$10,300 NAPT Super High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2023 NAPT Las Vegas
$10,300 NAPT Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 NAPT Las Vegas
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$572,300
Entries
59
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
36
Players Left
16
Tom Orpaz Steals Day 1 Chip Lead in $10,300 Super High Roller at NAPT Las Vegas
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The first featured event of the 2023 PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas kicked off on Sunday and Tom Orpaz leads the $10,300 NAPT Super High Roller after the first ten levels of play. The remaining 16 players will return to Resorts World Las Vegas on Monday at 12:30 p.m. to play Day 2.
A total of 36 entries turned out for Day 1 and that number may grow before late registration ends at the beginning of Day 2. The prize pool sits at $349,200 with payouts to be announced after the start of play on Monday.
Orpaz bagged 355,000 and he is followed on the leaderboard by Sergio Aido with 233,000. Richard Green has 191,000 in third while Calvin Lee and Kyung Lee round out the top five.
Orpaz was a late arrival to the tournament in Level 9, but he got off to a hot start and chased down the chip lead in the final moments of the night.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chips | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Orpaz | Israel | 355,000 | 237 |
| 2 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 233,000 | 155 |
| 3 | Richard Green | USA | 191,000 | 127 |
| 4 | Calvin Lee | South Korea | 188,000 | 125 |
| 5 | Kyung Lee | USA | 164,000 | 109 |
| 6 | Jesse Lonis | USA | 124,500 | 83 |
| 7 | Sam Soverel | USA | 115,000 | 77 |
| 8 | Myles Mullaly | USA | 84,500 | 56 |
| 9 | Samuel Laskowitz | USA | 73,500 | 49 |
| 10 | Dan Shak | USA | 62,000 | 41 |
Day 1 Highlights
After a short delay, Day 1 started with five players in their seats and Samuel Laskowitz was the first to jump to the top of the counts with the successful call of a bluff from Scott Ball. Ball moved in with just jack-ten and Laskowitz called with a pair of tens to score the early double. The hand left Ball with just 10,000 and he found a small double before he hit the rail for the first time just a few moments later.
Masato Yokosawa sat down during the second level and quickly doubled with a set of fours against Laskowitz. Yokosawa needed a second entry later in the day, but he fought hard to bag a hopeful 19,000 for Day 2. The Japanese star is looking to follow up on a strong showing at European Poker Tour stops in Cyprus and Barcelona — the latter of which produced two third-place finishes. He will return on Monday with a chance to add to nearly $1.5 million in lifetime earnings.
Kyung Lee held the lead after the dinner break, but he was soon eclipsed by the hard-charging Jesse Lonis. Lonis caught fire in the late levels, thanks in part to the ouster of Dan Shak with two pair. Shak got it in with ace-queen and top pair, but Lonis had queen-jack for two pair and the pot. Shak rejoined the tournament, but not before Lonis moved above the 200,000 mark with the aforementioned elimination of Yokosawa.
Lonis looked to be the Day 1 chip leader in the closing moments of the last level, but Orpaz came out of nowhere to bag the top stack. Orpaz joined the tournament in Level 9 and he chipped up to the 200,000 mark within an hour. It was a big hand with Lonis in the final moments that tipped the Day 1 advantage to Orpaz.
Orpaz had a world-class trip to EPT Barcelona with two wins —one in a $25,000 event and another in the $50,000 Second Chance. The second win put him over $1,000,000 in career earnings.
The remaining players will return on Monday at 12:30 p.m. for Day 2. The day will start in Level 11 with blinds of 1,000/1,500 and an ante of 1,500. The plan is to play another ten levels before the final group bags up for Day 3.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team throughout the NAPT for live updates from the floor of your favorite tournaments.
Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000 | 130,000 |
|
233,000 | 35,000 |
|
191,000 | -22,000 |
|
188,000 | -13,000 |
|
164,000 | 4,000 |
|
124,500 | -140,500 |
|
115,000 | 29,500 |
|
84,500 | -7,500 |
|
73,500 | 20,500 |
|
62,000 | 4,000 |
|
56,000 | 4,000 |
|
46,500 | -3,100 |
|
43,000 | -9,000 |
|
29,000 | -10,100 |
|
21,000 | -7,300 |
|
19,000 | -5,700 |
End of Day 1
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Day 1 has come to an end and the remaining 16 players are bagging their chips. Stay tuned for chip counts and a full recap from the PokerNews team.
Three More Hands
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The floor has instructed dealers to deal three more hands before players bag for the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Lonis Still Leads in Latest Chip Count Update
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
213,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
201,000 | 26,000 |
|
|
198,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 8,700 |
|
|
92,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
85,500 | 15,500 |
|
|
62,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
58,000 | 8,000 |
|
|
53,000 | 11,500 |
|
|
52,000 | 11,400 |
|
|
52,000 | 17,200 |
|
|
49,600 | -22,400 |
|
|
39,100 | -25,900 |
|
|
28,300 | -11,700 |
|
|
24,700 | -33,300 |
Aido Folds River
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
In a three-way pot on a flop of A♦2♣8♣, Sergio Aido bet 2,400 from the cutoff and Tom Orpaz called on the button as Jesse Lonis folded in the big blind.
Aido checked on the 2♦ turn and Orpaz bet 7,500. Aido called. Aido checked again on the 7♣ river and Orpaz bet a hefty 20,000. Aido laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
225,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
180,000 | 14,000 |
Walk Sign is On for Orpaz
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
For the second time this level, Tom Orpaz has announced to PokerNews that he received a walk in the big blind with a premium pocket pair. The first was a pair of pocket aces and it just happened again with pocket queens.
Regardless, Orpaz is now above the 200,000 mark for the day after he joined the tournament in Level 8.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
221,000 | 61,000 |
Orpaz Finishes Off Liu
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tom Orpaz once again tangled in a pot with Ping Liu as the two got to the river on a board of 10♦9♠10♠J♦Q♣.
Orpaz put out a stack of chips on the river to put Liu to the rest for his remaining stack of around 20,000. Liu eyed up Orpaz and made the call.
"You probably win," Orpaz said before showing A♥J♣ for a pair of jacks.
Liu winced before showing K♥J♠ worse kicker as he hit the rail in defeat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | 22,000 |
|
Busted |
Lee Eliminated By Lee
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Calvin Lee completed in the small blind and Daniel Lee raised to 4,800 in the big blind. Calvin called.
Calvin checked on the flop of 5♠4♥2♦ and Daniel continued for 5,000. Calvin called. Calvin checked again on the Q♦ turn and Daniel moved all in for over 20,000. Calvin quickly called with a bigger stack.
Daniel Lee: 8♥8♠
Calvin Lee: 6♦5♦
Daniel was ahead with an overpair but had to dodge a plethora of outs before the 3♣ landed on the river to give Calvin a straight to mark Daniel's elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | 75,000 |
|
Busted |