There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the return of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) to Las Vegas this week, including satellites into The Big Game on Tour and the $1,650 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event that will name the first NAPT champion in over a decade.
Another reason to be excited about NAPT Las Vegas is that it is taking place at Resorts World, one of the newest and most exciting attractions in Sin City that features state-of-the-art entertainment, dining, and one of the best poker rooms in all of Vegas.
Here is your guide for everything to do at Resorts World during the NAPT Las Vegas festival.
Matthew "Rosey" Rosenfield, one-third of Next Gen Poker, recently sat down for Day 1e of the NAPT Main Event. The content creators are in Las Vegas for their coronation as the newest ambassadors for PokerStars, and "Rosey" is taking his shot at a share of the $1,500,000 guarantee.
PokerNews stopped by Rosenfield's table to spend an orbit (before the break) with the young poker personality. He started with 24,200 and the table was seven-handed.
Hand 1: (Cutoff) Rosenfield folded to a bet of 800.
Hand 2: (Hijack) Rosenfield folded to a bet of 600.
Hand 3: (Middle position) Rosenfield raised to 600 and the cutoff called before the button made it 2,600. Rosenfield slid out 7,000 and both players gave up the pot.
Hand 4: (Under the gun) Rosenfield open-folded.
Hand 5: (Big Blind) A player in the under-the-gun position limped in and Rosenfield checked his option from the big blind. The flop was 9?10?4? and Rosenfield check-called a bet of 600. Rosenfield check-called a bet of 1,500 on the 10? turn and both players checked the 3? river. "Pair is good," Rosenfield said as his opponent turned over Q?J? for queen-high. "That's good, too." Rosenfield responded as he tossed the losing hand into the muck.
Hand 6: (Small blind) The cutoff raised to 600 and Rosenfield three-bet to 2,400. The big blind called and the cutoff tossed in the chips to see K?7?5? on the flop. Rosenfield continued for 2,500 after the flop and the big blind called before the cutoff got out of the way. The turn was A? and the big blind called again when Rosenfield bet 5,100. Rosenfield fired 8,000 at the 4? river and the big blind called. Both players turned over ace-queen to split the pot.
Hand 7: (Button) Rosenfield folded to a bet of 800.
There were a lot of ways for players in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania to win their way to the North American Poker Tour in Las Vegas and it's finally time for players to convert their opportunity into big bucks.
Calvin Kelleher, Sridhar Sangannagari, and Barrett Lipkin are among those qualifiers in Las Vegas who are vying for a share of the $1,500,000 guarantee.
Kelleher and Sangannagari are from New Jersey and Lipkin hails from Pennsylvania. Sangannagari has just over $1,000,000 in career earnings, according to the Hendon Mob, and he recently finished in second place in the $600 NLH/PLO mix at the 2023 WSOP. Lipkin is a WSOP circuit ring winner and Kelleher is looking for his first major accolade.
Nick Pupillo raised to 1,300 from middle position and Rania Nasreddine called from the next seat over before the cutoff tossed in the chips to come along. The button and blinds got out of the way and action was three handed.
Pupillo bet 1,500 on a flop of 6?2?10? and both players gave up the pot.
Meanwhile, Tom Orpaz has taken a seat at the same table with a fresh stack.
