2023 NAPT Las Vegas

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1e
Event Info

2023 NAPT Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$268,945
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$1,609,650
Entries
1,095
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1e
Entries
449
Players Left
95

?Vamos, Vegas! Sergio Perez Races Down the Strip in Red Bull F1 Promo

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Sergio
Sergio

The Oracle Red Bull Formula One racing team released a promotional video ahead of November��s Las Vegas Grand Prix and it's an action-packed preview of what F1 has to offer when it invades the Strip this fall.

Readers might remember hearing about the race car tearing through the Wynn Las Vegas last November. It appears that was part of the production for Red Bull's epic race through Las Vegas.

Check out the video here!

Schulte Doubles Through Chen

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Pete Chen raised to 4,000 and Matthew Schulte shoved 23,000 from the next seat over before the rest of the table got out of the way. Chen called and the cards were turned up.

Matthew Schulte: Q?Q?
Pete Chen: A?Q?

The board ran out 8?8?4?K?J? and the queens held to secure a double for Schulte.

Player Chips Progress
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Pete Chen
59,500
59,500
59,500
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
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Matthew Schulte
51,000

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Various Chip Counts; Half-Milly for Talbot

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Parker Talbot
500,000
152,000
152,000
Profile photo of Andrew Moreno us
Andrew Moreno
285,000
116,000
116,000
Profile photo of John Morgan us
John Morgan
190,000
124,000
124,000
Profile photo of Aditya Prasetyo us
Aditya Prasetyo
180,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Matthew Wantman us
Matthew Wantman
180,000
47,000
47,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Ludlow us
Ben Ludlow
165,000
46,000
46,000
Profile photo of Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
155,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Barrett Lipkin us
Barrett Lipkin
148,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of David Williams us
David Williams
143,000
143,000
143,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Rania Nasreddine us
Rania Nasreddine
135,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Ben Palmer us
Ben Palmer
135,000
15,000
15,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ethan Yau us
Ethan Yau
109,000
62,500
62,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Jeffrey Tanouye us
Jeffrey Tanouye
107,000
10,500
10,500
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Kenna James
100,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Dorian Rios Pavon ve
Dorian Rios Pavon
86,500
86,500
86,500
Profile photo of Richard Alati us
Richard Alati
82,000
82,000
82,000
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Kitty Kuo
75,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Mitchell Halverson us
Mitchell Halverson
61,500
44,300
44,300
Profile photo of Masato Yokosawa jp
Masato Yokosawa
59,500
4,500
4,500
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Marcus us
Daniel Marcus
55,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
54,500
-13,500
-13,500
Profile photo of Qing Liu us
Qing Liu
50,000
-54,000
-54,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stanley Lee us
Stanley Lee
34,000
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of Chris Shebat us
Chris Shebat
26,500
26,500
26,500

Peters Stays Ahead to Double

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
David Peters
David Peters

David Peters opened from the hijack, Charles Henes jammed the small blind, and Peters called all in for 33,000.

David Peters: A?10?
Charles Henes: K?Q?

The 7?4?3?5?2? board ran out all low cards and Peters secured the double.

Player Chips Progress
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David Peters
70,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Charles Henes
8,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Charles HenesDavid Peters

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Aces for Talbot

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Parker Talbot raised to 4,500 in the hijack and Michael Arellano three-bet to 14,000 on the button. Action folded back to Talbot who four-bet to 41,000, and Arellano called.

The dealer spread the K?7?6? flop and Talbot bet 26,000. Arellano called.

The 10? landed on the turn and Talbot bet 37,000. Arellano called again.

The 4? fell on the river and Talbot bet 45,000. Arellano called once more.

Talbot tabled A?A? and Arellano mucked as Talbot took the pot to add to his huge chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Parker Talbot
680,000
180,000
180,000
Profile photo of Michael Arellano us
Michael Arellano
255,000
255,000
255,000

Tags: Michael ArellanoParker Talbot

Orpaz on a Run

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tom Orpaz raised to 5,500 from the button and Michael Jozoff called from the big blind.

Jozoff checked the flop of 9?3?3? and Orpaz bet 5,000. Jozoff fired back with a raise to 12,000 and Orpaz called.

Both players checked the A? turn to see 10? on the river. Jozoff checked and then folded quickly when Orpaz tossed out 15,000.

Orpaz showed 5?4? and dragged the pot. He has chipped up above the 300K mark in the late levels.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tom Orpaz il
Tom Orpaz
314,500
231,500
231,500
Profile photo of Michael Jozoff us
Michael Jozoff
89,000
89,000
89,000

Tags: Michael JozoffTom Orpaz

Two Loose Cannons: Find Out Who Won $50k Stakes to Play PokerStars Big Game

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Via an American Idol style competition, Nikki Limo and Lily Newhouse were chosen as the first PokerStars Big Game "loose cannons" in over a decade. As such, they will receive a $50,000 stake to compete in a high-stakes cash game against pros and entertaining recreational players.

The contest began on Sunday from the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) with a free qualifier shootout poker tournament at Resorts World in Las Vegas. Each table winner �� 20 players �� then advanced to an intense interview process on Monday judged by Nadya Magnus, Joe Stapleton, and James Hartigan.

Magnus was one of the original loose cannons when the popular show first aired in 2010-2011. She won over $60,000 on that day, her first introduction to televised poker. Stapleton and Hartigan will commentate on the show when it airs in 2024. Filming will take place at Resorts World this week, however.

The purpose of the audition phase was to find the two individuals who best exemplify a true loose cannon �� is at least a somewhat competent poker player, would benefit greatly from winning a significant amount in the game, and has a colorful personality.

Click here to learn more about what happened!

Ball's Flush Busts Kings

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player in the hijack was all in for approximately 85,000 and at risk against Scott Ball in early position.

Opponent: K?K?
Scott Ball: A?K?

The 8?2?2? flop kept the cowboys ahead, although the 5? turn gave Ball spade outs. The 6? indeed hit the felt on the river, and Ball collected the pot as his opponent hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Ball
255,000
105,000
105,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Scott Ball