$1,650 Main Event Day 1d | 2023 NAPT Las Vegas

11-07-2023 21:58 UTC-7

Babekov Ends It on the Turn

Chris Land

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player in middle position raised to 1,000 only to see a three-bet come from Mark Babekov in the big blind to 3,500. The middle position player called and the dealer put out the Q♦10♥2♦ flop.

Babekov continued with a bet of 2,500 which was called by the middle position player, bringing out the 4♠ on the turn.

Babekov paused briefly before assembling another bet, this time in the amount of 5,500. His opponent thought for a few moments before ultimately releasing his hand and conceding the pot to Babekov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Babekov	39,600

Tags: Mark Babekov

11-07-2023 21:59 UTC-7

De La Pena Gets All the Chips In

Jeremy Geist

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was opened under the gun to 1,000 before Carlos De La Pena called in middle position and the big blind called behind.

The 10♦6♦A♠ flop landed and action checked to De La Pena who took the betting lead and wagered 1,000. The big blind called before the original raiser put in a check-raise to 5,500. Action was then back on De La Pena who took only a second before moving all in for about 16,500.

The big blind got out of the way and then the original raiser went into the tank. After about a minute the under the gun player flicked in a call and the cards hit their backs with De La Pena all in and at risk.

Carlos De La Pena: A♦Q♦
Under the Gun: J♠10♠

The turn sealed the deal in the K♦ giving De La Pena the nuts and having his opponent drawing dead. The river landed a brick and De La Pena scooped a massive pot for a pure double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos De La Pena	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: De La Pena

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

11-07-2023 22:11 UTC-7

Stamm Clears the Field

Jeremy Geist

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The action was opened under the gun to 1,000. A player in middle position called, the cutoff called, and the button called.

The action was then on David Stamm in the small blind who sat in the tank for a moment before gathering some chips and putting in a large three-bet to the tune of 10,000.

One by one the under the gun player, middle positon, cutoff, and button all returned their cards to the dealer.

Stamm scooped a healthy pot with no showdown and kept the heater going.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Stamm	48,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: David Stamm

11-07-2023 22:19 UTC-7

Reilly Gets the Bluff Through Multi-Way

Chris Land

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The player under the gun raised to 1,200 and found callers in a late position player, Tim Reilly in the small blind and the player in the big blind before seeing the flop come 2♥6♦5♥.

All four players checked through to the 7♥ turn card.

Reilly paused briefly before opting to lead out with a bet of 2,600 with both the big blind and the late position player calling to see the 5♠ fall on the river.

Reilly counted down his stack before deciding on betting out again, this time for 7,500. Both the big blind and the late position player took a moment before acting but both would ultimately end up folding, conceding the multi-way pot to Reilly who flipped up the A♦J♥ as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Reilly	31,100

Tags: Tim Reilly

11-07-2023 22:33 UTC-7

Bluffs Becoming a Theme on Day 1d

Chris Land

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Jon Orlando limped from late position only to see a three-bet come from the button in the amount of 2,000. Orlando made the call and watched as the flop came J♦K♣6♦.

Orlando checked to the button who put together a bet of 2,500. Orlando wasted little time in making the call to see the turn bring the A♠.

Orlando paused briefly before reaching into his stack and tossing out a single 5,000 denomination chip. The button, who appeared briefly to want to make the call, eventually tossed his cards toward the muck only to watch as Orlando tabled the 10♣7♣ for a pure bluff as he reached out to collect the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Orlando	35,700 35,700	35,700

Tags: Jon Orlando

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

11-07-2023 22:43 UTC-7

Turner Sends De La Pena to the Rail

Jeremy Geist

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Carlos De La Pena opened under the gun to 1,000 before the action was on Justin Turner in middle position who put in a three-bet to 3,500. It folded back to De La Pena who sat in the tank for a moment and then called.

The 8♦6♥J♥ flop hit the felt and action checked to Turner who continued for 2,500. De La Pena called.

The 8♥ rolled off on the turn and action checked to turner who put out enough chips to have De La Pena all in. He sat in the tank for a moment and then flicked in a call to put his tournament at risk.

Carlos De La Pena: J♣10♣
Justin Turner: K♦K♠

The 2♦ on the river did not improve De La Pena and he hit the rail as Turner dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Turner	84,000
Carlos De La Pena	Busted

Tags: De La Pena Justin Turner

11-07-2023 22:51 UTC-7

PN Podcast: Halloween Costumes, Matthew Perry, & Guest K.L. Cleeton Talks RangeTrainerPro

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen talk about what they did for Halloween, DJ Khaled’s Celebrity Challenge on Global Poker, GGPoker’s new Poker After Dark ‘Game of Gold’ show, and the difference between WPT at Sea vs. WPT Voyage.

They also remember actor Matthew Perry, who passed away unexpectedly, and the mark he left on the TV show Celebrity Poker Showdown; recap Blake Bohn’s record 5th MSPT title win; take a look at Yiannis Liperis winning 888poker LIVE Coventry Main Event; and highlight winners from both the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) and Triton Poker.

Chad then sits down for a chat with K.L. Cleeton, the co-founder of RangeTrainerPro. He talks about living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), how poker is a great equalizer for his competitive spirit, and new developments at RangeTrainerPro and how his unique perspective has shaped the innovative tool.

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800