Scott Seiver Bags Chip Lead in Day 1 of NAPT $25,000 High Roller
Action has concluded in Day 1 of the the $25,000 Super High Roller here at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) hosted by Resorts World Las Vegas. Of the 44 runners who started the day, 28 players will return for Day 2 on Tuesday.
Scott Seiver emerged as the chip leader of Day 1, bagging an impressive 799,000. The 2024 WSOP Player of the Year entered the tournament about halfway through the day and steadily built his stack without ever looking back. He looks to continue this momentum into Day 2 in hopes of adding another victory to his resume.
Finishing Day 1 second in chips is James Collopy with 729,000. He chipped up throughout the day and propelled himself atop the counts late in the evening when his pocket queens sent Justin Saliba to the rail.
Shannon Shorr ended the day not far behind in third with 663,000. He ascended to the top of the leaderboard late in the day when he woke up with pocket kings against Samuel Laskowitz's ace-king.
Rounding out the top five are Clemen Deng (580,000) and Thomas Eychenne (528,000).
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Seiver | United States | 799,000 | 133 |
| 2 | James Collopy | United States | 729,000 | 122 |
| 3 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 663,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Clemen Deng | United States | 580,000 | 97 |
| 5 | Thomas Eychenne | France | 528,000 | 88 |
| 6 | John Krpan | Canada | 523,000 | 87 |
| 7 | Dan Shak | United States | 485,000 | 81 |
| 8 | Daniel Sepiol | United States | 452,000 | 75 |
| 9 | Jason Koon | United States | 421,000 | 70 |
| 10 | Stephen Song | United States | 421,000 | 70 |
Notable Eliminations
The first casualty of the day was Richard Bai. He lost a flip with pocket tens against Dylan Linde's ace-king, where Linde hit an ace on the flop.
Jeremy Becker also exited early when his pocket aces were cracked in dramatic fashion. He got it all in preflop against Jonathan Little's ace-king and Little ended up drilling the nut straight on the turn.
Bill Klein was short-stacked and all in with king-queen against David Stamm's ace-queen, but couldnt find a king.
Manuel Fritz fell to David Coleman when his pocket queens couldn't hold against Coleman's ace-king.
Jeremy Ausmus exited with just a few hands left in the day when he ran into Dan Shak's pocket queens.
Day 2 will begin November 5 at 12:30 p.m. local time, with blinds starting at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Registration will close at the start of Day 2, so we may see some reentries and new faces at the start of play.
The expectation is to play another eight levels on Day 2 as this is three-day event. Depending on the pace of play, any changes to this plan will be communicated to the players.
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