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

09-18-2024 22:43 UTC-8

Paul Nguyen Eliminated On the Bubble

Tyler Boyer

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded to Sungmi Cho in the cutoff, and he raised to 20,000, before Paul Nguyen on the button, three-bet all in for 280,000. The blinds folded, and Cho quickly put in a chip to call.

Paul Nguyen: K♣J♣ All in
Sungmi Cho: A♠K♦

Nguyen tried to steal pot from Cho, but he had a real hand and Nguyen dominated. Once the board ran out 7♦8♠3♦8♣3♥ the ace high of Cho was still best, to give him the pot, eliminate Nguyen, and burst the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmin Cho	775,000

Tags: Paul Nguyen

09-18-2024 22:16 UTC-8

Hall Wins the Race to Knockout Casella

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Tyler Boyer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sungmi Cho opened the action with a raise to 13,000, and Beth Hall on the button made the call. Then Michael Casella three-bet all in for 157,000. Cho folded, and Hall went into the tank, but eventually counted out the chips to make the call, and put Casella at risk.

Michael Casella: A♣K♦ All in
Beth Hall: 9♠9♥

Hall found the right call, but would need to win the race to knockout Casella. But when the board ran out 4♣2♠Q♠J♥7♣ the pocket nines of Hall remained best, and Casella was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmi Cho	495,000 -40,000	-40,000
Beth Hall	455,000 180,000	180,000

Michael Casella	Busted

Tags: Beth Hall Michael Casella

09-18-2024 21:51 UTC-8

Cho Wakes Up With Kings and Knocks Out Shiganyan

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Tyler Boyer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Beth Hall raised to 12,000 from under the gun, and when it folded to Stepan Shiganyan in the cutoff, he three-bet all in for 103,000. After the button folded, Sungmi Cho in the small blind made the call. The big blind and Hall quickly folded, leaving the players heads up with Shiganyan at risk.

Stepan Shiganyan: A♥J♣ All in
Sungmi Cho: K♥K♣

Shiganyan ran right into the kings of Cho, and after the board ran out 7♥9♣K♠10♠4♥ Cho improved to a set of kings to eliminate Shiganyan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sungmi Cho	535,000 190,000	190,000
Beth Hall	245,000 85,000	85,000

Stepan Shiganyan	Busted

Tags: Stepan Shiganyan Beth Hall

09-18-2024 20:48 UTC-8

Action Flop Gives Natividad Heaps and Leaves Fiorentino on Fumes

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Robert Natividad (Photo by: @kierolovesyou)

Marc Fiorentino opened the action with a raise to 9,000 from the hijack, and after it folded to the big blind Robert Natividad, he made the call.

After the flop came A♠Q♣9♠ Natividad checked to Fiorentino, who bet out 16,000. Natividad then raised to 55,000, and Fiorentino three-bet to put Natividad all in for his stack of 171,000. Natividad wasted no time and put in the chips to call.

Robert Natividad: K♠J♠ All in
Marc Fiorentino: A♦9♦

It was an action flop with Fiorentino ahead with his two pair, but Natividad had straight draw and flush draw. Once the turn came the 10♣ , and river 10♦ Natividad had the best hand with a straight, to take the massive pot.

A few hands later Fiorentino was seen leaving the tournament area after being eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Natividad	365,000 145,000	145,000
Marc Fiorentino	Busted

Tags: Marc Fiorentino Robert Natividad

09-18-2024 19:51 UTC-8

Hall Flops Quads to Knockout Prager

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up with Joshua Prager all in for 40,000, and Beth Hall calling to put him at risk.

Joshua Prager: A♣K♦ All in
Beth Hall: 9♥9♣

It was a flip but Prager would need to improve against the pocket nines of Hall. But once the flop came 9♦8♣9♠ Prager was left drawing dead after Hall flopped quads. After the 2♠ on the turn, and 3♣ on the river, Prager was officially eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beth Hall	255,000 40,000	40,000

Joshua Prager	Busted

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09-18-2024 17:18 UTC-8

Bakri Eliminated

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Tyler Boyer

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

Ronald Carmon opened the action with a raise from middle position, and when it folded to Martin Bakri in the cutoff, he three-bet all in for 8,200. The button Sean Yu made the call, and after the blinds folded Carmon called as well.

