A late position player raised to 5,000 and got called by Martin Zamani in the cutoff and also by the big blind, bringing out a Ax8xKx flop.
Action checked to Zamani who opted to bet out for 9,000. The big blind quickly folded and the late position player laughed as he mucked and showed the 10?10?, assuming that he'd been out flopped. Zamani responded by showing the Qx9x for a well-timed bluff to close out.
Day 1d of the $1,650 Main Event has come to an end at PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas at Resorts World Las Vegas and Petrica Oana (234,000) is the chip leader after 14 levels of play.
The fourth of six flights in the Main Event may have been on the smaller side, but there was no shortage of action from the 47 entries, from which 12 players have found a bag and will return for Day 2 on Thursday.
Oana was followed close behind by some talented players. Josh Reichard (193,000) finished the flight in second place after registering late in the night and working his way into a commanding presence at the table. Jon Kyte (113,000) shipped a Venetian Deepstack just six days ago and is now moving on to Day 2 with a healthy stack. 2023 U.S. Poker Open Champion Martin Zamani (127,000) opted to max late register the event and was able to use some tricky play and well-timed aggression to get moving in the right direction and put chips in a bag for Day 2.
Martin Zamani
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Petrica Oana
Romania
234,000
78
2
Josh Reichard
United States
193,000
64
3
Jianxin Wu
United States
184,000
61
4
Michael Berk
United States
143,000
48
5
Martin Zamani
United States
127,000
42
6
Jon Kyte
Norway
113,000
38
7
Karim Ghozlani
United States
103,000
34
8
Christos Zormpas
Greece
95,000
32
9
Ron Schiffman
United States
83,000
28
10
Jordan Spurlin
United States
74,000
25
11
Justin Turner
United States
45,000
15
12
Cody Raymond
United States
39,500
13
Unfortunately, not everyone on the late-night/early-morning flight could find a bag. NAPT Super High Roller runner-up, David Stamm started off the day hot as he took down some pots and even eliminated a player when he drilled the nut straight on the turn and held. He would then go on a cold streak and end the night on the rail. Former WSOP Main Event final tablaist Griffin Benger hung tough for a good portion of the day but was not able to make Day 2. Popular YouTuber and high-stakes pro Masato Yokosawa also made an appearance late in the day, but it was short-lived.
Masato Yokosawa
Luckily for all these players and many more who have not yet found a bag, there are still two more flights, including the 8 p.m. Turbo flight that will be running to help a few more people get that Day 2 shot at glory.
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