2023 NAPT Las Vegas

$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 NAPT Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$268,945
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$1,609,650
Entries
1,095
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
180
Players Left
38

Ko Takes Chip Lead; Tice Bags Big on Day 1a of NAPT Las Vegas Main Event

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
David Dongwoo Ko
David Dongwoo Ko

After a break of 12 years, it was time for a Main Event. The PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas is being hosted by Resorts World Las Vegas, and they were more than happy to welcome 180 entries to Day 1a of the $1,650 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event. Out of those entries, 38 of them made it through to Day 2 on Thursday, November 9.

After losing a chunk of chips to go down to 8,000 chips at one point, David Dongwoo Ko made it through to Day 2 with the chip lead of 434,500 which is worth a whopping 145 big blinds on Day 2. He collected those chips with two double knockouts, one of them included Michael Rossitto and Peter Hengsakul and some gutsy bluffs when possible.

Following him in second place in the ranking is Joe Tehan who was one of Ko's bluff victims. Claiming the final place on the Day 1a podium is Landon Tice who first left PokerStars Ambassador Maria Konnikova short and then eliminated Anthony Zinno a few hours later.

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1David Dongwoo KoCanada434,500145
2Joe TehanUnited States311,000104
3Landon TiceUnited States300,500100
4Theodore CurranUnited States295,50099
5Matthew HuntUnited Kingdom269,00090
6Peter MugarUnited States233,50078
7Byung ShinSouth Korea232,00077
8Andrew OstapchenkoUnited States214,00071
9Dominic ChomaUnited States210,50070
10Kevin McLeskeyUnited States209,50070

Today's Action

Many familiar names came and fell. PokerStars Ambassadors Konnikova and Frankie Cucchiara unfortunately didn't make it through but David Kaye did with 57,500.

Eric Baldwin, Scott Ball, Kitty Kuo, Ryan Leng, Vanessa Kade, Arden Cho, David "ODB" Baker, Michael Wang, Dylan Linde, Tom Orpaz, Andrew Moreno, Matt Berkey, Richard Alati, and Ronnie Bardah all failed to bag at the end of the day.

Dan Shak, David Coleman, Nick Schulman, Christina Gollins, and Mike Holtz are just some of the familiar names who made it through to the next stage on Thursday.

Day 1b is going on right now. On Tuesday, November 7, Day 1c and 1d will take place at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. local time with the same exact structure as Day 1a and Day 1b. At noon local time on Thursday November 9, Day 2 will commence. The seat draw for Day 2 will be published in the morning as the redraw for all remaining players will take place after the conclusion of Day 1f.

Keep following the live updates here on PokerNews as the live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action from the floor.

Tags: Andrew MorenoAndrew OstapchenkoAnthony ZinnoArden ChoByung ShinChristina GollinsDan ShakDavid ColemanDavid Dongwoo KoDavid KayeDominic ChomaDylan LindeEric BaldwinFrankie CucchiaraJoe TehanKevin McLeskeyKitty KuoLandon TiceMaria KonnikovaMatt BerkeyMatthew HuntMichael RossittoMichael WangMike HoltzNick SchulmanPeter HengsakulPeter MugarRichard AlatiRonnie BardahRyan LengScott BallTheodore CurranTom OrpazVanessa Kade

$1,650 Main Event

Day 1a Completed