After the Q♦6♣3♣ flop, Carmon checked to Yu who bet out, which got a quick fold from Carmon to leave the players heads up, with Bakri at risk.

Martin Bakri: A♦6♦ All in
Sean Yu: Q♣J♣

Bakri was ahead preflop, but after Yu flopped top pair with a flush draw he was in desperate shape. The 5♣ on the turn sealed Bakri's fate, as Yu made his flush. The Q♠ on the river officially eliminated Bakri, as Yu took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Yu	94,000 14,000	14,000
Ronald Carmon	67,000 -21,000	-21,000
Martin Bakri	Busted

Tags: Ronald Carmon Martin Bakri Sean Yu

09-18-2024 16:55 UTC-8

Prager Sends Kings Down in Flames

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Tyler Boyer

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

Joshua Prager opened from under the gun to 2,500, and it folded to player in middle position, who went all in for 4,500. It folded back to Prager who called to put the player at risk.

All in Player: K♠K♥
Joshua Prager: A♠J♣

The all in player was in a great spot to double up, but once the board ran out 5♦4♦A♣J♠7♠ Prager improved to two pair, aces and jacks to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Prager	83,000 -6,300	-6,300

Tags: Joshua Prager

09-18-2024 15:31 UTC-8

Brandt Flops the World

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Tyler Boyer

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 8,000 in the pot, and the board showing 2♥7♦4♦.

Katherine Brandt checked from middle position to a player in the cutoff who bet out 4,400, when Brandt raised him all in for his last 20,000 chips. After debating his decision, the cutoff made the call to put himself at risk.

Cutoff: J♥4♥ All in
Katherine Brandt: 6♦5♦

The cutoff made the call and was happy to see he was ahead with his pair of fours, but he would need to fade the two over cards and the open-ended straight flush draw of Brandt. The 8♠ on the turn left the cutoff drawing dead as Brandt hit her straight, and the 6♠ on the river officially eliminated him as Brandt took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherine Brandt	95,000 53,400	53,400

Tags: Katherine Brandt

09-18-2024 15:04 UTC-8

Khalili Rivers a Set to Knock Out Zur

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Tyler Boyer

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with 14,100 in the pot, and the board showing K♠3♣10♥.

The big blind Sohale Khalili bet out 5,000, before Tal Zur on the button raised all in for 21,200. After debating his decision, Khalili found the call, to put Zur at risk.

Tal Zur: K♦3♦ All in
Sohale Khalili: Q♠Q♦

Zur flopped top and bottom pair, but the J♣ on the turn gave Khalili extra outs as he now had an open ended straight draw. But those outs weren't needed as the river came with the Q♥ to give Khalili a set of queens, to make the best hand and eliminate Zur.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sohale Khalili	58,900 13,300	13,300
Tal Zur	Busted

Tags: Tal Zur Sohale Khalili

09-18-2024 14:24 UTC-8

Khalili Gets Tricky With Cowboys

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Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player opened the action with a raise from middle position, and was called by Sohale Khalili in the hijack, a player in the cutoff called, before Michael Nia three-bet all in for 8,800 on the button. Once the blinds folded, the original raiser folded, and Khalili made the call. The cutoff then folded to leave the players heads up, with Nia at risk.

Michael Nia: K♥10♦ All in
Sohale Khalili: K♠K♦

Khalili set the trap with his pocket kings and let Nia walk right into it. Once the board ran out 5♣5♦7♥10♠6♥ the pocket kings of Khalili were still best, to give him the pot and knockout Nia.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sohale Khalili	45,600 16,700	16,700
Michael Nia	Busted