Who Will Capture the Title at the 2025 PokerStars NAPT Main Event?
The final day has arrived at the 2025 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas and only a few questions remain to be answered. Will Thomas Boivin blow away his competition for the first major title of his poker career? Can Jen Shahade make history and stand alone at the top as a PokerStars Team Pro? Or, do any of the short stacks have a fairytale ending to overcome the largest of deficits?
All of those questions will become answers in the coming hours of the $5,300 NAPT Main Event being held at Resorts World Las Vegas. Just six players will return to the felt with a shot at hoisting the PokerStars Golden Shard trophy and taking home the first-place prize of $653,050.
As it currently stands, Boivin will enter Day 6 of this event as an overwhelming favorite. Not only does he have the most experience among the remaining players, but he also holds over half of the chips in play, more than 9,000,000 chips more than the rest of his competition. The Belgian poker pro will return to a stack of 12,545,000 chips, good for over 120 big blinds.
His nearest competition lies in the form of PokerStars Team Pro and grandmaster chess player Shahade. The "lady in red," as some call her, enters the day with a stack of 3,015,000 chips and in second place. Despite a couple of rollercoaster days on the felt, Shahade has landed herself at the final table and with a real shot at becoming just the third woman to win a PokerStars Main Event title.
NAPT Main Event Final Six Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 12,545,000 | 125 |
| 2 | Jen Shahade | United States | 3,015,000 | 30 |
| 3 | Ekrem Bozkurt | United States | 2,570,000 | 26 |
| 4 | Gal Yifrach | United States | 2,280,000 | 23 |
| 5 | Michael Berk | United States | 985,000 | 10 |
| 6 | Peter Mugar | United States | 715,000 | 7 |
Not to say that the rest of the field doesn't have a shot at the title, but an uphill battle would be an understatement. Ekrem Bozkurt (2,570,000) and Gal Yifrach (2,280,000) will still have some playability in their stacks with over 20 big blinds apiece, but will be forced to play pretty snug if they are looking for any pay jumps. The two shortest stacks, Michael Berk (985,000) and Peter Mugar (715,000), will need to catch some early double-ups in order to make some magic happen.
The cards are scheduled to go in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time with just 14 hands remaining in level 29. The blinds will resume at 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante. Every level thereafter will have a total of 30 hands per level before the blinds get jacked up again.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be reporting on a 30-minute delay to remain in sync with the PokerStars live stream. Follow along for all of the updates throughout the final day of this event en route to crowning a champion at the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event.