$50,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas

11-05-2025 18:33 UTC-8

Tollerene Bets Out Two

Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Brandon Wilson opened to 8,500 in the hijack and Ben Tollerene called in the cutoff as Sam Laskowitz defended his big blind.

Laskowitz and Wilson checked on the flop of 10♣9♥K♣ and Tollerene bet 8,000. Both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wilson	380,000 30,000	30,000
Ben Tollerene	310,000 2,000	2,000
Sam Laskowitz	295,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene Brandon Wilson Sam Laskowitz

11-05-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Boivin's River Bet Wins It

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Byron Kaverman raised to 9,000 under the gun and Thomas Boivin flatted on the button.

The 4♣9♣7♥ flop went check-check, as did the 6♠ turn. On the 5♦ river, Kaverman checked for a third time and Boivin fired out a bet of 36,000.

Kaverman thought for a brief moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	585,000 5,000	5,000

Byron Kaverman	335,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Thomas Boivin

11-05-2025 18:21 UTC-8

Wilson Has the Better Ace-High

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Brandon Wilson opened on the button and got action from Stephen Chidwick and Leon Sturm in the blinds.

Chidwick and Sturm checked on the flop of 3♣3♦5♣ and Wilson continued for 5,500. Only Chidwick called and both players then checked on the 3♠ turn.

Both players checked again on the 5♦ river and Wilson showed A♥K♣ to pip the worse ace-high of Chidwick with A♠10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	415,000 22,500	22,500

Brandon Wilson	350,000 5,000	5,000
Leon Sturm	100,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Brandon Wilson Leon Sturm Stephen Chidwick

Level: 6

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

11-05-2025 18:15 UTC-8

Chidwick Puts Tollerene in the Blender

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand between the under-the-gun Stephen Chidwick and Ben Tollerene in the big blind.

With about 150,000 in the middle and the board reading 5♣10♣7♦9♦10♥, Tollerene checked and Chidwick moved all in for 287,500 to put himself at risk.

Faced with a tough decision for nearly all of his stack, Tollerene burned through several time bank cards before choosing to surrender his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	437,500 92,500	92,500

Ben Tollerene	308,000 104,500	104,500

Tags: Ben Tollerene Stephen Chidwick

11-05-2025 18:05 UTC-8

Sturm Wins Blind Versus Blind

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Action folded around to Leon Sturm in the small blind who completed and Sam Laskowitz made it 9,000 to go in the big blind. Sturm called and the flop came 2♦5♠K♦.

Sturm check-called a bet of 5,500 from Laskowitz, bringing the 7♠ turn where both players checked.

On the A♠ river, Sturm put out a bet of 4,500 and Laskowitz thought for a brief moment before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Laskowitz	375,000 65,000	65,000
Leon Sturm	97,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Leon Sturm Sam Laskowitz

11-05-2025 18:02 UTC-8

Smith Folds Out Two

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Thomas Boivin opened to 6,500 from under the gun and Dan Smith called on the button as Michael Gathy defended his big blind.

The flop of 7♠5♣A♦ checked through and Gathy and Boivin checked again on the 5♦ turn. Smith bet 27,000 and both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	590,000 10,000	10,000

Michael Gathy	300,000 130,000	130,000

Dan Smith	250,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Dan Smith Michael Gathy Thomas Boivin

11-05-2025 17:56 UTC-8

Chidwick Puts Sturm to the Test

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Leon Sturm opened the action with a raise from under the gun and Stephen Chidwick defended in the big blind.

The flop came Q♥4♣Q♣ and Chidwick check-raised to 10,500 over Sturm's continuation-bet of 3,500. Sturm made the call.

The turn fell the 2♥ and Chidwick showed no signs of slowing down, tossing out a bet of 25,000. Sturm called once more.

On the 8♥ river, Chidwick bet enough to put Sturm all in who had just under 100,000 behind. Sturm took some time to think through his decision, ultimately arriving at a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	345,000 40,000	40,000

Leon Sturm	98,000 52,500	52,500

Tags: Leon Sturm Stephen Chidwick

11-05-2025 17:51 UTC-8

Kaverman Bets Out Koon

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Nick Petrangelo opened to 6,500 in the hijack and Jason Koon called in the small blind before Byron Kaverman three-bet to 39,000 in the big blind. Petrangelo folded and Koon called.

Koon checked on the flop of Q♥K♠4♦ and Kaverman continued for 33,000. Koon folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	330,000 30,000	30,000

Byron Kaverman	320,000 70,000	70,000

Nick Petrangelo	320,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Byron Kaverman Jason Koon Nick Petrangelo

11-05-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Sturm Finds the Double Up

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Ben Tollerene raised to 6,500 on the button, Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 28,000 in the small blind, and Leon Sturm cold four-bet jammed in the big blind for 70,500 to put himself at risk. Tollerene got out of the way and Chidwick called.

Leon Sturm: A♥10♥ All in
Stephen Chidwick: A♣9♣