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

09-22-2024 18:35 UTC-7

Jared Griener Eliminated in 14th Place ($7,870)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action was picked up with Jared Griener was all in and Alexander Farahi putting him at risk.

Jared Griener: Ax2x All in
Alexander Farahi: 6x6x

Farahi was ahead with his pocket sixes and Griener was not able to improve after the board ran out and was eliminated in 14th Place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Farahi	5,550,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Jared Griener	Busted

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09-22-2024 18:38 UTC-7

Kevin Babayun Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,870)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action folded to Yan Yan on the button and she raised to 500,000. The small blind folded and the big blind Kevin Babayun said "I know I am behind but I call". Yan thought she put in enough chips to cover Babayun and flipped over her hand A♥Q♥, but he still had 60,000 left behind.

The flop came K♣A♦5♥ and he checked to Yan who bet to put him all in. He laughed and made the call.

Kevin Babayun: Q♣J♣ All in
Yan Yan: A♥Q♥

Babayun flopped a gut shot straight draw and backdoor flush draw, but once the board ran out 4♣ on the turn, and 2♦ on the river Babayun was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yan Yan	1,600,000 500,000	500,000
Kevin Babayun	Busted

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09-22-2024 18:44 UTC-7

Behzad Teranie Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,390)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Behzad Teranie open jammed for his stack of 850,000, and was called by Paul W Lee in the small blind to put him at risk.

Behzad Teranie: 8♥8♠ All in
Paul W Lee: 9♠9♦

Teranie ran into the bigger pocket pair, and once the board ran 2♣9♣7♥8♦3♥ both players made a set but the set of nines from Lee took the pot and Teranie was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul W Lee	2,900,000 2,275,000	2,275,000

Behzad Teranie	Busted

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09-22-2024 18:48 UTC-7

Marc Robinson Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,390)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action was picked up with Marc Robinson was all in and Paul W Lee called to put him at risk.

Marc Robinson: Ax3x All in
Paul W Lee: AxKx

Robinson was dominated by Lee. and the flop brought no help to him. But the 3x on turn put him in front, but that lead did not last long as the K♠ on the river gave Lee the best hand with a pair kings to knockout Robinson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul W Lee	3,400,000 500,000	500,000

Marc Robinson	Busted

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09-22-2024 19:03 UTC-7

Bradley Harris Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,390)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Bradley Harris opened the action with a raise all in for 750,000. He was called by Katherine Brandt in the cutoff, and action quickly folded around to leave the players heads up.

Bradley Harris: A♠9♥ All in
Katherine Brandt: 10♠10♦

Brandt had Harris in rough shape with her pocket tens, and once the board ran out K♣4♦9♦5♣J♥ the pocket tens were still best, and Harris was knocked out in 10th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherine Brandt	2,100,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Bradley Harris	Busted

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09-22-2024 20:06 UTC-7

Morozumi Not Buying It

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Tyler Boyer

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Naoya Morozumi opened the action was a raise to 160,00 from middle position, and was called by Alexander Farahi on the button, and the small blind Katherine Brandt.

The flop came 10♥2♠3♥ and Brandt checked to Morozumi who bet out 110,000. Both Farahi and Brandt called to see a turn.

After the K♣ on the turn it was checked to Morozumi, who bet out 250,000. Farahi folded, and Brandt made the call.

The river was the J♥ and Brandt decided to lead out for a bet of 375,000. Morozumi shook his head and made the call. Brandt tabled 9♠9♥ for but Morozumi had the winner with A♥K♣ with a pair of kings to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Farahi	3,600,000 700,000	700,000
Naoya Morozumi	3,100,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Katherine Brandt	2,200,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Naoya Morozumi Katherine Brandt Alexander Farahi

09-22-2024 20:24 UTC-7

Yan Yan Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,160)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Yan Yan was all in for her last 575,000, and Brian Hastings called to put her at risk.

Yan Yan: A♦K♦ All in
Brian Hastings: Q♥J♥

Yan was ahead with her ace high, but Hastings had two live cards to beat the ace-king. When the board ran out 4♥J♠8♥8♣5♦ Hastings improved to a pair of jacks to eliminate Yan in ninth place.

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

Yan Yan	Busted

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09-22-2024 21:01 UTC-7

Carnero Doubles and Leaves Brandt Short

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Tyler Boyer

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded to Martin Carnero who raised to 700,000, leaving just 30,000 chips behind. When it folded Katherine Brandt in the big blind, she debated her decision before announcing all in, and Carnero quickly put in his last 30,000.

Martin Carnero: A♠7♣ All in
Katherine Brandt: K♣Q♦

Carnero was ahead with his ace high, and once the board ran out 6♠6♦6♥8♣A♦ he made a full house sixes full of aces to double up, leaving Brandt with only 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Carnero	1,600,000 650,000	650,000
Katherine Brandt	200,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Katherine Brandt Martin Carnero

09-22-2024 21:22 UTC-7

Brandt's Back

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Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Action folded to Alexander Farahi in the cutoff who raised to 250,000. Then Katherine Brandt on the button three-bet all in for 885,000. Once it folded back to Farahi he made the call to put Brandt at risk.

Katherine Brandt: A♣J♥ All in
Alexander Farahi: K♥Q♠

Brandt was ahead with her ace high, and the 9♥9♠8♦ changed nothing. But the Q♥ on the turn gave Farahi the lead, but only momentarily as the river brought the 10♠ to give Brandt a straight and double up to over 2,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherine Brandt	2,000,000 1,315,000	1,315,000
Alexander Farahi	650,000 -2,950,000	-2,950,000

Tags: Katherine Brandt Alexander Farahi

09-22-2024 21:34 UTC-7

Alexander Farahi Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,890)

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Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Sungmin Cho in the hijack and he raised to 250,000. It then folded to Alexander Farahi in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came Q♣4♣9♣ and Farahi checked to Cho who went all in for Farahi's last 450,000. After thinking over his decision, he made the call to put himself at risk.

Alexander Farahi: 5♠4♥ All in
Sungmin Cho: K♣Q♥

Farahi flopped a pair and went with it, but would need to improve to beat the pair of queens from Cho. But when the board ran out 9♠ on the turn, and 2♦ on the river, Cho had the best hand still and Farahi was eliminated in 8th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	6,300,000 500,000	500,000

Alexander Farahi	Busted

Tags: Alexander Farahi Sungmin Cho