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

11-08-2025 19:48 UTC-7

Halaska Picks Up the Goods to Double Off Laskowitz

David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jeremy Halaska raised to 11,000 in the hijack before Sam Laskowitz three-bet to 31,000 on the button. Halaska then moved all in for 96,000, and Laskowitz called.

Jeremy Halaska: A♣A♦ All in
Sam Laskowitz: J♦J♠

Laskowitz threw his jacks across the table once Halaska turned over two aces. The board ran out Q♥4♦K♣3♥2♣ and Halaska doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Halaska	200,000 98,000	98,000
Sam Laskowitz	45,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Jeremy Halaska Sam Laskowitz

11-08-2025 19:47 UTC-7

Shahade Puts a Cooler on Loeliger

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jen Shahade bet 5,000 from the cutoff on a flop of Q♣Q♦9♥ and Paulina Loeliger raised to 15,000 in the big blind. Shahade called.

Loeliger checked the 8♠ turn and Shahade bet 20,000. Loeliger called to the 5♦ river, where she bet 24,000. Shahade called and turned over A♠Q♥ for trips, while Loeliger mucked Q♠10♠ and Shahade took the pot with her ace-kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jen Shahade	190,000 23,500	23,500

Paulina Loeliger	50,000 87,500	87,500

Tags: Jen Shahade Paulina Loeliger

11-08-2025 19:37 UTC-7

Wilson Unable to Spin It Up

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Shannon Shorr opened to 6,500 in early position and picked up a couple of callers before Brock Wilson jammed all in for his last 10,000 on the button. The door was open and Shorr ran right through it by shoving all in for around 100,000. The other two players folded and the cards were tabled.

Brock Wilson: A♣7♠ All in
Shannon Shorr: J♠10♠

"You're ahead!" Chance Kornuth pointed out. However, the flop of J♣4♥2♠ put Shorr in the lead with a pair of jacks. The 10♥ on the turn improved him to two pair and Wilson was left drawing dead to the 5♠ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	138,000 5,500	5,500

Brock Wilson	Busted

Tags: Shannon Shorr Chance Kornuth Brock Wilson

11-08-2025 19:36 UTC-7

Kornuth Takes From Weng Again, Ausmus Relives His Royal Flush

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus was recently moved to the same table as Chance Kornuth, Bin Weng, and Shannon Shorr.

"Jeremy, what suit was that Royal Flush"" Shorr asked about Ausmus' memorable hand yesterday when he beat quad aces.

"Diamonds," Ausmus replied, and the table spent a few minutes discussing the hand while Kornuth and Weng went heads-up to the Q♦7♦2♥ flop.

"I told the guy when he moved all in, I know I have you beat but I have to get my camera," Ausmus said as Weng bet 8,500 from the big blind. Kornuth called in the small blind.

Weng bet another 43,500 on the 8♠ turn, and Kornuth again called. The 7♠ river was quickly checked down, and Kornuth showed Q♣9♥ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	480,000 45,000	45,000

Bin Weng	360,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Bin Weng Chance Kornuth Jeremy Ausmus

11-08-2025 19:18 UTC-7

Kou Bests Ausmus in the Blinds

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action folded around to Yansong Kou in the small blind who just limped in. Jeremy Ausmus raised it up in the big blind and Kou called to see a flop of A♦9♣2♣.

Kou checked to Ausmus who continued with a bet of 7,000 and Kou called. The turn was the J♠ and both players checked to the K♣ on the river. Kou threw in a bet of 20,000 on the river and Ausmus briefly gave it some thought but folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	255,000 21,000	21,000

Yansong Kou	243,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Yansong Kou Jeremy Ausmus

11-08-2025 19:15 UTC-7

Deng Doubles Through Foxen

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Clemen Deng opened to 6,500 in the hijack and Kristen Foxen three-bet to 30,000 out of the small blind. Deng called and the dealer fanned the flop of 8♣5♦4♦. Foxen continued with a bet of 22,000 and Deng called.

The turn was the A♣ and Foxen checked this time. Deng counted out a bet of 50,000 and Foxen check-raised all in. Deng instantly called off his stack of 135,500 and the cards were on their backs.

Clemen Deng: A♠8♠ All in
Kristen Foxen: A♦K♥

Foxen turned a pair of aces but it also gave Deng two pair to hold a commanding lead. The river was the 9♣ and Deng held on for a big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clemen Deng	385,000 197,500	197,500
Kristen Foxen	175,000 191,000	191,000

Tags: Clemen Deng Kristen Foxen

11-08-2025 19:14 UTC-7

Shaban Doubles Off Hallaert in Style

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Arlie Shaban moved all in for 32,500 in the hijack and Kenny Hallaert called in the cutoff to put his fellow Team PokerStars Pro at risk.

Arlie Shaban: A♥Q♣ All in
Kenny Hallaert: 9♣9♥

Shaban was racing for his tournament life but quickly pulled ahead on the A♣A♠K♠ flop with trips. "Would be very painful now," he said going to the turn, which was the A♦ to give him quads.

"Give him a nine," Shaban added as the 3♦ completed the board on the river, securing his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arlie Shaban	65,000 28,000	28,000

Kenny Hallaert	40,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Arlie Shaban Kenny Hallaert

11-08-2025 19:09 UTC-7

Burlacu Saves Himself on the River Against Shaw

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♦9♦9♣, Robert Burlacu bet 4,500 from middle position and Carl Shaw called in the small blind.

The turn was the 7♥ and Burlacu bet another 21,000. Shaw again called and checked to Burlacu on the 6♦ river, and this time Burlacu checked back.

Shaw showed Q♦J♦ for a flush and Burlacu mucked. "Glad I didn't value bet," Burlacu said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Burlacu	440,000 42,000	42,000
Carl Shaw	140,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Carl Shaw Robert Burlacu

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

11-08-2025 18:49 UTC-7

Chip Counts at Break (full)

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Mugar	686,000 1,000	1,000

Robert Burlacu	482,000 96,000	96,000
Kai Nicholls	444,000 116,000	116,000

Cole Ferraro	442,000 117,000	117,000

Chance Kornuth	435,000 15,000	15,000

Eric Baldwin	422,500 110,500	110,500

Dan Smith	420,000 360,000	360,000

Jesse Lonis	420,000 60,000	60,000

Nick Yunis	380,000 160,000	160,000

Bin Weng	372,000 12,000	12,000

Cherish Andrews	370,000 36,000	36,000
Kristen Foxen	366,000 121,000	121,000

Phillip Latimer	358,000 158,000	158,000
Thomas Boivin	357,000 52,000	52,000

Ankit Ahuja	346,000 14,000	14,000
Bradford Albrinck	325,000 246,000	246,000
John Wasnock	323,000 3,000	3,000
Patrick Leonard	315,000 35,000	35,000

Michael Berk	308,500 38,500	38,500
Michael Rossitto	295,000 65,000	65,000
Han Feng	283,000 3,000	3,000
Mike Vanier	280,000 153,000	153,000

Jeremy Ausmus	276,000 56,000	56,000

Bin Duan	275,000 62,000	62,000
Trond Engedal	269,500 44,500	44,500

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