Madsen, Yokosawa Among Six Players in Final Day of NAPT Las Vegas Main Event
The PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas Main Event will crown a winner today as six players return at 12:30 p.m. local time to fight for the trophy and $765,200 first-place prize.
Britain's Nick Marchington leads the way as the only player with 100 big blinds as the 2019 WSOP Main Event final tablist looks for another career score. Next in chips is 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen, followed by Joel Micka and Curt Kohlberg.
Rounding out the counts are California pro Marco Johnson and Japanese poker vlogger Masato Yokosawa, the most-followed poker vlogger in the world.
Final Table chip counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Marchington | United Kingdom | 9,990,000 | 100 |
| 2 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 5,585,000 | 56 |
| 3 | Joel Micka | United States | 4,475,000 | 45 |
| 4 | Curt Kohlberg | United States | 3,290,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Marco Johnson | United States | 2,475,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 1,085,000 | 11 |
Yesterday's action at Resorts World Las Vegas saw Matt Affleck as the first final table elimination as he fell in ninth place when his ace-king couldn't hit against the queens of Micka.
Next out was fellow PokerCoaching.com coach Brock Wilson, who ran ace-seven into the eights of Madsen and couldn't improve despite turning a gutshot.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $765,200 | ||
| 2 | $478,450 | ||
| 3 | $341,750 | ||
| 4 | $262,900 | ||
| 5 | $202,250 | ||
| 6 | $155,550 | ||
| 7 | Brock Wilson | United States | $119,650 |
| 8 | Matt Affleck | United States | $92,000 |
Each returning player has locked up at least $155,550 as the action picks up with 70:41 remaining in Level 29 with blinds of 50,000/100,000/100,000. PokerNews will report on a 30-minute delay in line with the PokerStars YouTube and Twitch streams.
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