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

09-22-2024 16:30 UTC-7

Morozumi Finds an Ace to Take Down Kings and Double Up

Tyler Boyer

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded to Naoya Morozumi in middle position and he raised all in for 400,000. Once it folded to the small blind Jared Griener, he made the call. The big blind got out of the way to leave the players heads up, with Morozumi at risk.

Naoya Morozumi: A♦K♣ All in
Jared Griener: K♥K♦

Griener woke up with cowboys in the small blind, leaving Morozumi needing an ace to stay in the tournament. He found just that once the board ran out A♣2♦5♣3♥9♥ to give him the double up with his pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Griener	950,000 -650,000	-650,000
Naoya Morozumi	825,000 630,000	630,000

Tags: Jared Griener Naoya Morozumi

09-22-2024 16:36 UTC-7

Hattori Lopez Eliminated in 22nd Place ($4,520)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action was picked up with Hattori Lopez all in for 185,000, and Alexander Farahi putting him at risk.

Hattori Lopez: AxKx All in
Alexander Farahi: A♣10♣

Lopez was in a great spot for a double up, but once the board ran out 10♦3♥Q♥6♣6♠ Farahi improved to two pair, aces and sixes to eliminate Lopez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Farahi	1,900,000 925,000	925,000
Hattori Lopez	Busted

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09-22-2024 17:10 UTC-7

Derek Greally Eliminated in 21st Place ($5,370)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Derek Greally opened the action by going all in for 550,000. Then Martin Carnero in the hijack three-bet all in for his stack of 1,300,000. It quickly folded around, leaving the players heads up with Greally at risk.

Derek Greally: 9♥9♣ All in
Martin Carnero: Q♦Q♣

Greally ran into the pocket queens of Carnero, and would need help to stay in the tournament. But once the board ran out K♠4♦J♣2♦8♠ the pockets queens were still best and Greally was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Carnero	1,900,000 600,000	600,000
Derek Greally	Busted

Tags: Martin Carnero Derek Greally

09-22-2024 17:17 UTC-7

Kapoor Fades Hearts to Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 250,000 in the pot and the board showing 9♥3♦5♥.

Sanjeev Kapoor was first to act and bet all in for 740,000. Stone Malick got the count, and put in chips to call.

Sanjeev Kapoor: A♠K♦ All in
Stone Malick: A♥J♥

Kapoor just had ace-king high but was good for the moment, as Malick had a smaller ace, but the nut flush draw to go with it. The board ran out 8♣ on the turn, A♣ on the river and the ace-king of Kapoor was still best to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sanjeev Kapoor	1,500,000 680,000	680,000
Stone Malick	700,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Stone Malick Sanjeev Kapoor

09-22-2024 17:33 UTC-7

Dobbertin Goes Runner-Runner to Stay Alive

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Tyler Boyer

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action folded to the small blind Naoya Morozumi who raised to put the big blind Ty Dobbertin all in for his stack of 340,00 and he quickly made the call.

Ty Dobbertin: K♣J♠ All in
Naoya Morozumi: A♣2♣

It was a fair fight but Morozumi was ahead with his ace high. After the 8♣A♠2♦ flop Morozumi took a dominating lead. The Q♠ on the turn gave Dobbertin outs to make a straight, and the 10♠ on the river gave him Broadway to take the pot and double up .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ty Dobbertin	720,000 -110,000	-110,000
Naoya Morozumi	710,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Ty Dobbertin Naoya Morozumi

09-22-2024 17:42 UTC-7

Sanjeev Kapoor Eliminated in 20th Place ($5,370)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with Alexander Farahi all in for 1,700,000, and Sanjeev Kapoor putting him at risk with only 20,000 more chips. There was roughly 500,000 already in the pot, and the board showing 3♦6♦7♣.

Alexander Farahi: 3♥3♣ All in
Sanjeev Kapoor: A♦5♦

It was an action flop with the set of Farahi in front but would need to fade the combo draw of Kapoor. The turn brought the 4♣ on the turn to give Kapoor the lead with a straight, but the river came 4♦ which gave Kapoor a flush, but Farahi improved to a full house to take the massive pot, and leave Farahi with less than one big blind.

The very next hand Kapoor lost the last of chips and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Farahi	4,100,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Sanjeev Kapoor	Busted

Tags: Alexander Farahi Sanjeev Kapoor

09-22-2024 17:48 UTC-7

Derek Gregory Eliminated in 19th Place ($5,370)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Derek Gregory and Brian Hastings were involved in a pot small blind versus big blind. The board was showing 8x7x5xAx.

Gregory was facing an all in bet from Hastings, and after have the clock called on him he made the call to put himself at risk.

Derek Gregory: Kx6x All in
Brian Hastings: 10x8x

Gregory had an over card and open ended straight draw, but one the board ran out he could not improve and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	3,300,000 900,000	900,000

Derek Gregory	Busted

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09-22-2024 18:05 UTC-7

Fred Lavassani Eliminated 17th Place ($6,460)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Fred Lavassani was all in preflop and was unable to improve against his opponent, and was eliminated in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fred Lavassani	Busted

Tags: Fred Lavassani

09-22-2024 18:17 UTC-7

Preston Patz Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,460)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was picked up with Preston Patz all in for 550,000, and Alexander Farahi putting him at risk.

Preston Patz: A♦Q♣ All in
Alexander Farahi: A♥A♣

Patz ran into the pocket aces of Farhai and once the board ran out 3♠8♣9♠10♣K♦ the pocket aces were still best and Patz was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Farahi	4,500,000 400,000	400,000
Preston Patz	Busted

Tags: Alexander Farahi Preston Patz

09-22-2024 18:21 UTC-7

Stone Malick Eliminated in 15th Place ($7,870)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Stone Malick raised all in for his last 250,000, and was called by Sungmin Cho to put him at risk.

Stone Malick: J♠9♦ All in
Sungmin Cho: 4♥4♣

Malick had to over cards to the pocket pair of Cho, but once the board ran out 2♦2♣A♣8♦K♣ the pocket fours remained best and Malick was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	2,600,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Stone Malick	Busted

Tags: Stone Malick Sungmin Cho