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

09-22-2024 18:46 UTC-8

Morozumi Spikes an Ace to Take Down Kings

Tyler Boyer

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

Naoya Morozumi opened the action with a raise from under the gun, and when it folded to Sungmin Cho on the button, he three-bet. It folded back to Morozumi who made the call.

The flop came A♦9♣5♣ and Morozumi check-called a bet of 150,000 from Cho.

Both players checked after the 2♣ on the tunn which brought the Q♦. Morozumi then went all in for 400,000, and Cho shook his head as he tossed KxKx into the muck face up. As Morozumi took in the pot he flashed the A♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	5,300,000 500,000	500,000

Naoya Morozumi	1,400,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Sungmin Cho Naoya Morozumi

09-22-2024 18:39 UTC-8

Nia Gets Some Back

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Tyler Boyer

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

Michael Nia limped in from under the gun before it folded to Martin Carnero who raised to 250,000 in the hijack. It folded back to Nia who made the call.

The flop came 5♣8♥Q♥ and Nia went all in for his last 600,000, which got a quick fold from Carnero to give Nia the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	1,100,000 300,000	300,000
Martin Carnero	625,000 -200,000	-200,000

09-22-2024 18:34 UTC-8

Hastings Jams on Nia

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Tyler Boyer

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

Michael Nia opened the action with a raise to 800,000, and when it folded to the big blind Brian Hastings, he made the call.

The flop came 4♠5♣3♣ and Hastings checked to Nia who bet out 350,000. Hastings then raised all in for the last 800,000 in Nia's stack, but he quickly mucked to give the pot to Hastings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	3,600,000 500,000	500,000

Michael Nia	800,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

09-22-2024 18:10 UTC-8

Final Table Redraw

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Tyler Boyer

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

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count
36	1	Katherine Brandt	United States	2,100,000
36	2	Brian Hastings	United States	3,100,000
36	3	Sungmin Cho	South Korea	4,800,000
36	4	Paul W Lee	United States	2,700,000
36	5	Michael Nia	United States	1,900,000
36	6	Naoya Morozumi	Japan	1,500,000
36	7	Martin Carnero	Peru	825,000
36	8	Yan Yan	United States	1,100,000
36	9	Alexander Farahi	United States	2,900,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	4,800,000

Brian Hastings	3,100,000

Alexander Farahi	2,900,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Paul W Lee	2,700,000

Katherine Brandt	2,100,000
Michael Nia	1,900,000
Naoya Morozumi	1,500,000
Yan Yan	1,100,000
Martin Carnero	825,000

09-22-2024 18:03 UTC-8

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

Tags: Bradley Harris Katherine Brandt

09-22-2024 17:57 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts From Final 10 Players

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Tyler Boyer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	4,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Alexander Farahi	3,900,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000
Brian Hastings	3,100,000 -200,000	-200,000

Paul W Lee	2,700,000 -700,000	-700,000

Michael Nia	1,900,000 -500,000	-500,000
Naoya Morozumi	1,500,000 790,000	790,000
Yan Yan	1,100,000 -500,000	-500,000
Martin Carnero	825,000 -1,575,000	-1,575,000
Katherine Brandt	Busted

09-22-2024 17:48 UTC-8

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

Tags: Marc Robinson Paul W Lee

09-22-2024 17:44 UTC-8

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

Tags: Behzad Teranie Paul W Lee

09-22-2024 17:38 UTC-8

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

Tags: Kevin Babayun Yan Yan