North American Poker Tour season 2
| NAPT Season 2 | |
|---|---|
| League | North American Poker Tour |
| Sport | Texas Hold 'em |
| Duration | January 8, 2011 – April 14, 2011 |
Below are the results for season 2 of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT).
Results
- Casino: Atlantis Resort, Bahamas
- Buy-in: $10,000 + $300
- 7-Day Event: January 8, 2011 to January 15, 2011
- Number of buy-ins: 1,560
- Total Prize Pool: $15,132,000
- Number of Payouts: 232
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Galen Hall[1][2] | $2,300,000 |
| 2nd | Chris Oliver | $1,800,000 |
| 3rd | Anton Ionel | $1,350,000 |
| 4th | Sam Stein | $1,000,000 |
| 5th | Mike Sowers | $700,000 |
| 6th | Bolivar Palacios | $450,000 |
| 7th | Max Weinberg | $300,000 |
| 8th | Philippe Plouffe | $202,000 |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure NAPT Bounty Shootout
- Casino: Atlantis Resort, Bahamas
- Buy-in: $5,000 + $250
- 7-Day Event: January 15, 2011 to January 16, 2011
- Number of buy-ins: 216
- Total Prize Pool: $838,100
- Number of Payouts: 36
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrew Chen[3] | $263,100 |
| 2nd | Shaun Deeb | $75,000 |
| 3rd | Marko Neumann | $50,000 |
| 3rd | Mike Binger | $50,000 |
| 3rd | Scott Blumstein | $50,000 |
| 3rd | William Pilossoph | $50,000 |
- Casino: The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California
- Buy-in: $4,750 + $250
- 5-Day Event: March 5, 2011 to March 10, 2011
- Casino: The Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Bell Gardens, California
- Buy-in: $10,000 + $300
- 5-Day Event: March 11, 2011 to March 12, 2011
The North American Poker Tour main event scheduled for March 5 to 10, 2011 and the high roller bounty shootout scheduled for March 11 to 12, 2011 at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California will proceed as previously planned, but not as a NAPT event. The NAPT and the Bicycle Casino reached the voluntary decision to hold the event without branding after constructive discussions with California gaming regulators. Both the NAPT and the Bicycle Casino look forward to working with California regulatory authorities as they consider the branding of such events in the future.[4]
- Casino: Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut
- Buy-in: $5,000
- 5-Day Event: April 9, 2011 to April 13, 2011
- Number of buy-ins: 387
- Total Prize Pool: $1,764,330
- Number of Payouts: 56
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob
The winner of this same event in Season 1, Vanessa Selbst, repeats as the Season 2 winner.
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vanessa Selbst[5][6] | $450,000 |
| 2nd | Dan Shak | $254,000 |
| 3rd | Tyler Kenney | $170,000 |
| 4th | Thomas Hoglund | $120,000 |
| 5th | Vincent Rubianes | $90,000 |
| 6th | Joe Tehan | $70,000 |
| 7th | Aaron Overton | $50,000 |
| 8th | Steve O'Dwyer | $32,330 |
- Casino: Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut
- Buy-in: $10,000
- 5-Day Event: April 12, 2011 to April 14, 2011
- Number of buy-ins: 78
- Total Prize Pool: $780
- Number of Payouts: 9
- Official Results: The Hendom Mob
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Mercier[7] | $246,600 |
| 2nd | Eugene Katchalov | $68,000 |
| 3rd | Michael Pesek | $70,000 |
| 4th | Jonathan Jaffe | $54,000 |
| 5th | Taylor von Kriegenbergh | $44,000 |
| 6th | James Guinther | $42,000 |
| 7th | Scott Blackman | $44,000 |
| 8th | Micah Raskin | $46,000 |
Suspension
On April 15, 2011, along with similar competitors' sites, the NAPT's affiliated website, PokerStars.com, was seized and shut down by U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which alleged that PokerStars was in violation of federal bank fraud and money laundering laws.[8] The company subsequently stopped allowing players from the United States to play real money games.
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.
As of March 3, 2012 (possibly earlier), the North American Poker Tour 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.[9]
References
- ^ PokerNews - Peters, Donnie (January 16, 2011). "Congratulations to Galen Hall, 2011 PCA Main Event Champion ($2,300,000)!". pokernews.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ CardPlayer Interview - "Galen Hall Wins 2011 PCA Main Event". cardplayer.com. January 16, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ PokerNews - Holloway, Chad (January 17, 2011). "Andrew Chen Wins 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,000 NAPT Bounty Shootout". pokernews.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Cardplayer - Lucchesi, Ryan (March 2, 2011). "NAPT LA Event now The Big Event at the Bike - $5,000 Main Event will still Run from March 5-10 at the Bicycle Casino and Card Player will provide Live Coverage". cardplayer.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ PokerNews - Peters, Donnie (April 13, 2011). "PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Day 5: Selbst Goes Back-to-Back at Mohegan Sun". pokernews.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ CardPlayer Interview - "Poker Buzz: Vanessa Selbst Wins NAPT Mehegan Sun Back to Back Years". cardplayer.com. January 14, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ PokerNews - Doft, Mickey (April 14, 2011). "PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout: Mercier Matches Selbst, Goes Back-to-Back". pokernews.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Ben Rooney (April 15, 2011). "Online poker companies indicted for fraud". CNNMoney.com.
- ^ PokerFuse - Potocki, Ivan (August 30, 2023). "Breaking: PokerStars Confirms NAPT Revival with Las Vegas 2023 Live Event". pokerfuse.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.