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

09-22-2024 16:33 UTC-8

Dobbertin Goes Runner-Runner to Stay Alive

Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to the small blind Naoya Morozumi who raised to put the big blind Ty Dobbertin all in for his stack of 340,00 and he quickly made the call.

Ty Dobbertin: K♣J♠ All in
Naoya Morozumi: A♣2♣

It was a fair fight but Morozumi was ahead with his ace high. After the 8♣A♠2♦ flop Morozumi took a dominating lead. The Q♠ on the turn gave Dobbertin outs to make a straight, and the 10♠ on the river gave him Broadway to take the pot and double up .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ty Dobbertin	720,000 -110,000	-110,000
Naoya Morozumi	710,000 95,000	95,000

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09-22-2024 16:26 UTC-8

Brandt Wakes Up With The Goods

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to Behzad Teranie on the button and he raised all in to cover both shorter stacks in the blinds. The small blind folded before Katherine Brandt called for her stack of 235,000.

Katherine Brandt: A♦Q♥ All in
Behzad Teranie: Q♦9♥

Brandt woke up with a real hand in the big blind and had Teranie dominated. The board ran out 6♥K♠4♣8♥A♣ to improve Brandt to a pair of aces to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Behzad Teranie	1,350,000 775,000	775,000
Katherine Brandt	530,000 15,000	15,000

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09-22-2024 16:17 UTC-8

Kapoor Fades Hearts to Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 250,000 in the pot and the board showing 9♥3♦5♥.

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: A♠K♦ All in
Stone Malick: A♥J♥

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

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09-22-2024 16:10 UTC-8

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

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Tyler Boyer

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

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: 9♥9♣ All in
Martin Carnero: Q♦Q♣

Greally ran into the pocket queens of Carnero, and would need help to stay in the tournament. But once the board ran out K♠4♦J♣2♦8♠ the pockets queens were still best and Greally was eliminated.

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

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Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

09-22-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Lavassani Wins the Race

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Tyler Boyer

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: 5♦5♣ All in
Sungmin Cho: A♦6♠

Lavassani was ahead with his pocket fives, and after the board ran out J♣J♥8♦10♣7♣ the pocket fives were still best to give Lavassani the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	1,550,000 -350,000	-350,000

Fred Lavassani	630,000 290,000	290,000

09-22-2024 15:56 UTC-8

Chip Counts From The Field

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Tyler Boyer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	2,400,000 -500,000	-500,000

Michael Nia	2,400,000 300,000	300,000
Sungmin Cho	1,900,000 -300,000	-300,000

Alexander Farahi	1,850,000 -50,000	-50,000
Martin Carnero	1,300,000 360,000	360,000
Stone Malick	1,200,000 -550,000	-550,000
Yan Yan	1,100,000 250,000	250,000
Derek Gregory	875,000 555,000	555,000
Jared Griener	850,000 -100,000	-100,000
Ty Dobbertin	830,000 -170,000	-170,000
Sanjeev Kapoor	820,000 -430,000	-430,000
Preston Patz	720,000 -10,000	-10,000
Paul W Lee	625,000 -295,000	-295,000

Kevin Babayun	600,000 -170,000	-170,000
Behzad Teranie	575,000 60,000	60,000
Bradley Harris	505,000 -45,000	-45,000

Derek Greally	350,000 -365,000	-365,000
Fred Lavassani	340,000 90,000	90,000
Marc Robinson	320,000 -370,000	-370,000

09-22-2024 15:47 UTC-8

Brandt Rivers a Straight to Stay In It

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Tyler Boyer

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 8♠3♥10♥. Katherine Brandt was all in for her stack of 200,000, and Naoya Morozumi called to put her at risk.

Katherine Brandt: J♠J♦ All in
Naoya Morozumi: 10♦9♥

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
Naoya Morozumi	615,000 -210,000	-210,000
Katherine Brandt	515,000 25,000	25,000

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09-22-2024 15:36 UTC-8

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

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Tyler Boyer

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

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: A♣10♣

Lopez was in a great spot for a double up, but once the board ran out 10♦3♥Q♥6♣6♠ Farahi improved to two pair, aces and sixes to eliminate Lopez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Farahi	1,900,000 925,000	925,000
Hattori Lopez	Busted

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09-22-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Morozumi Finds an Ace to Take Down Kings and Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

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

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: A♦K♣ All in
Jared Griener: K♥K♦

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 A♣2♦5♣3♥9♥ to give him the double up with his pair of aces.

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

Tags: Jared Griener Naoya Morozumi