$5,300 NAPT Main Event Day 2 | 2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas

11-08-2025 14:06 UTC-7

Everyone Has a Monster as Ponnala Triples

David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Sumant Ponnala moved all in for 25,000 under the gun and Yuliyan Kolev put in his last 29,500 from early position. David Coleman called in middle position, while the rest of the table got out of the way.

Sumant Ponnala: A♠A♣ All in
Yuliyan Kolev: Q♥Q♣ All in
David Coleman: K♠K♦

All three players had woken up with a big pocket pair, but Ponnala was ahead with his aces. The board ran out J♦5♠6♠9♦6♦ and he tripled up, while Coleman took the side pot to send Kolev to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sumant Ponnala	80,000 51,000	51,000
David Coleman	80,000 37,000	37,000

Yuliyan Kolev	Busted

Tags: David Coleman Sumant Ponnala Yuliyan Kolev

11-08-2025 14:04 UTC-7

Black Shoves the Turn

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Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Taylor Black and Edward Pak were heads-up in a three-bet pot on a flop of Q♠8♠5♣. Black checked to Pak who threw in a bet of 9,000. Black check-raised to 25,000 and Pak called.

The turn was the 9♥ and Black announced all in as the bigger stack. Pak had a decision to make for the remainder of his stack but eventually decided to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	120,000 68,500	68,500

Edward Pak	45,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Taylor Black Edward Pak

11-08-2025 14:03 UTC-7

Kornuth Picks Off Mammen

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 8♦Q♦5♠ and around 20,000 in the pot, Chance Kornuth bet 9,500 from the small blind and Joshua Mammen called on the button.

The turn was the A♣ and Kornuth bet another 12,000. Mammen again called and the 3♥ fell on the river.

Kornuth slowed down and checked, and Mammen then bet 30,000. Kornuth took a few seconds before calling, and Mammen showed J♦9♦ for missed straight and flush draws. Kornuth turned over K♠Q♣ for top pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	160,000 54,000	54,000

Joshua Mammen	30,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Joshua Mammen

11-08-2025 13:56 UTC-7

Ruban Flips Lichtenberger to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 3,000 in the cutoff and Ivan Ruban three-bet to 12,000 in the small blind. Lichtenberger then moved all in for 50,000, and Ruban quickly called.

Andrew Lichtenberger: J♥J♠ All in
Ivan Ruban: A♥Q♥

Lichtenberger remained in the lead with his jacks on the 7♥7♣3♣ flop, but Ruban hit the A♦ on the turn to make two pair. The river was the Q♣ and Ruban took the pot, sending Lichtenberger to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Ruban	120,000 31,000	31,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	Busted

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Ivan Ruban

11-08-2025 13:52 UTC-7

"Nice Bluff" from Reid

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Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A completed board of 10♥10♦2♦K♦2♥ was spread across the felt with a little over 20,000 in the middle. Zak Vankeuren led out with a bet of 19,000 from the big blind and Terrance Reid shipped all in for his last 33,000 in the hijack.

Vankeuren went into the tank for a couple of minutes but eventually ditched his Q♦7♦ face up into the muck.

"Nice bluff. Great bluff!" Vankeuren spouted.

"It would be a great time to show a bluff," the rest of the table pleaded, but Reid quietly collected the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terrance Reid	73,000 43,000	43,000
Zak Vankeuren	22,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Terrance Reid Zak Vankeuren

11-08-2025 13:46 UTC-7

Osborne Finds an Ace to Stun Magnus

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a battle between the blinds, Nadya Magnus got in her last 70,000 as Adam Osborne put her at risk.

Nadya Magnus: K♦K♠ All in
Adam Osborne: A♦K♣

Magnus was ahead with her kings, but Osborne caught an ace on the 7♠7♣A♥ flop to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 9♦9♥ and Osborne scored the knockout.

"That's how it's done. Is that how you got your chips on Day 1?" tablemate Brock Wilson said to Osborne, who simply smiled and shook his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Osborne	200,000 34,500	34,500
Nadya Magnus	Busted

Tags: Adam Osborne Nadya Magnus

11-08-2025 13:43 UTC-7

Aido Raises Kyte on the River

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jon Kyte bet 6,000 from the big blind on a flop of 2♠Q♣3♠ and Sergio Aido called in the cutoff.

Both players checked the J♦ turn before Kyte led out for another 6,000 on the 2♥ river. Aido then raised to 25,000, and Kyte tanked for a minute before calling.

Aido turned over Q♦7♦ for two pair, and Kyte mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	90,000 38,000	38,000

Jon Kyte	80,000 97,500	97,500

Tags: Jon Kyte Sergio Aido

11-08-2025 13:42 UTC-7

Wien Bests Kornuth in Three-Bet Pot

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Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chance Kornuth raised it up on the button and Jeremy Wien three-bet to 10,500 from the big blind. Kornuth called and they went heads-up to a flop of Q♣8♣4♣.

Wien started with a check and Kornuth tossed in a bet of 6,000. Wien called and the 9♥ rolled off on the turn. Wien checked again and Kornuth fired out another bet of 12,000. Wien thought for a minute and then check-raised to 36,000, the majority of his remaining stack. Kornuth instantly folded and Wien stacked the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	106,000 39,000	39,000

Jeremy Wien	96,000 29,500	29,500

Tags: Jeremy Wien Chance Kornuth

11-08-2025 13:39 UTC-7

Livschitz Avoids Disaster

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Adam Lamers

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chino Rheem opened to 3,000 in early position and was called by the player on his left. Brian Battistone shoved all in for 60,500 and Victoria Livschitz flat-called from the big blind, not realizing that one of Battistone's chips was a T25,000 chip. The correction was made and both Rheem and his neighbor folded.

Brian Battistone: A♣Q♠ All in
Victoria Livschitz: A♥A♦

The board ran out K♦10♣6♠Q♥2♣ and Livschitz's pair of aces held on to eliminate Battistone and collect a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victoria Livschitz	127,000 64,000	64,000
Brian Battistone	Busted

Tags: Brian Battistone Chino Rheem Victoria Livschitz

11-08-2025 13:33 UTC-7

Schumacher Wins a Classic Flip

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Patrick Leonard raised to 4,000 under the gun before Joshua Zucchet moved all in for 19,500 in middle position. Johan Schumacher called in the hijack, while Leonard got out of the way.

Joshua Zucchet: Q♣Q♥ All in
Johan Schumacher: A♠K♠

It was a classic flip, and Schumacher quickly took the lead on the A♥7♥10♣ flop with top pair. The K♦ turn improved him to two pair, while the river was the 8♥ and Zucchet was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	180,000 53,000	53,000

Johan Schumacher	130,000 55,500	55,500
Joshua Zucchet	Busted

Tags: Johan Schumacher Joshua Zucchet Patrick Leonard