North American Poker Tour

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North American Poker Tour
North American Poker Tour Logo.svg
Sport Texas Hold 'em
Founded2010
CEO Kevin Harrington
Country North America
Official website napt.com

The North American Poker Tour (NAPT) was a series of international poker tournaments held in North America. The NAPT included an associated television series broadcasting the final table of some of the tournaments.

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The NAPT was started in 2010 by PokerStars, then the largest online poker cardroom in the world. [1] The televised series aired on ESPN2 in the United States. [2]

Players were able to enter the NAPT events by paying the entry fee or by playing online poker freeroll satellites on the PokerStars.net domain. [3]

Season 1 consisted of 7 events played in 2010. Season 2 saw 4 events played in early 2011 before competition was suspended.

On April 15, 2011, along with similar competitors' sites, Pokerstars.com was seized and shut down by U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which alleged it was in violation of federal bank fraud and money laundering laws. [4] The company subsequently stopped allowing players from the United States to play real money games and temporarily moved the main company website to Pokerstars.eu.

As of February 13, 2012, the NAPT website, and information on remaining events for Season 2, has not been updated since the April 15, 2011 seizure. The last NAPT event had concluded just 2 days earlier, on April 13, 2011, when Vanessa Selbst defended her Season 1 NAPT Mohegan Sun victory by winning the Season 2 NAPT Mohegan Sun event.

As of March 3, 2012 (possibly earlier), the NAPT website no longer shows the North American series—redirecting instead to information regarding the Latin American Poker Tour.

On August 30, 2023, PokerStars announced that the North American Poker Tour would return to the US with a stop in Las Vegas, Nevada, in November. [5]

Taking place from November 4-12, 2023, the Third Season of the NAPT will feature a $1650 Main Event, a $5300 High Roller event, and a $550 PokerStars Cup at the Resorts World Las Vegas. [6]

Results

Season 1 (2010)

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
5-11 Jan Flag of the Bahamas.svg PCA 2010 $10,300
Paradise Island
1,529
$14,831,300
 Flag of the United States.svg Harrison Gimbel [7]
$2,200,000
11-14 Jan Flag of the Bahamas.svg PCA 2010 High Roller $25,500
Paradise Island
84
$2,057,998
 Flag of the United States.svg William Reynolds [8]
$576,240
20-24 Feb Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Venetian $5,000
Las Vegas / NV
872
$4,017,740
 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Marchese [9]
$827,648
23-25 Feb Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Venetian High Roller Bounty Shootout $25,600
Las Vegas / NV
49
$1,240,000
 Flag of the United States.svg Ashton Griffin [10]
$560,000
7-11 April Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Mohegan Sun $5,000
Uncasville / CT
716
$3,365,200
 Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa Selbst [11]
$750,000
11-13 April Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout $25,600
Uncasville / CT
35
$875,000
 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Mercier [12]
$475,000
12-17 Nov Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Los Angeles $5,000
Los Angeles / CA
701
$3,229,857
 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Tehan [13]
$725,000

Season 2 (2011)

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
8-15 Jan Flag of the Bahamas.svg PCA 2011 $10,300
Paradise Island
1,560
$15,132,000
 Flag of the United States.svg Galen Hall [14]
$2,300,000
15-16 Jan Flag of the Bahamas.svg PCA 2011 NAPT Bounty Shootout $5,250
Paradise Island
216
$838,100
 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Chen [15]
$263,100
9-13 Abril Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Mohegan Sun $5,000
Uncasville / CT
387
$1,764,330
 Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa Selbst [16]
$450,000
12-14 April Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout $10,000
Uncasville / CT
78
$780,000
 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Mercier [17]
$246,600

Season 3 (2023)

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
6-11 Nov Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Las Vegas $1,650
Las Vegas / NV
1,095
$1,609,650
 Flag of the United States.svg Sami Bechahed [18]
$268.945
5-7 Nov Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Las Vegas Super High Roller $10,300
Las Vegas / NV
59
$572,300
 Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Lonis [19]
$174,550
10-12 Nov Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Las Vegas High Roller $5,300
Las Vegas / NV
150
$727,500
 Flag of the United States.svg Samuel Laskowitz [20]
$180,850

Season 4 (2024)

DateEvent / CityPlayersPrize PoolWinnerPrizeResults
1-4 Nov Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Las Vegas Mystery Bounty $550
Resorts World Las Vegas / NV
4-6 Nov Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Las Vegas Super High Roller $25,000
Resorts World Las Vegas / NV
5-10 Nov Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Las Vegas MAIN EVENT $5,300
Resorts World Las Vegas / NV
8-10 Nov Flag of the United States.svg NAPT Las Vegas High Roller $10,300
Resorts World Las Vegas / NV

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  20. ↑ "Samuel Laskowitz Wins $5,300 NAPT High Roller ($180,850)". www.pokernews.com.
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