Money Bubble Bursts as Masato Yokosawa Leads Final 77 players after Day 2 of NAPT Main Event
Day 2 of the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) $5,300 Main Event has concluded after seven 90-minute levels of play here at Resort's World Las Vegas. The day began with 287 survivors from the three starting flights and 60 players who joined just before the end of late registration, bringing the field size to 347 players to start the day. By the end of the night, only 77 players remained.
Masato Yokosawa bagged the Day 2 chip lead after finishing with 845,000, a stack worth 106 big blinds going into Day 3. Yokosawa is most closely followed by Andrew Voor (836,000) while Andre Abreu (795,000) rounds out the top three.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masato Yokosawa | Japan | 845,000 | 106 |
| 2 | Andrew Voor | United States | 836,000 | 105 |
| 3 | Andre Abreu | Portugal | 795,000 | 99 |
| 4 | Brent Hart | United States | 735,000 | 92 |
| 5 | Manuel Fritz | Austria | 732,000 | 92 |
| 6 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 693,000 | 87 |
| 7 | Michael Bohmerwald | United States | 693,000 | 87 |
| 8 | Brock Wilson | United States | 686,000 | 86 |
| 9 | Casey Stewart | United States | 668,000 | 84 |
| 10 | Daniel Perrier | Canada | 579,000 | 72 |
Day 2 Action
Defending champion Sami Bechahed got off to a hot start today, rivering a flush with ace-queen to knock out Maxx Coleman and Diego Sanchez. Bechahed was able to ride that momentum all the way to the end of the night, bagging 240,000. Meanwhile, Stephen Song, who just yesterday took down the $25,000 NAPT Super High Roller for $439,400, was not as fortunate and was eliminated in the first level of the day by Nicholas Marchington in a preflop collision that saw both players flop a set.
Other notables to fall short of the money today include Bill Klein, Nick Schulman, Barny Boatman, Jonathan Little, Jeremy Ausmus, Chino Rheem, Chance Kornuth, Parker Talbot, Patrick Leonard and Maria Ho. Christian Harder was also eliminated just a couple of spots shy of making the money after his pocket aces were cracked by Brock Wilson’s ace-queen.
The money bubble burst late in the night when Michael Lavenburg, holding pocket sixes, committed his short stack and was called by Jared Jaffee, who had pocket sevens. Lavenburg failed to improve and was eliminated on the stone bubble, after which all remaining players were guaranteed a min-cash of at least $8,900.
Bin Weng started the day with the chip lead and remained near the top of the counts throughout the first half. However, his run came to an end shortly after the money bubble burst. Weng made a move at the wrong time, four-bet shoving with ace-eight offsuit, only to run into Nikolai Tulin’s ace-king and failing to improve.
Among the notables to find a bag at the end of the night were David "ODB" Baker (693,000), Brian Yoon (558,000), Jared Jaffee (495,000), Dan Sepiol (382,000), Jeff Madsen (297,000), PokerStars Team Pro Maria Konnikova (243,000), Jonathan Tamayo (220,000), David Peters (180,000) and Marco Johnson (128,000). Others who made the money but were unable to survive until the end of the night were Erik Seidel (123rd - $8,900), Joe Serock (100th - $9,750), Nick Pupillo (93rd, $11,300), Ethan Yau (86th - $11,300) and Martin Jacobson (83rd - $11,300).
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $765,200 | 14-15 | $39,550 |
| 2 | $478,450 | 16-17 | $34,400 |
| 3 | $341,750 | 18-20 | $29,900 |
| 4 | $262,900 | 21-23 | $26,000 |
| 5 | $202,250 | 24-27 | $22,600 |
| 6 | $155,550 | 28-31 | $19,650 |
| 7 | $119,650 | 32-39 | $17,100 |
| 8 | $92,000 | 40-55 | $14,900 |
| 9 | $70,800 | 56-71 | $12,950 |
| 10-11 | $56,950 | 72-77 | $11,300 |
| 12-13 | $47,450 |
Day 3 kicks off tomorrow, November 8 at noon local time on Level 18, featuring blinds at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante. Shot clocks will be introduced at the start of the day.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will on-site at Resorts World tomorrow for Day 3 of the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event.