2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$87,315
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$542,850
Entries
517
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
51
Players Left
1

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

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

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
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Alexander Farahi
5,550,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
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Jared Griener
Busted

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

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

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 AQ, but he still had 60,000 left behind.

The flop came KA5 and he checked to Yan who bet to put him all in. He laughed and made the call.

Kevin Babayun: QJ All in
Yan Yan: AQ

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
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Yan Yan
1,600,000
500,000
500,000
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Kevin Babayun
Busted

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

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

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: 88 All in
Paul W Lee: 99

Teranie ran into the bigger pocket pair, and once the board ran 29783 both players made a set but the set of nines from Lee took the pot and Teranie was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul W Lee
2,900,000
2,275,000
2,275,000
Day 1E Chip Leader
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Behzad Teranie
Busted

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

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

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
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Paul W Lee
3,400,000
500,000
500,000
Day 1E Chip Leader
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Marc Robinson
Busted

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

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

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: A9 All in
Katherine Brandt: 1010

Brandt had Harris in rough shape with her pocket tens, and once the board ran out K495J the pocket tens were still best, and Harris was knocked out in 10th.

Player Chips Progress
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Katherine Brandt
2,100,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
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Bradley Harris
Busted
Day 1D Chip Leader

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Morozumi Not Buying It

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

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 1023 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 99 for but Morozumi had the winner with AK with a pair of kings to take the pot.

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

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

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

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

Yan Yan: AK All in
Brian Hastings: QJ

Yan was ahead with her ace high, but Hastings had two live cards to beat the ace-king. When the board ran out 4J885 Hastings improved to a pair of jacks to eliminate Yan in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Hastings
3,900,000
300,000
300,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
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Yan Yan
Busted

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Carnero Doubles and Leaves Brandt Short

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

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: A7 All in
Katherine Brandt: KQ

Carnero was ahead with his ace high, and once the board ran out 6668A he made a full house sixes full of aces to double up, leaving Brandt with only 200,000.

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

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Brandt's Back

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

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: AJ All in
Alexander Farahi: KQ

Brandt was ahead with her ace high, and the 998 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
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Katherine Brandt
2,000,000
1,315,000
1,315,000
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Alexander Farahi
650,000
-2,950,000
-2,950,000

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

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

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 Q49 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: 54 All in
Sungmin Cho: KQ

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
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Sungmin Cho
6,300,000
500,000
500,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Alexander Farahi
Busted

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