$1,200 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$542,850
Entries
517
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
51
Players Left
1
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | Beth Hall | United States | 457,000 | 91 |
| 36 | 2 | Leo Araneta | United States | 167,000 | 33 |
| 36 | 3 | ||||
| 36 | 4 | Elvyn Bello | United States | 364,000 | 73 |
| 36 | 5 | Michael Nia | United States | 811,000 | 162 |
| 36 | 6 | Thu Nguyen | United States | 453,000 | 91 |
| 36 | 7 | Sungmin Cho | South Korea | 775,000 | 155 |
| 36 | 8 | Vince Salvatore | United States | 133,000 | 27 |
| 36 | 9 | Zachary Mcdiarmid | United States | 112,000 | 22 |
| 37 | 1 | Jay Yates | United States | 225,000 | 45 |
| 37 | 2 | Ty Dobbertin | United States | 471,000 | 94 |
| 37 | 3 | ||||
| 37 | 4 | Gary Kozin | United States | 38,000 | 8 |
| 37 | 5 | Preston Pratz | United States | 370,000 | 74 |
| 37 | 6 | Kevork Vorperian | United States | 410,000 | 82 |
| 37 | 7 | ||||
| 37 | 8 | Kevin Babayan | United States | 342,000 | 68 |
| 37 | 9 | Peter Cross | United States | 397,000 | 79 |
| 38 | 1 | Nathanial Murphy | United States | 353,000 | 71 |
| 38 | 2 | Paul W Lee | United States | 930,00 | 186 |
| 38 | 3 | Derek Greally | United States | 547,000 | 109 |
| 38 | 4 | Edgar Diaz | United States | 875,000 | 175 |
| 38 | 5 | Sarah Cruce | United States | 70,000 | 14 |
| 38 | 6 | Martin Carnero | Peru | 581,000 | 116 |
| 38 | 7 | Brian Hastings | United States | 409,000 | 82 |
| 38 | 8 | Yan Yan | United States | ||
| 38 | 9 | Jesus Delgadillo | United States | 431,000 | 86 |
| 43 | 1 | Michael Ung | United States | 144,000 | 29 |
| 43 | 2 | Behzad Teraine | United States | 500,000 | 100 |
| 43 | 3 | Joshua Prager | United States | 442,000 | 88 |
| 43 | 4 | Robert Nativida | United States | 300,000 | 60 |
| 43 | 5 | ||||
| 43 | 6 | Kathrine Brandt | United Sates | 281,000 | 46 |
| 43 | 7 | Tongguang Sun | United States | 241,000 | 48 |
| 43 | 8 | Karen Sarkisyan | United States | 351,000 | 70 |
| 43 | 9 | Fred Lavasani | United States | 301,000 | 60 |
| 44 | 1 | Christopher Peezotti | United States | 528,000 | 106 |
| 44 | 2 | Bradley Harris | United States | 679,000 | 136 |
| 44 | 3 | Robert Nguyen | United States | ||
| 44 | 4 | Ryan Tosoc | United States | 808,000 | 162 |
| 44 | 5 | Hattori Lopez | United States | 654,000 | 131 |
| 44 | 6 | Jared Griener | United States | 605,000 | 121 |
| 44 | 7 | Collen Long | United States | 442,000 | 88 |
| 44 | 8 | Taxi Vargas | United States | 311,000 | 52 |
| 44 | 9 | Alexander Farahi | United States | 92,000 | 18 |
| 45 | 1 | Richard Ham | United States | 202,000 | 40 |
| 45 | 2 | Marc Robinson | United States | 251,000 | 50 |
| 45 | 3 | Aaron Zhang | China | 494,000 | 99 |
| 45 | 4 | Mike Vahabi | United States | 128,000 | 26 |
| 45 | 5 | ||||
| 45 | 6 | Kyung Lee | United States | 211,000 | 42 |
| 45 | 7 | Naoya Moeozumi | Japan | 47,000 | 9 |
| 45 | 8 | Stone Malik | United States | 593,000 | 119 |
| 45 | 9 | Di Wu | China | 674,000 | 134 |
After five Day 1 flight sin the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Casino Hold'em Series , the final 51 are set to return for Day 2. This event saw a total of 517 entrants, generating a prize pool of $542,850 which blew past the $300,000 guarantee. The players returning for Day 2 have all locked up a min cash of $2,410 with the top prize being worth $111,520. The chip leading head coming into the final day is Paul W Lee who bagged 930,000 on Day 1e.
Top 10 Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul W Lee | United States | 930,000 |
| 2 | Edgar Diaz | United States | 875,000 |
| 3 | Michael Nia | United States | 811,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Tosoc | United States | 808,000 |
| 5 | Sungmin Cho | South Korea | 775,000 |
| 6 | Bradley Harris | United States | 679,000 |
| 7 | Di Wu | China | 674,000 |
| 8 | Hattori Lopez | United States | 654,000 |
| 9 | Sanjeev Kapoor | United States | 609,000 |
| 10 | Jared Griener | United States | 605,000 |
The most accomplished player still in the field is the Day 1a chip leader, six-time World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner Brian Hastings who bagged 409,000. Hastings was the leader after the first flight, but will find himself in the middle of the pck in chips as the first flight only had 27 entrants.
On Day 1b Sungmin Cho ended the night with the chip lead when bagged 775,000.
After Day 1c Hattori Lopez saw himself end the night as chip leader when he finished with 654,000.
Bradley Harris was down to 8,500 chips early on Day 1d, but ended the night chip leading when he bagged 679,000.
Our overall chip leader came in the largest of the five flights, with Paul W Lee leading the way coming into Day 2 with 930,000.
$1,200 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $111,520 | 10-12 | $9,390 |
| 2 | $78,140 | 13-15 | $7,870 |
| 3 | $50,250 | 16-18 | $6,460 |
| 4 | $33,440 | 19-21 | $5,370 |
| 5 | $25,730 | 22-24 | $4,520 |
| 6 | $21,310 | 25-27 | $3,770 |
| 7 | $17,890 | 28-36 | $3,070 |
| 8 | $14,520 | 37-45 | $2,740 |
| 9 | $11,160 | 46-51 | $2,410 |
Day 2 action is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. local time on Level 14 at the 3000/5000/5000 blind levels with 5:09 left on the clock. Players will play 40-minute levels until they reach the final table, when they will go to 60-minute levels. There will be 15-minute break after every two hours of play.
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The tournament director have instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal as Day 2 is underway.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to Ty Dobbertin in the small blind who raised Gary Kozin all in for his stack of 28,000. Kozin made the call to put himself at risk.
Gary Kozin: K♣9♦ 
Ty Dobbertin: J♦3♥
Kozin was ahead with his king high, but once the board ran out 4♥2♦6♥10♦5♠ Dobbertin improved to a straight and eliminated Kozin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to Preston Patz in the hijack who raised to 12,000, and was called by Sanjeev Kapoor on the button,
The flop came 4♦J♦3♣ and Patz check-called a bet of 17,000 from Kapoor.
After the 8♦ hit the turn Patz checked to Kapoor who bet out 43,000. Patz gave it some thought before tossing his hand in the muck and giving the pot to Kapoor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
755,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
295,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Bradley Harris opened the action was a raise under the gun to 15,000, and was called by Colleen Long on the button,
After the J♣4♦2♥ flop, Long called a bet of 20,000 from Harris.
Both players checked after the 3♠ on the turn, which brought the A♣. Harris then bet out 30,000 which was quickly called by Long. Harris then tabled A♠J♠ for two pair aces and jacks to take the pot as Long mucked her hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
735,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
||
|
440,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000