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

09-22-2024 20:14 UTC-8

Brandt Cracks Aces to Stay Alive

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 20:22 UTC-8

Brandt's Back

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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

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

09-22-2024 20:34 UTC-8

Alexander Farahi Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,890)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Sungmin Cho in the hijack and he raised to 250,000. It then folded to Alexander Farahi in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came Q♣4♣9♣ and Farahi checked to Cho who went all in for Farahi's last 450,000. After thinking over his decision, he made the call to put himself at risk.

Alexander Farahi: 5♠4♥ All in
Sungmin Cho: K♣Q♥

Farahi flopped a pair and went with it, but would need to improve to beat the pair of queens from Cho. But when the board ran out 9♠ on the turn, and 2♦ on the river, Cho had the best hand still and Farahi was eliminated in 8th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	6,300,000 500,000	500,000

Alexander Farahi	Busted

Tags: Alexander Farahi Sungmin Cho

09-22-2024 20:44 UTC-8

Nia Takes It From Cho

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Tyler Boyer

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Sungmin Cho on the button and he raised to 275,000. After the small blind folded, Michael Nia in the big blind made the call.

The flop came K♠A♦2♣ and Nia check-called a bet of 225,000 from Cho.

Both players checked the 8♠ on the turn, which brought the 3♠ on the river. Nia then bet out 200,000, and Cho mucked his hand to give the pot to Nia.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	5,700,000 -600,000	-600,000

Michael Nia	2,600,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Sungmin Cho Michael Nia

09-22-2024 20:53 UTC-8

Martin Carnero Eliminated in 7th Place ($17,890)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sungmin Cho opened the action with a raise to 250,000 from the hijack and was called by Paul W Lee in the cutoff, and Michael Nia on the button. When it folded to the big blind Martin Carnero he three-bet all in for 1,670,000. Cho mucked his hand before Lee called, which Nia then quickly got out of the way to leave the players heads up.

Martin Carnero: 9♠9♥ All in
Paul W Lee: 10♠10♥

Carnero ran into the bigger pocket pair, and once the board ran out K♦4♥10♦A♦Q♠ Lee improved to a set of tens and eliminate Carnero.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul W Lee	4,100,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Martin Carnero	Busted

Tags: Martin Carnero Michael Nia Paul W Lee Sungmin Cho

09-22-2024 21:03 UTC-8

Brandt Takes From Hastings

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Tyler Boyer

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Katherine Brandt opened the action with a raise to 250,000 and was called by Brian Hastings in the cutoff.

Both players checked after the Q♦3♥5♠ flop, which brought the 10♦ on the turn. Brandt then bet out 250,000 which was called by Hastings.

After the 5♥ on the river both players checked and Brandt tabled Q♠10♣ for two pair to take the pot as Hastings mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherine Brandt	2,700,000 700,000	700,000
Brian Hastings	2,400,000 -950,000	-950,000

Tags: Katherine Brandt Brian Hastings

09-22-2024 21:08 UTC-8

Chip Counts From Final 6

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Tyler Boyer

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	6,100,000 400,000	400,000

Paul W Lee	4,600,000 500,000	500,000

Naoya Morozumi	3,500,000 400,000	400,000
Katherine Brandt	2,700,000
Brian Hastings	2,600,000 200,000	200,000

Michael Nia	1,300,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000