The Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino $550 Main Event has arrived! The first ever stop in Southern California for the AUPT rolls on today, as Day 1a of the Main Event begins at 4 p.m. at Jamul Casino, just outside of San Diego, CA.
The $550 Main Event is the centerpiece of the Sweetwater Series, an eight-tournament series that culminates in this $100,000 guaranteed event. The Day 1 flight will include 14 half-hour levels, with short breaks after Level 4, Level 8 and Level 11. Play will wrap up for the night after Level 14.
Players begin with 30,000 starting chips in this unlimited re-entry event. Late registration is available through the beginning of Level 9, and participants have the option of forfeiting and re-entering the tournament at the end of Level 8.
The blinds begin at 100/100, with a big blind ante kicking in at Level 2 (100/200/200). The tournament is structured for 30-minute levels through Level 18, and goes up to 40-minute levels after that. Play returns to the half-hour levels when the tournament gets to heads-up play.
The newly-opened Jamul Casino poker room is hosting the Ante Up Poker Tour for the first time, and so far the Sweetwater series has crowned champions in five different events. The $550 Main Event comes as Event #6.
Day 1a will play out today, and the second of two opening flights will commence Saturday, beginning at Noon. The surviving players from Day 1a and 1b will come back Sunday at Noon as a combined field for Day 2, which will see the tournament play down to a winner.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as AUPT action continues from San Diego.