$5,300 NAPT Main Event Day 2 | 2024 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas

11-07-2024 21:57 UTC-8

Kings Good for Mugar

Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Terrance Reid opened to 10,000 in middle position and Peter Mugar three-bet to 35,000 in middle position. Kitty Kuo cold-called in the cutoff and Reid also called.

Reid checked on the flop of 7♦7♣Q♦ and Mugar continued for 30,000. Kuo and Reid both called. Reid checked again on the 4♣ turn and Mugar sized up to 65,000. Kuo folded and Reid called.

Reid checked once more on the Q♣ river and Mugar checked back. Reid showed 10♣10♦, but it was no good against the K♠K♣ of Mugar.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Mugar	500,000 100,000	100,000
Terrance Reid	350,000 227,000	227,000
Kitty Kuo	220,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Kitty Kuo Peter Mugar Terrance Reid

11-07-2024 22:01 UTC-8

Kniter Hits the River to Bust Monnette

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

In a battle between the blinds, Maksim Kniter bet 15,000 on a flop of Q♦9♦7♣ and John Monnette moved all in for 86,000. Kniter called to put Monnette at risk.

John Monnette: Q♠10♠ All in
Maksim Kniter: A♦6♦

Monnette was ahead with top pair, while Kniter was on a flush draw. The 8♥ turn left Monnette in the lead, but Kniter connected with the 7♦ river to win the pot and send Monnette to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Kniter	350,000 100,000	100,000
John Monnette	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Maksim Kniter

11-07-2024 22:06 UTC-8

Tran Takes the Rest from Serock

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Brett Slezak

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

After losing the majority of his stack, WSOP Main Event final tablist Joe Serock was short in the big blind.

When the action folded to Luther Tran in the small blind, he raised enough to put Serock all-in and he snap-called for 45,000 effective.

Joe Serock: A♠3♠ All in
Luther Tran: K♠7♣

Serock was ahead with ace high but Tran had two live cards. The J♥7♦4♠ flop vaulted Tran into the lead and nothing changed on the Q♦ turn. The K♥ on the river added insult to injury as Serock hit the exit in 100th place after another cash.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luther Tran	335,000 42,000	42,000
Joe Serock	Busted

Tags: Joe Serock Luther Tran

11-07-2024 22:07 UTC-8

Tamayo Bets Into Bohmerwald's Aces; Fritz Doubles Off Song

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 2♣10♥6♦10♦, Jonathan Tamayo bet 27,000 from the button and Michael Bohmerwald called in middle position.

The river was the 5♦ and Tamayo bet another 77,000. Bohmerwald again called and Tamayo showed K♥J♥. Bohmerwald turned over A♥A♦ to win the pot.

At the same time at another table, Manuel Fritz doubled up to more than 550,000 when he picked up aces against Yunkyu Song's ace-king.

"Do I have any future in this tournament?" Song wondered after the hand.

"Of course you do. I see you at the final table," Fritz told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Bohmerwald	580,000 204,000	204,000

Manuel Fritz	560,000 255,000	255,000
Yunkyu Song	390,000 82,000	82,000
Jonathan Tamayo	220,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Jonathan Tamayo Manuel Fritz Michael Bohmerwald Yunkyu Song

11-07-2024 22:16 UTC-8

Song Gets It Right Back From Newman

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A few hands after handing over a massive double up to Manuel Fritz, Yunkyu Song went heads-up to the turn against Jonathan Newman with the board showing 2♦6♠6♦10♥.

Song then bet 48,000 from the big blind and Newman called in the hijack. The river was the 10♦ and Song bet 108,000.

Newman took a minute before calling once more as Song turned over 8♠6♣ for a full house. Newman mucked and Song raked in the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunkyu Song	500,000 110,000	110,000
Jonathan Newman	150,000 196,000	196,000

Tags: Jonathan Newman Yunkyu Song

11-07-2024 22:19 UTC-8

Hart Bluffs with the Dirty Diaper

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jessica Vierling opened to 10,000 from the button and Brent Hart defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♠8♠10♥. Hart checked, Vierling bet 8,000 and Hart check-raised to 30,000. Vierling made the call.

Vierling called another bet from Hart on the Q♠ turn, this time for 50,000.

On the Q♦ river Hart moved all in, covering Vierling who had around 130,000 behind. Vierling folded and Hart showed that he had 3♦2♣ before taking the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Hart	430,000 190,000	190,000

Jessica Vierling	130,000 131,000	131,000

Tags: Brent Hart Jessica Vierling

11-07-2024 22:31 UTC-8

Everyone Loves a Chop Pot! (Or Not)

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Brett Slezak

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Justin Lapka opened to 10,000 from under the gun before Katrina Weaver jammed for her remaining 67,000 from middle position. The action folded to Marco Johnson in the big blind who tanked for a moment before he rejammed and Lapka folded.

Katrina Weaver: 8♦8♣ All in
Marco Johnson: A♥Q♠

It was coinflip scenario with Weaver having the slight advantage. The 10♥10♦7♦ flop kept Weaver in front and nothing changed on the 7♣ turn. However, the 7♠ on the river put a full house on the board that both opponents played as the pot was chopped.

"It could have been worse," mentioned Timothy Pai, although it was still a painful runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	170,000 7,000	7,000

Katrina Weaver	75,000 122,000	122,000

Tags: Justin Lapka Katrina Weaver Marco Johnson Timothy Pai

11-07-2024 22:33 UTC-8

Weng Eliminated by Tulin

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bin Weng opened to 11,000 in middle position and Nikolai Tulin three-bet to 45,000 in the small blind. Weng four-bet jammed for around 300,000 and Tulin called off with a bigger stack.

Bin Weng: A♣8♥ All in
Nikolai Tulin: A♦K♠

Weng was dominated and nothing changed on the run out 10♦3♣A♥10♣5♠ to mark the reigning GPI Player of the Year's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Tulin	650,000 394,000	394,000
Bin Weng	Busted

Tags: Bin Weng Nikolai Tulin

11-07-2024 22:33 UTC-8

Yoon Shows a Jack After Big River Shove

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Shuofei Geng raised to 11,000 under the gun and Brian Yoon three-bet to 35,000 in early position. David Moses didn't see Yoon's three-bet and attempted to just call from the big blind.

"I don't get to keep the chips. They weren't any good anyway," Moses said as he left the bet in the pot and folded. Geng called and he and Yoon went heads-up to the 10♥2♠3♦ flop.

Yoon continued for 22,000 and Geng called. The turn was the Q♦ and Yoon bet another 66,000. Geng again called.

The river was the 6♠ and Yoon moved all in. While Geng was contemplating the decision for his last 170,000, tablemates Jeremy Becker and Christian De Leon gave each other their phones so they can follow each other on social media.

"What do you do? Your picture looks like you're a model," Becker told him.

"He's a foot porn model," Moses joked. "I should create an OnlyFans account. Those girls make millions," Moses added.

"You look like you would do well," De Leon replied.

Geng eventually flashed the 10♠ as he folded. The table agreed that the winner of each hand has to show one card. "If you have a jack, this would be the one to show," Becker said to Yoon, who indeed showed the J♠ as he took the pot.

"This is the best table ever," De Leon said after the hand.