$5,300 NAPT Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
$5,300 NAPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$3,579,300
Entries
738
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
362
Players Left
108
Players Left 1 / 738
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Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The second starting flight of the $5,300 NAPT Main Event at 2025 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas at Resorts World Las Vegas took place on Friday and featured what is likely the biggest poker cooler we'll see all year.
Day 1b drew 362 runners and included everyone from qualifiers to poker legends, and many of them bagged on their way to becoming the next NAPT champion. That includes Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, PokerStars ambassador and chess pro Jen Shahade, television writer Matthew Salsberg and recent $50,000 Super High Roller runner-up Thomas Boivin.
Leading the 107 surviving players is American pro Shannon Shorr with 395,000, followed by 2023 GPI Player of the Year Bin Weng and Maryland's Diane Zimmerman.
Others who bagged include poker coach Jonathan Little, PokerNews Podcast co-host Ben Ludlow, Justin Young, Patrick Leonard, Leon Sturm, Ankit Ahuja, Gal Yifrach, and recent EPT Barcelona champion Stephen Song.
End of Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 395,000 | 329 |
| 2 | Diane Zimmerman | United States | 353,500 | 295 |
| 3 | Bin Weng | United States | 246,000 | 205 |
| 4 | Pedro Madeira | Brazil | 237,000 | 198 |
| 5 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 233,000 | 194 |
| 6 | Robert-Andrei Burlacu | Romania | 227,500 | 190 |
| 7 | Phillip Latimer | United States | 220,500 | 184 |
| 8 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 209,500 | 175 |
| 9 | Gal Yifrach | United States | 206,500 | 172 |
| 10 | Jesse Yaginuma | United States | 194,000 | 129 |
Chips Fly on Day 1b
The day kicked off with one table that included Bin Weng and Chance Kornuth agreeing to a round of straddles, and the action only picked up from there as a generational cooler took place shortly after dinner break.
The hand saw poker superstar Jeremy Ausmus making a Royal Flush to crush the quad aces of Harlan Karnofsky, the type of bad beat to turn someone away from the game forever. It mirrored an earlier cooler where Johan Schumacher flopped a full house only to lose most of his stack to the runner-runner quads of Pedro Gusmao.
There were other highlights on Day 1b, including Nick Palma making a bold but unsuccessful triple-barrel bluff, PokerNews MSPT Podcast host Kyna England making a frisky hero call with a wine glass by her side, and Romel Huelga cracking the queens of online poker legend Chris Moorman with a runner-runner flush.
Those who failed to bag in Day 1b include and England, Kristen Foxen, Michael Gathy, Landon Tice, PokerStars ambassador Caitlin Comeskey, and PokerNews Podcast Gold Pass winner Thomas Pierce, who fared well with the pros for a full day before busting in the final level.
Day 2 will kick off at noon local time on Level 11 with blinds of 1,000/1,500/1,500. Levels will increase from 60 minutes to 90 minutes in duration for the remainder of the tournament.
The event is scheduled to run for six days and will wrap up on Nov. 12.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site and ready to provide continued coverage of the NAPT Main Event at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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395,000
340,000
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340,000 |
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353,500
353,500
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353,500 |
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246,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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237,000
237,000
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237,000 |
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233,000
193,000
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193,000 |
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227,500
227,500
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227,500 |
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220,500
9,500
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9,500 |
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209,500
5,500
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5,500 |
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206,500
181,500
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181,500 |
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194,000
194,000
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194,000 |
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192,000
192,000
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192,000 |
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191,000
191,000
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191,000 |
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184,500
184,500
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184,500 |
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178,000
24,500
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24,500 |
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178,000
178,000
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178,000 |
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177,500
57,500
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57,500 |
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177,500
177,500
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177,500 |
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177,000
177,000
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177,000 |
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176,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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171,500
171,500
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171,500 |
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160,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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155,500
5,500
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5,500 |
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152,500
152,500
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152,500 |
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149,500
59,500
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59,500 |
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142,500
142,500
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142,500 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The final 108 players of Day 1b are bagging up for the night and will return for Day 2 on Saturday, November 8 at 12:00 p.m. local time.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for end of day chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Armand Anicete raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and Stephen Song three-bet to 8,000 on the button.
Action folded back around to Anicete who took a moment to think through his decision.
"Two starting stacks, I'm happy with it," said Anicete as he tossed his cards into the muck.
"That's fair," replied Song as he dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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103,500
23,500
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23,500 |
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66,000 | |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Dealers have been instructed to deal five more hands.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Leon Sturm limped in the small blind and Blake Bohn checked in the big blind.
The flop of Q♥7♣4♠ went check-check, bringing the Q♠ turn.
Sturm check-called a bet of 2,000 from Bohm and the 6♣ landed on the river.
Sturm checked again and Bohn thought for a brief moment before electing to check back.
Sturm showed 5♣4♦ for two pair, queens and fours and Bohm mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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215,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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45,500
30,500
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30,500 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
PokerStars is taking the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) to the virtual world. The operator’s free-to-play social casino, Vegas Infinite (formerly PokerStars VR), will host a virtual NAPT series running alongside the live festival in Las Vegas.
The new Vegas Infinite NAPT Series will run on the same schedule as the live events at Resorts World Las Vegas, giving players around the globe a chance to experience the excitement of the NAPT from anywhere. Players can take part in virtual versions of key events, including trophy-awarding Main Events designed after their real-world counterparts. Vegas Infinite will also feature the NAPT Community League, a draft-style competition where participants can join teams, select captains, and compete for in-game rewards and recognition.
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Martin Raus raised to 2,700 under the gun, Robert Lebeau flatted on the button, and the player in the big blind called.
The flop came K♦2♣Q♥ and it checked to Raus who bet 3,500. Only Lebeau called.
The turn landed the A♥ and Raus fired out a bet of 6,500. Lebeau thought for a brief moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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97,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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26,500
38,500
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38,500 |
Level 10
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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