NAPT Las Vegas Underway; Early Signs Indicate Large Turnout on the Horizon

Jon Sofen Senior Editor U.S.

Nov 02, 2024 3 min read Last updated Nov 03, 2024

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Remaining NAPT Las Vegas Schedule

The hype leading up to the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas festival was high. Two days into the series and it's easy to see why.

Event #1: $550 Mystery Bounty at Resorts World Las Vegas featured a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool. Play kicked off Friday with the first two Day 1 starting flights, followed by additional ones on Saturday. At the time of publishing, with registration still open for a few more hours on Day 1d, the tournament had over 700 entrants, creating a prize pool exceeding the guarantee. And there's still one flight left at noon PT on Sunday.

If the first tournament is any indication for how big the second annual NAPT Las Vegas will be, suffice to say it's going to be huge. Players flocked to the Resorts World poker room for four straight sessions �� and one still to come. We even saw the return of Eric Molina, the notorious trash talker who had his 15 minutes of fame during the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.

Molina, 18 years older than he was in 2006, was quieter and refrained from berating his opponents. But he did bust on the soft bubble with a set of aces against a straight on the flop near the end of the Day 1a session.

Pros such as Michael Wang, Christina Gollins, and Chris Moorman all entered Day 1c.

Day 1e on Sunday will likely be the largest starting flight of the Mystery Bounty event, which means the prize pool could crack $500,000. There are 31 tournaments total at Resorts through Nov. 10. The next one to begin will be the $1,100 RunGood Poker Open at 11 a.m. PT on Monday, a $400,000 guaranteed RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) tournament.

The $5,300 Main Event kicks off Nov. 5 and runs until the 10th. There will be at least $3 million in the pot in what figures to be one of the biggest poker events of the year in Las Vegas.

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Remaining NAPT Las Vegas Schedule

Date	Time	Event	Buy-in	Tournament	Guarantee
Sun, Nov 03	12:00 PM	1	$550	Mystery Bounty Day 1E	$300,000
Mon, Nov 04	11:00 AM	3	$1,100	RunGood Poker Open 1A	$400,000
Mon, Nov 04	12:00 PM	4	$1,100	Pot Limit Omaha Day 1	N/A
Mon, Nov 04	12:00 PM	1	$550	Mystery Bounty Day 2	$300,000
Mon, Nov 04	12:30 PM	5	$25,000	Super High Roller Day 1	N/A
Mon, Nov 04	6:00 PM	3	$1,100	RunGood Poker Open 1B	$400,000
Tue, Nov 05	11:00 AM	3	$1,100	RunGood Poker Open Day 2	$400,000
Tue, Nov 05	12:00 PM	11	$5,300	Main Event Day 1A	$3,000,000
Tue, Nov 05	12:00 PM	4	$1,100	Pot Limit Omaha Day 2	N/A
Tue, Nov 05	12:30 PM	12	$330	Women's No Limit Hold'em	N/A
Tue, Nov 05	12:30 PM	5	$25,000	Super High Roller Day 2	N/A
Tue, Nov 05	2:00 PM	14	$5,300	Pot Limit Omaha Day 1	N/A
Wed, Nov 06	11:00 AM	11	$5,300	Main Event Day 1B	$3,000,000
Wed, Nov 06	12:30 PM	5	$25,000	Super High Roller Day 3	N/A
Wed, Nov 06	6:00 PM	11	$5,300	Main Event Day 1C	$3,000,000
Thu, Nov 7			$550	Cardplayer Lifestyle H.E.R.O.S.	N/A
Thu, Nov 07	12:00 PM	11	$5,300	Main Event Day 2	$3,000,000
Thu, Nov 07	1:00 PM	23	$2,200	Deep Stack Day 1	N/A
Fri, Nov 08	12:00 PM	26	$550	NAPT Cup Day 1A	$300,000
Fri, Nov 08	12:00 PM	23	$2,200	Deep Stack Day 2	N/A
Fri, Nov 08	12:00 PM	11	$5,300	Main Event Day 3	$3,000,000
Fri, Nov 08	12:30 PM	28	$10,300	High Roller	N/A
Fri, Nov 08	12:30 PM	27	$550	Seniors (50+) Day 1	N/A
Fri, Nov 08	2:00 PM	29	$5,300	Cardplayer Lifestyle 8-Game Day 1	N/A
Fri, Nov 08	5:00 PM	26	$550	NAPT Cup Day 1B	$300,000
Sat, Nov 09	11:00 AM	26	$550	NAPT Cup Day 1C	$300,000
Sat, Nov 09	12:00 PM	11	$5,300	Main Event Day 4	$3,000,000
Sat, Nov 09	12:30 PM	28	$10,300	High Roller Day 2	N/A
Sat, Nov 09	6:00 PM	26	$550	NAPT Cup Day 1D	$300,000
Sun, Nov 10	12:00 PM	28	$10,300	High Roller Day 3	N/A
Sun, Nov 10	12:00 PM	26	$550	NAPT Cup Day 2	$300,000
Sun, Nov 10	13:30 PM	11	$5,300	Main Event Day 5	$3,000,000