North American Poker Tour
 | |
| Sport | Texas Hold 'em |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| 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.
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
[edit]Season 1 (2010)
[edit]| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-11 Jan |  PCA 2010 $10,300Paradise Island |
1,529
|
$14,831,300
|
 Harrison Gimbel[7]
|
$2,200,000
|
[1] |
| 11-14 Jan | PCA 2010 High Roller $25,500 Paradise Island |
84
|
$2,057,998
|
William Reynolds[8]
|
$576,240
|
[2] |
| 20-24 Feb | NAPT Venetian $5,000 Las Vegas / NV |
872
|
$4,017,740
|
Tom Marchese[9]
|
$827,648
|
[3] |
| 23-25 Feb | NAPT Venetian High Roller Bounty Shootout $25,600 Las Vegas / NV |
49
|
$1,240,000
|
Ashton Griffin[10]
|
$560,000
|
[4] |
| 7-11 April | NAPT Mohegan Sun $5,000 Uncasville / CT |
716
|
$3,365,200
|
Vanessa Selbst[11]
|
$750,000
|
[5] |
| 11-13 April | NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout $25,600 Uncasville / CT |
35
|
$875,000
|
Jason Mercier[12]
|
$475,000
|
[6] |
| 12-17 Nov | NAPT Los Angeles $5,000 Los Angeles / CA |
701
|
$3,229,857
|
Joe Tehan[13]
|
$725,000
|
[7] |
Season 2 (2011)
[edit]| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-15 Jan | PCA 2011 $10,300 Paradise Island |
1,560
|
$15,132,000
|
Galen Hall[14]
|
$2,300,000
|
[8] |
| 15-16 Jan | PCA 2011 NAPT Bounty Shootout $5,250 Paradise Island |
216
|
$838,100
|
 Andrew Chen[15]
|
$263,100
|
[9] |
| 9-13 Abril | NAPT Mohegan Sun $5,000 Uncasville / CT |
387
|
$1,764,330
|
Vanessa Selbst[16]
|
$450,000
|
[10] |
| 12-14 April | NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout $10,000 Uncasville / CT |
78
|
$780,000
|
Jason Mercier[17]
|
$246,600
|
[11] |
Season 3 (2023)
[edit]| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-11 Nov | NAPT Las Vegas $1,650 Las Vegas / NV |
1,095
|
$1,609,650
|
Sami Bechahed[18]
|
$268.945
|
[12] |
| 5-7 Nov | NAPT Las Vegas Super High Roller $10,300 Las Vegas / NV |
59
|
$572,300
|
Jesse Lonis[19]
|
$174,550
|
[13] |
| 10-12 Nov | NAPT Las Vegas High Roller $5,300 Las Vegas / NV |
150
|
$727,500
|
Samuel Laskowitz[20]
|
$180,850
|
[14] |
Season 4 (2024)
[edit]| Sponsored Events | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSPC - Maryland State Poker Championship (ACCESS to NAPT) Live! Casino & Hotel, Hanover, Maryland | ||||||
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
| 31 Jul-4 Aug | MSPC Kickoff Event $600 Prizepool Guaranteed $300,000 |
892
|
$454,701 | Nick Kocman[21]
|
$77,869 | [15] |
| 4 Aug | MSPC 6-max Event $400 Prizepool Guaranteed $50,000 |
215
|
$71,810 | Marshall Tarzy[22]
|
$11,823 | [16] |
| 9-12 Aug | MSPC Main Event $2,200 Prizepool Guaranteed $500,000 |
245
|
$500,000 | Ben Gazzola[23]
|
$110,578 | [17] |
| PSPC - Pennsylvania State Poker Championship (ACCESS to NAPT) Live! Casino & Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
| 21-25 Aug | PSPC Event #1 $550 Prizepool Guaranteed $200,000 |
890
|
$412,960 | Luke Rothschild[24]
|
$47,474 | [18] |
| 28 Aug-1 Sep | PSPC Event #2 $1,100 Prizepool Guaranteed $300,000 |
499
|
$479,040 | Jonas Wexler[25]
|
$58,555 | [19] |
| 4-8 Sep | PSPC Main Event $2,200 Prizepool Guaranteed $500,000 |
243
|
$500,000 | Max Pinnola[26]
|
$103,000 | [20] |
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 Nov | NAPT Las Vegas Mystery Bounty $550 Prizepool Guaranteed $300,000 Resorts World Las Vegas / NV |
1,201
|
$576,480 |  Šverko Gregor[27]
|
$66,300 | [21] |
| 4-6 Nov | NAPT Las Vegas Super High Roller $25,000 Resorts World Las Vegas / NV |
60
|
$1,440,600 | Stephen Song[28]
|
$439,400 | [22] |
| 5-10 Nov | NAPT Las Vegas MAIN EVENT $5,300 Prizepool Guaranteed $3,000,000 Resorts World Las Vegas / NV |
[23] | ||||
| 8-10 Nov | NAPT Las Vegas High Roller $10,300 Resorts World Las Vegas / NV |
[24] |
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