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$5,300 NAPT Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
$5,300 NAPT Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$3,579,300
Total Entries
738
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
84
Players Left
40
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Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A short end was called to Day 3 of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas Main Event, and Kai Nicholls was the one who would enjoy the early night the most.
The Aussie-born, North Carolina transplant ended up as chip leader over the remaining 40 players with 1,301,000. Nicholls first jumped up the leaderboard after busting Chance Kornuth in 62nd place when Kornuth called for his last 280,000 on the turn holding top pair, only for Nicholls to show the same pair with ace-kicker to win the pot. He then won a massive pot off Clemen Deng in the last level when he picked off a bluff on the river with two kings, climbing above 1,000,000 for the first time.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai Nicholls | Australia | 1,301,000 | 130 |
| 2 | Richard Green | United States | 1,126,000 | 113 |
| 3 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 1,098,000 | 110 |
| 4 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 1,012,000 | 101 |
| 5 | Phillip Latimer | United States | 1,011,000 | 101 |
| 6 | Ekrem Bozkurt | United States | 979,000 | 98 |
| 7 | Jen Shahade | United States | 928,000 | 93 |
| 8 | Michael Berk | United States | 887,000 | 89 |
| 9 | Jeremy Halaska | United States | 836,000 | 84 |
| 10 | Evan Sandberg | United States | 817,000 | 82 |
Richard Green was also responsible for a noteworthy bustout when his flopped set of jacks improved to a full house to beat David Coleman’s pair of aces, busting the reigning GPI Player of the Year in 60th place. Green ended up in second place with 1,126,000.
Thomas Boivin, coming off a runner-up finish in the $50,000 Super High Roller a few days ago, is in third place with 1,098,000, while Jesse Lonis (1,012,000) and Phillip Latimer (1,011,000) round out the top five. PokerStars Team Pro Jen Shahade survived a late coin flip when her ace-king beat jacks as she ended the day with 928,000. Other top stacks include Michael Berk (887,000), Evan Sandberg (817,000), start-of-day chip leader Peter Mugar (728,000), Carl Shaw (711,000), and Shannon Shorr (706,000).
Further down the leaderboard are Jesse Yaginuma (663,000), TV producer Matthew Salsberg (300,000), last year’s 11th-place finisher Mike Vanier (285,000), 2013 world champion Ryan Riess (226,000), and Toby Lewis (223,000), while Jeremy Ausmus (107,000) finds himself near the bottom of the chip counts going into Day 4.
Day 3 began with 84 players remaining out of 738 entries. Martin Zamani (84th), James Carroll (78th), Kristen Foxen (77th), Joey Weissman (71st), Joe Serock (70th), EPT Prague champion Padraig O’Neill (69th), and Jeremy Becker (67th) were among the first to fall. Dan Smith busted in 63rd place shortly after Vanier made a big hero call on the river with a pair of sixes, while Kenny Hallaert (61st), Cherish Andrews (58th), Dylan Linde (57th), Bin Weng (56th), Eric Baldwin (55th), WSOP Main Event runner-up John Wasnock (49th), Patrick Leonard (47th), and Chino Rheem (43rd) soon followed to the payout desk.
Once 40 players were left to chase the title, the decision was made to stop play for the night with 46 minutes remaining in Level 19 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante. Everyone left has locked up $12,700, while the $653,050 is beginning to creep ever-closer for those who’ve made it this far.
PokerNews will return to Resorts World tomorrow following all the action on Day 4 as the field approaches the final table.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 40 players remaining, tournament officials have called an end to the day with 46 minutes remaining in Level 19. Players are currently bagging up their chips and will return for Day 4 tomorrow at noon local time.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Rossitto raised it up to 22,000 in the hijack and Shannon Shorr called from the big blind. The flop fell 9♥4♥2♦ and Shorr check-called a bet of 23,000 from Rossitto.
The turn brought the 5♦ and both players checked to the 9♣ on the river. Shorr led out with a bet of 25,000 and Rossitto stuck in a raise to 115,000. Shorr deliberated for a minute but decided to send his cards into the muck.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to Ankit Ahuja who moved all in for 160,000 from the small blind, and Lucy Lamperouge snap-called in the big blind.
Ankit Ahuja: K♠6♣ 
Lucy Lamperouge: A♦K♦
Ahuja found himself dominated and at risk as the K♥4♥9♣ flop gave both players top pair. Lamperouge remained in the lead with her ace-kicker, while the 7♣ turn and 8♥ river were no help to Ahuja as he was sent to the rail.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Javier Zarco raised to 46,000 in the cutoff, leaving around 15,000 behind, and Robert Burlacu called in the small blind. Burlacu then moved all in on the 7♠4♣2♦ flop, and Zarco committed his last chips.
Javier Zarco: A♠9♠
Robert Burlacu: 6♦6♠
Zarco needed to improve against Burlacu's sixes, but he missed the 5♦ turn and 2♣ river and was sent to the rail.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A massive pot was brewing between Kai Nicholls and Clemen Deng going to the river on a board of J♠J♣9♠5♥4♠. According to Nicholls, he had raised to 20,000 in early position and Deng called in the small blind.
Deng then led out on both the flop and turn as Nicholls called down to the river. Deng then bet 325,000, and Nicholls tanked for a few minutes before calling again.
He showed K♥K♣, while Deng could only show K♠Q♥ for a missed straight draw as Nicholls raked in the pot.
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Rossitto raised to 20,000 under the gun and Jen Shahade called in middle position. Carl Shaw then moved all in from the small blind and Rossittio folded, but Shahade called for 477,000.
Jen Shahade: A♣K♠
Carl Shaw: J♥J♣
Shahade was racing for her tournament life in a pot worth nearly 1,000,000. She quickly took the lead as the 7♠A♦4♣ flop gave her top pair, while the rest of the board ran out 6♦4♠ and she doubled up.
