a runner-up finish among 5,302 entries and a victory in a 3,065-entrant field. Two of those came from sub-$400 buy-in tournaments in L.A. He had already nabbed three six-figure scores in his five-year career and had $941,234 in prior tournament earnings. It’s surreal.”īechahed started collecting live tournament cashes in July 2018 when the French-born poker dealer moved to the other side of the felt. “It’s surreal to me with this stacked final table with (Sergio) Aido, (Nick) Schulman, (David) Coleman … very good players. I don’t know what to say, I’m seriously so shaken,” Bechahed told PokerNews after the win.
The final seven players from a 1,095-entry field returned to battle it out at a live-streamed final table, and after eight hours of play, it was poker dealer Sami Bechahed, whose wife is nine months pregnant, emerging victorious to claim a $268,945 top prize and the first NAPT Main Event title in 12 years! The PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas $1,650 Main Event wrapped up at Resorts World Las Vegas on Saturday. Complete North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Results.2023 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event Final Table Results.
