$5,300 NAPT Main Event Day 1a | 2024 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas

11-05-2024 20:51 UTC-7

Big Stacks after Dinner Break

Brett Slezak

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	166,000 76,000	76,000

Colton Blomberg	147,000 52,000	52,000
Nicholas Manganaro	127,000 43,500	43,500
Nathan Wasson	125,000 3,000	3,000
Thomas Fuller	119,000 61,000	61,000
Patrick Leonard	110,000 80,500	80,500

Ethan Yau	109,000 41,000	41,000

Ka Chun Yung	109,000
Brad Anderson	107,000 52,000	52,000
Jacob Daniels	107,000
Zachary Donovan	107,000
Eric Blair	101,000
Lawrence Brandt	100,000 65,000	65,000

Matthew Sabia	99,000
David Stamm	99,000 64,000	64,000
Chance Kornuth	97,000 18,000	18,000

Michael Berk	96,000 21,000	21,000
Jeremy Ausmus	95,000 50,000	50,000

Scott Eskenazi	91,000 10,000	10,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-05-2024 20:15 UTC-7

PokerStars NAPT Kicks Off in Las Vegas; The Gronk is Coming! | PokerNews Podcast #863

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In the 863rd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by Connor Richards at Level 9 Studio to kick off the 2024 Pokerstars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Resorts World!

The series runs November 1-10 and will offer players and Gold Pass winners the opportunity to become the “Loose Cannon” on the PokerStars Big Game, which will also see future football Hall of Famer Rob Gronkowski compete at the felt. Speaking of Gold Pass winners, we highlight more players who won their way to Las Vegas including Luis Viera, who won his Gold Pass in the PokerNews Podcast giveaway, and Canada's Steve Maddison, who our PokerNews Ontario Ambassador Kyle Anderson interviewed as a part of the show.

And let's not forget about the NAPT Women’s Event on Nov. 5 featuring a $30,000 guarantee and CardPlayer Lifestyle’s Mixed Game Festival IX from Nov. 3-7.

Connor then shares his thoughts on the Life Outside Poker Meet-Up Game and shares the tragic story of Jim Weger, who passed away in a motorcycle accident the night before the 10th Annual Pawn Stars Poker Run. You'll also get to hear about winners from the 2024 Norwegian Poker Championship, and finally, you can see Chad take part in a $100 flip during an impromptu appearance on The Absolute Nuts show, which was filming their cash game at Resorts World during the PokerNews MUG.

The podcast has a new sponsor in the #1 free-to-play WSOP app, and as part of it, we run another "WSOP Replay" segment in which Chad reviews a famous poker hand through the lens of the WSOP App. Check it out and remember to use bonus code "POKERNEWS" if you download and play for an extra 1,000,000 in chips!

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11-05-2024 19:30 UTC-7

Break Time

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break, with play resuming at approximately 7:45 p.m. local time.

The field has grown to 251 entrants, of which 153 players remain.

11-05-2024 19:30 UTC-7

Sixes Good for Serock

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of 5♦2♥2♠, Yake Wu bet 2,000 when checked to and only Joe Serock called.

Serock checked again on the 4♥ turn and Wu checked back. Both players checked again on the 10♣ river and Serock tabled 6♥6♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	45,000

Yake Wu	15,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Joseph Serock Yake Wu

11-05-2024 19:20 UTC-7

Eskenazi Takes from Kornuth

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Chance Kornuth opened to 1,300 from under the gun and Scott Eskenazi defended from the big blind.

The flop came J♦6♣4♠ and Eskenazi check-called a 2,200 bet from Kornuth.

Both players checked the 8♣ turn leading to the 8♥ river. Eskenazi bet 9,000 and after about a minute Kornuth opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	115,000 40,000	40,000

Scott Eskenazi	101,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Scott Eskenazi

11-05-2024 19:19 UTC-7

Buchanan Doubles to Leave Reid Short

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Brett Slezak

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Terrance Reid opened to 1,300 from middle position before Shawn Buchanan three-bet to 3,500 from the hijack. With the action back on Reid, he decided to four-bet jam as the slightly covering stack for 20,500 effective and Buchanan snapped it off.

Shawn Buchanan: Q♠Q♥ All in
Terrance Reid: A♣10♦

Buchanan was ahead with queens but Reid's ace was live. The K♦J♦8♠ flop gave Reid two additional gutshot outs but the 2♠8♦ runout sealed the double for Buchanan and left Reid on fumes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	42,000
Terrance Reid	3,000 15,500	15,500

Tags: Shawn Buchanan Terrance Reid

11-05-2024 19:03 UTC-7

A Round of Chip Counts

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Lagodich	80,000
Michael Berk	75,000 14,000	14,000
Chance Kornuth	75,000 20,000	20,000

Ethan Yau	68,000

Barry Woods	50,000 6,000	6,000
Barny Boatman	50,000 12,000	12,000

Maria Konnikova	48,000 2,000	2,000

Joe Serock	45,000

Landon Tice	40,000 10,000	10,000
David "ODB" Baker	40,000

Jeremy Becker	38,000 5,000	5,000
Martin Zamani	32,000

Andrew Moreno	32,000 6,000	6,000
David Moses	32,000

John Riordan	30,000 8,000	8,000

Ryan Riess	25,000 5,000	5,000

Chris Moorman	23,000

Jeff Platt	17,000 32,500	32,500
Nick Pupillo	9,000

Bill Klein	Busted

11-05-2024 19:02 UTC-7

Konnikova Gets Value on the River

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Yiannis Liperis opened to 1,300 from the hijack and received calls from Michael Sandler in the small blind and Maria Konnikova in the big blind.

All three players checked the 10♥8♣8♠ flop leading to the 4♦ turn. Sandler checked, Konnikova bet 1,100, Liperis called and Sandler folded.

Konnikova bet 3,000 when checked to on the Q♥ river and once again Liperis made the call. Konnikova showed queens up with Q♣9♦ and Liperis mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	50,000 6,500	6,500

Yiannis Liperis	39,000 11,000	11,000
Michael Sandler	29,000

Tags: Maria Konnikova Michael Sandler Yiannis Liperis

11-05-2024 19:00 UTC-7

Ha Doubles Through Tahsildar with Miracle River

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Brett Slezak

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Hassan Tahsildar from under the gun and David Ha on the button with around 5,500 in the middle.

Tahsildar led with a bet and Ha responded with a jam for his remaining 9,000. Tahsildar did not take long before he stuck in the call and the hands were tabled.

David Ha: A♠10♣ All in
Hassan Tahsildar: J♦10♦

Tahsildar held top pair while Ha just had ace-high and was drawing to three remaining outs. However, in miraculous fashion the dealer peeled the A♦ on the river to give Ha the river as he survived at the expense of a frustrated Tahsildar.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Tahsildar	25,000
David Ha	15,000

Tags: David Ha Hassan Tahsildar