$1,650 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2023 NAPT Las Vegas
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 NAPT Las Vegas
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$1,609,650
Entries
1,095
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
180
Players Left
38
Welcome to Day 1a of the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event
The PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas Main Event kicks off today from Resorts World Las Vegas. The $1,650 buy-in event offers a $1,500,000 guarantee and Day 1a 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. Day 1 will conclude after 14 levels are played.
This tournament features unlimited reentry and approximately the top 15% of the field will be paid. There are six starting flights with two starting flights each day November 6 - 8 and players who bag will return for Day 2 on Thursday, 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 coverage.
The NAPT Main Event returns for the first time since 2011 when Vanessa Selbst claimed her second NAPT Main Event title. Twelve years later, the NAPT Main Event makes its comeback to the United States with a lot of excitement surrounding the festivities in Las Vegas.
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.
As you wait for the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event to get underway, read PokerNews' five thoughts on the return of the NAPT. There's also plenty to do around the state-of-the-art venue with countless dining and entertainment options and opportunities to satellite into The Big Game on Tour.
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
With 28 entries in the tournament, the tournament director has instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal.
Ostapchenko Shoves and Shows the Bluff
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The board read 2♦3♥2♣5♥Q♠ with around 8,000 in the middle already.
Andrew Ostapchenko shoved from the small blind in one of the first hands of the day and Leonardo Song-Carrillo was in the tank from the cutoff.
After about two minutes, Song-Carrillo opted to fold and Ostapchenko flipped over the A♥10x for the bluff. Song-Carrillo just nodded while Ostapchenko raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Dao Takes From Moreno
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Andrew Moreno raised the button, Phung Dao called in the small blind, and Salomon Benarroch called in the big blind.
The trio checked the K♦10♦6♣ flop to the 3♠ turn and Dao bet 500. Benarroch folded and Moreno called. The 6♦ fell on the river and Dao bet 1,200. Moreno called.
Dao tabled A♣6♥ and took the pot with his trip sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
29,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
First PokerStars Ambassador Spotted
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
PokerStars Ambassador David Kaye has been spotted in the tournament with other familiar players like Eric Baldwin, Scott Ball, and Anthony Ribeiro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Kaye Folds to Ball
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The flop read 3♦10♠2♦ with 800 in the middle.
Scott Ball had checked in the big blind and David Kaye bet 200 from the cutoff. Ball raised it up to 600 for Kaye to call.
The turn was the J♥, Ball fired a bet of 1,500 over the line for Kaye to call quickly.
The river completed the board with the 6♣ and Ball flicked in two chips worth 5,000 each. Kaye took the chips off his hole cards and pushed the cards over the line for the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
28,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
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|
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28,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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Ostapchenko Scores a Knockout
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Andrew Ostapchenko raised to 500 in the hijack, the button called, and the big blind moved all in for 1,400. Ostapchenko reraised and the button folded.
Big Blind: 10♣8♦
Andrew Ostapchenko: K♠Q♠
The 10♠9♦4♥ flop put Ostapchenko behind, but the Q♥ turn put him back ahead, and the 7♥ river confirmed the result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
20,000
|
20,000 |