David Coleman raised from under the gun to 3,000, and it folded to the big blind Sam Soverel who made the call.
The flop came 6♦A♥3♦ and Soverel check-called a bet of 2,500 from Coleman.
After the J♣ on the turn, Soverel again check-called a bet from Coleman, this time for 10,500.
The river brought the 10♣, and after Soverel checked, Coleman moved all in for Soverel's remaining 34,000 chips, which Soverel quickly called. Soverel showed J♠6♣ for two pair, jacks and sixes, while Coleman revealed A♣K♦ for top pair, top kicker. Coleman tossed his cards into the muck, and Soverel secured the double up.
David Chen opened to 3,000 from under the gun and was called by Ernest Bush in the cutoff before Joe Serock three-bet to 14,000 from the small blind. Chen got out of the way before Bush shoved with a covering stack. Serock, who had 37,000 behind, made the call and was at risk.
Joe Serock: A♠Q♠
Ernest Bush: A♣9♣
Serock was in great shape with a dominating ace and he remained ahead on the 2♦3♦Q♣5♥6♦ runout to score the double up through Bush.
The 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) continues today with Day 2 of the $10,300 NAPT High Roller, starting at 12:30 p.m. local time. The first day attracted 138 entrants and by the end of the night 64 players remained. The field size will continue to grow as late registration remains open until the start of play today.
Leading the field is Robert Borick who bagged 241,000, a stack worth 161 big blinds going into the day. Borick is most closely followed by Jon Kyte (235,000) and Tauan Naves (231,000). Kyte enjoyed his second-largest career score this past September after placing fourth in the €10,300 High Roller at EPT Barcelona where he took home €280,750, and the Norwegian pro will be looking to follow up that success with a deep run in this event.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Robert Borick
United States
241,000
161
2
Jon Kyte
Norway
235,000
157
3
Tauan Naves
Brazil
231,000
154
4
Thomas Eychenne
France
228,000
152
5
Valentyn Shabelnyk
Ukraine
206,000
137
6
Steven McKuin
United States
201,000
134
7
Brian Altman
United States
185,500
124
8
Jerome Finck
France
169,500
113
9
John Krpan
Canada
168,700
112
10
Nadezhda Magnus
United States
160,000
107
Several big names remain in contention going into Day 2 including Erik Seidel (123,500), Dylan Linde (100,500), Jonathan Tamayo (93,000), Scott Seiver (68,500).
PokerStars AmbassadorsElias Gutierrez (136,000), Alejandro Lococo (96,300) and Sam Grafton (51,500) also return looking to build up a stack on Saturday.
Sam Grafton
Action picks up on Level 11, featuring blinds of 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante. The plan is to play ten hour-long levels, with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 16.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this event until a winner is crowned on Sunday, November 10.
