Jarod Minghini went all in preflop, and John Nethery made the call, having Minghini well covered.
Jarod Minghini: 
John Nethery: 
Board: 
The king on the river gave Nethery the win, and Minghini's tournament run has come to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
768,000 | 37,000 |
|
Busted |
Tom Cage bet 80,000 from the small blind with the board reading 
, and Ryan Awwad made the call from the hijack.
Cage bet another 150,000 on the 
river, and Awwad made the call. Awwad took down the hand with 
for a turned straight, besting Cage's 
.
On the following hand, Cage went all in preflop for his last six big blinds, with Marshall Barnes and Awwad both calling. Barnes folded on the flop when Awwad went all in, and Awwad eventually took down the pot with 
against Cage's .
Cage goes out in 11th place for $3,491.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000 | 311,000 |
|
Busted |
From September 20-29, the Ante Up Poker Tour will head to Jamul Casino near San Diego, marking the first time the tour will hold a stop in Southern California.
Jamul Casino, located just 20 minutes from San Diego, opened its door back in February and is looking to follow up on its successful $550 Golden Cap Bounty Tournament that featured notable poker guests Norman Chad, Erick Lindgren, and Tiffany Michelle.
“Jamul Casino is thrilled to be the first San Diego poker room to partner with the Ante Up Poker Tour,” said John Rochfort, poker room manager.
The series starts Sept. 20 with a $300 buy-in, $40,000 guaranteed prize pool two-flight Kickoff Event, and ends not only with Day 2 of the Main Event, but also two other events – a $240 knockout event w/ $100 bounties and a $100 NLH Event that features chip leader bonuses. There will be a Player of the Series race with prizes as well.
| Date | Time | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 20 | 4 p.m. | Event 1 Day 1A ($300 No-Limit Hold’em Kickoff, $40,000 guarantee) |
| Sept. 21 | noon | Event 1 Day 1B ($300 No-Limit Hold’em Kickoff, $40,000 guarantee) |
| Sept. 22 | noon | Event 1 Day 2 |
| Sept. 22 | 2 p.m. | Event 2 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout, $50 bounties) |
| Sept. 23 | 6 p.m. | Event 3 ($100 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max, $5,000 guarantee) |
| Sept. 24 | 6 p.m. | Event 4 ($100 Omaha/8, $2,500 guarantee) |
| Sept. 25 | 6 p.m. | Event 5 ($160 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack, $10,000 guarantee) |
| Sept. 27 | 4 p.m. | $550 Main Event Day 1A ($100,000 guarantee) |
| Sept. 28 | noon | $550 Main Event Day 1B ($100,000 guarantee) |
| Sept. 29 | noon | Main Event Day 2 |
| Sept. 29 | 2 p.m. | Event 7 ($240 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout, $100 bounties) |
| Sept. 29 | 7 p.m. | Event 8 ($100 No-Limit Hold’em Finale, chip leader bonuses) |
“Anyone who was on hand for the grand-opening spectacle knows that Jamul Casino knows how to throw a party, and we’re looking forward to introducing the Ante Up Poker Tour to Southern California in that amazing environment,” Ante Up Publisher Scott Long said. “I’ve known John Rochfort for a long time, and players who travel to Jamul for this event will be treated to a first-class event.”
Nathan Trimble went all in preflop with about ten big blinds, and Valerie Hanley called.
Nathan Trimble: 
Valerie Hanley: 
Board: 
Hanley's superior ace high improved to top pair on the flop, and Trimble found no miracles on the turn or river. Trimble goes out in 14th place for $2,876.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
726,000 | 101,000 |
|
Busted |
Craig Disalvo, who started the day on 17 big blinds, is now sitting on an 80 big blind mountain after knocking out two opponents, including Day 1a chip leader Shawn Daniels.
Disalvo, Daniels and Rudy Wusstig went all in three-ways preflop, with Disalvo going into the hand with the biggest stack of the three.
Rudy Wusstig: 
Shawn Daniels: 
Craig Disalvo: 
Already in great shape when the cards were turned over, Disalvo left his opponents drawing dead when the 
hit the board, giving him quad kings. The turn 
and river were just a formality, and Disalvo is now among the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000 | 365,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
One hand after taking a sizable pot from Daoud Majid, Loren Klein got the rest of Majid's stack.
Klein opened to 11,500 in the hijack, and Majid called in the small blind. The flop came , and Majid check-called an 8,000 bet from Klein.
Majid checked and Klein continued for 25,000 on the 
turn, with Majid calling.
Majid checked again on the river, and Klein went all in, with Majid making the call for his remaining stack. Klein turned over for trip kings, sealing Majid's elimination and sailing into the chip lead early in the first level of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000 | 136,000 |
|
Busted |
The final day of the Ante Up Poker Tour Atlantis $1,100 Main Event is here, as Day 2 begins today at the Atlantis Casino in Reno, Nevada.
The final 24 players come back today for a noon restart in this $200,000 guaranteed event. The championship and the first place prize of $47,902 will be on the line, and that prize package includes a $1,650 entry into the 2020 Ante Up World Championship Main Event.
Play will resume with 36 minutes left in Level 16, with the blinds at 2500/5000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. The field will play 40-minute levels until a champion is crowned, with 15-minute breaks after every two levels.
John Nethery goes into Day 2 as the overall chip leader with 637,500. Nethery is nearly 200,000 chips ahead of the next-closest player in the chip counts, which is the well-accomplished Loren Klein.
Klein, a two-time Run It Up Reno Main Event Champion, will be looking to add the Ante Up Atlantis Main Event Championship to his long list of tournament accomplishments. Nethery, Klein and Marshall Barnes (374,500) all came out of the Day 1b flight and are the top three overall chip leaders.
Shawn Daniels (360,500), Valerie Hanley (353,000) and Madison Austria (249,000) are playing with the next three highest chip stacks, all coming from the Day 1a flight. Valerie Hanley is joined in the final 24 by her husband Dick Hanley (47,000), the shortest stack in the room at the beginning of today’s play.
Ryan Awwad (177,500), who finished on the money bubble on Day 1a, came back for Day 1b and made it through to Day 2. Others in the field include accomplished tournament players like Scott Davies (107,500) and Joe Elpayaa (99,000).
All 24 remaining players are already in the money and will earn at least a min-cash of $1,904.
Follow along right here with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Ante Up Atlantis Main Event champion is crowned today.
| Seat | Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Badolato | Craig Disalvo | Rian Mullins |
| 2 | Marshall Barnes | Jed Hoffman | Loren Klein |
| 3 | Joe Elpayaa | Valerie Haney | Tom Cage |
| 4 | Josh Morrow | Ted Lawrence | Mary Swafford |
| 5 | Ryan Awwad | Rudy Wusstig | Daoud Majid |
| 6 | Scott Davies | Jarod Minghini | Sean Barker |
| 7 | Dick Hanley | Shawn Daniels | Madison Austria |
| 8 | John Nethery | Nathan Tremble | Scotty Yarnell |
