Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
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
Phan Approaching 100k
We're not sure when the money went in on this pot, but John Phan just doubled. There was about 33,000 in the pot and a board reading 
as the dealer counted out the remainder of Phan's stack. Phan had 
in front of him which was better than his opponent's 
. Phan had a big stack as it was, but with that double he is up to around 95,000!
Bonomo Knocked Back
Justin Bonomo bet out 2,000 on the flop of 
. He was up against one other player. That player thought for a bit and then made the call.
The turn card was the 
and Bonomo fired again, this time for 5,500. HIs opponent thought for a while again and then called.
The river completed the board with the and Bonomo tanked before checking. His opponent fired 12,000 and that was good enough to get a fold from Bonomo, knocking him back to 25,000 in chips.
Karr Troubles
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McLean Karr just came strolling past our desk with his backpack on his shoulders and that freshly-eliminated look on his face. "I'm out already," he lamented as he stopped for a moment. "So we gotta win a side event now. I think I'll start with the Bounty Shootout."
Clements Gone
On the board of 
, Scott Clements check-called a bet of 1,000 from his opponent. The river completed the board with the and Clements checked again. His opponent fired 3,000 and Clements called again, leaving himself with just 2,100 chips left. His opponent showed the 
for a full house and Clements mucked. Shortly thereafter, Clements was eliminated.
The Master Busted
Men "The Master" Nguyen has been clinging to a short stack for quite some time. Unfortunately for him, his time has run out. He has been eliminated from the tournament.
Phan Busts Hawkins and Soars
Three players saw the flop of 
. Brandon Hawkins was the first player to act and he fired 2,300. The next player folded and then action fell on John Phan. He raised to 4,800, announcing, "2,500 more." Hawkins then reraised to 13,800. Phan took his time and then called.
The turn card was the 
and Hawkins fired all in for 22,600. Phan snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Hawkins: 
Phan: 
The river completed the board with the 
and sent Hawkins out the door. As if Phan didn't have enough chips already, he now has around 135,000 in his stack and is the clear chip leader here in the early goings.
November Niner Nguyen Ousted
Soi Nguyen, who finished ninth at this year's World Series of Poker, couldn't seem to get anything going today. He was short-stacked around 10,000 when his 
failed to hold up against his opponent's 
after a three fell on the flop. Nguyen won't be making an NAPT final table in this event as he has officially been eliminated from the tournament.
Cheong Makes a Good Lay Down
Joseph Cheong, recent third-place finished in the WSOP Main Event, is in action today. However, his NAPT Los Angeles debut is not going nearly as well as his WSOP did. Cheong has been nursing a short stack for the past couple levels.
In a recent hand, there was about 8,000 in the pot and a board reading 
. Cheong had checked to his sole opponent in Seat 6 who bet 3,625. Cheong had a total of 7,250 behind and tanked for a bit. He ultimately decided to fold and Seat 6 was kind enough to show him 
for a flopped Broadway straight.
Raymer Squeezes His Way Into a Double
Greg Raymer recently tried an all-in squeeze play with 
but was called by an opponent holding 
. Lucky for Raymer, he managed to turn a flush and doubled up. The bad news is he is still well below the starting stack of 30,000 with just 18,000.