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

1 day 8 hours ago

Fan Flips Souza to the Rail

Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After a couple of preflop raises, Chengcheng Fan and Michael Souza got all of their chips in the middle with Souza being the player at risk for around 25,000.

Michael Souza: A♣Q♠ All in
Chengcheng Fan: J♣J♦

It turned out to be a coin flip but it was Fan who maintained the lead after a K♥9♦6♣ flop. The turn was the 2♦ and the river was the 10♥ to send San Diego's #1 all-time money list player to the registration desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chengcheng Fan	69,500 26,000	26,000
Michael Souza	Busted

Tags: Chengcheng Fan Michael Souza

1 day 9 hours ago

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

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1 day 9 hours ago

Fritzer Shows a Bluff

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A completed board of AxKx5x8xKx was spread across the felt without any straight or flush possibilities. With around 30,000 in middle, the action was checked to Rip Fritzer who jammed all in for his last 12,700.

His opponent went into the tank for a minute before letting his hand go, showing an ace in the process.

"Do you wanna see?" Fritzer asked his opponent and then flashed his 4x4x for an inferior two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rip Fritzer	43,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Rip Fritzer

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

1 day 9 hours ago

Jin Straightens Out

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Chengcheng Fan opened to 1,300 in middle position and was called by Scott Downey and Zhehao Jin in the blinds. The flop came 8♠7♥3♥ and Jin led out with a bet of 1,600. Fan got out of the way but Downey stuck around for the 5♥ on the turn.

Both players checked this time and the 6♥ on the river made the board even scarier. Two more checks and Downey tabled A♠3♦ for just a pair of threes. Jin turned over 10♠9♦ for a rivered straight and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Downey	58,500 28,500	28,500
Chengcheng Fan	43,500 43,500	43,500
Zhehao Jin	37,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Scott Downey Zhehao Jin

1 day 9 hours ago

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

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Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

1 day 9 hours ago

Jahed Deflates Gonzales Early On

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Alec Jahed opened to 700 from under the gun and Paul Gonzales three-bet to 2,000 from the small blind. Jahed called and they went heads-up to a flop of A♣J♣6♦.

Gonzales check-called a bet of 1,500 from Jahed and the J♠ paired the board on the turn. Both players checked this time and the 2♥ landed on the river. Gonzales led out with a bet of 3,500 and Jahed looked him up.

Gonzales flipped over Q♣Q♦ but Jahed held A♥10♦ for a better two pair to win the pot.

"This is gonna be a rough day!" Gonzales muttered.

"It's a marathon, not a sprint," the dealer reminded him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Jahed	44,000 44,000	44,000
Paul Gonzales	20,200 20,200	20,200

Tags: Alec Jahed Paul Gonzales

1 day 10 hours ago

A Few Returning Faces

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A sizeably larger field than yesterday at this time, over 40 players have already taken their seats in the opening level. They include some returning faces from yesterday, including Michael Megison, who bagged a small stack on Day 1a, hoping to improve his odds going into the final day.