NAPT Las Vegas Underway; Early Signs Indicate Lage Turnout on the Horizon

The hype main as much as the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas competition was excessive. Two days into the collection and it is simple to see why.

Occasion #1: $550 Thriller Bounty at Resorts World Las Vegas featured a $300,000 assured prize pool. Play kicked off Friday with the primary two Day 1 beginning flights, adopted by extra ones on Saturday. On the time of publishing, with registration nonetheless open for a couple of extra hours on Day 1d, the event had over 700 entrants, making a prize pool exceeding the assure. And there is nonetheless one flight left at midday PT on Sunday.

If the primary event is any indication for a way massive the second annual NAPT Las Vegas will probably be, suffice to say it is going to be large. Gamers flocked to the Resorts World poker site for 4 straight classes — and one nonetheless to return. We even noticed the return of Eric Molina, the infamous trash talker who had his quarter-hour of fame through the 2006 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) Primary Occasion.

Molina, 18 years older than he was in 2006, was quieter and avoided berating his opponents. However he did bust on the delicate bubble with a set of aces in opposition to a straight on the flop close to the tip of the Day 1b session.

Professionals similar to Michael Wang, Christina Gollins, and Chris Moorman all entered Day 1c.

Day 1e on Sunday will seemingly be the most important beginning flight of the Thriller Bounty occasion, which implies the prize pool may crack $500,000. There are 31 tournaments whole at Resorts by Nov. 10. The subsequent one to start would be the $1,100 RunGood Poker Open at 11 a.m. PT on Monday, a $400,000 assured RunGood Poker Sequence (RGPS) event.

The $5,300 Primary Occasion kicks off Nov. 5 and runs till the tenth. There will probably be not less than $3 million within the pot in what figures to be one of many greatest poker occasions of the 12 months in Las Vegas.

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Remaining NAPT Las Vegas Schedule

DateTimeEventBuy-inTournamentGuarantee Solar, Nov 0312:00 PM1$550Mystery Bounty Day 1E$300,000 Mon, Nov 0411:00 AM3$1,100RunGood Poker Open 1A$400,000 Mon, Nov 0412:00 PM4$1,100Pot Restrict Omaha Day 1N/A Mon, Nov 0412:00 PM1$550Mystery Bounty Day 2$300,000 Mon, Nov 0412:30 PM5$25,000Super Excessive Curler Day 1N/A Mon, Nov 046:00 PM3$1,100RunGood Poker Open 1B$400,000 Tue, Nov 0511:00 AM3$1,100RunGood Poker Open Day 2$400,000 Tue, Nov 0512:00 PM11$5,300Main Occasion Day 1A$3,000,000 Tue, Nov 0512:00 PM4$1,100Pot Restrict Omaha Day 2N/A Tue, Nov 0512:30 PM12$330Women’s No Restrict Maintain’emN/A Tue, Nov 0512:30 PM5$25,000Super Excessive Curler Day 2N/A Tue, Nov 052:00 PM14$5,300Pot Restrict Omaha Day 1N/A Wed, Nov 0611:00 AM11$5,300Main Occasion Day 1B$3,000,000 Wed, Nov 0612:30 PM5$25,000Super Excessive Curler Day 3N/A Wed, Nov 066:00 PM11$5,300Main Occasion Day 1C$3,000,000 Thu, Nov 7 $550Cardplayer Life-style H.E.R.O.S.N/A Thu, Nov 0712:00 PM11$5,300Main Occasion Day 2$3,000,000 Thu, Nov 071:00 PM23$2,200Deep Stack Day 1N/A Fri, Nov 0812:00 PM26$550NAPT Cup Day 1A$300,000 Fri, Nov 0812:00 PM23$2,200Deep Stack Day 2N/A Fri, Nov 0812:00 PM11$5,300Main Occasion Day 3$3,000,000 Fri, Nov 0812:30 PM28$10,300High RollerN/A Fri, Nov 0812:30 PM27$550Seniors (50+) Day 1N/A Fri, Nov 082:00 PM29$5,300Cardplayer Life-style 8-Sport Day 1N/A Fri, Nov 085:00 PM26$550NAPT Cup Day 1B$300,000 Sat, Nov 0911:00 AM26$550NAPT Cup Day 1C$300,000 Sat, Nov 0912:00 PM11$5,300Main Occasion Day 4$3,000,000 Sat, Nov 0912:30 PM28$10,300High Curler Day 2N/A Sat, Nov 096:00 PM26$550NAPT Cup Day 1D$300,000 Solar, Nov 1012:00 PM28$10,300High Curler Day 3N/A Solar, Nov 1012:00 PM26$550NAPT Cup Day 2$300,000 Solar, Nov 1013:30 PM11$5,300Main Occasion Day 5$3,000,000