$600 Main Event Day 1ab | 2025 San Diego Poker Classic

08-22-2025 18:38 UTC-7

Moss Survives on Soft Bubble

Nick Becker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Hunter Moss moved all in for 32,000 in the cutoff and Tolga Gesli reshoved on the button to isolate. Both of the players in the blinds got out of the way.

Hunter Moss: A♠8♦ All in
Tolga Gesli: A♣J♦

Moss was in rough shape but managed to find an eight on the turn to double up as the board ran out 9♥5♠2♥8♠K♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hunter Moss	79,000 49,000	49,000
Tolga Gesli	65,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Hunter Moss Tolga Gesli

08-22-2025 18:34 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Miller	365,000 335,000	335,000
Anthony Stabile	330,000 300,000	300,000
Caleb Overby	290,000 260,000	260,000

Corey Paggeot	255,000 15,000	15,000
Anthony Bland	245,000 32,000	32,000

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Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-22-2025 18:21 UTC-7

Pearson Doubles Again

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Nick Becker

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded around to Nathathai Pearson in the small blind who made it 15,000 to go. Zack Brannon then reraised all in from the big blind to put Pearson at risk who had 114,000 to start the hand. Pearson thought for a moment before making the call.

Nathathai Pearson: A♥Q♦ All in
Zack Brannon: 8♠8♦

It was a fair fight but Pearson pulled ahead on the A♠Q♠9♣ flop, improving to two pair, aces and queens. The turn landed the 9♠ and Pearson filled up on the A♣ river to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathathai Pearson	233,000 109,000	109,000
Zack Brannon	46,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Nathathai Pearson Zack Brannon

08-22-2025 18:09 UTC-7

Bland Spikes an Eight

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Nick Becker

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Anthony Bland open-shoved in middle position for 100,000 and was called by Guillermo Castillo on the button who had the covering stack.

Anthony Bland: A♥8♣ All in
Guillermo Castillo: A♦K♣

The flop came Q♠9♥10♦ with Castillo still far out in the lead. That was until the 8♥ fell on the turn, with Bland pairing his eight.

The Q♣ on the river offered no help to Castillo and the pot was pushed Bland's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Bland	213,000 110,000	110,000
Guillermo Castillo	43,000 97,000	97,000

Tags: Anthony Bland Guillermo Castillo

08-22-2025 17:59 UTC-7

Mako's Turn Bet Takes It

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Nick Becker

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The player in middle position raised to 12,000 and was called by Guillermo Castillo in the hijack, Sam Mako in the cutoff, and Anthony Bland in the big blind.

The flop of 7♦A♥2♠ checked through to the 3♣ turn. Action checked around to Mako who fired out a bet of 20,000, resulting a folds from all three of his opponents.