$1,100 PS Open Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas

11-05-2025 22:01 UTC-7

Hardcastle Doubles Off Winter

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Brian Winter was in the small blind with a raise of 30,000 in front of him before Jack Hardcastle moved all in for 135,000 in the big blind. Winter called to put Hardcastle at risk.

Jack Hardcastle: A♥5♠ All in
Brian Winter: K♥10♠

The flop came A♠5♣4♣ to give Hardcastle two pair and a big lead in the pot, while Winter was left drawing dead after the 4♥ turn. The river was the 2♦ and Hardcastle doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Hardcastle	270,000 248,000	248,000
Brian Winter	200,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Brian Winter Jack Hardcastle

11-05-2025 21:58 UTC-7

Lapka Misreads His Stack; Did McKevitt Fold Quads?

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Justin Lapka moved all in for 113,000 under the gun and Benjamin McKevitt called in the cutoff. Robert Van Hoose then reraised to 265,000 in the big blind, and McKevitt folded, claiming he had two jacks.

Justin Lapka: A♥8♥ All in
Robert Van Hoose: Q♥Q♣

"I had way more than I thought I did. I thought I had like 70 or 80K," Lapka said. The flop came 9♣7♣2♣, while McKevitt let out a cry when the J♠ fell on the turn.

The river was the J♣ and Van Hoose took the pot with his queens to send Lapka to the rail. McKevitt said he would've made quads, although the rest of the table was skeptical that he actually had jacks.

"Did you see my cards?" he asked, and one tablemate said he did see the J♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Van Hoose	750,000 315,000	315,000

Benjamin McKevitt	530,000 166,000	166,000
Justin Lapka	Busted

Tags: Benjamin McKevitt Justin Lapka Robert Van Hoose

11-05-2025 21:56 UTC-7

Stuck Between Serock and a Hard Place

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nikolai Mamut opened to 16,000 in early position and the action folded to Joe Serock in the big blind who was down to just 100,000 chips. Serock shipped all in for a little more than 10 big blinds and Mamut didn't take long to call.

Joe Serock: 3♠3♦ All in
Nikolai Mamut: A♠J♦

The flop came 7♦5♥5♣ which left Serock in the lead with his pocket pair but Mamut picked up some counterfeit possibilities. The K♠ on the turn was a brick but the J♥ on the river ended Serock's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Mamut	685,000 105,000	105,000
Joe Serock	Busted

Tags: Nikolai Mamut Joe Serock

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

11-05-2025 21:38 UTC-7

Wade Uses a Delayed C-Bet

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Cody Wiegmann raised to 12,000 in the cutoff and Tristan Wade reraised to 45,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Wiegmann called as they went heads-up to a flop of 10♠7♦6♠.

Wiegmann started with a check and Wade checked it back to the 6♥ on the river. Wiegmann checked again which allowed Wade to continue with a bet of 40,000 on the turn. Wiegmann quickly mucked his cards and Wade raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cody Wiegmann	430,000 10,000	10,000
Tristan Wade	327,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Tristan Wade Cody Wiegmann

11-05-2025 21:35 UTC-7

Baby Pair Works for Hunsinger

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Baurzhan Akimov raised to 12,000 in middle position and Ryan Hunsinger called on the button. The flop came A♥K♣3♥ and Akimov continued with a bet, which Hunsinger called.

The turn was the 2♣ and Akimov counted out another bet of 45,000. Hunsinger still called and the 2♦ paired the board on the river. Akimov checked this time and Hunsinger took it to showdown. Akimov flipped over Q♥J♠ for a missed straight draw and Hunsinger showed his 5♣3♣ to earn the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Baurzhan Akimov	680,000 170,000	170,000
Ryan Hunsinger	470,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Ryan Hunsinger Baurzhan Akimov

11-05-2025 21:25 UTC-7

Yoon Puts a Frown on Smiley

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Zachary Smiley moved all in from middle position and Joshua Yoon put him at risk on the button.

Zachary Smiley: Q♣Q♠ All in
Joshua Yoon: K♠K♣

Smiley had run his queens into Yoon's kings, and the 10♣10♠6♠10♦8♦ board offered no help as Yoon secured the pot. The stacks were counted down, and Yoon had Smiley's remaining 130,000 barely covered to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Yoon	300,000 14,000	14,000
Zachary Smiley	Busted

Tags: Zachary Smiley Joshua Yoon

11-05-2025 21:18 UTC-7

Post-Break Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chang Lee	Busted

Stanley Lee	Busted
Nick Palma	Busted
Jiseon Choi	Busted
Rafael Martinez	Busted
Jae Yi	Busted
Curtis Powell	Busted
Christopher Day	Busted
Philip Stack	Busted
Nick Yunis	Busted

Timothy Burden	Busted
Matthew Elias	Busted

11-05-2025 21:17 UTC-7

Renkey's Turn to Survive a Flip

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Andrew Moreno raised to 12,000 in the hijack and Rex Clinkscales three-bet to 36,000 on the button. Christian Renkey then moved all in for 173,000 in the big blind, Moreno folded, while Clinkscales snap-called once action got back to him.

Christian Renkey: J♣J♠ All in
Rex Clinkscales: A♠K♠

The 4♥3♥2♠ flop gave Clinkscales additional outs with a straight draw to go with his two overcards, but he missed the 7♣ turn and 6♣ river, and Renkey doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	740,000 25,000	25,000
Christian Renkey	350,000 130,000	130,000
Rex Clinkscales	160,000 322,000	322,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno Christian Renkey Rex Clinkscales

11-05-2025 21:09 UTC-7

It's All Sunshine and Rainbows

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Aram Zobian opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Brandon Sunshine shoved all in for 92,000 on his left. Rhett Van Leeuwen was next to act and reshoved all in for around 170,000. The rest of the table folded, including Zobian, and the two remaining hands were face up.

Brandon Sunshine: A♦K♠ All in
Rhett Van Leeuwen: Q♥Q♦

It was a classic coin flip and the flop of 3♠3♥2♦ left Van Leeuwen in the lead. The 5♣ on the turn gave Sunshine a straight draw but it was the K♣ on the river that paired him up to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	220,000 13,000	13,000

Brandon Sunshine	211,000 80,000	80,000
Rhett Van Leeuwen	80,000 98,000	98,000

Tags: Aram Zobian Brandon Sunshine Rhett Van Leeuwen