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

09-17-2024 17:01 UTC-8

Sevens Hold For Hastings

Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was picked up with a player in for 29,100, and Brian Hastings calling to put him at risk.

All in Player: A♥Q♣ All in
Brian Hastings: 7♥7♣

It was a flip, but the all in player would need to improve to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out 8♣5♠9♦2♦K♠ the pair of sevens for Hastings remained best, to give him the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	105,000 18,300	18,300

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Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

09-17-2024 16:44 UTC-8

Casella Knocks Out Khalili

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with four players in the hand, roughly 11,000 in the pot, and the board showing 6♦5♦A♦4♥.

The small blind checked to Sohale Khalili, who bet all in for 11,300, and Michael Casella in early position made the call. Both the button and the small blind folded, leaving the players heads up, with Khalili at risk.

Sohale Khalili: A♣3♥ All in
Michael Casella: A♠Q♣

Khalili and Casella both had a pair of aces , but Khalili was behind the bigger kicker of Casella. Needing a three or deuce, the 6♥ was no help to Khalili, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Casella	65,000
Sohale Khalili	Busted

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09-17-2024 16:30 UTC-8

Hastings Bombs the River

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to Artashe Kartaly on the button, and he raised to 2,500. The small blind folded, and Brian Hastings made the call in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn after the J♥3♥2♣ flop, which brought the A♦. Hastings then checked to Kartaly, who bet 2,000. Hastings then raised to 12,000, which Kartaly called.

The river was the Q♣ and Hastings fired a hefty bet of 45,000. Kartaly gave it some thought, before deciding to fold, and showed the A♠ as he tossed his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	86,700 1,200	1,200

Artashe Kartaly	51,800 5,200	5,200

Tags: Brian Hastings

09-17-2024 16:18 UTC-8

Morozumi Cracks Aces

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player raised from under the gun, before Naoya Morozumi three-bet to 7,000 from early position. It folded back to the under the gun player, and he four-bet to 21,000. Morozumi wasted no time and five-bet all in for the under the gun players stack of 53,500, which was snap called to put himself at risk.

Under the Gun: A♦A♣ All in
Naoya Morozumi: A♥K♣

Morozumi ran into the pocket aces, and would need a lot of help to crack them. But Morozumi found just that when the flop came K♠K♥8♣ to give him a dominating lead with his trip kings. Looking for the case ace, the under the gun player could not improve after the board ran out 10♠ on the turn, and 2♦ on the river, giving Morozumi the pot with his trip kings, and eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Naoya Morozumi	120,500 59,500	59,500

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Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-17-2024 16:10 UTC-8

Lavassani Has Rockets

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up with Sungmi Cho all in for 19,500, and Fred Lavassani putting him at risk.

Sungmi Cho: 8♠8♣ All in
Fred Lavassani: A♦A♣

Cho ran into the pocket aces of Lavassani and was at risk of being eliminated. Despite the board running out 8♥A♠9♠6♣7♥ and Cho flopping a set, Lavassani also flopped a set and the set of aces were best, to eliminate Cho.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fred Lavassani	79,600 5,300	5,300
Sungmi Cho	Busted

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09-17-2024 16:06 UTC-8

Jaurigu Gets Paid With Aces

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river with the board showing 10♠3♣5♦K♠8♥ with roughly 28,000 in the pot.

Jesse Jaurigu bet out 7,300, and after thinking over his decision, Marc Fiorenti made the call.

Jaurigu tabled A♠A♣ and Fiorenti said "I kind of thought you had that" and tossed his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Jaurigu	55,000 23,800	23,800
Marc Fiorenti	46,500 -35,900	-35,900

09-17-2024 15:55 UTC-8

Fiorenti Getting Aggressive

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to a player in middle position, and he raised to 2,300, before Marc Fiorenti three-bet to 6,500. It folded back to the player in middle position, and he made the call.

After the 5♥10♥7♣ flop the middle position player check-called a bet of 7,000 from Fiorenti.

Both players checked the 8♦ turn, to see the 9♦ on the river. The middle position player bet out 5,000, which was snap called by Fiorenti. The player in middle position showed AxKx for ace high, and Fiorenti tabled Q♣10♣ for a top pair, to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Fiorenti	82,400 22,500	22,500

09-17-2024 15:41 UTC-8

Miller Takes it From Lee

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Johnson Lee raised to 2,300 from the hijack, and was called by Ronald Miller on the button, and both the small and big blind,

All four players checked to the turn after the 9♣6♣6♠ flop. The turn brought the 8♠ and after it checked to Miller on the button, he bet out 4,500. Both the blinds quickly folded, and Lee made the call.

The river was the A♣ and Lee checked to Miller, who bet out 5,500. Lee gave it some thought, before finding a fold and giving the pot to Miller.