2023 NAPT Las Vegas

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
252
Players Left
34

Pantaleo Gets Kings For Another Bubble Double

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kartik Ved was in a heads-up pot against Giuseppe Pantaleo on a board of 9?7?7?J?.

Ved bet 18,000 on the turn and Pantaleo called. Ved then put Pantaleo all in on the 4? river and Pantaleo took some time before calling for his remaining 20,000.

Ved could only show ace-high with A?8? as Pantaleo revealed K?K? to double up on the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Giuseppe Pantaleo
160,000
128,000
128,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Kartik Ved
135,000
53,000
53,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Runner-Runner Straight Staves Off Bubble Bursting

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to John Morgan who jammed for just over 100,000 from late position. Yang Lu made the call to set up a runout with Morgan at risk.

John Morgan: A?Q?
Yang Lu: A?A?

The flop came 4?6?10?, leaving Morgan with only runner-runner outs to the win. The K? came in on the turn and brought with it half of the needed running outs for Morgan to double and keep bubble play in action.

When the J? completed the board and Morgan's straight, the room let out a collective gasp as the sick runout keeps everyone in bubble play and still out of the money.

Player Chips Progress
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John Morgan
225,000
101,000
101,000
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Yang Lu
152,000
31,000
31,000

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Ashkenazi Rivers to Survive on Bubble

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Amit Ashkenazi was all in for 68,000 in the cutoff and at risk against Patrick Eskandar in the big blind.

Amit Ashkenazi: A?9?
Patrick Eskandar: A?K?

The J?5?4? flop gave Ashkenazi spade outs to survive, although the 8? turn changed nothing. The 10? spiked the river, however, and more groans filled the room as yet another at-risk player improved to survive on the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Amit Ashkenazi
143,000
18,000
18,000
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Patrick Eskandar
25,000
-96,500
-96,500

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Eskandar's Turn to Hit River to Survive the Bubble

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Patrick Eskandar
Patrick Eskandar

In the next hand after being the victim of a river card, Patrick Eskandar moved all in from the small blind for 25,000 and David Jackson called out of the big.

Patrick Eskandar: A?4?
David Jackson: 8?3?

Eskandar got it in good but fell behind on the K?3?7? flop. The J? turn was of no consequence, but the A? river was as Eskandar paired up to stay alive on the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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David Jackson
243,000
-27,000
-27,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Patrick Eskandar
50,000
25,000
25,000

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Urbonas Eliminated One Off the Bubble

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mantas Urbonas
Mantas Urbonas

Mantas Urbonas was forced all in for his last 3,000 in the big blind and was at risk against Sami Bechahed in the hijack.

Mantas Urbonas: A?7?
Sami Bechahed: K?J?

Urbonas was a slight favorite until the Q?J?6? flop left him needing help. The 6? turn meant he needed only a non-heart ace to survive, but the 9? completed the board and Urbonas was eliminated as the field is now one elimination away from the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Sami Bechahed
325,000
151,000
151,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Mantas Urbonas
Busted

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Nguyen Falls to Wantman on Money Bubble

Level 17 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Turbo Nguyen
Turbo Nguyen

Matthew Wantman opened from the hijack and Turbo Nguyen three-bet jammed a stack of 37,000 on the button. Wantman called with a bigger stack.

Turbo Nguyen: 10?10?
Matthew Wantman: K?J?

An elimination at another table meant that Nguyen was at risk of bubbling. The flop of J?5?9? gave Wantman a big lead.

"Life is good no matter what, guys," Nguyen said before the runout of 3?K? improved Wantman to two pair to mark Nguyen's elimination on the bubble.

"Stone bubble. Good game," Nguyen said as he left.

Turbo Nguyen
Turbo Nguyen
Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Wantman
200,000
-9,000
-9,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Turbo Nguyen
Busted

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Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

PN Podcast: Jesse Lonis, Scotty Nguyen & Parker Talbot from the 2023 PokerStars NAPT

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come at you from the PokerStars 2023 North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Resorts World Las Vegas. They recap some of the early side event winners, fill you in on the Main Event, and dive into the return of the Big Game featuring two new loose cannons.

Connor then chats with Jesse Lonis, who won the NAPT Super High Roller, while Chad catches up with Poker Hall of Famer Scotty Nguyen, who made his way to Vegas for the NAPT. Finally, Matt interviewed PokerStars Ambassador Parker "Tonkaaaa" Talbot, who bagged up a big stack in the $1,650 Main Event.

Additionally, the crew recap winners from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe, which is currently taking place at King's Casino in Rozvadov, as well as their decision to have a leprechaun emcee their mystery bounty event. Toss in a discussion on Shawn Sheikhan receiving a four-year prison sentence, and it's a show not to be missed.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Lee Picks Off Leng's Bluff

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of J?10?6?, Stanley Lee bet 15,000 from the hijack and only Ryan Leng called on the button.

Lee checked on the A? turn and Leng checked back. Lee checked again on the 10? river and Leng bet 22,000. Lee called.

Leng showed 9?7? for a missed straight draw as Lee tabled J?8? to win the pot with a pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Stanley Lee
250,000
161,500
161,500
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Ryan Leng
95,000
-43,500
-43,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

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