$5,300 NAPT Main Event Day 3 | 2025 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas

11-09-2025 13:48 UTC-7

Weng Finally Has a Hand

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mathew Perez raised to 10,000 under the gun before Bin Weng three-bet to 38,000 in the small blind. Perez called and they saw a flop of 8♠2♦5♠.

Weng then bet 42,000 and Perez called. The turn was the K♦ and Weng bet another 32,000. Perez folded this time.

"King saved you?" Weng asked as he showed Q♣Q♠.

"The best hand you've had all tournament?" another tablemate asked Weng.

"Yesterday, in the first 30 minutes I have four aces. Then I didn't get a good hand the rest of the day," Weng replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	400,000 72,000	72,000

Mathew Perez	150,000 118,000	118,000

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11-09-2025 13:45 UTC-7

Green Snaps Off Shorr for Half of the Pot

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Richard Green and Shannon Shorr were heads-up in a pot with the board reading K♣Q♠8♣6♥. Green checked in early position and Shorr counted out a bet of 42,000 on the button. Green called and the 4♠ landed on the river.

Green checked again and Shorr quickly slid out a bet of 115,000. Green snapped him off and Shorr flipped over A♦K♥ for top pair. Green also tabled A♣K♠ and was rewarded with half of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	465,000 62,000	62,000

Richard Green	355,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Shannon Shorr Richard Green

11-09-2025 13:36 UTC-7

Lemarquand Runs Into a Monster

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Erik Lemarquand raised to 13,000 on the button before Joshua Mammen three-bet to 32,000 in the small blind. Lemarquand then four-bet to 75,000, Mammen moved all in, and Lemarquand snap-called for 250,000.

Erik Lemarquand: Q♥Q♣ All in
Joshua Mammen: K♣K♥

Lemarquand showed down two queens, but Mammen had woken up with kings and was poised for the knockout as the flop came A♠7♥2♠. Lemarquand couldn't improve on the 8♥ turn or 4♣ river, and Mammen took the big pot to send Lemarquand to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Mammen	650,000 342,000	342,000
Erik Lemarquand	Busted

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11-09-2025 13:28 UTC-7

Akimov Gets After It

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Baurzhan Akimov raised to 10,000 in early position and Jonathan Wang three-bet to 25,000 on his left. The action folded back to Akimov who stuck in a four-bet to 55,000. Wang just called and they headed to a flop of 8♥5♦3♦.

Akimov continued with a small bet of 12,000 and Wang stuck around for the 7♦ on the turn. Akimov now moved all in for 122,000 which forced Wang to use one of his time banks before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Baurzhan Akimov	260,000 26,000	26,000
Jonathan Wang	230,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Jonathan Wang Baurzhan Akimov

11-09-2025 13:26 UTC-7

Linde Shows Ausmus a Better Ace

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 10,000 under the gun, Dylan Linde three-bet to 28,000 in middle position, and Ausmus called.

The flop came Q♥2♠2♦ and Linde continued for 17,000. Ausmus then raised to 50,000, and Linde called.

Ausmus slowed down and checked the 2♥ turn, and Linde checked back. Both players also checked down the 9♦ river and Linde showed A♦K♦. Ausmus tossed A♥J♥ into the muck, and Linde took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Linde	250,000 78,000	78,000

Jeremy Ausmus	180,000 48,000	48,000

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11-09-2025 13:18 UTC-7

Sandberg Trips Up Andrews

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Cherish Andrews bet 6,000 from the hijack on a flop of Q♦Q♠3♥ before Evan Sandberg raised to 20,000 in the big blind. Andrews called and the 6♣ fell on the turn.

Sandberg checked to Andrews, who bet 50,000. Sandberg called to see the 5♠ river and checked over to Andrews again, and this time she checked back.

Sandberg turned over Q♣9♣ for trips, and Andrews mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Sandberg	350,000 108,000	108,000

Cherish Andrews	190,000 143,000	143,000

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11-09-2025 13:17 UTC-7

Early Eliminations on Day 3

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	Busted

Josias Cardoso	Busted
Elvyn Bello	Busted
Michael Lang	Busted
James Carroll	Busted

11-09-2025 13:14 UTC-7

Shaw Gets Frisky and Lucky

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Carl Shaw opened to 13,000 in early position and was called by Erik Lemarquand in the cutoff. Byung Shin moved all in for his last 32,000 in the small blind and Shaw reraised to 68,000 which forced out Lemarquand.

Byung Shin: K♦Q♠ All in
Carl Shaw: 10♣9♦

The king-high was in the lead for Shin which held up through the 8♠6♣3♥ flop. The 5♣ on the turn changed nothing but it was the 10♥ on the river that paired Shaw and eliminated Shin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	608,000 76,000	76,000

Erik Lemarquand	256,000 2,000	2,000
Byung Shin	Busted

Tags: Erik Lemarquand Carl Shaw Byung Shin

11-09-2025 13:11 UTC-7

Halaska Flops a Set to Eliminate Mullaly

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Adam Lamers

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Myles Mullaly opened to 10,000 in early position and Jeremy Halaska three-bet to 26,000 on his left. The action folded back to Mullaly who shoved all in for 93,000. Halaska asked for a count and then called to put Mullaly at risk.

Myles Mullaly: A♦Q♠ All in
Jeremy Halaska: 8♠8♥

The flop came Q♦8♦5♠ and Halaska flopped a set of eights to hold a commanding lead. The Q♣ on the turn gave Mullaly some hope but the 2♥ on the river sealed his fate early on Day 3.