The PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is returning after a 12-year hiatus, and where better to get the show on the road than fabulous Las Vegas? November 4-12 are the dates to highlight in your diaries because that is when NAPT Las Vegas heads to Resorts World in "Sin City."
The 2023 NAPT Las Vegas takes place just one week before the most anticipated Formula 1 Grand Prix in history, which takes place through the streets of Las Vegas. PokerStars will be there, Oracle Red Bull Racing will be there, will you?
Although primarily aimed at the North American market, the NAPT is open to all, and PokerNews expects players to travel from far and wide to get involved in this historic rebirth. A $1,650 buy-in NAPT Las Vegas Main Event runs from November 6-11, and a $550 PokerStars Cup is scheduled for November 9-12, with a $5,300 High Roller attracting the biggest names between November 10-12. The full 2023 NAPT Las Vegas schedule will be released in due course.
Steve Preiss, Vice President for PokerStars North America, cannot wait for the first NAPT in 12 years to shuffle up and deal at Resorts World.
"We are delighted to announce the return of this iconic series and once again hold the NAPT for poker players in North America. We're working hard to ensure this is a spectacular series and can't wait to head to Las Vegas to get the show on the road."
In early position, Peter Patricio opened to 1,600 and was only called by Arsenii Karmatckii in the cutoff.
Patricio bet 1,300 on the flop 7♠K♠7♦ and again 5,200 on the turn 8♣. Both times, Karmatckii made the call.
The 7♥ completed the board. But this third seven scared Patricio a little bit, so he checked. In front of him, Karmatckii didn't back down and bet 14,000. That's what was needed to make Patricio fold.
Keating opened 2,000 on the button and Adrian State defended the big blind.
When the flop came Q♠8♣4♥, State check-called a bet of 2,500.
The K♥ hit the turn, and State check-raised Keating's bet of 3,500 to 12,000 and Keating called.
The 6♠ completed the board on the river, and State moved all-in for 53,000. Keating only had him covered by 100 and made the call. State tabled J♣10♦, missing an open-ended straight draw and Keating showed 10♣8♦ taking down the pot and eliminating State with a pair of eights.
Sam Grafton opened 1,800 under the gun and Nuri Hadioglu three-bet 5,400 next to act. The action quickly folded back to Grafton who hesitated before making the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of K♣K♦3♠, and Grafton quickly check-folded to a continuation bet of 2,500.
Ian Bradley, Wongyu Kang, Giancarlo Monti, and Ionut Colciar found themselves in a 4-way pot on 3♥6♠Q♠. On this first street, Monti in the hijack bet 3,200. He was called by Colciar on the button and Bradley in the big blind, while Kang in early position folded.
On the turn 3♣, Monti took the lead and bet 2,700, but his two opponents still in the hand kept calling.
The 9♣ came on the river but froze the action as all three players checked. Monti was the first one to reveal his cards K♦K♣. And it was the winning hand as Bradley and Colciar mucked their cards.
On a flop of A♦Q♦7♣, Bart Lybaert check-called a bet of 2,700 from Casimir Seire.
The 10♠ fell on the turn and Lybaert check-called once again, this time Seire bet 13,000.
When the 9♦ completed the board, Lybaert checked and Seire went into the tank, using a time bank before deciding to check back. Lybaert tabled K♦Q♠ for a pair of queens but it was no good as Seire showed A♠10♦ for two pair.
Yiannis Liperis opened to 1,200 from early position and was called by Christopher Chaudey in middle position. In the small blind, Cédric Schwaederle three-bet to 6,600. Liperis was the only one to call.
The dealer fanned a flop of 3♠9♦2♣, where Schwaederle bet 7,500. Liperis called, so Schwaederle fired a second barrel of 9,000 on the turn 2♥. When Liperis called again, the French player moved all in for 18,100 chips on the river 6♦. Liperis took 30 seconds to make a decision and called.
