Stephen Song Wins PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas $25K Super High Roller for $439,400

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas crowned another winner at Resorts World in Las Vegas, with Stephen Song emerging victorious in the $25,000 Super High Roller. Song topped the 60-entrant field and defeated Sean Winter heads-up to claim the $439,400 first-place prize and 264 PGT points.

This is Song's second victory of 2024 after he won the EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event for €1,290,386 in September. Song now climbs to more than $8,440,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, according to The Hendon Mob. Song also sits 195th on the All-Time Money List behind Kristen Foxen and Cliff Josephy. 

Song now moves into 86th on the PGT leaderboard with 549 PGT points from his four cashes. Song has $725,074 in PGT earnings for 2024, and this victory is his first PGT title from his fourth time reaching the final three players in a PGT-qualifying event. 

Day 3 of the NAPT Las Vegas $25,000 Super High Roller resumed with just four players from the original 60-entrant field. Song held a commanding chip lead over fellow PGT regulars Winter, Jim Collopy, and Ed Sebesta. Collopy was the first elimination of the day when he was all-in with ace-queen suited against the ace-four of Song. Both players flopped top pair, but the four on the turn thrust Song into the lead as a blank rolled off on the river.

After the first break of the day, Sebesta would be eliminated in third place when he was all-in with ace-king against the pocket tens of Song. The board bricked out for the Texas-native, and the tournament was down to the final two players with Song holding a slightly better than a two-to-one advantage entering heads-up play with Winter.

Winter slowly chipped away at Song's advantage before taking the chip lead when he picked off a Song bluff with trips. Both players traded the chip lead back and forth before a huge clash that saw Song see his straight draw improve to a pair on the river. Winter bet the river and Song used several time extensions before calling to best Winter's second pair.

Following the final break, Winter scored a double with ace-three suited against Song's queen-jack before the final hand saw Winter all-in with queen-five suited against the ace-nine of Song. Song flopped two pair and had Winter drawing dead on the turn.

NAPT Las Vegas $25,000 Super High Roller Results

Song now moves to 86th on the PGT leaderboard with 549 PGT points, while Winter climbs to 14th with 1,383 PGT points. Sebesta moves to 210th on the PGT leaderboard with 231 PGT points from his four cashes, while Collopy is now seventh on the PGT leaderboard with 1,721 PGT points from 18 cashes.

PGT Leaderboard Top 10 

These are the leaderboard standings as of Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The complete and current PGT leaderboard is at pgt.com/leaderboard.

The next PGT-qualifying event at NAPT Las Vegas is the $10,300 High Roller that begins on Friday, November 8, at 12:30 p.m. PT. Entry is open until the start of Day 2.

*Event information courtesy of PokerNews.com

*Image courtesy of Matthew Berglund | PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas

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