2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$725,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,750
Prize Pool
$3,229,857
Entries
701
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Kassela Finds a Taker

We picked up the action on fourth street as the board showed {6-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {8-Spades} {2-Clubs} {A-Clubs}. There was about 7,000 in the pot, and both Frank Kassela and his opponent checked to see the last card.

It was the {A-Clubs}, and it drew a leading bet of 6,500 from Kassela. His opponent tanked for a good long while with a look of complete confusion on his face. Finally, he called.

Kassela rolled over {4-Spades} {7-Spades} (a pair of fours), and his opponent studied the scenario for a moment before sliding his cards into the muck. We're not sure what he had, but we know that Frank Kassela has 54,000 now courtesy of that little pot to end the level.

Tags: Frank Kassela

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
97,525
-2,475
-2,475
WSOP 1X Winner
67,000
37,000
37,000
Eric Haber us
Eric Haber
65,000
29,000
29,000
StakeKings
63,000
25,000
25,000
62,000
4,000
4,000
Carter Gill
Carter Gill
60,000
30,000
30,000
60,000
30,000
30,000
55,000
-2,000
-2,000
Andy Seth us
Andy Seth
55,000
25,000
25,000
Kenny Nguyen us
Kenny Nguyen
50,000
5,000
5,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
50,000
-6,000
-6,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
50,000
13,000
13,000
Will Failla us
Will Failla
40,000
5,000
5,000
WPT 1X Winner
Shannon Elizabeth us
Shannon Elizabeth
39,000
5,000
5,000
Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
38,000
13,000
13,000
38,000
8,000
8,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
36,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
35,000
11,000
11,000
David Peters us
David Peters
35,000
24,000
24,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings
34,000
4,000
4,000
Christina Lindley us
Christina Lindley
31,000
-11,000
-11,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
28,000
-30,000
-30,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Michael Martin us
Michael Martin
21,000
-19,000
-19,000
18,000
-20,000
-20,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
12,000
4,000
4,000

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Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Akkari All In

There was about 33,000 in the pot and a board reading {9-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} when we caught the action. Andre Akkari was in the small blind and moved all in for 15,700 and his sole opponent in the hijack position was debating a call. After about 90 seconds, the hijack let the hand go and Akkari took down the sizeable pot, bringing his stack up to about 50,000.

Tags: Andre Akkari

Bing!

Michael Binger
Michael Binger

Michael Binger just boomed his way to about 150,000 in chips with one single pot. Four players were involved and two were eliminated on the hand.

One player was all in preflop and on the flop of {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}, Binger fired 2,800. The next player raised to 7,900 and then another player moved all in. Binger called all in and then the player who had raised also called.

Binger: {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Player 1: {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Player 2: {A-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Player 3: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

The turn was the {A-Clubs} and the river the {6-Diamonds}. Binger's flopped nut straight held up, he busted two players and saw his stack swell to 150,000 in chips.

Tags: Michael Binger

Chip Check

Player Chips Progress
Michael Binger us
Michael Binger
150,000
128,000
128,000
133,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
110,000
-5,000
-5,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
110,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Dwyte Pilgrim us
Dwyte Pilgrim
72,000
37,000
37,000
WPT 1X Winner
Adam Junglen us
Adam Junglen
71,000
8,000
8,000
Derek Lerner
Derek Lerner
69,000
30,000
30,000
Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
66,000
-31,525
-31,525
WSOP 1X Winner
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
56,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kristy Gazes us
Kristy Gazes
54,000
1,000
1,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
54,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
52,000
31,000
31,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
52,000
2,000
2,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Kenny Nguyen us
Kenny Nguyen
50,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
50,000
6,000
6,000
47,000
-8,000
-8,000
Eric Haber us
Eric Haber
46,000
-19,000
-19,000
StakeKings
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
46,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
46,000
-4,000
-4,000
Marcello Del Grosso ca
Marcello Del Grosso
44,000
12,000
12,000
44,000
2,000
2,000
Will Failla us
Will Failla
44,000
4,000
4,000
WPT 1X Winner
Mark Seif us
Mark Seif
41,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Nick Binger us
Nick Binger
41,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Carter Gill
Carter Gill
39,000
-21,000
-21,000

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Turner Eliminated

Jon Turner
Jon Turner

Jon Turner's day has just come to an end. The last of his chips went into the middle with pocket fives against an opponent's pocket jacks. Turner couldn't find the help he needed and was sent to the rail.

Tags: Jon Turner