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

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Morozumi Finds an Ace to Take Down Kings and Double Up

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

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: AK All in
Jared Griener: KK

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 A2539 to give him the double up with his pair of aces.

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

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

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

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: A10

Lopez was in a great spot for a double up, but once the board ran out 103Q66 Farahi improved to two pair, aces and sixes to eliminate Lopez.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Farahi
1,900,000
925,000
925,000
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Hattori Lopez
Busted
Day 1C Chip Leader

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Brandt Rivers a Straight to Stay In It

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

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 90,000 in the pot and the board showing 8310. Katherine Brandt was all in for her stack of 200,000, and Naoya Morozumi called to put her at risk.

Katherine Brandt: JJ All in
Naoya Morozumi: 109

Brandt was ahead with her over pair against the top pair of Morozumi, but the 9 on the turn gave Morozumi two pair and the lead. However that lead did not last long as the river brought the Q to give Brandt a straight and the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Naoya Morozumi
615,000
-210,000
-210,000
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Katherine Brandt
515,000
25,000
25,000

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Chip Counts From The Field

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
2,400,000
-500,000
-500,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
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Michael Nia
2,400,000
300,000
300,000
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Sungmin Cho
1,900,000
-300,000
-300,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Alexander Farahi
1,850,000
-50,000
-50,000
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Martin Carnero
1,300,000
360,000
360,000
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Stone Malick
1,200,000
-550,000
-550,000
Profile photo of Yan Yan us
Yan Yan
1,100,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Derek Gregory us
Derek Gregory
875,000
555,000
555,000
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Jared Griener
850,000
-100,000
-100,000
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Ty Dobbertin
830,000
-170,000
-170,000
Profile photo of Sanjeev Kapoor us
Sanjeev Kapoor
820,000
-430,000
-430,000
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Preston Patz
720,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Paul W Lee us
Paul W Lee
625,000
-295,000
-295,000
Day 1E Chip Leader
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Kevin Babayun
600,000
-170,000
-170,000
Profile photo of Behzad Teranie us
Behzad Teranie
575,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Bradley Harris us
Bradley Harris
505,000
-45,000
-45,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
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Derek Greally
350,000
-365,000
-365,000
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Fred Lavassani
340,000
90,000
90,000
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Marc Robinson
320,000
-370,000
-370,000

Lavassani Wins the Race

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

Action folded to the small blind Fred Lavassani who raised all in for 295,000, and the big blind Sungmin Cho called to put him at risk.

Fred Lavassani: 55 All in
Sungmin Cho: A6

Lavassani was ahead with his pocket fives, and after the board ran out JJ8107 the pocket fives were still best to give Lavassani the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Sungmin Cho
1,550,000
-350,000
-350,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Fred Lavassani
630,000
290,000
290,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

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

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

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: 99 All in
Martin Carnero: QQ

Greally ran into the pocket queens of Carnero, and would need help to stay in the tournament. But once the board ran out K4J28 the pockets queens were still best and Greally was eliminated.

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

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Kapoor Fades Hearts to Double Up

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

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 250,000 in the pot and the board showing 935.

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: AK All in
Stone Malick: AJ

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
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Sanjeev Kapoor
1,500,000
680,000
680,000
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Stone Malick
700,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Stone MalickSanjeev Kapoor