Final NAPT Side Event Winners: Sami “The Dealer” Bechahed, Brown & Francoeur Claim Late Titles

Published on:



The 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas wrapped up last Sunday when Nick Marchington took down the $5,300 Main Event for $765,200. However, during the same time, a slew of side events were still playing out at Resorts World Las Vegas.

We previously recapped wins by Ryan Hughes and Richard Bai, as well as by David Prociak and Maxx Coleman. Check out that recap here.

In the closing days of the series, Landon Brown won Event #36: $1,050 NLH Last Chance Super Hyper Turbo Freezeout for $10,930. Not only that, it made him the only two-time winner of the 2024 NAPT as he previously won Event #20: $500 Hyper Turbo KNO Freezeout for $6,340.

Landon Brown
Landon Brown won two side events at the 2024 NAPT.

Here are a few other notable winners from the closing days of the 2024 NAPT.

Click here to see our First NAPT Side Event Recap!

Another NAPT Title for Sami the Dealer

Sami Bechahed
Sami Bechahed

In 2023, France’s Sami Bechahed topped a 1,095-entry field to win the NAPT $1,650 Main Event for $268,945, he made another deep run in the 2024 NAPT $5,300 Main Event by finishing in 37th place for $17,100.

After busting that tournament, he entered Event #32: $550 Cardplayer Lifestyle 8-Game, which attracted 100 runners and awarded a $48,000 prize pool to the top 13 finishers. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Asher Lower (9th – $1,490), Matthew Cosentino (11th – $1,190), and Nick Pupillo (12th – $960).

Bechaded defeated Kathy Chang in heads-up play to win a $12,800 top prize and his second NAPT title in as many years.

Event #32 Final Table Results

Place Player Prize
1 Sami Bechahed $12,800
2 Kathy Chang $8,260
3 Matthew Schultz $5,900
4 Michael Amato $4,540
5 Timothy Wang $3,630
6 Bob Chow $2,900
7 James Johnson $2,320
8 John Capitano $1,860

Happy Birthday, Louise Francoeur!

Louise Francoeur
Louise Francoeur

One of the last tournaments on the schedule was Event #34: $250 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry, which attracted 106 entries and awarded a $21,200 prize pool to the top 15 finishers.

After a long day of play, it was well-known grinder Louise Francoeur coming out on top to win a $5,540 top prize and a silver Spadie trophy. Making it extra special was that it came during her birthday weekend.

As she wrote on social media: “What a way to cap off the birthday week roller coaster!! I focused on poker to forget about elections for a bit and other things….Best poker week ever!!!! Many poker opportunities presented themselves through freerolls and satellites, and I seized them all. As a result I auditioned to be the Loose Cannon on the Big Game and even made it to final 9 in 120 before they chose 3, i sattied into and cashed the PokerStars NAPT Main Event. And then won today’s event outright for the trophy!!! What makes it really sweet is that yesterday I played the 8 game mix tournament and was berated and called an idiot for being inexperienced and misplaying a hand, I guess I should stay in my lane.”

Event #34 Final Table Results

Place Player Prize
1 Louise Francoeur $5,540
2 Adrian Campillo Juarez $3,570
3 Mira Felice $2,550
4 Gregory Feldman $1,960
5 John Capitano $1,510
6 Adas Povilavicius $1,160
7 Joachim Jolly $930
8 Scott Gaughan $740

Erez Klein Wins NAPT Cup

Erez Klein
NAPT Cup champ Erez Klein

One of the lowest buy-in tournaments offering a big payday was Event #26: $550 NAPT Cup, which attracted 1,009 entrants over four starting flights. That awarded a $484,320 prize pool to the top 149 finishers, and some players to cash were David Uvaydov (15th – $4,240), Andrew Moreno (27th – $2,430), Jeremy Becker (30th – $2,110), Nikki Limo (49th – $1,600), Stan Jablonski (66th – $1,380), and Tim Reilly (67th – $1,380).

The last player standing in the tournament was Erez Klein, who claimed the title and a hefty $82,100 first-place prize. He did so by defeating Michael Paraskevin in heads-up play.

