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

08-23-2025 16:07 UTC-7

Kerstetter Hits the Rail

Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jamie Kerstetter open-shoved in late position for about 27,000 to put herself at risk and was called by Joe Zomorrodi in the hijack.

Jamie Kerstetter: 6♥6♣ All in
Joe Zomorrodi: A♣J♣

Kerstetter was still in the lead on the K♦K♠2♣ flop, but Zomorrodi paired his ace on the A♠ turn to pull ahead.

The 8♥ river offered no help to Kerstetter and she was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Zomorrodi	172,000 32,000	32,000
Jamie Kerstetter	Busted

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Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-23-2025 15:59 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Wamsley	185,000 80,000	80,000
Farid Zare	150,000 119,000	119,000
Juan Herrera	147,500
James Annunziata	145,000 109,400	109,400
Joe Zomorrodi	140,000
Silas Tooley	135,000 105,000	105,000
Keith Eoll	122,000 62,000	62,000
David Fernandez Sanchez	120,000 77,500	77,500
Sebastian Acevedo	116,500 60,500	60,500

Life Outside Poker: Joe Stapleton Reveals 'Worst Mistake I Ever Made in My Entire Life'

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 33rd episode, Connor talks with comedian and poker commentator Joe Stapleton about growing up in Albany, New York, first seeing Rounders while visiting a college campus, working at MADtv, getting his start in the poker industry and his favorite memories from PokerStars The Big Game.

Stapleton also talked about his friendship with late comedian Norm Macdonald, the European Poker Tour (EPT), doing commentary at the 2025 WSOP and making the "worst mistake I ever made in my entire life" by attempting to make a documentary about a stand-up comedy tour.

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08-23-2025 15:39 UTC-7

Jain Rivers Broadway

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Prakhar Jain raised to 3,500 in late position and was called by the player in the small blind.

The flop came J♣3♣Q♦ where action went check-check. On the J♠ turn, the small blind led out for 3,000 and Jain called.

The river landed the K♠ and the small blind bet again, this time for 9,000. Jain made the call and turned over A♥10♥ for Broadway, besting the A♠9♠ of the small blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Prakhar Jain	50,000

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08-23-2025 15:35 UTC-7

Late Registration Closed

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With late registration now closed, the floor has announced that of the 115 entries for Day 1c, 14 players will bag up and advance to Day 2 on Sunday.

Currently, 58 players remain in the third of four starting flights.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

08-23-2025 15:15 UTC-7

Second Break of the Day

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante.

Late registration will close before the start of the next level.

08-23-2025 15:10 UTC-7

Bereza Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ivan Bereza raised to 3,600 in early position and was called by the player in the hijack.

The flop came K♣7♦J♦ and Bereza continued with a bet of 3,200. The hijack called and the turn landed the A♠.

Bereza bet again, this time for 6,300. The hijack thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Bereza showed J♠10♠ as he dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Bereza	63,500 33,500	33,500

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08-23-2025 15:01 UTC-7

Jacintho On the Rise

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The under-the-gun player limped and it folded around to Jason Jacintho in the small blind who completed. The player in the big blind then moved all in for 16,300 to put himself at risk. Under the gun got out of the way and Jacintho thought for a brief moment before making the call.

Big blind: Q♦J♣ All in
Jason Jacintho: A♦9♠

The blind blind pulled ahead on the 4♠J♠5♦ flop, pairing his jack. The 8♦ landed on the turn and the big blind was in great shape to double up.

That was until the A♥ rolled off on the river and the pot was pushed Jacintho's way.