time and drew 100 entrants, with 15 players set to advance to Day 2 and secure at least a minimum cash. The chip leader at the conclusion of Day 1b was Karel Kratochvil, who bagged an impressive 437,000 chips.

Kratochvil climbed to the top of the leaderboard largely due to a massive double up during hand for hand play, where he made quad threes on the river against his opponent’s turned wheel. Right behind him is Ryan Wolfson in second place with 414,000 chips, followed by Tim Reilly in third with 337,000 chips.

Tim Reilly
Tim Reilly

Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip Count
1Karel KratochvilCzechia437,000
2Ryan WolfsonUnited States414,000
3Tim ReillyUnited States337,000
4Roni HakimAustralia334,000
5Robert NolenUnited States314,000
6Jeffrey YarcheverUnited States254,000
7Kevin LeeUnited States213,000
8Tao QinUnited States160,000
9Mitchell HalversonUnited States159,000
10Rommel LiscanoUnited States101,000

Also advancing to Day 2 is World Series of Poker bracelet winner Nicholas Seward, who bagged 55,000 chips. Notable players who were unable to cash include Jeff Platt, Terrance Reid, Myles Mullaly, Daniel Willis, and Eric Siegel.

The 15 remaining players found themselves in the money after Sergio Dantas was eliminated in brutal fashion on the stone bubble. Action folded to the small blind Ryan Wolfson who jammed all in with pocket threes against the big blind Dantas pocket queens, who had a stack of 135,000. To the delight of several shorter stacks in the field, Wolfson flopped a set of threes, eliminating Dantas and bursting the bubble.

Sergio Dantas
Sergio Dantas

There are still three more starting flights for players to try to make the money, with two more flights scheduled for tomorrow and the final Day 1e flight on Sunday at noon. All remaining players will combine for Day 2 on Monday at noon, when the mystery bounties come into play. Day 2 will resume from the earliest finishing time of the starting flights, which is currently Day 1a, wrapping up with 15 minutes remaining in Level 17, featuring blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante.

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Dantas Eliminated on the Bubble in Brutal Fashion

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

Action folded to the small blind Ryan Wolfson who raised to put Sergio Dantas all in for his stack of 135,000. Dantas peeled his hand and quickly made the call to put himself at risk.

Sergio Dantas: QQ All in
Ryan Wolfson: 33

Dantas woke up with a monster in the big blind, and was in a great spot to double up with the bigger pocket pair. But when the board ran out A3K79 Wolfson flopped a set of threes to take the pot and eliminate Dantas on the stone bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Wolfson
395,000
210,000
210,000
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Sergio Dantas
Busted

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Reilly Turns a Wheel, Kratochvil Rivers Quads

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Karel Kratochvil
Karel Kratochvil

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing J42.

The small blind Jackie Rosen checked, when the big blind Karel Kratochvil bet out 12,000. Tim Reilly in middle position called, and Rosen folded.

After the 3 on the turn, Kratochvil check-called a bet of 27,000 from Reilly.

The river was the 3 and Kratochvil checked to Reilly who bet all in for Kratochvil stack of 143,000, which he snap called. Reilly quickly turned over A5 for a wheel, but Kratochvil tabled 33 for quad threes to get the massive double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Karel Kratochvil
390,000
165,000
165,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Tim Reilly
345,000
-235,000
-235,000
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Jackie Rosen
75,000
-1,000
-1,000

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Reilly Cracks Aces to Send Home Yeung

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Timothy Reilly
Timothy Reilly

Action folded to Tim Reilly on the button who raised all in. The small blind folded and Norman Yeung in the big blind quickly made the call for his stack of 115,000.

Norman Yeung: AA All in
Tim Reilly: Q10

Reilly ran into the pocket aces of Yeung, but once the board ran out 10J7Q9 Reilly improved to two pair, queens and tens to crack the aces and eliminate Yeung.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Reilly
580,000
260,000
260,000
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Norman Yeung
Busted

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Liscano Triples Up

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Rommel Liscano
Rommel Liscano

Mitchell Halverson opened the action with a raise to 10,000, and was called by Leonidas Georgopoulos in the cutoff. Rommel Liscano then called to put himself all in for his stack of 10,000 on the button. The blinds got out of the way, it was three players heading to the flop with Liscano at risk.

