$1,650 Main Event
Jour 1c terminé
$1,650 Main Event
Jour 1c terminé
Day 1c of the $1,650 Main Event has come to an end at PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas and Lily Lotfy is the chip leader after 14 levels of play.
The third of six flights in the Main Event drew 273 entries, from which 60 players will return for Day 2 on Thursday.
Lotfy is followed in second by Bachman Boen, who bagged 363,000 for Day 2. They are followed in third by Kyna England, the 2023 NAPT Womens Event champion. England went on a run late in the day to finish with 316,000. Ira Friedman bagged the fourth largest stack with 246,000 and Ping Liu rounded out the top five with 245,000.
Also returning is the 17-time champion Phil Hellmuth, who shared a table with the chip leader in the late stages of the day.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lily Lotfy | United States | 420,500 | 140 |
2 | Bachman Boen | Brazil | 363,000 | 121 |
3 | Kyna England | United States | 316,000 | 105 |
4 | Ira Friedman | United States | 246,000 | 82 |
5 | Ping Liu | United States | 245,000 | 82 |
6 | Dean Morrow | United States | 238,000 | 79 |
7 | David Jackson | United States | 233,000 | 78 |
8 | Dan Stavila | United States | 230,500 | 77 |
9 | Jared Jaffee | United States | 224,000 | 75 |
10 | Anthony Marquez | United States | 223,500 | 75 |
The day started with 50 entries on the tournament clock, among them Lori Persinger, Michael Liang, and Conrad Simpson. Rudy Cervantes also sat down in the opening level — and he was the first to bust when the small shove of his dwindling stack did not yield dividends. Persinger, still showing the afterglow from her six-figure score at the 2022 WPT World Championship, was unable to find a bag for Day 2 after an early exit. Simpson also failed to bag, but Liang will return with 102,500.
Other familiar faces jumped in during the opening level, including PokerGO personalities Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth. Neither found a bag for Day 2 in this flight. Andrew Moreno and David Jackson also joined the fray — Moreno was unable to qualify for Day 2 but Jackson chipped up early and he will return with 233,000.
PokerStars Ambassador Maria Konnikova also found a bag for Day 2, along with David “ODB” Baker, Jared Jaffee, Faraz Jaka, and Shannon Shorr. Shorr has already cashed at the NAPT after running to seventh in the $10,300 Super High Roller and he will return with 161,500. Jaka recovered from an early bad beat and he bagged 133,000.
The day gave way to Lotfy — the presumptive chip leader throughout the late levels of the night. Lotfy is a regular finisher in tournaments at Encore Boston Harbor and she will return with 420,500 and the opportunity to cross the $100,000 mark in lifetime earnings. Lotfy currently sits at $93,082, according to the Hendon Mob, and her largest score was an eighth-place finish for $42,233 in the 2023 Wynn Summer Classic.
Lotfy was joined at her table by fellow Day 2 qualifier Hellmuth, who registered for the tournament just before the dinner break. Hellmuth, who hasn’t played much tournament poker since the summer, will return with 109,000.
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Surviving players from all six flights will meet again on Thursday for Day 2 at 12:00 p.m. in Level 15 with blinds at 1,500/3,000/3,000. Live stream coverage will start for the final two days of the event on Friday and Saturday.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of your favorite tournaments at NAPT Las Vegas at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Lily Lotfy |
420,500
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
||
Leonardo Boen |
363,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
Kyna England |
316,000
195,200
|
195,200 |
Ira Friedman | 246,000 | |
Ping Liu |
245,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Dean Morrow |
238,000
-600
|
-600 |
|
||
David Jackson |
233,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
Dan Stavila |
230,500
230,500
|
230,500 |
Jared Jaffee |
224,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
||
Anthony Marquez |
223,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
||
Scott Bonz |
218,000
218,000
|
218,000 |
Brandon Eisen |
206,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Michael Miller |
201,500
201,500
|
201,500 |
Yanxiang Yang |
192,500
192,500
|
192,500 |
Maria Konnikova | 183,000 | |
|
||
Jack Corrigan |
178,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
George Karvounis |
172,500
172,500
|
172,500 |
Chris Moorman |
166,500
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
||
Daewoong Song |
166,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
Shannon Shorr |
161,500
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
Brendan Doyle |
149,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
Gabriel Andrade |
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Frank Lagodich |
144,500
109,500
|
109,500 |
Jaime Sanchez |
144,000
61,300
|
61,300 |
Je Wook Oh |
140,500
140,500
|
140,500 |
With 60 remaining players on the tournament clock, play has ended for Day 1c.
The full chip counts and a recap are to follow.
John Riordan shoved all in for 27,000 in middle position and Anthony Marquez called in the big blind.
John Riordan: A♦K♠
Anthony Marquez: 5♠5♥
The board ran out A♠J♠J♦K♥8♥ and Riordan scored the double just before bagging time.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Anthony Marquez |
205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
||
John Riordan |
57,500
-53,500
|
-53,500 |
|
The tournament clock has been paused and the dealers have been instructed to deal four more hands before the players can bag and tag their chips for Day 2.
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David Jackson raised to 5,000 in the cutoff and Brandon Eisen called on the button.
The flop landed 10♣8♣4♦ and Jackson check-called for 4,000, while the 6♠ turn and 7♦ river were checked through.
Jackson tabled A♥8♠ and claimed the pot as Eisen mucked.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
David Jackson |
225,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
||
Brandon Eisen |
195,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
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The North American Poker Tour (NAPT) will return for the first time in over a decade this week. In preparation, let's take a look at the very brief but rather intriguing history of what was once an up-and-coming tour.
PokerStars, which also owns the European Poker Tour (EPT) has decided to re-launch the NAPT as the iconic online poker brand is focused on hosting live poker events in the US again and around North America.
So, what is (or was) the North American Poker Tour? Here's a brief guide to what you missed if you hadn't followed the NAPT from 2010-2011.
Niveau: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500