Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun
Buy-in
$4,700
Prize Pool
$1,764,330
Entries
387
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Markholt Coolers Gruneberg
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Lee Markholt raised to 250 to start off the action and Zach Gruneberg reraised. Markholt four-bet and Gruneberg called, although the three-bet and four-bet amounts were unknown to us.
The flop came down 
and Markholt checked. Gruneberg also checked and the dealer placed the 
out on the turn to pair the board. Markholt checked again and Gruneberg bet 2,275. Markholt called.
The river completed the board with the 
and Markholt checked again. Gruneberg checked back at his hand and then reached for some chips. He bet 3,875. Markholt counted out the chips to make the call, but before he put them into the middle he added 8,000 on top for a raise to 11,875. Gruneberg announced a call shortly thereafter.
Markholt tabled the 
for aces full of nines. Gruneberg showed the 
for top two pair. Markholt was pushed the pot and moved to about 55,000 in chips. Gruneberg was knocked down to 12,000 in chips.
Bax Chipping Up
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy finished in seventh place in the 2010 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun for $85,000 and is off to a nice start this year.
We caught up with the action on a board of 
and a player had checked to Josephy. He fired 1,300, receiving a call from his opponent. The 
landed on the river and once again action was checked to Josephy. After a few moments, "Bax" fired a bet of 3,000. His opponent quickly called, but saw the bad news when Josephy tabled 
for a flush, increasing his stack to about 37,000 in the process.
Party Time
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
There has been a change to the schedule for the day. Instead of playing ten levels with a dinner break after the sixth, the tournament staff has decided to shorten the length of play to eight levels and cut out the dinner break. That should get everyone out of here around 9:00 PM EST instead of midnight.
You know what that means? Party time!
Good Start For Markholt
With roughly 4,500 in the pot and the board reading 
, Jeff Madsen was facing a decision for 4,050 of his stack from Lee Markholt. After about a minute thinking it over Madsen called, but mucked his hand when Markholt tabled 
for the nut straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 9,000 |
|
23,000 | -7,000 |
Who's Here?
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Among the players we've spotted so far:
Tim West
Matt Waxman
Tony Cousineau
Ronnie Bardah
Michael Pesek
Carlos Mortensen
John D'Agostino
Danny Suied
Amnon Filippi
James Somerville
Adam Geyer
Mike Beasley
Jonathan Aguiar
Craig Bergeron
Eric Froehlich
Shawn Busse
Joe Tehan
Erick Lindgren
Scott Seiver
Matt Glantz
Ryan D'Angelo
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The cards are in the air and 2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun in under way.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Welcome to NAPT Mohegan Sun!
Welcome to Mohegan Sun for this stop on the North American Poker Tour. It's Season 2 and the NAPT is making a return to Uncasville, Connecticut after a very successful Season 1 stop. At this stop last year, Vanessa Selbst conquered a field of 716 players to take home the whopping $750,000 first-place prize!
This stop at Mohegan marks only the second of the season. The first stop was in the Bahamas for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure back in January. The second stop was planned for The Bike in Los Angeles, but some legal issues causes PokerStars and the NAPT to pull out of the event, making this stop the official second stop on Season 2. It's expected to be a very large field packed with some of the best players in the world and we can't wait to see things kick off.
Start time for the $5,000 Main Event will come at 12:00 PM EST. There's only one Day 1 flight scheduled for this five-day event, so Salon A of the Uncas Ballroom in the Convention Center should be jam packed from wall to wall. The plan for Day 1 is to play through 10 levels with dinner break coming after the sixth level. That should get us out of here just before midnight tonight local time as the levels are 60 minutes long with a 15-minute break coming after every two levels.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for live coverage straight from the tournament floor here in Connecticut for the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event!
Main Event
Day 1 Started