Nick Marchington was a wide-eyed, 21-year-old rookie on the poker scene when he made his first main closing desk, taking seventh place within the 2019 WSOP foremost occasion for $1,525,000. He could not have been fairly prepared for the large stage again then, however on Sunday below the lights of the North American Poker Tour foremost occasion closing desk, the British poker professional proved to be greater than succesful.
“I was a spring chicken, especially in tournaments,” Marchington admitted. “I was very inexperienced in poker, and now in life and in poker, I feel a lot more experienced. I’ve been doing this for a living now for six years, and I felt a lot more ready for the whole experience of a final table.”
The British poker professional steamrolled the competitors on the ultimate day, finally changing into the final man standing from an preliminary area of 895 within the $5,000 buy-in match at Resorts World Las Vegas.
“It really was a dream,” Marchington told PokerStars reporters. “It’s one of the most fun experiences I’ve had playing poker,” Marchington stated after clinching the title. “Obviously, everyone loves to come in being the chip leader, and I was very lucky to be able to maintain the chip lead and not even come close to losing it for pretty much the whole final table.”
Marchington banked $765,200 for his second shot at glory, topping a area of 895 within the $5,000 buy-in occasion at Resorts World Las Vegas. The British poker professional now has $3.35 million in profession match earnings.
New spotlight of my poker profession. Feel so grateful I’ve been capable of name this a job for five years now. Through the highs and lows I really feel blessed. Thanks a lot for the help household & mates https://t.co/PZD1AGgaCU
— Nick Marchington (@NickMarchington) November 11, 2024
The match, which was the North American Poker Tour’s second at Resorts World in as a few years, featured three beginning flights and 5 days of motion. The closing 127 gamers completed within the cash, incomes a minimal payout of $8,900.
Sami Bechahed, a former poker seller who gained final yr’s NAPT foremost occasion for $268,945, made one other run in 2024, this time taking house $17,100 for thirty seventh place.
Other notables who went deep included Upeshka De Silva (forty fifth), Kitty Kuo (forty third), David Peters (forty second), Darren Rabinowitz (fortieth), Jeffrey Farnes (thirty sixth), Eric Blair (thirty first), Justin Lapka (twenty ninth), Justin Liberto (twenty fourth), Jonathan Tamayo (twenty third), Brian Yoon (twenty first), Maria Konnikova (14th), David Baker (thirteenth), Jared Jaffee (twelfth), Matthew Wantman (tenth), Matt Affleck (eighth), and Brock Wilson (seventh).
The closing day started with six gamers remaining earlier than Marchington confirmed short-stacked Masato Yokosawa the door. The Japanese participant earned $155,550, which provides him $1.6 million for his profession.
Joel Micka then added to his stack considerably, taking out an nameless participant in fifth with pocket nines after which busting Marco Johnson in fourth with pocket tens. Johnson, a two-time bracelet winner, earned $262,900 for his closing desk look.
The closing three gamers traded chips for a bit, however Marchington remained firmly forward, and he stayed forward due to a lucky runout in opposition to four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen.
Marchington jammed from the small blind with A-10 and Madsen awoke with pocket queens behind him. The board seemed nice for a double up, however the A
hit the river to as a substitute ship Madsen to the rail with a $341,750 comfort prize. Madsen now has $7.1 million in profession stay match earnings.
Although three-handed play lasted practically two hours, heads-up play solely took one deal of the playing cards. Sitting on a 4:1 lead, Marchington accomplished from the button and Micka checked his choice earlier than a flop of J
6
5.
Marchington wager, and Micka known as. The flip was the three and Marchington wager once more. Micka known as and the river was the two
. This time Marchington shoved, and Micka rapidly known as with 5 4 for a straight. Unfortunately for him, Marchington had turned the nuts with 7 4 to tug the ultimate pot.
Micka pocketed $478,450 for his runner-up end, his third main second-place exhibiting in a stay PokerStars occasion. The American professional additionally has runner-up showings within the 2008 LAPT Costa Rica foremost occasion and the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. He now has $2.1 million in profession earnings.
This was Marchington’s second victory of the yr, having gained the GUKPT Coventry occasion for $189,062. He now sits in 53rd place within the Card Player Player of the Year race.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | *POY |
| 1 | Nick Marchington | $765,200 | 1,824 |
| 2 | Joel Micka | $478,450 | 1,520 |
| 3 | Jeff Madsen | $341,750 | 1,216 |
| 4 | Marco Johnson | $262,900 | 912 |
| 5 | Anonymous | $202,250 | NA |
| 6 | Masato Yokosawa | $155,550 | 760 |
| 7 | Brock Wilson | $119,650 | 608 |
| 8 | Matt Affleck | $92,000 | 456 |
| 9 | Yang Li | $70,800 | 304 |
*Photo by PokerNews – Matthew Berglund
