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

11-05-2025 18:46 UTC-7

Peters Bubbles the PokerStars Open Main Event in a Cooler

Adam Lamers

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

Adam Lopez raised to 11,000 from under the gun and Donnie Peters mulled it over from the cutoff before ripping in the last of his 73,000 chips. The action folded back to Lopez who quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Donnie Peters: A♠K♦ All in
Adam Lopez: A♥A♦

Peters ran into the one hand that he didn't want to see and the flop of 9♦8♥8♣ left things looking grim. The Q♣ on the turn left Peters drawing dead to the K♠ on the river. Peters was the lone elimination on that hand, leaving the remaining 135 players all guaranteed at least a min-cash of $1,750.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Lopez	245,000 135,000	135,000
Donnie Peters	Busted

Tags: Donnie Peters Adam Lopez

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

11-05-2025 18:35 UTC-7

Clinkscales Shoves on Maimes

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Adam Lamers

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

Ezra Gazal opened to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Miquel Maimes on his left. Rex Clinkscales reraised to 41,000 on the button and only Maimes called.

They went heads-up to a flop of A♠5♣4♥ and Maimes checked to Clinkscales who dropped in a bet of 25,000. Maimes announced a check-raise to 77,000 and Clinkscales pushed all in for around 180,000. Maimes peeked back at his cards and hesitated before laying his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Clinkscales	350,000 130,000	130,000
Miquel Maimes	185,000 121,000	121,000

Tags: Rex Clinkscales Miquel Maimes Ezra Gazal

11-05-2025 18:28 UTC-7

Grosshanten Has to Sweat the Bubble

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

David Salituro

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

Bin Duan raised to 12,000 in the hijack, Kyle Grosshanten moved all in for 27,000 in the small blind, and Duan called.

Kyle Grosshanten: K♥K♣ All in
Bin Duan: K♦Q♦

Grosshanten had picked up two kings and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came 2♦6♥8♠, but Duan picked up a flush draw on the J♦ turn.

"Heart! Heart! Don't do me like that!" Grosshanten pleaded going to the river, and he successfully dodged the 3♥ to secure the double up two spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Duan	110,000 38,000	38,000
Kyle Grosshanten	55,000 61,500	61,500

Tags: Kyle Grosshanten Bin Duan

11-05-2025 18:23 UTC-7

Two Away From the Money

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Thomas	Busted
Sumant Ponnala	Busted
Sami Bechahed	Busted
Triet Nguyen	Busted

11-05-2025 18:22 UTC-7

McKellar Six-Bet Shoves on Cardoso

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

David Salituro

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

Pierce McKellar raised to 8,000 in the hijack before Josias Cardoso three-bet to 12,000 in the small blind. Ryan Franklin called in the big blind as action went back on McKellar, who put in a four-bet to 40,000.

Cardoso came back with a five-bet to 102,000, and Franklin folded. McKellar, though, moved all in, and Cardoso only took a few seconds before folding for his last 120,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierce McKellar	420,000 100,000	100,000
Josias Cardoso	120,000 167,000	167,000
Ryan Franklin	120,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Josias Cardoso Pierce McKellar Ryan Franklin

11-05-2025 18:20 UTC-7

Premium Hands Galore!

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Adam Lamers

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

Nissar Quraishi opened to 10,000 in early position and Christopher Day three-bet to 27,000 in the cutoff. Ketan Shah just called from the small blind and Quraishi four-bet to 54,000. Day five-bet shoved all in for 184,000 and Shah reshoved all in for 306,000. Quraishi asked for a count and then laid his hand down, flashing the A♦ in the process.

Christopher Day: A♠A♥ All in
Ketan Shah: K♣K♦

"Wow!" Quraishi exclaimed. "You saved me. I folded ace-king."

If true, that meant Shah was down to just a single out. The board ran out Q♣10♥6♦4♣5♣ and Day's pocket aces held on for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Day	425,000 242,000	242,000
Nissar Quraishi	241,000 161,000	161,000
Ketan Shah	122,000 118,000	118,000

Tags: Nissar Quraishi Ketan Shah Christopher Day

11-05-2025 18:05 UTC-7

Heartbreak for Thomas

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Adam Lamers

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

Joshua Zucchet raised to 8,000 in the cutoff and Benjamin Thomas shipped all in for 55,000 out of the big blind. Zucchet quickly called and Thomas found himself in a dominating position for a double up.

Benjamin Thomas: A♣K♦ All in
Joshua Zucchet: A♥Q♠

However, the flop came Q♦4♥2♦ and Zucchet took the lead with a pair of queens. The 4♣ and 4♦ runout changed nothing and Thomas was sent to the rail just shy of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Zucchet	300,000
Benjamin Thomas	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Thomas Joshua Zucchet

11-05-2025 17:58 UTC-7

Field Rapidly Approaching the Bubble

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
James Leinenbach	Busted
Lee Van Voorhis	Busted
Felix Schlott	Busted
Barry Shulman	Busted

Eric Afriat	Busted

Ferdinand Quelle	Busted
Melanie Pittard	Busted

Danny Chen	Busted
Charles Wiper	Busted
Joseph Chaplin	Busted
Michal Nahum	Busted
Michael Lindgren	Busted
David Decker	Busted
Naoki Yashiro	Busted

11-05-2025 17:57 UTC-7

Krispin Gets Two Streets Off Van Leeuwen

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

David Salituro

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

Russel McClean bet 10,000 from early position on a flop of K♣6♥4♠ and Rhett Van Leeuwen called on the button. Yossi Krispin then raised to 25,000 in the big blind, and only Van Leeuwen called.

Krispin bet another 25,000 on the 7♦ turn, and Van Leeuwen again called. Both players checked down the A♥ river, and Krispin showed 6♦4♦ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yossi Krispin	280,000 120,000	120,000
Rhett Van Leeuwen	160,000 60,000	60,000
Russel McClean	150,000 281,000	281,000

Tags: Rhett Van Leeuwen Russel McClean Yossi Krispin