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

11-06-2024 13:44 UTC-8

Kanakopoulos Doubles Through Arora

Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was three-way to the J♦8♣2♥ flop, where Orestis Kanakopoulos checked in the big blind. Edward Pak fired 1,000 from middle position before Karneet Arora raised to 2,000 on the button.

Kanakopoulos took a moment and three-bet to 5,400, producing a quick fold from Pak. Arora made the call and the 7♦ turn was revealed.

Kanakopoulos led out for 4,200, with Arora calling again to see the 7♥ river. Kanakopoulos moved all in for 18,600, sending Arora into the tank.

The clock was eventually called, and Aora waited until the last few seconds to toss in the call. Kanakopoulos turned over 2♠2♦ for a full house, earning a big pot as Arora mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orestis Kanakopoulos	53,000
Edward Pak	16,400
Karneet Arora	1,500

Tags: Edward Pak Karneet Arora Orestis Kanakopoulos

11-06-2024 13:36 UTC-8

Minialoff Picks Off Moreno For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 6♦5♥4♥, Joseph Minialoff bet 1,500 from the hijack and Andrew Moreno called on the button.

Minialoff bet another 1,500 on the K♣ turn and Moreno raised to 3,300. Minialoff called and the 4♦ fell on the river.

Moreno then moved all in for 8,000 and Minialoff called. Moreno showed 10♠8♥, while Moreno had K♦J♣] for two pair to win the pot and send Moreno to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Minialoff	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andrew Moreno	Busted

Tags: Andrew Moreno Joseph Minialoff

11-06-2024 13:28 UTC-8

Flashback: Sami Bechahed Wins 2023 PokerStars NAPT Main Event

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Last year’s PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas $1,650 Main Event wrapped saw the final seven players from a 1,095-entry field return to battle it out at a live-streamed final table. After eight hours of play, it was poker dealer Sami Bechahed, whose wife was nine months pregnant at the time, emerging victorious to claim a $268,945 top prize and the first NAPT Main Event title in 12 years!

“(It took) a lot of patience. I don’t know what to say, I’m seriously so shaken,” Bechahed told PokerNews after the win. “It’s surreal to me with this stacked final table with (Sergio) Aido, (Nick) Schulman, (David) Coleman … very good players. I came out on top. It’s surreal.”

Bechahed started collecting live tournament cashes in July 2018 when the French-born poker dealer moved to the other side of the felt. He had already nabbed three six-figure scores in his five-year career and had $941,234 in prior tournament earnings.

“I came in as the chip leader, so I didn’t have to be intimidated by anybody,” he added. “I have a lot of mad respect for all of them, but I’m here to play poker. I’m mostly playing poker to have fun but I take it very seriously. So, I came here to have fun, play my best game, and got really lucky.”

2023 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Sami Bechahed	United States	$268,945
2	Jonathan Borenstein	United States	$168,175
3	David Coleman	United States	$120,130
4	Ping Liu	United States	$92,410
5	Sergio Aido	Spain	$71,080
6	Nick Schulman	United States	$54,680
7	Sandeep Pallampati	United States	$42,060

Read the Full Recap Here

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

11-06-2024 13:21 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Lewis	73,000 8,000	8,000

Michael Paraskevin	66,000 66,000	66,000
Ali Shamaee	65,000 65,000	65,000
Terrance Reid	63,500 24,500	24,500
Michael Liang	62,200 7,200	7,200

Peter Kao	62,000 62,000	62,000
Sergei Kislinskii	61,400 61,400	61,400
Mark Dube	59,500 4,500	4,500
Luka Sabo	59,000 14,000	14,000
Jack Isler	57,500 57,500	57,500
Andreas Ioakimides	55,000 55,000	55,000
David Ives	51,200 51,200	51,200
Doralee Rae	50,600 50,600	50,600
Andrew Porter	48,500 48,500	48,500

Michael Bartholomew	45,000 9,000	9,000
Chad Lipton	43,700 43,700	43,700
Michael Wang	43,600 8,600	8,600

Matt Affleck	42,200 7,200	7,200
Nicholas Seward	40,700 10,700	10,700

Andrew Ostapchenko	38,200 8,200	8,200

David Coleman	38,000 8,000	8,000

Connor Daynard	38,000 38,000	38,000
Tim Reilly	37,500 37,500	37,500
Kyle Fleishman	37,000 2,000	2,000
Jayson Edell	36,500 1,500	1,500

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11-06-2024 13:07 UTC-8

First Break

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The field on Day 1b has grown to 228 entries as players head off on the first 15-minute break of the day.

11-06-2024 13:03 UTC-8

Dube Gets Paid on the River

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With around 6,000 in the pot on a flop of K♠K♥4♦, Benjamin Hammann bet 200 from under the gun as Mark Dube and Rhett van Leeuwen both called in the blinds.

All three players checked the 3♦ turn. The river was the 7♣ and Dube led out for 3,500. Van Leeuwen called, while Hammann folded.

Dube showed K♦Q♣ for trip kings and Van Leeuwen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Dube	55,000 55,000	55,000
Rhett van Leeuwen	25,000 25,000	25,000
Benjamin Hammann	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Benjamin Hammann Mark Dube Rhett van Leeuwen

11-06-2024 12:50 UTC-8

Level 2 Entries

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cherish Andrews	30,000
Michael Berk	30,000 30,000	30,000
Ori Hasson	30,000

Maria Konnikova	30,000 30,000	30,000

Dylan Linde	30,000 30,000	30,000

Rob Mariano	30,000
Andrew Moreno	30,000 30,000	30,000
David Peters	30,000

Joe Serock	30,000 30,000	30,000

Nicholas Seward	30,000

Shannon Shorr	30,000

Anthony Spinella	30,000

Tristan Wade	30,000 30,000	30,000

Brock Wilson	30,000
Aram Zobian	30,000

11-06-2024 12:47 UTC-8

"The Famous Toby Lewis" Knocks One Out

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ricco Fabbio three-bet to 1,900 on the button and Toby Lewis four-bet to 5,500 under the gun. Ron McMillen folded in the cutoff, while Fabbio called to see the 9♠7♦3♠ flop.

Lewis then bet 5,000 and Fabbio quickly called. The turn was the 10♥ and Lewis bet 13,000. Fabbio took a few minutes before moving all in for 15,000, and Lewis snap-called.

Lewis showed Q♥Q♠, while Fabbio had 9♦8♦ for a pair and a straight draw. The 7♠ river missed Fabbio and he was sent to the rail.

"That was a good raise, it got me off pocket nines. The famous Toby Lewis doubles up on Level 2," McMillen told Lewis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Lewis	65,000 35,000	35,000

Luis Rivera	27,000 27,000	27,000
Ron McMillen	25,000 25,000	25,000
Ricco Fabbio	Busted

Tags: Ricco Fabbio Ron McMillen Toby Lewis

11-06-2024 12:43 UTC-8

Woods Takes One Down with Flop Raise

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Brett Slezak

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ontario Gold Pass winner Michael Bartholomew opened to 500 from the hijack before fellow Ontario Gold Pass winner Ethan Kinnaird three-bet to 1,500 from the cutoff. In the small blind, Barry Woods cold-called and Bartholomew called as well.

On the J♥8♥6♦ flop, the action checked to Kinnaird who continued for 1,500. Woods then decided to raise to 5,000 from the small blind, which prompted two quick folds from his opponents to take down a three-bet pot early.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Bartholomew	36,000 4,000	4,000
Barry Woods	33,000 11,000	11,000
Ethan Kinnaird	32,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Barry Woods Ethan Kinnaird Michael Bartholomew