$1,200 Main Event | 2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

09-22-2024 14:39 UTC-8

Joshua Prager Eliminated in 25th Place ($3,770)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was picked up with Joshua Prager all in for 700,000 and Brian Hastings putting him at risk.

Joshua Prager: Q♦Q♣ All in
Brian Hastings: A♠A♥

It was a cooler for Prager who ran into the pocket aces of Hastings. Once the board ran out K♦3♣7♠K♠3♠ the pockets aces were still best and Prager was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	2,900,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Joshua Prager	Busted

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09-22-2024 14:30 UTC-8

Jesus Delgadillo Eliminated in 26th Place ($3,770)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was picked up with Jesus Delgadillo all in for 200,000, and Sanjeev Kapoor putting him at risk.

Jesus Delgadillo: 8♠8♣ All in
Sanjeev Kapoor: Q♦J♦

Delgadillo was ahead but would have to win the flip to stay in the tournament. But when the board ran out 4♥10♣3♥4♣J♣ Kapoor made a pair of jacks on the river to knockout Delgadillo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sanjeev Kapoor	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Jesus Delgadillo	Busted

Tags: Jesus Delgadillo Sanjeev Kapoor

09-22-2024 13:55 UTC-8

Griener Wins the Classic Race and Knocks Out Zhang

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was picked up with Aaron Zhang all in for 325,000, and Jared Griener putting him at risk.

Aaron Zhang: A♣K♥ All in
Jared Griener: Q♦Q♣

Zhang would need to improve better than the pocket queens of Griner, but after the board ran out 9♥3♦4♠3♠7♣ the pockets queens were still best and Zhang was eliminated

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Griener	1,350,000 745,000	745,000
Aaron Zhang	Busted

Tags: Aaron Zhang Jared Griener

09-22-2024 13:30 UTC-8

Long Can't Hold With Queens

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Alexander Farahi opened the action with a raise to 30,000 from under the gun, and was called by Hattori Lopez on the button. Once it folded Colleen Long in the big blind, she three-bet all in for 275,000. Farahi then four-bet all in for his stack of 350,000, which made Lopez get out of the way to leave the players heads up, with Long at risk.

Colleen Long: Q♠Q♦ All in
Alexander Farahi: A♣K♦

Long was at risk but ahead for the moment with her pocket queens. The 5♣2♣5♥ changed nothing, but when the A♠ hit on the turn, it put Farahi in front, leaving Long with just two outs and just one card to come. The river was the 3♥ which meant the pair of aces for Farahi were good, to take the pot and eliminate Long.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Farahi	700,000 470,000	470,000
Hattori Lopez	450,000 -204,000	-204,000

Colleen Long	Busted

Tags: Alexander Farahi Colleen Long Hattori Lopez

09-22-2024 13:18 UTC-8

More Knockouts

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Preziotti	Busted
Nathaniel Murphy	Busted
Thu Nguyen	Busted
Mike Vahabi	Busted

09-22-2024 13:15 UTC-8

Nia Knocks Out Lee and Has Big Chip Lead

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action was picked up with Kyung Lee all in for 250,000, and Michael Nia putting him at risk.

Kyung Lee: 10♥10♣ All in
Michael Nia: Q♦Q♣

Lee was dominated by the bigger pocket pair of Nia, and once the board ran out 6♣7♥K♥A♣4♣ the pockets queens were still best and Lee was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	1,950,000 1,139,000	1,139,000
Kyung Lee	Busted

Tags: Kyung Lee Michael Nia

09-22-2024 12:57 UTC-8

Gregory Takes Three-Bet Pot

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Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Derek Gregory opened the action with a raise to 24,000 from under the gun. It then folded to Thu Nguyen on the button, who three-bet to 52,000. Once the blinds folded Gregory made the call to see a flop.

After the flop came 7♦3♦5♠ Gregory checked to Nguyen who fired out 70,000. After debating his decision, another player at the tabled called the clock on Gregory. As the tournament dirctor started the countdown, Gregory raised to 250,000, which got a quick fold from Nguyen to give the pot to Gregory.

Moments later Zachary Mcdiarmid was seen leaving the tournament area after being eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Gregory	670,000 182,000	182,000
Thu Nguyen	355,000 -98,000	-98,000
Zachary Mcdiarmid	Busted

Tags: Zachary Mcdiarmid Thu Nguyen Derek Gregory

09-22-2024 12:44 UTC-8

Long Makes a Flush to Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aaron Zhang opened the action with a raise to 24,000. Action then folded to the big blind Colleen Long who three-bet all in for 161,000. Zhang confirmed the count and then put in chips to call.

Colleen Long: A♠9♦ All in
Aaron Zhang: A♣6♣

Long had Zhang dominated and in a great spot to double up. But after the 7♦6♦3♦ flop Zhang paired his six and took the lead. But Zhang was left drawing dead after the Q♦ hit the turn to give Long a flush, and after the 9♥ hit on the river she officially secured the double up.

At a nearby table Leo Araneta and Robert Nguyen both were seen heading to the payout desk after being eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colleen Long	352,000 -88,000	-88,000
Aaron Zhang	210,000 -284,000	-284,000
Leo Araneta	Busted
Robert Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Aaron Zhang Colleen Long Leo Araneta Robert Nguyen

09-22-2024 12:30 UTC-8

Patz Rivers a Boat to Send Out Wu

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Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with a pot brewing between the small blind Preston Patz and the big blind Di Wu. There was roughly 55,000 in the pot with the board showing 7♠3♠6♣3♣.

After the turn Patz bet out 20,000, before Wu raised to 55,000. Patz then three-bet all in for Wu's stack of 260,000, which he snap called.

Di Wu: 5♥4♦ All in
Preston Patz: A♦3♦

Wu flopped a straight and after Patz turned trips, he would need an ace or the board to pair. He got just that when the river brought the 7♦ to improve Patz to a full house, threes full of sevens to eliminate Wu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston Patz	640,000 345,000	345,000
Di Wu	Busted

Tags: Di Wu Preston Patz

09-22-2024 12:16 UTC-8

Dobbertin Gets a Double Knockout

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Tyler Boyer

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to Ty Dobbertin on the button and he raised to 21,000. Taxi Vargas in the small then three-bet all in for 80,000, before Richard Ham four-bet all in for 110,000. Dobbertin snap called to put both players at risk.

Taxi Vargas: A♦9♠ All in
Richard Ham: A♠Q♥
Ty Dobbertin: A♥A♣

Both the blinds ran into the pocket aces of Dobbertin, and once the board ran out 6♥5♠3♥8♣5♥ the pocket aces were still best, sending both Vargas and Ham to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ty Dobbertin	1,250,000 275,000	275,000
Richard Ham	Busted
Taxi Vargas	Busted

Tags: Ty Dobbertin Taxi Vargas Richard Ham