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With 701 players from 20 different countries filing in over the past three days to take part in the 2010 North American Poker Tour Los Angeles, PokerStars.com has announced that the winner of this event will receive a whopping $725,000. The prize pool will be $3.2 million.
This leg of the 2010 North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is taking place in Los Angeles at the famed Bicycle Casino.
The Bike played host to 373 new players Saturday, including three November Niners (Michael Mizrachi, John Dolan and PokerStars Player Jason Senti), two actresses (Jennifer Tilly and Shannon Elizabeth) and one world champion in Team PokerStars Pro Joe Cada.
Among the top PokerStars pros were Cada and Daniel Negreanu.
The top 10 chip leaders after Day 1B were:
Kim Frederiksen - 237,000
Hafiz Khan, PokerStars Player - 210,200
Blake Kelso - 207,500
David Sesso - 200,000
Michael Kamran - 180,000
Cezary Swiech - 175,100
Getty Mattingsley, PokerStars Player - 173,800
Matthew Schulte - 167,200
James Sowers - 151,400
John Smith - 151,200
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
