$25,000 NAPT Super High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2024 NAPT Las Vegas
$25,000 NAPT Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 NAPT Las Vegas
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,440,600
Entries
60
Level
25
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
60
Players Left
4
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Day 2 of the $25,000 Super High Roller at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) festival has concluded. Day 1 attracted 44 entrants, with 28 returning for Day 2 at Resorts World Las Vegas. Late registration remained open until the start of play, and 16 additional players joined before action resumed.
With a total of 60 entrants, the players created a prize pool of $1,440,600, with a min cash worth $57,600 and a top prize of $439,400. Eight players made the money, and by the end of the night, only four players remained. Stephen Song leads the field, bagging 9,010,000 of the 15,000,000 chips in play.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Song | United States | 9,010,000 |
| 2 | Sean Winter | United States | 2,450,000 |
| 3 | James Collopy | United States | 2,210,000 |
| 4 | Edward Sebesta | United States | 1,335,000 |
Song finds himself at the top of the leaderboard, largely thanks to a double knockout just before the final table. He found himself in a dream spot with pocket aces against a short-stacked Clemen Deng and Justin Saliba, who held ace-king with a healthy stack. Once at the final table, Song kept his foot on the gas, playing aggressively and eliminating two players on his way to the chip lead.
Behind Song on the leaderboard is Sean Winter, who had a rollercoaster day. Winter benefitted from a massive double up in Level 12, winning with aces against kings to push his stack over 1,400,000. However, shortly after, he doubled up the same opponent, dropping back to 525,000. Still in Level 12, Winter got creative with pocket queens and secured another double up, bringing him back near the million-chip mark. Winter then cruised to the final table and into the money, steadily laddering up through the pay jumps.
Third in chips is three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner James Collopy, who entered the day second in chips. Collopy remained steady near the top of the leaderboard throughout the day. He narrowly avoided disaster in one of the final hands of the night when Song made a full house on the turn. Collopy revealed to the table that he had pocket kings, but managed to avoid a major setback.
Edward Sebesta, the short stack heading into the final day, has over $1,300,000 in career tournament earnings, with his biggest cash coming in at $311,915. If he can spin up his short stack and claim victory, Sebesta would set a new personal best with his largest tournament score to date.
Day 2 Action
Day 2 saw several new faces join the field, including Nick Schulman, David Peters, Andrew Lichtenberger, John Racener, and Martin Zamani. A few players who were eliminated before the end of Day 1 decided to reenter and give it another shot, including Jeremy Ausmus, Justin Saliba, and Aram Zobian. However, none of these players made the money, falling short of a payout.
Scott Seiver, Day 1 chip leader and 2024 World Series of Poker Player of the Year was at the top of the leaderboard for most of the day, until he ran into a brutal cooler against Elias Gutierrez. After Seiver three-bet Gutierrez’s open, he flopped trip sevens, only to run into Gutierrez’s flopped full house. After betting the flop and turn, Seiver jammed the river, which was snap called by Gutierrez, leaving Seiver with just 55,000 chips. He was eliminated shortly after.
Other notables falling short of the money include 2024 WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Tamayo, Jason Koon, Dylan Linde, Daniel Sepiol, Chance Kornuth, Jonathan Little, and Shannon Shorr.
Final Table
Nine players made the final table, but only eight would make the money. Nicholas Seward became the unfortunate bubble boy after losing a classic flip with his ace-king against Collopy's pocket queens.
Once the players made the money, the first to hit the payout desk was Paul Jager, who couldn't improve against Song. In seventh place was Brock Wilson, the short stack heading into the final table. Following him in sixth was Thomas Eychenne, who fell victim to Song's larger ace. The final elimination of the night was Elias Gutierrez, who ran into Winter's bigger pocket pair.
$25,000 Super High Roller Prize Pool and Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $439,400 | ||
| 2 | $288,100 | ||
| 3 | $208,900 | ||
| 4 | $158,500 | ||
| 5 | Elias Gutierrez | Spain | $122,500 |
| 6 | Thomas Eychenne | Italy | $93,600 |
| 7 | Brock Wilson | United States | $72,000 |
| 8 | Paul Jager | United States | $57,600 |
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Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,010,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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2,450,000 | |
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2,210,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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1,335,000 | |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The final four players have bagged up for the night, and will return for the final day tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. local time.
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Edward Sebesta raised to 100,000 on the button and Sean Winter defended in the big blind.
The flop came 2♥J♦Q♥ and both players checked to the 3♠ turn. Winter led out with a bet of 175,000 and Sebesta raised to 350,000. Winter made the call.
The river brought the K♠ and Winter checked. Sebesta checked back and tabled A♥4♣ for ace-high. Winter turned over Q♦9♥ for a pair of queens to earn the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,450,000
650,000
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650,000 |
|
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1,335,000
715,000
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715,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
James Collopy opened the action with a raise to 110,000 on the button, which was called by Stephen Song in the big blind.
The flop came 4♦6♣7♣ and Song decided to lead out for a bet of 65,000, which Collopy called.
After the 7♥ on the turn, Song bet out 225,000, which Collopy again called.
The river was the J♣ and Song bet 180,000, which Collopy snap called. Song then tabled 7♠6♠ for a full house sevens full of sixes to take the pot as Collopy mucked his hand.
As Song scooped the pot he told Collopy "I guess I let you off easy". Collopy shook his head yes, and implied that he had pocket kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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9,050,000
750,000
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750,000 |
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2,200,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
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Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
James Collopy limped in the small blind and Edward Sebesta checked back in the big blind.
The flop of 8♥4♠7♥ checked through to the 2♦ turn. Collopy led out for 85,000 and Sebesta thought for a moment before putting in a raise to 225,000. Collopy made the call.
Both players checked the 10♦ river and Collopy tabled 7♦5♦ for a pair of sevens, besting the A♣Q♠ of Sebesta.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,950,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
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|
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2,050,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action folded to Elias Gutierrez in the cutoff, and he raised all in for his stack of 750,000. Sean Winter, on the button, took a moment before making the call. The blinds quickly folded, leaving the players heads up, with Gutierrez at risk.
Elias Gutierrez: 4♠4♣ 
Sean Winter: 8♥8♦
Gutierrez was in need of help to stay in the tournament after running into Winter's larger pocket pair. However, when the board ran out 2♦3♦7♣J♦3♣ Winter’s pocket eights remained best, taking the pot and sending Gutierrez to the payout desk in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,800,000
420,000
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420,000 |
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|
Busted | |
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Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Edward Sebesta raised to 100,000 on the button and Stephen Song called in the small blind.
The flop came 8♦5♥Q♦ and Song led out with a bet of 85,000. Sebesta made the call.
The turn landed the 6♦, completing straight and flush draws, and Song led out again, this time for 155,000. Sebesta thought for a brief moment before giving up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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8,300,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
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2,375,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action folded to Edward Sebesta on the button and he raised to 100,000. The small blind folded and Elias Gutierrez called in the big blind.
The flop came 9♥J♣2♠ and Gutierrez check-called a bet of 80,000 from Sebesta.
After the A♣ on the turn, Gutierrez again check-called a bet of 80,000 from Sebesta.
The river brought the 6♦ and after Gutierrez checked, Sebesta sized up to 400,000. Gutierrez gave it a quick thought before mucking his hand to give the pot to Sebesta.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,850,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
500,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
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