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

09-28-2019 20:15 UTC-7

Tim Costello and Adrian Lopez Bag Big in Day 1b of the Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino Main Event.

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Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Day 1b of the Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino $550 Main Event has come to a close. A total of 114 entries came through the Jamul Casino Poker Room, near San Diego, California, for the second of two Day 1 flights.

At the end of the night it was 23 players making through to Day 2, with Tim Costello and Adrian Lopez in a tie for the biggest Day 1b stack, with both ending the flight at 315,000 chips. Right behind on the chip leaderboard are Tavish Margers (301,000) and Vladimir Medvinsky (269,000).

After a wild day of action and rapid eliminations on Day 1a, the pace of play on Day 1b was a little more relaxed. There was plenty of juicy action to be seen, still, and through the two Day 1 flights a total of 34 players will advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at noon.

Day 1a saw 12 players advance, and those 12 will join the 23 Day 2 survivors for the final day. Tailong Qiao (142,000) bagged both flights, and will bring the bigger of his two bags into Day 2.The tournament will play down to a winner Sunday, with the champion taking home the first place prize of $27,180.

A total of 22 players will make the money Sunday, with the 22nd place finisher taking home the min cash of $959. The final four tables will come back and resume play at Level 15, with the blinds at 3000/6000/6000.

The stack distribution throughout the room stayed relatively even throughout the day, with Costello and Lopez emerging with big stacks at the end of the night. Both will be among the overall chip leaders when Day 2 begins, but both will be looking up at the overall chip leader, Scott Lewis, who bagged 355,000 on Day 1a.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Ante Up Jamul Main Event concludes Sunday.

09-28-2019 19:42 UTC-7

Lebhar Ousts Podnieks

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Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Eric Podnieks opened to 18,000 from the button, with just 31,500 behind. The action folded to David Lebhar, who contemplated his move from the big blind.

"Why didn't you just go all in?" asked Lebhar. After a few moments, Lebhar made the call.

Eric Podnieks:
David Lebhar:

Board:

Podnieks was anguished when he saw the situation, his ace-ten dominated by Lebhar's ace-queen. The runout brought no help, and Podniek's Day 1b journey came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lebhar	175,000 175,000	175,000
Eric Podnieks	Busted

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09-28-2019 16:26 UTC-7

Big Pot for "Big Y"

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

On the last hand before the break, Edward Spaulding opened to 2,500, and got four callers.

The action checked to Spaulding on the flop, and Spaulding bet 9,500. Only Young Hilliard, in the cutoff, called.

With the pot already over 30,000, both players checked the turn. Spaulding put out 6,000, less than one-fifth pot, on the river.

"You made a good call earlier," said Spaulding to Young. It's unknown what happened on the previous hand Spaulding was referring to, but in this hand Hilliard raised to 15,000. Spaulding called, but his was no good against Hilliard's for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Young Hilliard	110,000 110,000	110,000
Edward Spaulding	40,000 -36,000	-36,000

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09-28-2019 15:09 UTC-7

Medvinsky Making Big Moves

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Vladimir Medvinsky is among the first of the Day 1b players to hit the 100k chip mark, and he added to that stack in a recent pot.

In what appeared to be a three-bet pot preflop, with about 7,500 in the middle, Medvinsky bet 6,000 from the small blind into an under the gun opponent, with the flop showing . The opponent folded, and Medvinsky continues to climb.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Medvinsky	112,000 112,000	112,000

09-28-2019 14:47 UTC-7

Lawn's Pocket Aces Pay Off

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Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Facing a trio of limps, Brad Lawn raised to 2,500 from the small blind. The big blind called, as well as players in middle position and the cutoff.

Lawn led out for 5,000 on a flop, and the big blind called. The player in the cutoff went all in for around 28,000, and Lawn called. The big blind folded, and the two remaining players turned over their cards.

Cutoff:
Brad Lawn:

The cutoff's pair plus open-ended straight draw had hope against Lawn's aces, but no help came for the underdog on the turn and river .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Lawn	87,000 87,000	87,000

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09-28-2019 13:32 UTC-7

Ho Gets the Straight Flush Paid Off

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Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

With a massive pot accumulated in three-way action, Bryan Ho bet 15,000 on the river of a board, from the big blind.

Robert Fortuno, in early position, put in the chips for a call, while a player in late position folded.

Ho showed the absolute nuts, turning over for the straight flush. Fortuno mucked, and another player at the table asked if this hand will make it into the PokerNews blog, which it indeed will.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Ho	53,000 53,000	53,000
Robert Fortuno	5,000 5,000	5,000

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09-28-2019 12:56 UTC-7

Lanes Bets Big, Gets the Fold

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Mark Feinberg and Richard Lanes are both back in the field for Day 1b, after staying through most of the Day 1a flight but not quite making it through.

The two players engaged in a big early pot, with about 20,000 already in the middle by the river on a board. Feinberg checked from middle position, and Lanes bet 10,000 from the cutoff.

Feinberg thought it over for awhile, eventually deciding to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Lanes	36,000 36,000	36,000
Mark Feinberg	18,400 18,400	18,400

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09-28-2019 10:04 UTC-7

Day 1b of the Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino $550 Main Event Begins at Noon

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The Ante Up Poker Tour Jamul Casino $550 Main Event continues today, as the second of two Day 1 flights kicks off at noon. The first ever stop in Southern California for the AUPT rolls on with Day 1b, after a Day 1a flight that saw 57 total entries.

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 1b 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 1b will play out today, 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. A total of 12 players made it through the Day 1a field on a day of wild action and rapid eliminations.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as AUPT action continues from San Diego.