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

09-18-2024 14:10 UTC-8

Spitaleri Chipping Up

Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded to Naoya Morozumi in the cutoff, who raised to 1,700. He was called by Michael Nia on the button, before Marc Spitaleri three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind. Then Joshua Prager in the big blind called, and both Morozumi and Nia folded.

The flop came 2♦8♦6♥ and Prager called a bet of 7,000 from Spitaleri.

After the 7♠ on the turn Spitaleri bet out 20,000, which got a quick fold from Prager.

After the hand Spitaleri showed JxJx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Spitaleri	75,800 23,800	23,800
Joshua Prager	58,900 10,900	10,900
Naoya Morozumi	26,500 26,500	26,500
Michael Nia	12,500

Tags: Ronald Carmon Beth Hall Marc Spitaleri Joshua Prager Michael Nia Naoya Morozumi

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

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

09-18-2024 14:37 UTC-8

Hebron Holds With Jacks

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Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Nick Hebron raised to 1,600 from under the gun, and when it folded to the small blind Marc Spitaleri, he three-bet to 6,300. Once the big blind folded, Hebron called to see a flop.

The flop came 2♣9♥5♦ and Hebron called a bet of 5,000 from Spitaleri.

Both players checked to showdown after the 8♠ on the turn, and 7♠ on the river.

Spitaleri tabled A♥Q♥ but Hebron had the winner with J♠J♦ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Spitaleri	71,200 -4,600	-4,600
Nick Hebron	53,500 53,500	53,500

Tags: Marc Spitaleri Nick Haebron

09-18-2024 14:45 UTC-8

Bakri Makes Trips

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Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ronald Carmon opened the action with a raise to 1,400, and was called by Martin Bakri in the cutoff, and the big blind Michael Nia.

The flop came 4♠10♦7♥ when Nia and Carmon checked to Bakri, who bet out 3,500. Nia called, and Carmon folded.

Both players checked the turn after the 10♥ which brought the 2♦ on the river. Nia then check-called a bet of 3,500 from Bakri, who tabled 10♣8♠. Nia tossed his hand in the muck and said "Im really not running good" as Bakri scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Carmon	88,800 26,600	26,600
Martin Bakri	56,700
Michael Nia	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Ronald Carmon Martin Bakri Michael Nia

09-18-2024 14:55 UTC-8

Spitaleri Keeps Rising

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Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Naoya Morozumi raised to 1,500 from middle position, and was called by Marc Spitaleri in the hijack, Joshua Prager in the cutoff, the player on the button, and the big blind.

The flop came K♠6♥4♠ and it was checked to Spitaleri, who bet out 3,500. Prager and button folded, while the big blind called. Morozumi folded as well to leave the players heads up.

After the 5♣ on the turn, the big blind check-called a bet of 7,000 from Spitaleri.

Both players checked after the 2♣ on the river, and Spitaleri tabled K♥J♠ to take the pot, as the big blind mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Spitaleri	105,000 33,800	33,800
Joshua Prager	69,900 11,000	11,000
Naoya Morozumi	46,700 20,200	20,200

Tags: Naoya Morozumi Marc Spitaleri Joshua Prager

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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 15:20 UTC-8

Prager's River Raise Gets Through

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Tyler Boyer

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Joshua Prager opened the action with a raise to 2,000 from the cutoff, and was called by the small blind Sean Yu.

Both players checked after the 6♦2♠9♣ flop, which brought the 2♦ on the turn. Yu then bet out 5,000 which was called by Prager.

After the 8♣ on the river, Yu bet out 10,000, before Prager raised to 31,000. Yu quickly thought about his decision, before finding a fold to give the pot to Prager.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Prager	89,300 19,400	19,400
Sean Yu	30,800

Tags: Sean Yu 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