for free drinks, appetizers, and entertainment. 'Why Does It Hurt So Much?' Hellmuth Eliminated Before 2023 PokerStars NAPT Bubble Hellmuth, Veldhuis, and MoreĪs Day 2 of the $1,650 NAPT Main Event was winding down on Thursday night, players were invited to Resorts World’s famed Zouk Nightclub from 8-11 p.m. In the years since, PokerStars has made player parties a staple on the European Poker Tour (EPT), which is why VP of PokerStars North America Steve Preiss knew they’d need to have one for the NAPT’s triumphant return. The year before that, Nelly performed at the PokerStars Players Party inside Rain Nightclub at the Palms, and the last time there was a NAPT in Las Vegas, which was at the Venetian’s Tao Nightclub, T-Pain performed on stage. If you were fortunate enough to be a PokerStars player pre-Black Friday and attended that party, you know that it holds a special place in poker history. It’s no secret that the 2023 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT), which is taking place right now at Resorts World Las Vegas, marks the first NAPT in a dozen years.īut did you know that Thursday night’s festivities marked the first PokerStars Players Party in Las Vegas in 13 years? It was way back on July 11, 2010, during the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) that the online poker giant rented out the entire nightclub at the Palms for an epic party that featured an exclusive performance by none other than Snoop Dogg.
