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

09-19-2024 23:06 UTC-8

Valdez Wins the Race and Leaves Lopez on Fumes

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

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

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

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

09-19-2024 22:03 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

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

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

09-19-2024 22:02 UTC-8

Long's Jam Gets Through

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Tyler Boyer

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

Colleen Long opened the action with a raise to 15,000, before the player on the button three-bet to 40,000. Once it folded back to Long, she made the call.

The flop came A♣9♣K♥ and Long checked to the player on the button, who bet out 25,000. Long then raised to put her opponent all in, for his last 100,000. After sitting in the tank for nearly a minute, he asked Long if he folds can he see one card. Long obliged as her opponent tossed his cards in the muck, and he picked one of the cards which was the Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colleen Long	450,000

Tags: Colleen Long

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