Michael Bartholomew three-bet to 1,400 in the small blind and Barry Woods called in the cutoff.
The flop came 5♠K♦4♥ and Bartholomew bet 1,100. Woods called and the 7♠ fell on the turn.
Bartholomew then bet 2,400 and Woods took a minute before folding this time.
There was already around 20,000 in the pot as Luka Sabo and Andrew Porter went heads-up on a board of 8♦6♦9♠4♦5♥. Porter then moved all in from the big blind.
Sabo was in the cutoff and tanked for several minutes until he called for his last 12,000. Porter showed 4♥2♥ for just a pair of fours as Sabo turned over A♥A♦ to win the pot.
"Tough to fold those aces," tablemate Paul Houvener told Sabo after the hand.
Porter was left with just 1,500 and was eliminated shortly afterward as the first bustout of the day.
Michael Wang and Jayson Edell saw the turn on a board of J♦10♣3♠Q♦ when Wang bet 2,000 from the button. Edell called under the gun.
The river was the 4♣ and Edell moved all in for 22,000. Wang snap-folded and Edell took the pot.
Nawaung Maran bet 500 from the small blind on a flop of A♥7♦10♥ and Ted Lawson called under the gun. Corey Hochman then raised to 1,200 on the button and only Maran called.
Both players checked down the 9♦ turn and Q♦ river and Hochman showed A♠K♥. Maran mucked A♦4♦ as Hochman took the early pot.
Play is now underway with 96 players currently registered.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The second of three starting flights kicks off today at 11 a.m. for the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour $5,300 Main Event. Yesterday's flights saw a total of 276 hopefuls make their way to Resorts World in search of a Day 2 bag. However, just 73 were able to advance to Thursday's Day 2.
From a star-studded field, it was Bin Weng who captured the chip lead by the end of the night. The former GPI #1 player built a large stack early in the proceedings and never looked back on his way to a bag of 359,000.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bin Weng | United States | 359,000 | 239 |
| 2 | Michael Lavenburg | United States | 307,500 | 205 |
| 3 | Andrew Voor | United States | 281,000 | 187 |
| 4 | Martin Carnero | United States | 267,000 | 178 |
| 5 | Eric Medved | United States | 240,000 | 160 |
| 6 | Jonathan Newman | Canada | 232,500 | 155 |
| 7 | Colton Blomberg | United States | 216,500 | 144 |
| 8 | Eric Blair | United States | 213,500 | 142 |
| 9 | Nathan Wasson | United States | 211,500 | 141 |
| 10 | Zhiqin Zeng | United States | 209,500 | 140 |
Players begin the tournament with 30,000 in tournament chips with blinds at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels will last 60 minutes in length and ten levels will be played on Day 1. The tournament is single re-entry per flight, with registration open through to the start of Day 2 on Thursday, November 7 at 12 p.m.
Along with Day 1b, there is a turbo Day 1c at 6 p.m. which features 30 minute levels. After 276 players entered Day 1a, the $3,000,000 guarantee is almost halfway fulfilled with two starting flights still to come.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas Main Event.
$5,300 NAPT Main Event
Jour 1b a débuté
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