$1,650 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas

11-09-2023 13:47 UTC-7

$10,300 Super High Roller Champ Among Early Eliminations

Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rommel Liscano	Busted
Esteban Gonzales	Busted
Gregor Sverko	Busted
Cody Raymond	Busted
Jesse Lonis	Busted

Emika Senda	Busted
Mark Ioli	Busted

Elijah Ruffin	Busted
Jessica Vierling	Busted
Michael Liang	Busted

Jeffrey Farnes	Busted

11-09-2023 13:43 UTC-7

Lagodich & Jaka Run Into Each Other's Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Frank Lagodich opened in early position and Luis Yepez three-bet to 37,000 in middle position. Faraz Jaka then four-bet jammed a stack of around 70,000 in the small blind and Lagodich five-bet jammed a bigger stack. Jaka filmed the action as Yepez folded.

Faraz Jaka: A♦A♣
Frank Lagodich: A♥A♠

The five-bet pot had an anticlimactic ending as both players had aces and the runout of 5♦3♣7♦10♥8♣ left them chopping the pot.

"You fold kings or queens?" Dan Shak asked Yepez.

"Yes," Yepez replied. "Both."

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Lagodich	300,000 155,500	155,500
Dan Shak	180,000 4,500	4,500
Luis Yepez	130,000 22,000	22,000
Faraz Jaka	85,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka Frank Lagodich Luis Yepez

11-09-2023 13:41 UTC-7

Ved Spikes to Survive

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Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Matthew Hunt opened to 6,000 from middle position, Selles Meijse three-bet to 16,000 in the cutoff, and Kartik Ved four-bet jammed for 35,000 in the small blind. Hunt folded and Meijse called.

Kartik Ved: 8♠8♥
Selles Meijse: 10♥10♦

The J♣7♥4♦ flop kept the tens ahead and Ved got up from his seat as the 5♥ turn gave him straight outs. The 6♥ hit the felt on the river and Ved made a straight to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Hunt	253,000 16,000	16,000
Selles Meijse	190,000 56,500	56,500
Kartik Ved	82,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Kartik Ved Matthew Hunt Selles Meijse

11-09-2023 13:27 UTC-7

Marquez Spikes River to Oust Yaginuma

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Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jesse Yaginuma was all in for 71,000 on the button and at risk against Ralph Marquez in middle position.

Jesse Yaginuma: 10♥10♣
Ralph Marquez: A♣Q♥

The K♥8♥4♥ flop gave Marquez additional heart outs, and although the 9♦ turn changed nothing, the A♥ fell on the river and Yaginuma was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Marquez	215,000 66,000	66,000
Jesse Yaginuma	Busted

Tags: Jesse Yaginuma Ralph Marquez

11-09-2023 13:23 UTC-7

Pak Falls to Tehan

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Edward Pak was all in from the button against Joe Tehan in the hijack.

Edward Pak: J♣10♣
Joe Tehan: A♣J♠

Pak took the lead on the flop of 10♦9♠4♠, but the board finished out Q♣A♠ to give Tehan an ace on the river to mark Pak's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Tehan	450,000 139,000	139,000

Edward Pak	Busted

Tags: Edward Pak Joe Tehan

11-09-2023 13:19 UTC-7

Oh, That's Broadway!

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The short-stacked Pierce McKellar got his last 30,000 or so all in preflop and found himself in dire straits against Je Wook Oh.

Pierce McKellar: A♥Q♣
Je Wook Oh: A♦K♥

McKellar needed some help and got some when the Q♠8♦J♥ flop paired his queen. However, his lead was only temporary as the 10♣ spiked on the turn to give Oh a Broadway straight.

The A♠ river changed nothing and McKeller bowed out within the first 15 minutes of play on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Je Wook Oh	170,000 29,500	29,500
Pierce McKellar	Busted

Tags: Je Wook Oh Pierce McKellar

11-09-2023 13:17 UTC-7

Boen Hits Quads Twice In First Orbit

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Valentyn Shabelnyk was all in from early position for around 45,000 against Leonardo Boen in the big blind, who had him covered.

Valentyn Shabelnyk: A♦Q♦
Leonardo Boen: 9♣9♦

Shabelnyk had no shot at staying alive as the flop landed K♥9♠9♥ to give Boen quads before the meaningless runout of 3♠3♦ confirmed Shabelnyk's elimination.

"That's the second time he's had quads," Jim Collopy told PokerNews. "In the first orbit."

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonardo Boen	500,000 137,000	137,000
Valentyn Shabelnyk	Busted

Tags: Jim Collopy Leonardo Boen Valentyn Shabelnyk

11-09-2023 13:17 UTC-7

Dokler Gets Early Double With Aces

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Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jonathan Dokler shoved all in for 25,500 under the gun and Rania Nasreddine called in the big blind.

Jonathan Dokler: A♠A♦
Rania Nasreddine: K♣4♣

The board ran out Q♦10♥6♥8♦2♥ and Dokler locked up the pot on the turn to secure the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Dokler	55,500 30,000	30,000
Rania Nasreddine	40,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Jonathan Dokler Rania Nasreddine

11-09-2023 13:16 UTC-7

Moreno Sends Laplante to the Rail Early

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ryan Laplante open-jammed for 27,500 from the cutoff and action folded to Andrew Moreno in the big blind. He looked down at a big one and wasted little time in making the call.

Andrew Moreno: K♦K♣
Ryan Laplante: K♠3♠

Laplante was in need of some major help but failed to receive any as the board ran out a lackluster J♥6♣7♠7♦8♦.