$550 NAPT Mystery Bounty
Day 1d Completed
$550 NAPT Mystery Bounty
Day 1d Completed
The fourth of five starting flights in the $550 Mystery Bounty, the opening event of thePokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) festival, has concluded. Day 1d attracted 135 entrants, bringing the total number of participants to 774. With 20 players advancing to Day 2 on Monday, November 4, a total of 116 players have progressed to Day 2 through the first four flights. The chip leader at the end of Day 1d was Joshua Bergman, who bagged an impressive 452,000 chips.
Following Bergman on the leaderboard is Matt Edge in second place with 412,000 chips, while Benjamin Boston holds third with 359,000 chips.
Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Joshua Bergman | United States | 452,000 |
2 | Matt Edge | United States | 412,000 |
3 | Benjamin Boston | United States | 359,000 |
4 | Nawaung Maran | United States | 343,000 |
5 | Nicholas Lowe | United States | 328,000 |
6 | Chanelle Morimatsu | United States | 256,000 |
7 | Kevin Berman | United States | 199,000 |
8 | Daniel Willis | United Kingdom | 195,000 |
9 | Alessandro Orefice | Italy | 189,000 |
10 | Christopher Adams | United States | 188,000 |
Other notable players advancing to Day 2 include 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event third-place finisher Adam Walton (138,000), Eric Siegel (134,000), and PokerNews's podcast host and WSOP bracelet winner Mike Holtz (117,000). Several WSOP bracelet winners failed to make Day 2, including Jimmy Setna, Bradley Anderson, Josh Remitio, and Tyler Patterson.
The 20 remaining players found themselves in the money after Kevin Berman flopped two pair to crack Zachary Donovan's pocket aces, leaving Donovan with just 2,000 chips. In the very next hand, Donovan was eliminated, bursting the money bubble and ending the night.
Players who did not make Day 2 will have one last opportunity during the final Day 1 flight, taking place on Sunday, November 3, at noon local time. Participants will start with a 30,000 chip stack, and the action will consist of 30-minute levels. The day will conclude once 15 percent of the field remains, with late registration open until the end of Level 10.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage throughout the entirety of the NAPT festival at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joshua Bergman |
452,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
||
Matt Edge |
412,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
Benjamin Boston |
359,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Nawaung Maran |
343,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Nicholas Lowe |
328,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Chanelle Morimatsu |
256,000
188,500
|
188,500 |
Kevin Berman |
199,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Daniel Willis |
195,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
Alessandro Orefice |
189,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Christopher Adams |
188,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
Keith McKuin |
186,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
Miguel Martinez |
165,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Adam Walton |
138,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Eric Siegel |
134,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
Mikhail Snatovskii |
122,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Mike Holtz |
117,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
John Berreman |
93,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Veselin Dimitrov |
88,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Ralph Porter |
50,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
||
Hassan Tahsildar |
37,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing K♠10♠8♥.
After the flop Kevin Berman was all in for 82,000, and Zachary Donovan called to put him at risk.
Kevin Berman: K♣10♦
Zachary Donovan: A♠A♥
Berman had the aces on the cusp of being cracked, and once the board ran out Q♥ on the turn, and 9♦ on the river, Berman did crack the aces of Donavon to give him the double up, and leave Donavon with just 2,000 chips.
The very next hand Donavon was all in for his last 2,000 chips and was eliminated to burst the bubble.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Berman |
190,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
Zachary Donovan | Busted |
Action was picked up with Mike Holtz all in for 56,000, and Alessandro Orefice putting him at risk.
Mike Holtz: 5♠5♥
Alessandro Orefice: A♣K♦
On the stone bubble it was a flip for Holtz tournament life, and once the board ran out 6♦5♣3♣K♥9♣ Holtz flopped a set to double up, and avoid being the bubble boy.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alessandro Orefice |
185,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Mike Holtz |
120,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
With 21 players left and 20 making the money and Day 2, play has gone to hand for hand.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Action folded to John Berreman in the cutoff who raised to 8,000, which was called by Ralph Porter on the button. Then Keith McKuin three-bet all in for his stack of 370,000 in the small blind, which was snap called by the big blind Nicholas Lowe. Both Berreman and Porter quickly folded, leaving the players heads up, with Lowe at risk.
Nicholas Lowe: A♠A♣
Keith McKuin: K♠9♠
McKuin ran into the pocket aces of Lowe, and once the board ran out 6♣5♠5♣8♠8♥ the pocket aces of Lowe were still best, to give him the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nicholas Lowe |
323,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
Keith McKuin |
220,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Ralph Porter |
165,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
John Berreman |
75,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 85,000 in the pot and the board showing Q♥10♠6♣A♥.
Nicholas Lowe bet out 40,000 in the small blind and Keith McKuin called on the button.
The river was the 9♥ and Lowe checked to McKuin who bet to put Lowe all in for his stack of 135,000. This sent Lowe in the tank who was visibly flustered by the bet. After agonizing over the decision, Lowe eventually folded after nearly two minutes, to give the pot to McKuin.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Keith McKuin |
320,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Nicholas Lowe |
135,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joshua Bergman |
474,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
||
Benjamin Boston |
331,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
Dongwoo Ko |
306,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
||
Nawaung Maran |
306,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
Nicholas Lowe |
237,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
Christopher Adams |
224,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
Matt Edge |
218,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Keith McKuin |
215,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
Alessandro Orefice |
182,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
Mikhail Snatovskii |
172,000
117,500
|
117,500 |
Eric Siegel |
169,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
||
Miguel Martinez |
167,000
-39,500
|
-39,500 |
Ralph Porter |
163,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
Daniel Willis |
151,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
Adam Walton |
101,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
Kevin Berman |
91,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Zachary Donovan |
89,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
Veselin Dimitrov |
75,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Chanelle Morimatsu |
67,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
John Berreman |
66,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Hassan Tahsildar |
59,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
Mike Holtz |
56,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
Callen Bunyan
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |