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

09-18-2024 18:37 UTC-8

Nguyen Takes Another Pot

Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Sungmi Cho raised to 4,000 from under the gun, and was called by Robert Nguyen in middle position, Sean Yu on the button, and Michael Nia in the big blind.

After the 4♥9♣Q♣ flop, Nia checked to Cho who bet out 4,000. He was called by Nguyen, and both Yu and Nia folded.

The turn was the 2♣ and after Cho checked, Nguyen bet out 20,000. Cho thought about his decision for a minute, before finding a fold and giving the pot to Nguyen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Nguyen	248,000 8,000	8,000
Sean Yu	145,000 51,000	51,000
Sungmi Cho	77,000 43,000	43,000
Michael Nia	74,000 -31,000	-31,000

Tags: Robert Nguyen Michael Nia Sean Yu

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

09-18-2024 18:52 UTC-8

Cho Fighting Back

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Marc Fiorentino raised to 6,000 from middle position, and was called by Michael Nia on the button, Then the small blind Sungmi Cho three-bet to 23,500, which got the big blind and Fiorentino to fold. Nia on the button decided to make the call and see a flop.

After the A♦Q♦10♠ flop, Cho bet out 15,000, which was enough to take the pot as Nia mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Fiorentino	169,500 -40,500	-40,500
Sungmi Cho	110,000 33,000	33,000
Michael Nia	72,500 -1,500	-1,500

Tags: Marc Fiorentino Michael Nia

09-18-2024 19:01 UTC-8

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

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09-18-2024 19:12 UTC-8

Fiorentino Gets Some Value

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Marc Fiorentino opened the action with a raise to 6,000 from middle position. He was called by Sean Yu in the hijack, Michael Nia on the button, and the big blind Robert Nguyen.

All four players checked after the J♥10♦A♥ flop, which brought the 7♠. After Nguyen checked to Fiorentino, he bet 16,000. Yu and Nia folded, but Nguyen made the call.

Both players checked to showdown after the A♠ hit the river. Nguyen tabled K♥7♣ for a pair of aces and sevens, but Fiorentino had the winner with Q♠J♠ for a better two pair with aces and queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Nguyen	190,000 -58,000	-58,000
Marc Fiorentino	183,500 14,000	14,000
Sean Yu	145,000
Michael Nia	69,500 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Robert Nguyen Michael Nia Marc Fiorentino Sean Yu

09-18-2024 19:22 UTC-8

Casella Gets it Through

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Beth Hall raised to 5,500 from middle position, and was called by Michael Casella in the hijack.

Both players checked after the 2♥8♠4♠ flop. The turn brought the 7♠ and Hall check-called a bet of 10,000 from Casella.

The river was the 6♦ and after Hall checked Casella bet out 30,000, which got a snap fold from Hall to give the pot to Casella.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beth Hall	215,000 113,500	113,500

Michael Casella	170,000 90,500	90,500

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

09-18-2024 19:41 UTC-8

Yu Shows the Bluff One Time

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to Sean Yu in the cutoff, and he raised to 8,500, and both the small blind Sohale Khalili and big blind Sungmi Cho made the call.

After the 7♣2♦7♥ flop it checked to Yu who fired out 21,000. Both Khalili and Cho folded giving the pot to Yu.

After the hand Yu said "one time" and showed Q♣6♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Yu	245,000 100,000	100,000
Sohale Khalili	135,000 -20,000	-20,000
Sungmi Cho	80,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Sean Yu Sohale Khalili

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.