$550 Main Event | Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino

09-29-2019 14:26 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Yary Hing	590,000 423,000	423,000
Tailong Qiao	525,000 120,000	120,000
Christopher Smith	437,000 -28,000	-28,000
Deven Ware	406,000 233,000	233,000
Vladimir Medvinsky	377,000 -93,000	-93,000
Afzal Atta	360,000 227,000	227,000
Young Hilliard	355,000 225,000	225,000
Richard Fufaro	320,000 91,000	91,000
Scott Lewis	303,000 -117,000	-117,000
Najib Kero	239,000 163,000	163,000
Tim Costello	233,000 -82,000	-82,000
Keith Langill	191,000 85,000	85,000
Alaa Botros	146,000 35,000	35,000
Ralph Mittman	135,000 34,000	34,000
Cameron Brinsfield	135,000 44,000	44,000
David Lebhar	128,000 -22,000	-22,000
Soren Asadov	119,000 -31,000	-31,000
Grant Foster	112,000 -83,000	-83,000

Break Time

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Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

09-29-2019 14:39 UTC-7

Grant Foster Eliminated in 18th Place ($1,549)

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Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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
Grant Foster	Busted

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09-29-2019 14:42 UTC-7

Alaa Botros Eliminated in 17th Place ($1,549)

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Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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
Alaa Botros	Busted

Tags: Tailong Qiao Alaa Botros

09-29-2019 14:46 UTC-7

Richard Fufaro Eliminated in 16th Place ($1,549)

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Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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
Tim Costello	310,000 77,000	77,000
Richard Fufaro	Busted

09-29-2019 14:56 UTC-7

Cameron Brinsfield Eliminated in 15th Place ($1,864)

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Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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
Cameron Brinsfield	Busted

09-29-2019 15:00 UTC-7

Vladimir Medvinsky Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,864)

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Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

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
Soren Asadov	825,000 706,000	706,000
Vladimir Medvinsky	Busted

09-29-2019 15:09 UTC-7

Table 1 Chip Counts

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Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Soren Asadov	735,000 -90,000	-90,000
Afzal Atta	575,000 215,000	215,000
Ralph Mittman	440,000 305,000	305,000
Christopher Smith	400,000 -37,000	-37,000
Deven Ware	235,000 -171,000	-171,000
Tailong Qiao	190,000 -335,000	-335,000

09-29-2019 15:17 UTC-7

Kero Doubles Through Hing; Table 2 Chip Counts

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Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Yary Hing, on the hijack, and Najib Kero, on the cutoff, got all in preflop, with Kero's tournament life at risk.

Najib Kero:
Yary Hing:

Board:

The action continues to be fast as Level 20 rolls on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Najib Kero	710,000 471,000	471,000
Young Hilliard	520,000 165,000	165,000
David Lebhar	480,000 352,000	352,000
Yary Hing	375,000 -215,000	-215,000
Scott Lewis	280,000 -23,000	-23,000
Tim Costello	200,000 -110,000	-110,000
Keith Langill	180,000 -11,000	-11,000

Tags: Yary Hing