by Jenniger Newell Some invitations are simply meant to be accepted. When the parents invite you for holiday dinner, you should probably accept. If your significant other invites you on a trip to a luxurious vacation destination, thinking twice might cause you some trouble. And when PokerStars.net invites you to play in the prestigious $25,000 buy-in Invitational Bounty Shootout, you just say yes. The invitation-only event not only boasted of a $460,0000 first place prize, but $5,000 bounties were placed on every player, the fields were challenging and perfect to feed any player's need for a great game, and the
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NAPT Venetian: Tom Marchese captures first title on American soil
The arc of a poker tournament is usually hard to define. Chips move, leaders come, and leaders go. It is rare to see a story define itself as well as it did at the NAPT Venetian event. By the penultimate day, a leader had established himself, and the story...more
NAPT Venetian: Day 5, Levels 27-29 (40,000-80,000-10,000)
6:08pm: Break! Players are on a 15-minute break to celebrate the conclusion of Level 29. When we return, we'll be in a new post reflecting the level change. Find us on the main page! 6:03pm: Well, he's gotta lose this one! Sam Stein just managed to get it all-in...more
NAPT Venetian: Final Table Set for $25,000 Bounty Shootout
by Martin Harris "I'm not number one in this field, no way." So said Scott Seiver early on as the NAPT Venetian $25,000 Bounty Shootout got underway. He and his tablemates spent some time trying to handicap the field, which included many of the most highly regarded players in...more
NAPT Venetian: Stein takes chip lead to final table
Sam Stein is a wrecking ball. Broad-shouldered and burly, Stein has approached the last two days of this tournament with a grim-faced determination that makes it look like he's been told he has to mow the lawn or clean out the garage. No matter whether he's flopping sets against...more
NAPT Venetian: Day 4, Levels 25-27 (30,000-60,000-5,000)
8:15pm: And that's a wrap for Day 4 With eight players, we have our NAPT Venetian final table with Sam Stein as its chip leader. A full wrap of today's events will be posted in short order. Join us tomorrow at 2pm for live coverage of all the action...more
NAPT Venetian: Day 4, Levels 22-24 (15,000-30,000-3,000)
Joseph Cutler - 14th place Thomas Fuller got involved with a raise from under the gun, and Cutler came along from the big blind. The flop came T♠ 7♣ 2♦, and Cutler raised to 150K. But Fuller came back with a raise all-in, and Cutler called all-in, as he...more
NAPT Venetian: Here Come the High Rollers, $25,000 Bounty Shootout Begins Today
Ready for some high stakes fun? For games within games? For something special to mark this first ever North American Poker Tour stop at the Venetian in Las Vegas? Today's first round the NAPT Venetian $25,000 High Roller Bounty event brings together a collection of the poker world's most famous,...more
NAPT Venetian: Finding the Best of the Best on Day 4
Welcome back to beautiful Las Vegas and the luxurious Venetian. Inside, the poker room is buzzing with excitement already. Players will trickle in shortly. Fans will gather outside the ropes. We have some important poker to play today. The 24 players that start Day 4 have proven themselves to be...more
NAPT Venetian: 24 Sail Through to Day 4
by Martin Harris When we started at noon on Saturday, there were nearly 90 tables filled with 872 players, filling the entire poker room and curling all around the immediate environs, zig-zagging every which way. Sort of like those famous canals of the Italian city from which the Venetian...more
NAPT Venetian: Day 3, levels 21 and 22 (8,000-16,000-2,000)
1:12am: Day 3 concludes With that last flurry of eliminations, Day 3 swiftly comes to a close. The remaining 24 players are starting to bag up their earnings thus far, but all well know there's still a long way to go to that $827,648 first prize. 1:06am: Rousso hits...more
NAPT Venetian: Day 3, levels 19 and 20 (6,000-12,000-1,000)
10:35pm: End of level That's 20 levels in the books. Of the 872 who began on Saturday, just 36 remain. 10:17pm: Cernuto survives "Miami" John Cernuto left for the dinner break after a very tough laydown to an all-in from his opponent, and he was left with less chips...more
NAPT Venetian: $25,000 Bounty Shootout draws monsters
What we have just witnessed is no short of history in the making. Sure, we know we tend to get hyperbolic around these parts, but we feel comfortable in suggesting that what we'll witness this week will be the stuff poker people will talk about for ages. When the...more
NAPT Venetian: Day 3, levels 17 and 18 (4,000-8,000-1,000)
6:38pm: Gimme a break! Ok, settle down. Players are on a break. They are taking 15 minutes and will return to start Level 19. (Hint: There will be another blog for Level 19. Go there after this.) 6:29pm: Oh, aces, how they can hurt sometimes Martin Medina played aces...more
NAPT Venetian: Day 3, levels 15 and 16 (2,500-5,000-500)
3:22pm: Break time The 91 remaining players are taking a 15-minute break. 3:15pm: Double-ups keep hope alive Despite being in the money, most poker players do not want to leave the tournament. The final table is two days away, and a few key double-ups could put them in contention...more
NAPT Venetian: Dollar Signs on Day 3
The day in Las Vegas will start with some unknowns. Outside the Venetian Hotel & Casino, the day began with rain and cloudy skies. But as the hours passed, the sun emerged and blue skies now reign, despite some rather brisk desert winds. All in all, a beautiful day is...more
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