North American Poker Tour season 2
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Below are the results for season 2 of the North American Poker Tour
(NAPT).
The winner of this same event in Season 1, Vanessa Selbst
, repeats as the Season 2 winner.
laws. The company subsequently stopped allowing players from the United States to play real money games.
As of October 5, 2011, the NAPT website, and information on remaining events for Season 2, has not been updated since April 15, 2011.
North American Poker Tour
The North American Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments held in North America. The NAPT includes an associated television series broadcasting the final table of some of the tournaments....
(NAPT).
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
- 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
Place | Name | Prize |
---|---|---|
1st | Galen Hall | $2,300,000 |
2nd | Chris Oliver | $1,800,000 |
3rd | Anton Ionel | $1,350,000 |
4th | Sam Stein Sam Stein Samuel "Sam" Stein is an American professional poker player from Los Angeles who lives in Henderson, Nevada. He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and three in the money finishes... |
$1,000,000 |
5th | Mike Sowers | $700,000 |
6th | Bolivar Palacios | $450,000 |
7th | Max Weinberg | $300,000 |
8th | Philippe Plouffe | $202,000 |
NAPT Mohegan Sun
- Casino: Mohegan SunMohegan SunMohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut, is the second largest casino in the United States with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River. It is at the heart of the scenic foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is...
, Uncasville, ConnecticutUncasville, ConnecticutUncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River... - 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
The winner of this same event in Season 1, Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst is an American professional poker player who has made five final tables, including two heads-up semi-finals, at the World Series of Poker and won the 2008 World Series of Poker $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. Selbst also won the main event of the 2010 and 2011 PokerStars.net North...
, repeats as the Season 2 winner.
Place | Name | Prize |
---|---|---|
1st | Vanessa Selbst Vanessa Selbst Vanessa Selbst is an American professional poker player who has made five final tables, including two heads-up semi-finals, at the World Series of Poker and won the 2008 World Series of Poker $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event. Selbst also won the main event of the 2010 and 2011 PokerStars.net North... |
$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 |
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 launderingMoney laundering
Money laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...
laws. The company subsequently stopped allowing players from the United States to play real money games.
As of October 5, 2011, the NAPT website, and information on remaining events for Season 2, has not been updated since April 15, 2011.