$5,300 NAPT High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2023 NAPT Las Vegas
$5,300 NAPT High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 NAPT Las Vegas
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$727,500
Entries
150
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
127
Players Left
55
Anthony Hu Leads Field of 55 After Day 1 of the $5,300 NAPT High Roller
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The first day of the $5,300 High Roller at PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas has come to an end and Anthony Hu is the chip leader after ten levels of play.
The opening frame of this three-day tournament drew 127 entries, from which 55 players will return for Day 2. The prize pool sits at $615,950 with late registration still open until the beginning of Day 2.
Hu was among the leaders for most of the day and he was followed in second by Canada’s Dongwoo Ko and in third by Spain’s Juan Garcia Reverte. Jesse Lonis and David Stamm rounded out the top five with the same stack of 245,000.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Hu | United States | 298,000 |
| 2 | Dongwoo Ko | Canada | 280,500 |
| 3 | Juan Garcia Reverte | Spain | 249,000 |
| 4 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 245,000 |
| 5 | David Stamm | United States | 245,000 |
| 6 | Samuel Laskowitz | United States | 242,000 |
| 7 | Sundiata Devore | United States | 214,000 |
| 8 | Michael Jozoff | United States | 175,500 |
| 9 | Alexander Jesionek | Germany | 155,000 |
| 10 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 152,500 |
Day 1 Highlights
Day 1 started with 21 players in their seats, among them Stamm, Samuel Laskowitz, Michael Wang, and PokerStars ambassador Maria Konnikova. Konnikova held strong all day and she will return with a steady 84,500 on Saturday.
Brendan Ferguson, who qualified for the tournament with a Vegas Poker Pass, was the most active player in the room throughout the opening levels — and it all started with a jam on the first hand. Ferguson shoved the river with the pot sitting at around 2,000, but his opponent wanted nothing to do with it. Despite all of the early activity that temporarily doubled his chip stack, Ferguson failed to turn his free shot into big bucks.
Laskowitz was among the leaders with over 100,000 in Level 4 and he was trailed by early entrants Dylan Linde, Richard Green, Myles Mullaly, Nadya Magnus, and Maureen Bloechlinger, another early qualifier who had a strong day and found some chips later in the evening to bag 92,500 for Day 2.
Hu and Lonis jumped up the leaderboard prior to the dinner break and held down the top spots throughout the remainder of the evening. They were joined by the hard-charging Shorr, who moved above 200,000 in the last level of the evening, and Juan Garcia Reverte. Stamm, Michael Jozoff, and Alexander Jesionek also made late moves that put them within striking distance of the leader.
Other players returning for Day 2 include Lewis Spencer, Princess Love, Ethan "Rampage" Yau, and Masato Yokosawa.
Players will return at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday for Day 2. The tournament staff has adjusted the levels from 60 minutes to 40 minutes for Day 2, and the plan is to play down to a final table of six. Those six players will return on Sunday to play to a winner in final table action that will be live-streamed on PokerStars YouTube.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all weekend long for live updates from the floor of the NAPT Main Event and the $5,300 NAPT High Roller right here at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stuart Langridge | United States | 106,000 | 71 |
| 3 | Anthony Hu | United States | 298,000 | 199 |
| 6 | Jose Robles | United States | 95,400 | 64 |
| 8 | Ronald Haverkamp | Netherlands | 33,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 152,500 | 102 |
| 6 | David Stamm | United States | 245,000 | 163 |
| 7 | Matthew Salsberg | United States | 85,000 | 57 |
| 8 | Wojciech Niedzwiecki | United States | 29,500 | 20 |
| 2 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 33,500 | 22 |
| 4 | Trevor Woods | United States | 38,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Michael Jozoff | United States | 175,500 | 117 |
| 8 | Shawn Blair | United States | 41,500 | 28 |
| 1 | Gregor Sverko | Croatia | 30,900 | 21 |
| 4 | Alexander Condon | United States | 108,500 | 72 |
| 5 | Lewis Spencer | United Kingdom | 104,500 | 70 |
| 6 | Curt Kohlberg | United States | 62,500 | 42 |
| 7 | Dongwoo Ko | Canada | 280,500 | 187 |
| 2 | Nicholas Marchington | United Kingdom | 35,500 | 24 |
| 7 | Myles Mullaly | United States | 137,500 | 92 |
| 8 | Joel Isla | United States | 133,500 | 89 |
| 2 | Antonio Rodriguez | United States | 110,500 | 74 |
| 3 | Mark Ioli | United States | 79,200 | 53 |
| 5 | Josh Reichard | United States | 102,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Maria Konnikova | United States | 84,500 | 56 |
| 1 | Jim Collopy | United States | 24,000 | 16 |
| 3 | Eric Baldwin | United States | 66,500 | 44 |
| 4 | Tyler Hurman | United States | 135,800 | 91 |
