Main Event
Day 1a Started
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles
Buy-in
$4,750
Prize Pool
$3,229,857
Entries
701
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Day 1a of the NAPT Los Angeles Set to Begin
So far in Season 1 of the North America Poker Tour, Pokerstars.net has surpassed all expectations and ignited one of the most successful tournament tours in North America. It all began at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure when Harrison Gimbel took down the title, the $2.2 million first-place prize, and became the first NAPT champion.
The next stop was the first ever PokerStars.net-sponsored event in Las Vegas, which was held at the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Tom Marchese emerged as the champion and took down $827,648 for his efforts. At that same stop, Ashton Griffin won more than a half million dollars by winning the NAPT's first Bounty Shootout.
Just two months later, Vanessa Selbst took a short break from law school at Yale University to take down the NAPT event at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, Conneticut for $750,000. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier followed it up with an impressive win in the Bounty Shootout and took home nearly half a million himself.
Today, the last Main Event of the NAPT Season 1 will kick-off at the Bicycle Casino is Los Angeles, California. The Bike is one of the largest poker rooms in the country and has more than 25 years of history and experience in the poker world. Who will be the next NAPT champion? Many of poker's biggest names are here attempting to become just that. Cards will be in the air in just about an hour, so be sure to check back with us then for all the latest action, chip counts and eliminations from the NAPT Los Angeles Main Event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Familiar Faces
The poker pros keep pouring into the tournament area. Here is just a sample of some of the names in today's field:
Steven Brecher
Eric Baldwin
Shaun Deeb
Jonathan Aguiar
Scott Fischman
Vanessa Selbst
Jason Mercier
Barry Greenstein
Scott Seiver
Andrew Lichtenberger
William Reynolds
Pat Pezzin
Andreas Hoivold
Boosted J Wins a Small Pot
Action was heads up between Justin "Boosted J" Smith and Eric Froehlich with 750 in the pot and a board reading 
. Froehlich checked to Smith who bet out a modest 125. Froehlich made the call and then checked the 
river. Smith checked behing and revealed 
, which was good enough to take down the small pot.
Tough Tables
We've only browsed through half of the room here at the Bicycle Casino and have already spotted a couple of very tough tables in the field. The first table we saw has Brent Roberts, Mandy Baker, Eric Froehlich, Justin Smith and Scott Clements seated at it. The second we saw that looks equally as tough has Annette Obrestad, Brandon Hawkins, James Carroll, Jack Schanbacher and Alex Kamberis occupying seats.
20k Pot Sent Van Alstyne's Way
With only about 1,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Scott Montgomery checked to James Van Alstyne on the button. Van Alstyne pushed out two red chips and a single green chip, amounting to 2,025.
Montgomery wasted little time in adding some reds to the pot and raised 7,000 on top. Van Alstyne seemed perplexed by the bet and thought long and hard before making the call. Montgomery was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, so to speak, as he tapped the table in resignation. Cue Van Alstyne to show his hand, a modest 
. Montgomery had to do a double take at his opponent's cards while the rest of the table seemed impressed by the call.
Montgomery slipped to around 20,000 after the hand while Van Alstyne chipped up to near 40,000.
Bardah Can't Get There Against DeMaci
Ronnie Bardah opened to 275 and was called by Chris DeMaci in the next seat. Those two were the only players to see the flop and it came down 
. Bardah stayed on the accelerator and fired 350. DeMaci stuck around.
The turn card brought the 
and paired the board. Bardah fired again and made it 775. DeMaci quickly called to see the 
fall on the river. Bardah fired 2,325 and DeMaci didn't budge, sticking in the chips to make the call.
Bardah tabled the 
for a busted flush draw. DeMaci held the 
for top two pair and was pushed the pot.
Crowder Claims to Fold Kings
We caught up with the action on the river with a few thousand chips in the middle. The final board read 
and Keith Crowder had bet 2,700. His opponent put in a raise to 7,000 and that sent Crowder into the tank for several minutes. Eventually, he folded his hand, claiming to lay down two kings.
E-Fro Gets One Back From Boosted J
In a recent hand, Eric Froehlich checked to Justin "Boosted J" Smith with a board reading 
. Smith took the opportunity to bet 2,125 and Froehlich quickly called.
When the 
hit the river, both players checked and Froehlich turned over 
for a rivered trips. Smith silently mucked as he dropped to 25,000. Meanwhile, Froehlich brought his stack up to around 33,000.