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

09-20-2024 00:19 UTC-8

Valdez Eliminated to Burst the Bubble

Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Fausto Valdez raised to 100,000 from the hijack, and when it folded to the button Behzad Teranie, he three-bet all in. Once it folded back to Valdez, he made the call for his stack of 220,000.

Fausto Valdez: J♠J♦ All in
Behzad Teranie: K♥K♦

Valdez ran into the pocket kings of Teranie, and after the board ran out K♠9♦4♠3♠6♦ Teranie improved to a set of kings, to knockout Valdez and burst the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Behzad Teranie	500,000 226,000	226,000
Fausto Valdez	Busted

Tags: Behzad Teranie Fausto Valdez

09-19-2024 23:27 UTC-8

Greally Dishes Out a Bad Beat

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Tyler Boyer

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 65,000 in the pot, and the board showing 3♥5♥4♠.

Derek Greally bet out 22,000, when a player raised to 50,000. Greally then three-bet to put the player all in, for his last 110,000. After debating his decision, the player made the call to put himself at risk.

All in Player: 6♣5♣ All in
Derek Greally: 9♠4♣

The all in player was in a great spot with his top pair and opened ended straight draw, but after the board ran out A♣ on the turn, and 4♦ on the river, Greally improved to trip fours, to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Greally	680,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Derek Greally

09-19-2024 23:06 UTC-8

Valdez Wins the Race and Leaves Lopez on Fumes

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Tyler Boyer

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Francisco Lopez raised from the hijack all in for 108,000, and it folded to the big blind Fausto Valdez who called for his stack of 102,000.

Fausto Valdez: A♣K♥ All in
Francisco Lopez: 4♦4♣

It was a flip with Valdez at risk and majority of Lopez's stack, and once the board ran out 9♣10♥8♣A♥5♦ Valdez improved to a pair of aces, to leave Lopez with just 6,000 chips.

The next hand Lopez was officially eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Valdez	230,000

Francisco Lopez	Busted

Tags: Francisco Lopez Fausto Valdez

09-19-2024 22:57 UTC-8

Long Takes a Chunk From Griener, Teranie Finishes Him Off

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the river with roughly 75,000 in the pot, and the board showing 10♠Q♥J♠J♦Q♣.

Jared Griener was facing a bet of 50,000 from Colleen Long. After debating his decision, Griener found the call, and was shown A♠Q♦ for a full house, queens full of jacks. Griener showed Jx as he tossed his cards in the muck.

The very next hand Behzad Teranie raised to 17,000 on the button, anf Griener three-bet all in for 83,000. Once the big blind folded, Teranie made the call to put him at risk.

Jared Griener: 4♥4♦ All in
Behzad-Teranie: A♣6♠

Griener was ahead with his pocket fours, but once the board ran out 8♦A♥7♣Q♣J♦ Teranie improved to a pair of aces, to eliminate Griener.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colleen Long	650,000 200,000	200,000
Behzad Teranie	190,000
Jared Griener	Busted

Tags: Colleen Long Jared Griener Behzad Teranie

09-19-2024 22:40 UTC-8

Lopez Doubles Up

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Tyler Boyer

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

A player on the button moved all in for 130,000, and Francisco Lopez in the small blind made the call for his last 46,000. Once the big blind folded, it was the two players heads up, with Lopez at risk.

Francisco Lopez: A♥10♦ All in
Button: A♠8♠

Lopez was in a great spot for the double, and after the board ran out Q♥3♦2♦5♥6♣ the ace-ten high was still best, to give him the double up.

A few moments later David Levy was seen exiting the tournament area, as he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Lopez	112,000 29,000	29,000
David Levy	Busted

Tags: Francisco Lopez David Levy

09-19-2024 22:37 UTC-8

Greally Sets the Trap With Kings

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Tyler Boyer

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

Elvyn Bello opened the action with a raise to 18,000 from the hijack, and Derek Greally on the button called. Then the big blind Kenneth Hirose three-bet all in for 129,000. Bello thought about his decision, but elected to fold, when Greally snap called to put Hirose at risk.

Kenneth Hirose: A♥K♣ All in
Derek Greally: K♠K♦

Greally smooth called on the button with his pocket kings, and had Hirose is a world of hurt. Once the board ran 3♠5♠2♣5♦2♥ the pocket kings were still best, to take the pot and eliminate Hirose.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Greally	485,000
Elvyn Bello	480,000 55,000	55,000
Kenneth Hirose	Busted

Tags: Derek Greally Elvyn Bello Kenneth Hirose

09-19-2024 21:44 UTC-8

Lopez Knocks Out Le

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up with Q Le all in for 77,000, and Hattori Lopez calling to put him at risk.

Q Le: K♣5♠ All in
Hattori Lopez: K♥K♦

Le ran into the pocket kings of Lopez, and once the board ran out he was not able to improve better than Lopez, and Le was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hattori Lopez	475,000 240,000	240,000

Q Le	Busted

Tags: Hattori Lopez

09-19-2024 21:39 UTC-8

Griener Wins the Classic Flip

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to the player in the hijack, who raised all in for 40,000. It then folded to Jared Griener on the button, who three-bet all in for 120,000. Both the blinds folded, and it was the two players heads up, with the hijack at risk.

Hijack: Q♦Q♣ All in
Jared Griener: A♦K♠

It was a classic flip, and the 7♣2♠7♠ flop and 8♥ turn were safe ones for the hijack, but the A♠ on the river gave Griener the best hand with two pair, aces and sevens to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Griener	180,000 87,500	87,500

09-19-2024 21:32 UTC-8

Bello Makes a Boat to Knockout Roca

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 50,000 in the pot and the board showing K♣6♦J♣K♠.

Elvyn Bello checked to Rey Roca who bet out 15,000, before Bello raised to 40,000. Roca made the call to see a river.

The river was the Q♥ and Bella bet to Roca all in for his last 55,000. Roca said "What do you have, ace-ten? I don't think so" and made the call. He was right, Bella did not have ace-ten, but he did have J♠J♦ for a full house jacks full of kings, and Roca showed K♥10♠ for trip kings, as exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elvyn Bello	425,000 90,000	90,000
Rey Roca	Busted

Tags: Rey Roca Elvyn Bello

09-19-2024 20:36 UTC-8

Bello Takes the Rest From Gaskari

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Tyler Boyer

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

Mir Kohyar Gaskari was all in for his last 83,000, and Elvyn Bello called to put him at risk.

Mir Kohyar Gaskari: A♣10♥ All in
Elvyn Bello: 7♠7♥

It was a flip for Gaskari's tournament life, and after the board ran out J♥2♦6♥2♠6♣ the pocket sevens of Bello were still best, And Gaskari was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elvyn Bello	345,000 53,000	53,000
Mir Kohyar Gaskari	Busted