$600 Main Event Day 1cd | 2026 Jamul Poker Open

1 day 1 hour ago

Big Pots on Table 1

Adam Lamers

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

Many of the big stacks have found their way to the same table and it didn't take long for them to all collide in some sort of fashion. Zhehao Jin raised from under the gun and was called by Rip Fritzer a couple of seats over. The flop came K♠7♠3♦ and Jin continued with a bet of 20,000. Fritzer raised to 60,000 and Jin just called.

The turn was the 10♣ and Jin checked this time. Fritzer jammed all in for 121,000 and Jin went back into the tank. The clock was called and Jin ran out of time, forcing his cards to the muck.

On the next hand, Alec Jahed opened to 16,000 and Fritzer three-bet to 40,000. The action was back on Jahed who four-bet shoved all in for around 130,000 and Fritzer snap-called

Alec Jahed: 10♣10♦ All in
Rip Fritzer: J♠J♥

The board ran out 9♥8♥5♠9♦7♥ and Fritzer's pair of jacks held on to eliminate Jahed in another massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rip Fritzer	380,000 302,000	302,000
Zhehao Jin	285,000 37,000	37,000
Alec Jahed	Busted

Tags: Alec Jahed Rip Fritzer Zhehao Jin

1 day 2 hours ago

Think Long, Think Wrong

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Adam Lamers

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

Maksim Tatarintsev raised it up to 15,000 on the button and Zhehao Jin called in the big blind. The flop came 10♥7♦2♣ and Jin check-called a bet of 13,000 from Tatarintsev.

The turn brought the Q♠ and both players checked to the 4♥ on the river. Jin checked one more time and Tatarintsev splashed in a bet of 25,000. Jin went into the tank for well over two minutes, getting a reaction from some of his tablemates. He eventually folded and Tatarintesev couldn't wait to show his 8♣5♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhehao Jin	248,000 48,000	48,000
Maksim Tatarintsev	144,000 144,000	144,000

Tags: Maksim Tatarintsev Zhehao Jin

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

1 day 2 hours ago

Turner Holds the Bigger Pair

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Adam Lamers

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

There was a raise in middle position and Casey Turner stuck in a three-bet from the big blind. His opponent jammed all in for around 70,000 and Turner snapped him off.

Opponent: J♠J♣ All in
Casey Turner: K♣K♦

Turner held the bigger pair and the flop of 10♠7♣3♠ left him in the lead. The Q♥ and Q♠ runout was a scare but Turner held on to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey Turner	190,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Casey Turner

1 day 2 hours ago

The Ultimate Spin Up

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Adam Lamers

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

It wasn't too long ago when Scott Downey was down to just a single big blind. In fact, it was just a couple of levels ago. After returning from the break, Downey now holds the clear chip lead as the only player with more than 300,000 chips in front of him.

With just 27 players remaining and 14 of them moving on to Day 2, Downey has positioned him to not only make the money, but have a healthy chip stack as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Downey	315,000 274,000	274,000

Tags: Scott Downey

Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

1 day 3 hours ago

Take a Break

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The remaining 28 players are going on another break, with only 14 players surviving to move on to Day 2.

1 day 3 hours ago

Jin Climbs the Ladder

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Josh Mok opened to 9,000 in early position and Zhehao Jin shoved all in for 103,000 on the button. Alec Jahed went into the tank from the small blind but ultimately decided to fold. Mok gave it some thought as well and he opted to call off his stack of just over 70,000 chips.

Josh Mok: 9♠9♣
Zhehao Jin: J♠J♥

Jin had the better of the two pocket pairs and the runout of 8♣7♦2♦5♠3♣ was no help to Mok.

"What did you fold?" Mok questioned to Jahed.

"Ace-king," Jahed replied.

"Why didn't you call so I didn't have to?" Mok joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Jahed	255,000 35,000	35,000
Zhehao Jin	200,000 88,000	88,000
Josh Mok	Busted

Tags: Alec Jahed Josh Mok Zhehao Jin

1 day 3 hours ago

Jahed Eliminates Souza

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action folded around to Michael Souza on the button who shipped in his last 21,500 chips. Alec Jahed was in the big blind and got a count before calling.

Michael Souza: A♣5♥ All in
Alec Jahed: Q♥10♣

The flop came 9♣6♦3♥ and Souza's ace-high was still in the lead. However, the 10♥ on the turn paired Jahed and he held on through the 7♣ river to eliminate Souza.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Jahed	220,000 8,000	8,000
Michael Souza	Busted

Tags: Alec Jahed Michael Souza

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000