$10,300 NAPT Super High Roller Day 1 | 2023 NAPT Las Vegas

11-05-2023 23:35 UTC-7

Boat For Lee; Lazrus Out

Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kyung Lee opened to 2,200 from early position and Myles Mullaly called in the big blind.

Mullaly checked on the flop of J♠A♦Q♦ and Lee checked back. Mullaly checked again on the K♥ turn and Lee bet 2,000. Mullaly called.

Mullaly checked once more on the A♠ river and Lee bet 8,400. Mullaly called, only to see the bad news as Lee showed A♣J♣ for aces full of jacks.

Elsewhere, Daniel Lazrus was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyung Lee	140,000 -28,500	-28,500
Myles Mullaly	72,000 -30,000	-30,000
Daniel Lazrus	Busted

Tags: Kyung Lee Myles Mullaly Daniel Lazrus

11-05-2023 23:26 UTC-7

Lee Bets Big on the River

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Calvin Lee raised to 2,100 from under the gun and Dylan Destefano called from the cutoff before Daewoong Song came along from the big blind.

The flop was Q♦6♠2♣ and Song checked before Lee bet 2,500. Destefano called and Song tossed in the chips to see 7♣ on the turn.

All three players checked the turn and the river was 4♠. Song checked again and Lee tossed out 20,000. Destefano went into the tank for a moment before he got away from it and Song followed him into the muck. Lee took the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Lee	94,000 20,000	20,000

Dylan Destefano	77,400 -27,600	-27,600

Daewoong Song	40,000 24,200	24,200

Tags: Calvin Lee Daewoong Song Dylan Destefano

11-05-2023 23:17 UTC-7

Liu Good At Showdown

Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ping Liu opened to 2,500 in middle position and Sam Soverel three-bet to 7,500 in the cutoff. Liu called.

Liu checked on the flop of J♣6♦A♥ and Soverel continued for 4,800. Liu called. Liu checked again on the 6♥ turn and Soverel sized up to 11,000. Liu again called.

Liu checked once more on the 8♥ river and Soverel checked back. Liu showed A♦Q♣ for a pair of aces and it was good to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ping Liu	125,000 -10,000	-10,000
Sam Soverel	85,000 -44,000	-44,000

Tags: Ping Liu Sam Soverel

11-05-2023 23:01 UTC-7

"Such a beautiful poker room!"

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

https://twitter.com/JenShahade/status/1721345203402108950

11-05-2023 22:52 UTC-7

Soverel Bounces Ball to the Rail

Matt Hansen

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Scott Ball was all in for his last 3,600 and Sam Soverel called from the small blind before Jesse Lonis came along from the big blind.

The flop was 7♦A♠9♣ and both remaining players checked to see 3♥ on the turn.

Soverel bet 1,700 on the turn and Lonis called to see a river of 5♣. Soverel fired another 3,200 and Lonis got away from it.

Ball turned over 6♥6♣, but Soverel had Q♣9♠ to take the pot and the rest of Ball's chips with a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	224,000 4,000	4,000

Sam Soverel	129,000 37,200	37,200

Masato Yokosawa	50,000 50,000	50,000

Scott Ball	Busted

Tags: Jesse Lonis Sam Soverel Scott Ball

11-05-2023 22:37 UTC-7

Yokosawa Latest Victim Of Lonis

Connor Richards

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Masato Yokosawa is the latest victim of chip leader Jesse Lonis. The popular Japanese poker vlogger was seen leaving the tournament area as Lonis added to his already impressive chip tower.

Lonis has a sizable lead over the 22 remaining players with just a few levels left to go in the evening as James Collopy joined the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	220,000 45,000	45,000

James Collopy	50,000 50,000	50,000

Masato Yokosawa	Busted

Tags: Jesse Lonis Masato Yokosawa

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-05-2023 22:34 UTC-7

Lonis Busts Shak; Foxen Also Gone

Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Dan Shak was out of position in a heads-up pot against Jesse Lonis on a board of J♣Q♠8♦8♣.

With around 30,000 already in the middle, Shak bet 15,000 and Lonis moved all in. Shak called for the rest of his few remaining chips.

Dan Shak: A♥Q♣
Jesse Lonis: Q♥J♥

Shak was behind the two pair of Lonis and the 7♥ river didn't change anything to mark the high stakes trader's elimination.

At a different table, Kristen Foxen was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	175,000 29,000	29,000

Kristen Foxen	Busted

Dan Shak	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak Jesse Lonis Kristen Foxen

11-05-2023 22:29 UTC-7

Lee Leads Latest Round of Updated Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyung Lee	168,500 7,500	7,500
Richard Green	147,000 82,000	82,000
Jesse Lonis	146,000

Ping Liu	135,000 20,500	20,500
Dylan Destefano	105,000 41,000	41,000

Myles Mullaly	102,000 3,000	3,000
Sam Soverel	91,800 16,800	16,800

Sergio Aido	82,800 -106,200	-106,200

Calvin Lee	74,000 9,000	9,000

Samuel Laskowitz	63,100 -12,900	-12,900
Daniel Lee	51,000 -1,000	-1,000
David Stamm	50,900 -32,700	-32,700

Dan Shak	50,000 -14,000	-14,000

Sung Joo Hyun	43,000 8,000	8,000
Daniel Lazrus	42,000 -21,000	-21,000

Mark Ioli	41,500 1,000	1,000

Scott Ball	41,500 3,500	3,500

Kitty Kuo	28,500 -38,500	-38,500
Masato Yokosawa	23,800 -68,200	-68,200

Daewoong Song	15,800 -6,200	-6,200
Kristen Foxen	12,800 -36,000	-36,000