2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$87,315
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$542,850
Entries
517
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
27
Players Left
3

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Hastings Starting to Build a Stack

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Brian Hastings raised to 1,600 from early position, and was called by the big blind.

The flop came 4Q5 and the big blind check-called a bet of 1,500.

After the K on the turn, the big blind checked, and Hastings fired out a bet of 6,000, which got a quick fold from the big blind to give Hastings the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Hastings
85,500
Day 1A Chip Leader
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

Jaurigu Saved by the River

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up with Jesse Jaurigu all in for 13,600, and a player in the cutoff calling to put him at risk.

Jesse Jaurigu: AQ All in
Cutoff: 88

It was a flip and Jaurigu would need to improve to stay in the tournament. The 724 flop, and 4 turn were not help for Jaurigu. But when the river came the A Jaurigu spiked the river to make two pair, aces and fours to take the pot and double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Jesse Jaurigu
31,200
13,200
13,200

Nelson Keeps Chipping Up

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Chris Nelson raised to 1,600 from early position, and was called by the big blind.

After the flop came 1085 the big blind check-called a bet of 2,000 from Nelson.

The turn brought the K and after the big blind checked, Nelson bet out 3,200. The big blind then mucked his hand, and gave the pot to Nelson.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Nelson
135,000
13,500
13,500

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Kartaly Gets It Through

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Naoya Morozumi raised to 1,500 from early position, and was called by the small blind Artashe Kartaly, and the big blind Chris Nelson.

After the 108Q flop, the blinds checked to Morozumi, who bet 1,500. Both Kartaly, and Nelson called to see a turn.

After the 6 on the turn, all three players checked to the Q on the river. Kartaly then bet out 3,000, which got Nelson and Morozumi to fold, and give the pot to Kartaly.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Nelson
121,500
6,500
6,500
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Naoya Morozumi
61,000
2,600
2,600
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Artashe Kartaly
46,600
-6,600
-6,600

Tags: Naoya MorozumiChris Nelson

Fiorenti Makes Trips and Gets Paid

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Marc Fiorenti raised to 1,600 from under the gun, and was called by Jesse Jaurigu in the cutoff, and the player on the button.

All three players checked to the turn after the 245 flop, which brought the 4. Fiorenti then bet out 3,500, and was called by Jaurigu, and the player on the button folded.

The river brought the 10 and Fiorenti fired out 6,000, and after giving it some thought, Jaurigu made the call. He was shown A4 from Fiorenti, and Jaurigu tossed his hand in the muck, giving the pot to Fiorenti.

Player Chips Progress
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Marc Fiorenti
59,900
-42,600
-42,600
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Jesse Jaurigu
18,000
-18,200
-18,200

Tags: Jesse JauriguMarc Fiorenti

Khalili Finds a Triple Up

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Johnson Lee raised to 1,400 from the hijack, and when it folded to Sohale Khalili, he three-bet all in for 3,700. The small blind made the call, and once the big blind folded Johnson called as well.

With Khalili all in, both the small blind and Lee checked to showdown after the board ran out 45J86.

The small blind tabled 3x3x for a pair of threes, Johnson showed K10 for just king high, and Khalili had the winner with 99 for a pair of nines to take the pot and triple up.

Player Chips Progress
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Johnson Lee
69,800
7,300
7,300
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Sohale Khalili
12,300
5,800
5,800

Tags: Sohale KhaliliJohnson Lee

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600