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

09-18-2024 16:32 UTC-8

Tito Spikes an Ace For Good Measure

Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up with Eugene Tito all in for 17,100, and Naoya Morozumi calling to put him at risk.

Eugene Tito: A♠A♣ All in
Naoya Morozumi: K♠K♣

It was the ultimate cooler as Tito had the pocket kings of Morozumi crushed with his pocket aces. The board ran out A♦10♠3♣3♥3♦ to give him a full house, aces full of threes to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Tito	37,000
Naoya Morozumi	31,000 -15,700	-15,700

Tags: Naoya Morozumi Eugene Tito

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-18-2024 16:21 UTC-8

Yu Doubles With Jacks

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up with Sean Yu all in for 56,500, and Ronald Carmon calling to put him at risk.

Sean Yu: J♥J♦ All in
Ronald Carmon: 8♠8♣

Yu had bigger pocket pair looking for the double up, and after the board ran out Q♣2♦2♥7♦K♥ the pocket jacks of Yu were still best, to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Yu	115,000 84,200	84,200
Ronald Carmon	50,000 -56,000	-56,000

09-18-2024 16:15 UTC-8

Carmon Sends Brass Out With a Nice Turn

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 2♠8♣9♦ with roughly 11,000 in the pot.

Corey Brass bet out 5,000, when Ronald Carmon raised all in for 50,000. After sitting in the tank, Brass found the call to put Carmon at risk.

Ronald Carmon: 10♦2♦ All in
Corey Brass: 5♠5♥

Brass made the tough call for majority of stack, after Carmon put him to the test with his jam. Brass was ahead, but after the 10♠ on the turn Carmon took the commanding lead with his two pair, and 3♠ officially gave Carmon the double up. Brass was extremely frustrated after the hand, and left the tournament area despite having Carmon covered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Carmon	106,000 17,200	17,200
Corey Brass	4,000

Tags: Ronald Carmon Corey Brass

09-18-2024 16:05 UTC-8

Khalili Has the Best of It

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to Nick Hebron on the button, and he raised to 3,500. After the small blind folded, the big blind Sohale Khalili made the call.

The flop came 3♥3♣Q♥ and both players checked to the 4♠ turn. Khalili then bet out 6,000, before Hebron raised to 16,500, which Khalili called.

Both players checked after the 6♥ on the river, and Khalili tabled A♠Q♦ for two pair queens and threes to take the pot, as Hebron muck his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sohale Khalili	138,000 79,100	79,100
Nick Hebron	81,000 27,500	27,500

Tags: Sohale Khalili Nick Hebron

09-18-2024 15:54 UTC-8

Nguyen Forces The Fold

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Tyler Boyer

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

Martin Bakri limped in from under the gun, and when it folded to the small blind Robert Nguyen, he raised to 3,500. The big blind folded and Bakri made the call.

The flop came 10♠6♠J♦ and Nguyen check-called a bet of 4,500 from Bakri.

Both players checked to the river after the 2♠, which brought the 4♥. Nguyen then bet out 15,000, which got Bakri to fold and give the pot to Nguyen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Nguyen	98,800
Martin Bakri	70,000 13,300	13,300

Tags: Robert Nguyen Martin Bakri

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

09-18-2024 15:31 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player have been sent on their second 15-minute break of the day.

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 15:20 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