NAPT Cup Final Table Results

Place Player Prize
1 Erez Klein $82,100
2 Michael Paraskevin $51,240
3 Zachary Vankeuren $36,600
4 Glenn Slater $28,160
5 Khang Pham $21,650
6 Kyle Watanabe $16,660
7 Jacob Mendelsohn $12,810
8 I-Le Wu $9,850

NAPT Hands of the Week: A Miracle Double, Cooler Flops, and Dream Spots for Song & Winter

2024 NAPT Side Event Winners

David Stamm
David Stamm won a Spadie!

Date Tournament Total Enties Prize Pool Winner Prize
11/4/24 Event #1: $550 Mystery Bounty 1,201 $576,480 Gregor Sverko $46,800 + $19,500 in bounties
11/3/24 Event #2: Satellite        
11/5/24 Event #3: $1,100 RunGood Open NLH 480 $460,800 Richard Bai $68,530
11/5/24 Event #4: $1,100 PLO 102 $97,920 Ryan Hughes $26,120
11/5/24 Event #5: $25,500 Super High Roller 60 $1,440,600 Stephen Song $439,400
11/4/24 Event #6: $360 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry 89 $26,700 Will Failla $7,130
11/4/24 Event #7: Satellite        
11/4/24 Event #8: $250 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry 34 $6,800 Lee Jackson $2,350
11/4/24 Event #9: Satellite        
11/5/24 Event #10: Satellite        
11/5/24 Event #11: $5,300 NAPT Main Event 895 $4,340,750 Nick Marchington $765,200
11/5/24 Event #12: $330 Women’s Event 182 $50,960 Sheila Stimson $11,380
11/5/24 Event #13: $360 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry 101 $30,300 Martin Abraham $6,650
11/5/24 Event #14: $5,300 PLO Unlimited Re-Entry 16 $77,600 Wagner Wysotchanski $38,800
11/5/24 Event #15: $250 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry 52 $10,400 Danielle Mynard $2,520
11/5/24 Event #16: Satellite        
11/5/24 Event #17: $500 Hyper Turbo KO Freezeout 35 $16,100 Serrano Diego Sanchez $5,550
11/6/24 Event #18: Satellite        
11/6/24 Event #19: $360 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry 93 $27,900 Diogo Filipe Goncalves Bento $7,440
11/6/24 Event #20: $500 Hyper Turbo KO Freezeout 40 $18,400 Landon Brown $6,340
11/6/24 Event #21: $250 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry` 24 $4,800 Camilo Bencosme $1,820
11/7/24 Event #22: $2,200 Deepstack NLH 214 $410,880 Alexandro Tricarico $86,800
11/7/24 Event #23: $550 Cardplayer Lifestyle H.E.R.O.S. 108 $51,840 David Prociak $10,100
11/7/24 Event #24: $250 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry 60 $12,000 Joseph Minialoff $3,660
11/7/24 Event #25: High Roller Satellite        
11/8/24 Event #26: $550 NAPT Cup 1,009 $484,320 Erez Klein $82,100
11/8/24 Event #27: $550 Seniors (50+) 167 $80,160 Loyal Sprague $18,760
11/8/24 Event #28: $10,300 High Roller 170 $1,328,900 Sam Soverel $385,750
11/8/24 Event #29: $5,300 Cardplayer Lifestyle 8-Game 39 $189,150 Maxx Coleman $53,300
11/9/24 Event #30: $1,100 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry 112 $107,520 Guan Huang $27,580
11/8/24 Event #31: $500 Hyper Turbo Knockout Freezeout 23 $10,580 Christian Roberts $4,550
11/9/24 Event #32: $550 Cardplayer Lifestyle 8-Game 100 $48,000 Sami Bechahed $12,800
11/9/24 Event #33: $1,050 NLH Hyper Turbo KN Freezeout 23 $22,080 Juan Giambartolomei $4,580
11/10/24 Event #34: $250 NLH Unlimited Re-Entry 106 $21,200 Louise Francoeur $5,540
11/10/24 Event #35: $2,100 NLH 6-Handed 81 $155,520 David Stamm $43,820
11/10/24 Event #36: $1,050 NLH Last Chance Super Hyper Turbo Freezeout 33 $31,680 Landon Brown $9,960

*Images courtesy of PokerStars.

author
Chad Holloway
PR & Media Manager

PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.





Source link

Related