Day 1e of the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event Begins at 11 AM
The PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas Main Event continues today from Resorts World Las Vegas. The $1,650 buy-in event offers a $1,500,000 guarantee and Day 1e will get underway at 11:00 a.m. PST.
Players will begin with a stack of 30,000 in chips and blinds will start at 100/100/100. Levels will be 40 minutes in duration and there will be a 60-minute dinner break after Level 8. Registration will remain open until the end of Level 10, and Day 1 will conclude after 14 levels are played.
This tournament features unlimited reentries, and approximately the top 15% of the field will be paid. There are two starting flights left, and after this penultimate flight, the Day 1f turbo flight which begins at 8 p.m. will be the last chance for players to find a bag.
Players who bag will return for Day 2 tomorrow on November 9. Day 3 will commence on November 10 and the tournament is scheduled to conclude with Day 4 on November 11, with the final two days slated to have live-streamed cards-up coverage.
Through the first four starting flights, the NAPT Main Event has seen a total of 533 entries and 118 players have bagged for Day 2 thus far. Canada’s David Dongwoo Ko currently holds the chip lead with 434,500 in the bag from Day 1a, while Boston’s Lily Lotfy has bagged the second-biggest stack so far with 420,500 from Day 1c.
Some notable players who have already secured their place into Day 2 include PokerStars Ambassador Maria Konnikova, Landon Tice, Nick Schulman, Matt Affleck, Kyna England, Jared Jaffee, Faraz Jaka, and Phil Hellmuth.
All players should be aware that a Genting Rewards card is needed before registering for any NAPT tournaments. Genting Rewards cards are free and can be picked up from the Resorts World Rewards Desk.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team brings updates from Las Vegas until a Main Event winner is crowned, along with updates from other events throughout the NAPT festival.