$550 Main Event Day 1a | Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino

09-27-2019 21:33 UTC-7

Foster Snaps Off Lupo's Bluff

Geoff Fisk

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With the board showing , Evan Lupo put in a bet for 10,000 from early position.

Grant Foster went into the tank for awhile before finally making the call. Lupo winced as the call went in, flinging his into the middle of the table. Foster, slowly and one card at a time, turned over , good for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Foster	157,000
Evan Lupo	26,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Grant Foster Evan Lupo

09-27-2019 21:13 UTC-7

Late Registration Over

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Geoff Fisk

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The late registration period for Day 1a has concluded. The opening flight of the Main Event drew 57 total entries, with more tha half of those entries already busted on a wild day of action from the Jamul Casino poker room.

Play is scheduled to continue through the and of Level 14 tonight.

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

09-27-2019 21:06 UTC-7

Chip Counts

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Geoff Fisk

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Lewis	136,000 48,000	48,000
Adam Demersseman	127,000 69,000	69,000
Yary Hing	126,000
Mark Feinberg	117,000 64,000	64,000
Eric Rabelas	106,000 11,000	11,000
John Alexander	95,000 40,000	40,000
Michael Zucchet	48,000 5,500	5,500
Evan Lupo	30,000 51,000	51,000
Lawrence Kidd	26,500 3,500	3,500
Richard Lanes	13,000 44,000	44,000

09-27-2019 20:56 UTC-7

Rabelas Scores the Knockout

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Geoff Fisk

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Eric Rabelas opened to 2,000 from the cutoff, an opponent on the small blind went all in, and Rabelas called.

Small Blind:
Eric Rabelas:

Board:

It was the perfect time to pick up pocket kings for Rabelas, who sits on a six-figure stack as Level 9 continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Rabelas	117,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-27-2019 20:15 UTC-7

Break Time

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Geoff Fisk

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 10,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break. Late registration will be available through the end of the break.

09-27-2019 20:14 UTC-7

Brady Busts Out on Bullet Two

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Geoff Fisk

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 10,000 ante

Mike Brady is done for the day after firing two bullets, and busting out on the second bullet right before the second break.

Brady told PokerNews that a button opponent opened to 3,000 on the button, and Brady went all-in for his last 16,500 from the small blind. The button made the call.

Mike Brady:
Button:

Board:

The coin flip went the way of the button, sending Brady to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Brady	Busted

09-27-2019 20:13 UTC-7

Event #3: $100 NLH 8-Max Ends in 7-Way Deal

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Geoff Fisk

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 10,000 ante

The $550 Main Event at Jamul Casino may be the capstone tournament of the Ante Up Poker Tour stop, but it isn’t the only event that’s taken place. There have been a slew of side tournaments, and we thought we’d take a quick look at each.

For instance, in the Ante Up Sweetwater Series Event #3: $100 NLH 8-Max, 101 entrants took to the felt and created a $8,080 prize pool. That was paid to the top 13 players, and among those to cash without making the final table were Tavish Margers (10th - $225), Aaron Knapp (11th - $205), Andrew Mittman (12th - $205), and Joshua Neil (13th - $205).

The tournament ended in a seven-way deal that saw six players lock up $876 apiece, while the overwhelming chip leader, Timothy Bresien, took the title and $1,510 in prize money.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Timothy Bresien	$1,510*
2	David Lebhar	$876*
3	John Wellnitz	$876*
4	Tailong Qiao	$876*
5	Edward Spaulding	$876*
6	Niel Rodvold	$876*
7	Thien Phung	$876*
8	Ronald Segni	$260
9	Sandor Molnar	$225