By the close of registration, 57 players had paid the entry fee and taken their seats in the first of three Day 1 flights of the Jamul Poker Open $600 Main Event. At the end of the night, just eight players punched their ticket to Day 2. First among them is chip leader Maurice Hawkins (pictured) with 437,000 chips.
Photos from Flight A of the JPO Main Event can be found here.
The eight players advancing from Flight A to Day 2 are:
| Name | Chips |
| Maurice Hawkins | 437,000 |
| Cary Koeaykea | 304,000 |
| Di Wu | 256,000 |
| Vladimir Medvinsky | 159,000 |
| Lucas Scott | 156,000 |
| Raul Regalado | 139,000 |
| Josh Mok | 130,000 |
| Rip Fritzer | 127,000 |