$1,100 PS Open Main Event | 2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas

11-06-2025 13:09 UTC-8

Kang Shows a Bluff

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 10♥8♦3♥4♠, Nikolai Mamut led out with a bet of 90,000 from the small blind. Andrew Kang called in early position and the 5♣ landed on the river.

Mamut threw in another bet of 110,000 and Kang reached back and slid forward a raise to 550,000. Mamut gave it some thought but decided to dispatch his cards into the muck. Kang showed his A♦Q♣ for just ace-high as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kang	1,350,000 320,000	320,000
Nikolai Mamut	900,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Nikolai Mamut Andrew Kang

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

11-06-2025 13:01 UTC-8

Iyama Gets Value From Reid

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Yusei Iyama raised to 50,000 in the small blind and Terrance Reid called in the big blind.

Iyama checked the 7♣J♦7♦ flop and Reid bet 35,000. Iyama then raised to 120,000, and Reid called.

Both players checked the K♥ turn and the river came the 8♣. Iyama then led out for 115,000, and Reid quickly called.

Iyama showed Q♠Q♣, and Reid mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terrance Reid	1,400,000 50,000	50,000

Yusei Iyama	1,200,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Terrance Reid Yusei Iyama

11-06-2025 12:58 UTC-8

Lewis Flushes Out Sunshine

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Brandon Sunshine raised to 30,000 in the cutoff and Toby Lewis ripped all in for 460,000 in the big blind. Sunshine instantly called and they were off to the races.

Toby Lewis: 5♠5♦ All in
Brandon Sunshine: A♦K♥

The flop came Q♠4♠2♣ and Lewis was still in the lead with his pocket pair. However, the A♠ on the turn flipped the script as Sunshine paired his ace. It wasn't over yet as the 7♠ on the river turned the tide once more, giving Lewis a flush and key double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Lewis	940,000 390,000	390,000

Brandon Sunshine	330,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Toby Lewis Brandon Sunshine

11-06-2025 12:55 UTC-8

Mamut Fires at Massey; McKevitt Runs Into a Big Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nikolai Mamut three-bet to 100,000 in the hijack and Aaron Massey called in early position.

The flop came Q♠8♥4♠ and Mamut continued for 85,000. Massey called and they both checked the 9♣ turn.

Mamut then bet 280,000 on the 5♣ river, and Massey spent several minutes in the tank before folding.

At the same time at another table, Benjamin McKevitt was all in for 250,000 from middle position as Brandon Sunshine put him at risk in the big blind.

Benjamin McKevitt: K♠K♦ All in
Brandon Sunshine: A♦A♠

McKevitt had picked up two kings, but he had run right into Sunshine's aces and found no help on the J♣5♥10♦3♠10♣ board and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	1,300,000 260,000	260,000
Nikolai Mamut	1,000,000 45,000	45,000
Brandon Sunshine	750,000 265,000	265,000
Benjamin McKevitt	Busted

Tags: Aaron Massey Benjamin McKevitt Brandon Sunshine Nikolai Mamut

11-06-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Wade's Tough Day Ends Abruptly

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Robert van Hoose opened to 30,000 in early position and Tristan Wade three-bet to 90,000 in the hijack. Yusei Iyama four-bet shoved all in for just over 500,000 which got Van Hoose to fold. Wade quickly called off his stack of just over 400,000 and the cards were face up.

Tristan Wade: A♣K♥ All in
Yusei Iyama: A♠A♦

It was the one hand that Wade didn't want to see but the flop of 10♥7♥3♥ gave him some hope with a flush draw. The 2♠ on the turn and the 10♠ on the river bricked out and Wade was eliminated in the first level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yusei Iyama	1,040,000 440,000	440,000
Tristan Wade	Busted

Tags: Robert Van Hoose Tristan Wade Yusei Iyama

11-06-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Franklin Hits the Turn to Double Off Hardcastle

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Paulina Loeliger raised to 30,000 on the button before Jack Hardcastle three-bet to 130,000 in the small blind. Ryan Franklin then moved all in for 495,000 in the big blind, Loeliger folded, while Hardcastle snap-called.

Ryan Franklin: A♥10♣ All in
Jack Hardcastle: A♠K♣

Franklin was dominated and at risk going to the flop, which came 2♠8♣6♠. The turn, though, was the 10♦ and Franklin moved in front with a pair of tens. The river was the Q♣ and Franklin doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Franklin	1,100,000 435,000	435,000
Paulina Loeliger	700,000 50,000	50,000
Jack Hardcastle	500,000 685,000	685,000

Tags: Jack Hardcastle Paulina Loeliger Ryan Franklin

11-06-2025 12:36 UTC-8

Lewis Downs McKellar

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

After getting a couple of shoves through, Toby Lewis changed it up with a raise to 30,000 in the cutoff. Pierce McKellar shoved all in for a little over 200,000 on the button and the blinds folded. Lewis snapped him off and the cards were tabled.

Pierce McKellar: 7♠7♥ All in
Toby Lewis: 9♠9♣

Lewis held the better of the two pocket pairs and the flop of A♣10♣4♠ left him in the lead. The J♥ on the turn nor the 8♥ on the river were any help to McKellar who exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Lewis	550,000 235,000	235,000

Pierce McKellar	Busted

Tags: Toby Lewis Pierce McKellar

11-06-2025 12:27 UTC-8

Rossitto Takes a Chunk from Reid

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

A completed board of A♠4♠4♥2♠8♠ was spread across the felt with nearly 200,000 in the middle. Terrance Reid checked from the small blind and Michael Rossitto pushed out a bet of 205,000 in early position.

Reid went into the tank for over a minute before flicking in a chip to call. Rossitto turned over K♦Q♠ for a rivered flush and Reid flashed the 4♦ before his hand went into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terrance Reid	1,350,000 345,000	345,000

Michael Rossitto	900,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Terrance Reid Michael Rossitto

11-06-2025 12:26 UTC-8

Moreno Run Out on the Turn by Loeliger

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Andrew Moreno raised to 35,000 on the button, Paulina Loeliger moved all in from the small blind, and Moreno called for his last 220,000.

Andrew Moreno: A♦Q♣ All in
Paulina Loeliger: 3♦3♥

Moreno was racing for his tournament life and took the lead on the Q♠8♦4♥ flop with top pair, but Loeliger spiked the 3♠ on the turn to make a set. The river was the J♠ and Moreno was sent to the rail.

"You knew it was coming," tablemate Salim Majlaton said to Loeliger after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulina Loeliger	650,000 345,000	345,000
Andrew Moreno	Busted

Tags: Andrew Moreno Paulina Loeliger