Action Underway in the $600 Main Event at the San Diego Poker Classic

The San Diego Poker Classic returns to Jamul Casino Resort in sunny Southern California, with Day 1a of the $600 Main Event kicking off at 11:00 a.m. local time. The annual tournament will feature a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, with four Day 1 starting flights taking place over two days. Players who advance from each flight will combine and return for Day 2 on Sunday, August 24, where a winner will be crowned.

Last year's installment of the event proved to be a big success, attracting 406 entries and generating a prize pool of $211,120. The tournament resulted in a three-way chop, with Astivan Batoo, Rafi Makou, and Sinan Shathaya sitting atop the podium.

2024 San Diego Poker Classic Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize (USD)
1	Astivan Batoo	United States	$33,515*
2	Rafi Makou	United States	$29,497*
3	Sinan Shathaya	United States	$28,755*
4	Nicholas French	United States	$13,016
5	Kyle Miholich	United States	$10,018
6	Clinton Pittmann	United States	$8,297
7	Coltrane Mendelsohn	United States	$6,956
8	Frankie Marino	United States	$5,656
9	Eduardo Parra	Mexico	$4,358

*Denotes three-way deal

Players will begin each starting flight with 30,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Blinds will increase every 30 minutes, with late registration and re-entries permitted until the start of level 9. At the completion of Level 8, players may forfeit their stack and re-enter for $600.

Should a player choose to play multiple Day 1 flights, only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to Day 2. Any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive a min-cash.

Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field (rounded down) remains and those who bag will be in the money. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level of the four flights on Sunday, August 24, where the event will play down to a winner.