Armando Mesina raised to 400 under the gun and Tavish Margers three-bet to 800 in the cutoff. Anthony Trujillo cold-called in the big blind and Mesina stuck around.
The flop came 4♠Q♦9♥ and it checked over to Margers who continued with a bet of 1,000. Only Trujillo called.
On the 5♠ turn, Trujillo check-folded when Margers fired out a bet of 2,500. Margers showed K♣K♦ as he dragged in the pot.
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
Makou, Shathaya, and Batoo
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.
Event Schedule
Day
Date
Time
Day 1a
August 22
11:00 a.m.
Day 1b
August 22
6:00 p.m.
Day 1c
August 23
11:00 a.m.
Day 1d
August 23
6:00 p.m.
Day 2
August 24
12:00 p.m.
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