The craziness continues in the Main Event, as Soren Asadov, who was sitting on more than 800,000 chips just an hour agao, is out in 11th place.
Details of the hand are unknown, but with Tim Costello's elimination happening seconds after this, the tournament is down to the final nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Shortly after losing most of his stack to Christopher Smith in a big hand, Tailong Qiao got the last of his decimated stack in preflop, with Smith calling.
Tailong Qiao: 
Christopher Smith: 
Board: 
The brought in the pair for Smith, and Qiao is out in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
Busted |
Keith Langill is the latest casualty at Table 1, going out in 13th place for $1,864.
Details of the bustout hand are unknown, but Langill is the sixth player to bust out in about an hour play at the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Soren Asadov opened to 30,000 on the button, Vladimir Medvinsky three-bet all in for 200,000, and Asadov called.
Vladimir Medvinsky: 
Soren Asadov: 
Board: 
Medvinsky was visibly frustrated when the cards turned over, and Asadov found top two pair on the flop, all but clinching the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
825,000
706,000
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706,000 |
|
Busted |
The fast eliminations keep coming at the final two tables, and Cameron Brinsfield is the latest to exit the tournament.
Details of the bustout are unknown, but Brinsfield goes out in 15th place for $1,864.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Just a couple of hands after losing most of his stack in a big pot against Young Hilliard, Richard Fufaro got the remainder of his chips in from early position. Tim Costello made the call from the big blind.
Richard Fufaro: 
Tim Costello: 
Board: 
The spades on the flop were not something Fufaro wanted to see, and the fourth spade on the turn brought in the flush for Costello, sending Fufaro to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
Busted |
Alaa Botros got the last of his chips in preflop, with Tailong Qiao on the opposing end.
Alaa Botros: 
Tailong Qiao: 
Board: 
No help came on the runout for Botros, who exits in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Details of the elimination hand are unknown, but Grant Foster is the first of the final 18 to go out, finishing 18th for $1,549.
Day 2, which started with 34 players, has rapidly trimmed down to the final two tables, and it looks like the fast-paced eliminations will continue.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Tailong Qiao is now one of the tournament chip leaders after doubling up through Day 1b chip co-leader Adrian Lopez.
Qiao opened to 19,000 fro early position, and got calls two calls, including Lopez on the big blind.
Action checked to Qiao on the 
flop, and he bet 55,000. The player on the button folded, and Lopez reraised all-in, having Qiao covered. Qiao made the call for his remaining 173,000.
Tailong Qiao:
Adrian Lopez:
Lopez saw the bad news when the cards turned over, dominated by Qiao's pocket aces. Qioa improved to a flush on the runout, which came 
on the turn and on the river.
Qiao came out the winner in what is so far the biggest pot of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
458,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
142,000
-173,000
|
-173,000 |
The pinnacle of the Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino $550 Main Event plays out today, as the tournament’s final day kicks off today at noon. Day 2 action begins with the 34 players who survived flights Day 1a and Day 1b coming back and playing down to a winner.
The first place prize of $27,180 is on the line as the Main Event plays to its conclusion. The Day 2 restart will begin at Level 15, with the blinds at 3000/6000/6000.
The field will play through 30-minute levels through Level 18, and the tournament will shift to 40-minute levels from there. Once heads-up play is reached, the event will go back to the 30-minute level structure.
The $550 Main Event is the centerpiece of the AUPT Sweetwater Series, the first ever Southern California series for the AUPT, and the first tournament series ever held at Jamul Casino. Opened earlier in 2019, the Jamul Casino Poker Room is located near San Diego, California.
Scott Lewis (355,000) comes into the final day as the overall chip leader after bagging big on Day 1a. He’s closely followed in the chip counts by Adrian Lopez (315,000) and Tim Costello (315,000), the co-leaders from the Day 1b flight. Lopez and Costello are seated next to each other in the Day 2 redraw, which could lead to fireworks between two of the biggest stacks in the room.
Other players in the hunt include Tavish Margers (301,000), Vladimir Medvinsky (269,000), Richard Fufaro (229,000) and Michael Zucchet (204,000).
All of the other 27 players in the field come into Day 2 with less than 40 big blinds, and if the first two days of the Main Event are any indication, Sunday should be an action-packed affair.
The Main Event drew 171 total entries, many of them from the San Diego area as the AUPT and Jamul Casino begin a new era of poker tournament action in the region. The champion from that field of 171 will be crowned today.
Stay tuned to the PokerNews blog as the AUPT Jamul Casino $550 Main Event plays to the finish today.