Both players checked after the 7A7 flop, which brought the 2 on the turn. Halverson checked to Georgopoulos who bet out 12,000 which got a quick fold from Halverson.

Rommel Liscano: AQ All in
Leonidas Georgopoulos: A10

Liscano was ahead with the bigger ace, but Georgopoulos could hit a ten or heart to knockout Liscano. But the river was the 9 and Liscano secured the triple up.

Player Chips Progress
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Mitchell Halverson
158,000
3,000
3,000
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Leonidas Georgopoulos
96,000
21,000
21,000
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Rommel Liscano
42,000
-93,000
-93,000

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Lee Finishes Off Murray

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Kevin Lee
Kevin Lee

Action folded to Kevin Lee in the cutoff who raised to 9,000. Then Jenna Murray three-bet all in for 21,000. It folded back to Lee who made the call to put Murray at risk.

Jenna Murray: 77 All in
Kevin Lee:99

Murray would need to improve past the bigger pair of Lee to stay in the tournament. But when the board ran out Q2Q97 both players made a full house, but Lee held the bigger full house, nines full of queens to take the pot and eliminate Murray.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Lee
228,000
38,000
38,000
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Jenna Murray
Busted

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Qin Turns a Bigger Flush to Double Up

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tao Qin
Tao Qin

Sergio Dantas raised to 6,000 from under the gun before Tao Qin three-bet to 18,000. It folded back to Dantas who made the call.

The flop came 9210 and Dantas checked to Qin who bet out 15,000, before Dantas raised to put Qin all in for his stack of 64,000. Qin doubled checked his hand and quickly made the call to put himself at risk.

Tao Qin: AA All in
Sergio Dantas: 54

Dantas flopped a flush and had Qin's aces cracked. Although, it was only momentarily as the turn brought the 8 to give Qin the bigger flush and left Dantas drawing dead. The 4 on the river officially gave Qin the pot and the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergio Dantas
215,000
215,000
215,000
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Tao Qin
171,500
75,500
75,500

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Kratochvil Flops a Set and Sends Home Lee

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Karel Kratochvil
Karel Kratochvil

Action was picked up on the turn with the board showing 4K58 and roughly 45,000 in the pot already.

Phillip Lee was all in for his stack of 80,000, and Karel Kratochvil putting him at risk.

Phillip Lee: K9 All in
Karel Kratochvil: 55

Lee was drawing dead as Kratochvil flopped a set of fives against his top pair. The 6 on the river officially gave Kratochvil the pot and eliminated Lee.

Player Chips Progress
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Karel Kratochvil
270,000
236,500
236,500
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Phillip Lee
Busted

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Wolfson WIns the Race to Double Up

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ryan Wolfson
Ryan Wolfson

Action was picked up with Ryan Wolfson all in for 23,000, and Jeffrey Yarchever putting him at risk.

Ryan Wolfson: 99 All in
Jeffrey Yarchever: AQ

Wolfson was ahead and once the board ran out J21076 his pocket nines were still best to secure the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeffrey Yarchever
70,000
-12,000
-12,000
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Ryan Wolfson
49,000
49,000
49,000

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Halverson Out Pips Riley

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Mitchell Halverson
Mitchell Halverson

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 10,000 already in the pot and the board showing Q105.

Levar Riley was all in for 38,000 and Mitchell Halverson putting him at risk.

Levar Riley: Q6 All in
Mitchell Halverson: KQ

Both players flopped top pair but the bigger kicker of Halverson had Riley dominated. When the board ran out J on the turn and Q on the river both players made trips, but the king-queen of Halverson was best, to take the pot and eliminate Riley.

Player Chips Progress
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Mitchell Halverson
135,000
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Levar Riley
Busted

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