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

09-22-2024 20:22 UTC-8

Brandt's Back

Tyler Boyer

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 20:14 UTC-8

Brandt Cracks Aces to Stay Alive

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Tyler Boyer

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

Katherine Brandt raised all in for 145,000 in early position, and was called by Brian Hastings in middle position, before Sungmin Cho three-bet to 400,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Hastings who got out of the way to leave the players heads up.

Katherine Brandt: 8♠7♠ All in
Sungmin Cho: A♥A♣

Brandt would need lots of help to stay in the tournament, but when the board ran out K♥8♦7♦6♣8♣ she improved to a full house, eights full of sixes to more than triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	5,800,000 500,000	500,000

Brian Hastings	3,350,000 -550,000	-550,000

Katherine Brandt	685,000 485,000	485,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Katherine Brandt Sungmin Cho

09-22-2024 20:01 UTC-8

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 19:56 UTC-8

Lee Doubles

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Tyler Boyer

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

Paul W Lee opened the action going all in from the cutoff for 900,000, before Michael Nia three-bet all in for 2,800,000. Action folded around leaving the players heads up with Lee at risk.

Paul W Lee: 7♥7♦ All in
Michael Nia: A♣K♥

It was a flip for Lee's tournament life, and once the board ran out 5♣J♠9♠5♦Q♦ the pocket sevens were still best, and he secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	2,100,000 -400,000	-400,000
Paul W Lee	1,800,000 -900,000	-900,000

09-22-2024 19:51 UTC-8

Carnero Chipping Up Without Seeing a Flop

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Tyler Boyer

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

On back to back hands Martin Carnero has opened raised, leaving just a few chips behind and forcing the the table to fold, and chipping back up to almost 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Carnero	950,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Martin Carnero

09-22-2024 19:37 UTC-8

Nia's Jam Gets Through

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Tyler Boyer

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

Katherine Brandt raised to 200,000 from the hijack and she was called by Michael Nia in the big blind.

The flop came 7♠Q♦8♠ and both players checked to the J♠ on the turn. Nia checked to Brandt who bet out 150,000 before Nia raised to 325,000. Brandt quickly called to see a river.

After the J♦ on the river Nia went all in for 1,300,000, which got a quick fold from Brandt to give Nia the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	2,500,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Katherine Brandt	1,300,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Michael Nia Katherine Brandt

09-22-2024 19:24 UTC-8

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

Tags: Brian Hastings Yan Yan

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

09-22-2024 19:13 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

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

The players have been sent on a 10-minute break.

09-22-2024 19:06 UTC-8

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