$550 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino
$550 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$85,500
Entries
171
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
57
Players Left
12
Scott Lewis Bags the Day 1a Chip Lead at the Ante Up Jamul Casino Main Event
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
A wild Day 1a of the Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino $550 Main Event has come to close, and the action didn’t disappoint in the first of two opening flights.
A total of 57 entries made it to the Jamul Casino Poker Room to take part in the first day of the event, with 12 players making it through to Day 2. After 14 half-hour levels of play it was Scott Lewis bagging the Day 1a chip lead, finishing the night with 355,500 in chips.
Lewis, with a commanding chip lead against the rest of the Day 1a field, is followed on the leaderboard by Michael Zucchet (204,000), Grant Foster (195,000), Christopher Smith (194,000) and Yary Hing (167,000).
The $550 Main Event is the centerpiece of the Sweetwater Series, the first tournament series to ever run at the Jamul Casino Poker Room, which opened earlier in 2019. The series also marks the first time the AUPT has made a stop in Southern California.
The opening flight of the Main Event saw fast and wild action in the San Diego area venue. The first elimination of the day happened on the very first hand of the day, with Mark Feinberg coming from behind to hit a full house on the river, rendering Aaron Knapp’s straight no good and sending him to the rail in a hand that began with 300 big blind effective stacks. At the end of the day, however, Knapp surivived the flight on his second bullet, while Feinberg went out with just minutes remaining in the last level of the day.
The second elimination of Day 1a happened less than 10 minutes after the Knapp/Feinberg hand, and those rapid knockouts set the pace for the entire day. Just 19 players remained as the tournament went to the final break of the day.
The 12 survivors of Day 1a will come back Sunday, joining the surviving players of Saturday’s Day 1b flight. That combined pool will play down to a winner Sunday, with the first-place share of at least $100,000 guaranteed on the line.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as Day 1b commences Saturday at noon.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000 | 55,000 |
|
204,000 | 114,000 |
|
195,000 | 55,000 |
|
194,000 | 19,000 |
|
167,000 | 17,000 |
|
138,000 | |
|
128,000 | -14,000 |
|
105,000 | |
|
91,000 | |
|
73,000 | |
|
44,000 | -26,000 |
|
|
22,000 |
End of Day 1a
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1a has ended, with 12 grinders surviving to play on to Day 2 Sunday. Stay tuned for a recap of today's action.
Huge Double Knockout For Lewis
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 10 minutes remaining in Day 1a, Mark Feinberg went all in from the button with his last 60,000, Eric Rabelas reshoved from the small blind, and Scott Lewis called from the big blind, having both opponents covered.
Mark Feinberg: 
Eric Rabelas: 
Scott Lewis: 
Board: 
Despite both having premium holdings, both Feinberg and Rabelas were in bad shape heading to the showdown. No help came for either, and Lewis is in position to end Day 1a as the flight's chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | 145,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Rabelas' Three Bet Jam Folds out Feinberg
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mark Feinberg opened to 12,000 from the button, and Eric Rabelas three-bet all in for his 77,500 stack.
Both players stood up and eyed each other as Feinberg went into the tank. Feinberg eventually decided on a fold, and Rabelas chipped back up to the 100k mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
71,000 | -15,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
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Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Knapp Makes a Comeback
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After falling victim to a bad beat and getting eliminated on the very first hand he played on Day 1a, Aaron Knapp is sitting on 160,000 as Day 1a continues to approach the money bubble.
Knapp scored a knockout of his own in a three-way hand that saw the small blind check on a 
flop. Knapp bet 18,000 from under the gun, Adam Demersseman folded, and the small blind called, which put all of his chips in the middle.
Small Blind: 
Aaron Knapp: 
The small blind was ahead on the flop, and the turn came a safe 
. The river brought the 
, however, and Knapp sent the opponent packing.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000