Jesus Sicaeros Finishes on Top of Day 1D
That's a wrap on the Day 1 starting flights for the 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Spring Poker Classic $360 Main Event.
There were 85 entry slips sold for this final flight. After 12 levels of play, only 13 players will be moving on to the final day. It is Jesus Sicaeros who emerged as the chip leader of Day 1D with 481,000 in the bag. Sicaeros started chipping up during the last levels of the night. He won multiple races to take over the chip lead of this flight.
Some of the players who took a shot at this last flight and weren't lucky enough to make it through are Sambuddha Gosh, Ramon Estrada, Mike Kiernan, and Cary Christensen.
All in all, the Main Event has generated a total of 319 entries creating a prize pool worth $95,700 and surpassing the $75,000 guarantee. Basketball star Earl Barron still holds the overall chip lead going into Day 2 of the Main Event. He is the only player with a stack above the half-a-million mark.
49 competitors will return to the tournament area tomorrow at 11 a.m local time to continue to battle it out until a winner is crowned.
Remaining Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Entries | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1A | Friday, March 29th | 11 a.m. | 77 | 12 |
| Day 1B | Friday, March 29th | 6 p.m. | 71 | 11 |
| Day 1C | Saturday, March 30th | 11 a.m. | 86 | 13 |
| Day 1D | Saturday, March 30th | 6 p.m. | 85 | 13 |
| Day 2 | Sunday, March 31st | 11 a.m. | 49 | - |
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Steven Howard | 226,000 |
| 9 | 2 | Don Fajarco | 54,500 |
| 9 | 4 | Peter Wood | 74,000 |
| 9 | 5 | James Propes | 217,000 |
| 10 | 2 | Mikal Smith | 266,000 |
| 10 | 4 | Christopher Petersen | 109,000 |
| 10 | 5 | Joe Villhauer | 461,000 |
| 10 | 6 | Frank Armas | 139,000 |
| 10 | 9 | Cameron McGovern | 160,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Tom Uwanawich | 13,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Mike Hubbs | 138,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Eric Oconnell | 223,000 |
| 11 | 6 | Jonathan Mendoza | 136,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Brian Perzinski | 176,000 |
| 11 | 8 | Brady Perry | 72,000 |
| 11 | 9 | Alan Boelter | 184,000 |
| 12 | 1 | Mantas Stikelis | 312,000 |
| 12 | 4 | Jeff Musiello | 137,000 |
| 12 | 5 | Adam Veselinovic | 48,000 |
| 12 | 6 | Jonah Coe | 183,000 |
| 12 | 8 | Michael Kahn | 194,000 |
| 12 | 9 | Rob Copeland | 87,000 |
| 13 | 2 | Chris Andreyka | 61,000 |
| 13 | 4 | Gregory O’Donahne | 140,000 |
| 13 | 5 | Marcela Hinojos | 34000 |
| 13 | 6 | Matt Thrun | 93,000 |
| 14 | 1 | Johnny Sanoubane | 34,000 |
| 14 | 2 | Greg Brewo | 116,000 |
| 14 | 4 | Daniel Breeze | 111,000 |
| 14 | 5 | Gregory Melson | 147,000 |
| 14 | 6 | Heng Chao | 71,000 |
| 14 | 7 | Gregory Orlick | 182,000 |
| 14 | 8 | Brad Nessar | 72,000 |
| 14 | 9 | Moussa Haddad | 112,000 |
| 15 | 1 | Johnny Large | 140,000 |
| 15 | 2 | Joe Galope | 180,000 |
| 15 | 3 | Mario Brown | 179,000 |
| 15 | 5 | Alex Flores | 104,000 |
| 15 | 6 | Sherisse Korfel | 116,000 |
| 15 | 7 | Gary Deardoff | 245,000 |
| 15 | 8 | Andrew Conway | 298,000 |
| 15 | 9 | Gabriel Felipe | 120,000 |
| 16 | 1 | Earl Barron | 535,000 |
| 16 | 2 | Justin Gochoco | 111,000 |
| 16 | 3 | Cody Cowser | 54,000 |
| 16 | 4 | Jonathan Shaw | 115,000 |
| 16 | 5 | Jesus Sicaeros | 481,000 |
| 16 | 7 | Richard Clayton | 213,000 |
| 16 | 9 | Fernando Sedillo | 351,000 |