Kevin Lee raised from under the gun to 800 and was called by Michael Vanderveer in the small blind.
After the 8♥3♣2♣ flop Vanderveer check-called a bet of 800 from Lee.
The turn brought the 4♠ and Vanderveer checked to Lee who bet out 1,400. After giving it some thought Vanderveer found the fold to give the pot to Lee.
Action folded to a player in the cutoff who raised to 700 and was called by the Sergei Saakian in the small blind.
Both players checked after the 4♥A♥10♥ flop, which brought the 7♣ on the turn. Saakian then bet out 1,800 which was called by the cutoff.
The river brought the J♠ and Saakian bet out 6,000. The cutoff debated his decision before putting in the chips to call. Saakian tabled 9♦8♣ for a straight, and his opponent mucked his hand to give the pot to Saakian.
Action folded to Michel Bolduc on the button who raised to 600. Daniel Willis in the small blind called before Levar Riley in the big blind three-bet to 2,600. Bolduc then put in a four-bet to 5,500 which got Willis to fold, and Riley made the call.
After the 7♥6♥6♣ flop Riley check-called a bet of 2,000 from Bolduc.
Both players checked after the 4♠ on the turn which brought the A♣ on the river. Riley again check-called a bet from Bolduc, this time for 5,000. Riley quickly made the call and was shown A♠K♥ by Bolduc and Riley quickly mucked his hand to give the pot to Bolduc.
Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 1,600 in the spot, and the board showing 6♣8♠3♥.
After the flop Nikolas Metaxas in the small blind and Robert Nolen in the big blind checked to Zachary Rainwater in the cutoff who bet out 1.200. The player on the button folded, while both Metaxas and Nolen called.
All three players checked after the 5♣ on the turn which brought the 6♦. Metaxas bet out 500 which was called by Nolen, before Rainwater raised to 5,500. Metaxas gave it some thought before folding, while Nolen quickly called. Rainwater tabled A♥6♠ for trip sixes, which was good to take the pot as Nolen mucked his hand.
The second annual PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) has officially begun at Resorts World Las Vegas. The series opens with the exciting $550 Mystery Bounty event. The first of five starting flights launched at 12:00 p.m. local time, while the second, Day 1b, is set to start at 5:00 p.m. local time.
PokerNews will be covering all the Day 1 flights, including the earlier Day 1a and Day 1b, as well as the other three flights on November 2 and November 3.
$550 Mystery Bounty Schedule
*Date
Time
Event
Buy-in
Tournament
Guarantee
Fri, Nov 01
12:00 PM
1
$550
Mystery Bounty Day 1A
$300,000
Fri, Nov 01
5:00 PM
1
$550
Mystery Bounty Day 1B
$300,000
Sat, Nov 02
12:00 PM
1
$550
Mystery Bounty Day 1C
$300,000
Sat, Nov 02
5:00 PM
1
$550
Mystery Bounty Day 1D
$300,000
Sun, Nov 03
12:00 PM
1
$550
Mystery Bounty Day 1E
$300,000
Players will start the tournament with 30,000 in chips and blind levels of 100/200/200. Blinds will increase every 30 minutes, with 20-minute breaks at intervals and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 10, when registration will close.
Each flight will play down to 15% of the field, with those players cashing as they advance to Day 2, when bounties are introduced.
Last year's$1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty concluded the series, attracting 265 players. Canada's Timothy Rutherford took home the spade trophy and $24,650.
Timothy Rutherford
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