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$550 NAPT Mystery Bounty
Day 1e Completed
2024 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
$550 NAPT Mystery Bounty
Day: 1e
Event Info
2024 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$576,480
Total Entries
1,201
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
427
Players Left
63
Players Left 1 / 1,201
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Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The final and largest starting flight of $550 Mystery Bounty at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) festival at Resorts World Las Vegas saw 63 players advancing and Rhett Van Leeuwen leading the way over big stacks Chang Lin, David Dongwoo Ko and PokerStars Ambassador and recent Life Outside Poker guest Maria Konnikova.
The night ended after simultaneous knockouts that saw Leonidas Georgopoulos and another player missing out on paydays.
The Day 1e survivors will join the 116 players who bagged the previous four starting flights on Nov. 4 at noon local time for Day 2, which will play down to a winner and award the first NAPT title of the series. Bountys will be introduced on Day 2 with prizes up to $25,000 up for grabs.
Day 1e Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhett Van Leeuwen | United States | 701,000 | 140 |
| 2 | Maria Konnikova | United States | 505,000 | 101 |
| 3 | Chang Lin | United States | 426,000 | 85 |
| 4 | David Dongwoo Ko | Canada | 423,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Alexandro Tricarico | Belgium | 415,000 | 83 |
| 6 | Nicholas Whitehead | United States | 387,000 | 77 |
| 7 | Ronnie Lamb | United States | 385,000 | 77 |
| 8 | Michael McKuin | United States | 361,000 | 72 |
| 9 | Daniel Samson | United Kingdom | 330,000 | 66 |
| 10 | Wasim Assaf | United States | 319,000 | 64 |
Final Flight Action
The event drew a total of 1,201 players to nearly double the $300,000 prize pool with a total of $576,480. That's split into $300,250 in the bounty prize pool and $276,230 in the regular prize pool. Prize pool and bounty specifics will be made available on Day 2.
Day 1e was the biggest starting flight by more than a hundred players and occupied nearly the entire Resorts World Poker Room, save for a few cash game tables and the Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival IX in the back corner where Robbie Strazynski celebrated his birthday with a cake that he kindly shared with tournament players and media. Happy Birthday, Robbie!
The big hands continued on Sunday with content creator Nikki Limo getting kings cracked at a table that included Konnikova, as well as Gary Melnick making "the craziest call I ever made" by calling 27-big-blind shove by Irene Carey with queen-nine offsuit. He was dominated as Carey held ace-queen but managed to outflop Carey by spiking a nine.
Some other departures on Day 1e included Qing Liu, Tyler Patterson, Utah's second-all-time-money-leader Frank Stepuchin and PokerStars Ambassadors Rory Jennings and Marle Spragg. While Spragg didn't survive the flight, the content creator's father, Gary Cordeiro, advanced to Day 2.
Action will pick back up with 19 minutes left in Level 16 with blinds of 2,000/5,000/5,000.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on-site at Resorts World Las Vegas tomorrow for continued coverage of the NAPT Las Vegas kickoff.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1e has ended with 63 players remaining.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
At the same time as Chia Hsu was eliminated on another table, Leonidas Georgopoulos moved all in for 30,000 from early position and Joshua Remitio reshoved in the small blind. Antony Ammar called for 80,000 in the big blind.
Leonidas Georgopoulos: Q♣Q♠ 
Antony Ammar: A♣K♠
Joshua Remitio: A♥7♠
Georgopoulos remained in the lead with his queens through the turn on a board of 5♣9♣2♠10♦, but Ammar hit the K♦ on the river to make a pair of kings and scoop the pot, doubling up off Remitio while sending Georgopoulos to the rail on the bubble.
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Chia Hsu bet 25,000 from the big blind on a flop of J♥3♦4♣ and David Dongwoo Ko moved all in on the button. Hsu snap-called for 60,000.
"I have a big pair," Ko told Hsu as they waited to turn over their cards.
"Bigger than that?" Hsu asked, pointing at the jack on board.
Chia Hsu: K♠J♠
David Dongwoo Ko: 8♠8♦
Hsu was ahead with his pair of jacks as the turn came the 6♣. The river was the 8♣ and Ko spiked a two-outer to make a set. "Let me take a picture," Hsu said before making his exit on the money bubble.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Avi Cohen raised to 14,000 in early position and Dannette Mason moved all in for 55,000 on the button. Cohen quickly called.
Dannette Mason: A♣J♣
Avi Cohen: A♥10♥
The flop came Q♠10♦5♦ as Cohen took the lead with a pair of tens, but Mason spiked the J♠ on the turn to move back in front. The river was the 8♦ and Mason doubled up on the money bubble.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The floor has announced that we will begin hand-for-hand play, as 65 players remain. 64 players will advance to Day 2.
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Rhett Van Leeuwen raised to 13,000 in the hijack, Sara Ralston flatted in the small blind, and Lily Kiletto defended in the big blind.
The flop of 3♥J♦5♣ checked through to the K♣ turn. Ralston checked, Kiletto bet 15,000, and Van Leeuwen raised to 50,000. Ralston folded and Kiletto made the call.
The river brought the A♥ and both players checked. Van Leeuwen tabled K♥5♦ for two pair, kings and fives, besting the K♦10♦ of Killeto.
