2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
The remaining 184 players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to blinds at 400/800 with an 800 big blind ante.
Play will resume at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time.
Daniel Moran open-shoved in early position for 2,700 to put himself at risk and was called by Matthew Beinner on the button.
Daniel Moran: A♠A♥
Matthew Beinner: 9♥9♣
Beinner drilled a nine on the 9♦Q♥10♥ flop to pull ahead in the hand. The K♥ turn and 10♣ river offered no help to Moran and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000 | |
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Busted |
Joey Weissman opened to 1,400 in the hijack and Pedro Gusmao three-bet to 4,800 on the button. Weissman called.
Weissman checked on the flop of 7♠9♦5♣ and Gusmao continued for 3,000. Weissman called. Weissman checked again on the Q♠ turn and Gusmao sized up to 14,000. Weissman again called.
Weissman checked once more on the Q♦ river and Gusmao pulled the trigger by moving all in for around 28,000. Weissman went deep in the tank and eventually called.
Gusmao showed A♥A♣ for aces as Weissman was forced to show a no-good 10♥10♦ as Gusmao raked in the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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36,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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Robert James raised to 1,200 in middle position and Charles Atkins three-bet jammed in the small blind to put himself at risk.
"Count please," said James, before the dealer confirmed that the bet was 9,100 total. James elected to make the call.
Charles Atkins: A♥10♠
Robert James: 9♥8♥
Both players got a piece of the 8♦10♣2♦ flop, but Atkins' hand proved to be best as the board ran out A♣, J♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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19,400
19,400
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19,400 |
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19,200
19,200
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19,200 |
Action went heads-up to a flop of Q♥2♣9♦ in a hand between Mark Babekov in the cutoff and Ian O'Hara on the button.
Babekov checked, Ohara bet 1,500, and Babekov called, bringing the 4♦ turn.
Babekov check-folded when O'Hara continued with a bet of 5,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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31,500
31,500
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31,500 |
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24,500
10,500
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10,500 |
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Justin Young raised to 1,400 in early position and PokerNews Podcast Gold Pass winner Thomas Pierce three-bet to 4,000 on the button. Young made the call.
The flop of 4♠A♠A♣ went check-check, bringing the 10♦ turn. Young checked and Pierce fired out a bet of 7,000.
Young thought for a moment before giving up his hand and the pot was pushed Pierce's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Joao Simao opened to 1,600 from the cutoff and Johan Schumacher called in the big blind.
Schumacher checked on the flop of 3♣6♣K♥ and Simao continued for 1,300. Schumacher called. Schumacher checked again on the J♣ turn and Simao sized up to 3,500. Schumacher laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000 | |
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37,000
2,000
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2,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Nick Palma and Martin Raus were debating how much taxes the wealthiest Americans should pay and the conversation was interrupted when Johan Schumacher raised to 1,000 from under the gun and Palma three-bet to 3,000 from the next seat. Raus then called in the big blind and Schumacher got out of the way.
Raus checked on the flop of 6♦4♥9♠ and Palma continued for 1,800. Raus called. Raus checked again on the Q♥ turn and Palma sized up to 3,400. Raus again called.
Raus checked once more on the 9♣ river and Palma put him to the test by moving all in for 11,900. Raus gave it some thought and called. Palma could only show ace-high with A♥K♠ as Raus rolled over 10♣10♦ to win the pot with a pair of tens.
"I found the bluff," Palma said with a shrug before turning to Patrick Leonard. "You didn't give him the memo! I've played no hands."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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35,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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Busted | |