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

11-07-2024 20:32 UTC-8

Coleman Raises Nuwwarah on the River

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

David Coleman raised to 8,000 on the button and Mo Nuwwarah and Gregor Sverko called in the blinds.

Coleman continued for 6,000 on the A♥A♦5♠ flop and only Nuwwarah called. Both players then checked the 9♦ turn.

The river was the 9♥ and Nuwwarah led out for 26,000. Coleman then raised to 56,000 and Nuwwarah quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	300,000 88,000	88,000
Mo Nuwwarah	225,000 40,000	40,000

Gregor Sverko	80,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: David Coleman Gregor Sverko Mo Nuwwarah

11-07-2024 20:31 UTC-8

Pupillo Building a Monster Stack

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Gregor Sverko opened to 8,000 from middle position and Nick Pupillo called from the cutoff before Curt Kohlberg three-bet to 31,000 from the small blind. Sverko got out of the way before Pupillo made the call.

The flop came K♠3♥4♣ and Kohlberg bet 15,000. Pupillo made the call.

Both players then checked the 5♣ turn and J♥ river. Kohlberg showed ace-high with A♦8♦ while Pupillo had a pair with 8♥8♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	600,000 197,000	197,000

Curt Kohlberg	210,000 14,000	14,000
Gregor Sverko	115,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Curt Kohlberg Gregor Sverko Nick Pupillo

11-07-2024 20:30 UTC-8

Naves Comes From Behind to Double

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Tauan Naves moved all in for 62,000 on the button and Darren Rabinowitz called in the small blind.

Tauan Naves: 6♣6♦ All in
Darren Rabinowitz: 7♣7♥

Naves was crushed by Rabinowitz's pocket pair until the flop brought J♦6♠4♥ to give him a set. The rest of the board was K♠A♣ and Naves doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Rabinowitz	480,000 23,000	23,000

Tauan Naves	130,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Darren Rabinowitz Tauan Naves

11-07-2024 20:30 UTC-8

Dimitrov Doubles Through Nuwwarah

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Veselin Dimitrov was all in from the hijack for 30,000 and up against Mo Nuwwarah who was under the gun with a covering stack.

Veselin Dimitrov: Q♥Q♦ All in
Mo Nuwwarah: J♣9♣

Dimitrov's queens held up on the 5♥A♥2♣9♥4♦ runout and he doubled up through Nuwwarah.

Elsewhere in the tournament area, Erik Seidel was recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Nuwwarah	300,000 115,000	115,000

Veselin Dimitrov	70,000 9,000	9,000
Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Erik Seidel Mo Nuwwarah Veselin Dimitrov

11-07-2024 20:24 UTC-8

"The Ole' Stand-Up Trick"

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ratharam Sivagnanam was all in for 60,000 against the bigger-stacked Jared Jaffee.

Ratharam Sivagnanam: A♠Q♥ All in
Jared Jaffee: A♥K♦

Sivagnanam was dominated and stood up as the board ran out J♠8♦K♠10♠2♥ to give him Broadway for a double and to put a tough beat on the notorious content creator hater.

"The ole' stand-up trick," said Sivagnanam. "It works every time."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Jaffee	120,000 140,000	140,000

Ratharam Sivagnanam	120,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Jared Jaffee Ratharam Sivagnanam

11-07-2024 20:20 UTC-8

Lee Departs With a Min-Cash

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Brian Lee survived the bubble with 30,000 and moved all in from early position. Action folded to Jonathan Borenstein in the big blind who quickly called.

Brian Lee: 8♦8♣ All in
Jonathan Borenstein: J♠J♥

Borenstein had Lee dominated with his jacks and improved to a set on the K♣J♦3♦ flop. The rest of the board came 2♦Q♣ and Lee was among the first to head off to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Borenstein	280,000 150,000	150,000
Brian Lee	Busted

Tags: Brian Lee Jonathan Borenstein

11-07-2024 20:17 UTC-8

Michael Lavenburg Eliminated on the Stone Bubble by Jared Jaffee

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Brett Slezak

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Lavenburg raised to 20,000 from middle position and was called by Jared Jaffee on the button.

On the 9♣5♦2♠ flop, Lavenburg jammed for his remaining 2,000 and Jaffee called.

Michael Lavenburg: 6♥6♦ All in
Jared Jaffee: 7♥7♦

Lavenburg was in bad shape against Jaffee's hand and it stayed that way as the board ran out 10♣A♣. The rest of the room cheered as everyone is guaranteed a minimum cash of $8,900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Jaffee	260,000 141,000	141,000

Michael Lavenburg	Busted

Tags: Jared Jaffee Michael Lavenburg

11-07-2024 20:10 UTC-8

Lipton Pays Off Konnikova

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of J♦2♥A♦K♥6♦ and around 60,000 in the middle, Chad Lipton checked from the small blind and Maria Konnikova bet 58,000 from the button. Lipton made the call.

Konnikova showed the second nut-flush with Q♦9♦ which was enough to take down a sizable pot.