After the elimination of David Jackson, Pekarek fell in 21st place as his ace-jack couldn't hold against Coleman's king-ten. Jeremy Pekarek got a bit out of line with five-three offsuit by three-betting and barreling twice before folding the river against Liu. Rounding out the remaining seven are California's Sandeep Pallampati and New Jersey's Jonathan Borenstein, who earlier this year finished fourth in the Borgata Return for a career-best $368,324.
The next most accomplished player remaining is Spain's Sergio Aido, who will have to fend off East Coast grinder David Coleman and Ping Liu, who is fresh off a victory down the street in the PokerGO Studio where he bested Aido during heads-up play (Schulman finished fourth in that event). Leading the way is California's Sami Bechahed as he looks to add to his $941,234 in tournament earnings.īechahed got most of those chips after winning a big pot as the night closed out against poker commentator and four-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman, the most accomplished player at the final table with nearly $17 million in earnings. The penultimate day of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas $1,650 Main Event has concluded with just seven players remaining in the fight for $268,945 and the title of first NAPT champion in 12 years.
