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

09-22-2024 13:55 UTC-8

Griener Wins the Classic Race and Knocks Out Zhang

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was picked up with Aaron Zhang all in for 325,000, and Jared Griener putting him at risk.

Aaron Zhang: A♣K♥ All in
Jared Griener: Q♦Q♣

Zhang would need to improve better than the pocket queens of Griner, but after the board ran out 9♥3♦4♠3♠7♣ the pockets queens were still best and Zhang was eliminated

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Griener	1,350,000 745,000	745,000
Aaron Zhang	Busted

Tags: Aaron Zhang Jared Griener

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

09-22-2024 13:40 UTC-8

Greally Spikes a King to Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded to Derek Greally in the cutoff who raised to 30,000, before Ryan Tosoc three-bet to 75,000. Once it folded back to Greally he four-bet all in for 365,000, and Tosoc made the call to put him at risk.

Derek Greally: A♥K♥ All in
Ryan Tosoc: 7♠7♥

It was a flip for Greally's tournament life and he would need to improve to stay in the tournament. The board ran out J♥K♣8♣Q♦3♥ and Greally did improve after flopping a king to give him the pot and double up.

At a nearby table Robert Natividad was seen heading to the payout desk after being eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Greally	745,000 198,000	198,000
Ryan Tosoc	600,000 -208,000	-208,000

Robert Natividad	Busted

Tags: Derek Greally Ryan Tosoc

09-22-2024 13:30 UTC-8

Long Can't Hold With Queens

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Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Alexander Farahi opened the action with a raise to 30,000 from under the gun, and was called by Hattori Lopez on the button. Once it folded Colleen Long in the big blind, she three-bet all in for 275,000. Farahi then four-bet all in for his stack of 350,000, which made Lopez get out of the way to leave the players heads up, with Long at risk.

Colleen Long: Q♠Q♦ All in
Alexander Farahi: A♣K♦

Long was at risk but ahead for the moment with her pocket queens. The 5♣2♣5♥ changed nothing, but when the A♠ hit on the turn, it put Farahi in front, leaving Long with just two outs and just one card to come. The river was the 3♥ which meant the pair of aces for Farahi were good, to take the pot and eliminate Long.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Farahi	700,000 470,000	470,000
Hattori Lopez	450,000 -204,000	-204,000

Colleen Long	Busted

Tags: Alexander Farahi Colleen Long Hattori Lopez

09-22-2024 13:18 UTC-8

More Knockouts

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Preziotti	Busted
Nathaniel Murphy	Busted
Thu Nguyen	Busted
Mike Vahabi	Busted

09-22-2024 13:15 UTC-8

Nia Knocks Out Lee and Has Big Chip Lead

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action was picked up with Kyung Lee all in for 250,000, and Michael Nia putting him at risk.

Kyung Lee: 10♥10♣ All in
Michael Nia: Q♦Q♣

Lee was dominated by the bigger pocket pair of Nia, and once the board ran out 6♣7♥K♥A♣4♣ the pockets queens were still best and Lee was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	1,950,000 1,139,000	1,139,000
Kyung Lee	Busted

Tags: Kyung Lee Michael Nia

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

09-22-2024 12:59 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players have been sent on a 10-minute break.

09-22-2024 12:57 UTC-8

Gregory Takes Three-Bet Pot

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Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Derek Gregory opened the action with a raise to 24,000 from under the gun. It then folded to Thu Nguyen on the button, who three-bet to 52,000. Once the blinds folded Gregory made the call to see a flop.

After the flop came 7♦3♦5♠ Gregory checked to Nguyen who fired out 70,000. After debating his decision, another player at the tabled called the clock on Gregory. As the tournament dirctor started the countdown, Gregory raised to 250,000, which got a quick fold from Nguyen to give the pot to Gregory.

Moments later Zachary Mcdiarmid was seen leaving the tournament area after being eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Gregory	670,000 182,000	182,000
Thu Nguyen	355,000 -98,000	-98,000
Zachary Mcdiarmid	Busted

Tags: Zachary Mcdiarmid Thu Nguyen Derek Gregory

09-22-2024 12:44 UTC-8

Long Makes a Flush to Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aaron Zhang opened the action with a raise to 24,000. Action then folded to the big blind Colleen Long who three-bet all in for 161,000. Zhang confirmed the count and then put in chips to call.

Colleen Long: A♠9♦ All in
Aaron Zhang: A♣6♣

Long had Zhang dominated and in a great spot to double up. But after the 7♦6♦3♦ flop Zhang paired his six and took the lead. But Zhang was left drawing dead after the Q♦ hit the turn to give Long a flush, and after the 9♥ hit on the river she officially secured the double up.

At a nearby table Leo Araneta and Robert Nguyen both were seen heading to the payout desk after being eliminated.