| 7 | Frank Lagodich | United States | 60,200 | 40 |
| 2 | Maureen Bloechlinger | Switzerland | 92,500 | 62 |
| 6 | Pavel Ignatov | Russia | 63,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Michael Wang | United States | 99,500 | 66 |
| 8 | Luke Graham | United States | 91,700 | 61 |
| 2 | Mitchell Halverson | United States | 53,500 | 36 |
| 3 | Daewoong Song | South Korea | 49,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 245,000 | 163 |
| 7 | Christopher Hill | United States | 55,000 | 37 |
| 2 | Ethan Yau | United States | 93,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Daniel Lee | United States | 60,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Sundiata Devore | United States | 214,000 | 143 |
| 8 | Nadya Magnus | United States | 134,500 | 90 |
| 1 | Andras Matrai | Italy | 125,500 | 84 |
| 5 | Matthew Wantman | United States | 72,500 | 48 |
| 7 | Samuel Laskowitz | United States | 242,000 | 161 |
| 8 | Andrew Frankenberger | United States | 21,500 | 14 |
| 2 | Jason Hickey | United States | 56,500 | 38 |
| 5 | Juan Garcia Reverte | Spain | 249,000 | 166 |
| 6 | John Andress | United States | 37,200 | 25 |
| 8 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 114,000 | 76 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Farnes | United States | 60,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Alexander Jesionek | United States | 155,000 | 103 |
| 4 | Hirokazu Kobayashi | Japan | 128,500 | 86 |
| 8 | Arden Cho | United States | 29,200 | 19 |
| 2 | Princess Love | United States | 106,500 | 71 |
| 4 | Michael Berk | United States | 58,000 | 39 |
| 7 | Sung Joo Hyun | South Korea | 30,000 | 20 |
Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
298,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
280,500
280,500
|
280,500 |
|
249,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
245,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
245,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
242,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
214,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
175,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
155,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
152,500
-57,500
|
-57,500 |
|
|
||
|
137,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
|
|
135,800
135,800
|
135,800 |
|
134,500
134,500
|
134,500 |
|
133,500
133,500
|
133,500 |
|
128,500
128,500
|
128,500 |
|
125,500
125,500
|
125,500 |
|
114,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
||
|
110,500
110,500
|
110,500 |
|
108,500
108,500
|
108,500 |
|
106,500
-49,500
|
-49,500 |
|
106,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
104,500
-25,500
|
-25,500 |
|
102,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
99,500
53,800
|
53,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
95,400
95,400
|
95,400 |
End of Day 1
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Day 1 has come to an end and players are bagging up their chips for Day 2.
Stay tuned for the final numbers and a full recap from the PokerNews team.
Final Three Hands
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tournament staff has announced that there will be three more hands before players bag up for the evening.
Big Stacks Going Into the End of the Night
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
297,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
261,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
|
|
240,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
225,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
210,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
170,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
162,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
160,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
155,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Double the Legends!
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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Lonis Puts in the Cold Four-Bet
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action was opened under the gun to 2,500 before it folded to Lewis Spencer in late position who three-bet to 8,000. It then folded to Jesse Lonis on the button who wasted little time before putting in a cold four-bet to 23,000.
Under the gun got out of the way and action was back on Spencer who used his full 30 seconds and then found a fold.
Lonis dragged the pot without even seeing a flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
130,000
44,500
|
44,500 |
Too Much for Yokosawa
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger limped in from the small blind and Masato Yokosawa checked his option from the big blind. The flop was 6♣10♥9♠ and both players checked to see 5♦ on the turn.
Both players checked again and the river was 3♣. Yokosawa tossed out 1,800, but Lichtenberger raised to 12,000. Yokosawa spent a few moments in the tank but that was too much and he gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
||
|
|
63,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
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