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

09-20-2024 12:19 UTC-8

Le Shows the Bluff

Tyler Boyer

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 0 ante

Jin Park limped in from middle position, before Quoc Le raised to 1,200. He was called by the big blind Q Le, and Park called as well.

After the 8♥J♥4♦ flop, action was checked to Le in the hijack, who bet out 1,500. Le in the big blind folded, and Park made the call.

After the 8♥ on the turn Park led out for a bet of 2,000, which Le called.

The river brought the K♦ and Park fired out 6,000, and Le raised to 20,000. After sitting in the tank for over three minutes, Park eventually found a fold and showed 4♠4♥ for a set of fours as he tossed his cards in the muck. Le then tabled K♠7♠ for just a pair of kings as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quoc Le	55,000 8,500	8,500
Q Le	38,500 38,500	38,500
Jin Park	31,200 -7,700	-7,700

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

09-20-2024 12:36 UTC-8

Salvatore Takes It Away

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Tyler Boyer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Thomas Smith opened the action with a raise to 1,000 from the hijack, and was called by both the small blind Jinlong Choi and the big blind Vince Salvatore.

All three players checked to the turn after the 6♠K♠10♣ flop, which brought the A♦ on the turn. Choi then bet out 2,200, which Salvatore called, and Smith folded.

The river brought the 2♦ and Choi check-folded to the bet of 5,400 from Salvatore, to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Smith	61,600 7,100	7,100
Vince Salvatore	39,800
Jinlong Choi	24,300

Tags: Vince Salvatore Thomas Smith Jinlong Choi

09-20-2024 12:39 UTC-8

Phoenix Finds a Double

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Tyler Boyer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up with Nick Phoenix all in for 4,900, and Albyn Bello calling to put him at risk.

Nick Phoenix: K♦J♦ All in
Albyn Bello: 5♥4♥

Phoenix was short so Bello made the call with his small suited connector, but once the board ran out A♥9♣7♠8♠7♥ the king high of Phoenix was still best, to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albyn Bello	26,300
Nick Phoenix	10,000

Tags: Nick Phoenix Albyn Bello

09-20-2024 12:52 UTC-8

Salvatore Plays Queens in an Interesting Way

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Tyler Boyer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Vince Salvatore limped in from under the gun, and when it folded to the the player on the button, he limped as well. Then Ronald Miller raised to 2,100 in the small blind, and after the big blind folded, Salvatore made the call. The button folded to leave the players heads up.

Both players checked after the 9♣A♦7♦ flop, which brought the 5♥ on the turn. Miller then bet out 2,100 which was called by Salvatore.

Both players checked the J♠ river. Salvatore turned over Q♠Q♦ which shocked Miller, who jokingly said "You play queens like that?" as he tossed 10♠10♦ in the muck. Salvatore laughed and said "It was ill-advised, and now we see why".

Player	Chips	Progress
Vince Salvatore	53,400 13,600	13,600
Ronald Miller	20,300 20,300	20,300

Tags: Ronald Miller Vince Salvatore

09-20-2024 13:00 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

09-20-2024 13:26 UTC-8

Salvatore Turns a Better Two Pair to Knockout Liang

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 16,000 in the pot and the board showing J♦3♣4♦K♠2♠. Michael Liang was all in for 31,100, and Vince Salvatore putting him at risk.

Michael Liang: 4♠3♠ All in
Vince Salvatore: K♦3♦

Liang was in a world of trouble as Salvatore had the better two pair. The 2♠ on the river gave Salvatore the pot, and Liang was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vince Salvatore	94,500 41,100	41,100
Michael Liang	Busted

Tags: Michael Liang Vince Salvatore

09-20-2024 13:35 UTC-8

Brownlee Doubles With Kings Again

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up with William Brownlee all in for 15,400, and Jacky Lee putting him at risk.

William Brownlee: K♠K♣ All in
Jacky Lee: 9♥9♣

Brownlee found kings for a third time today, and once the board ran out 10♦3♣2♠J♥2♦ the pocket kings were still best to give him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Brownlee	31,200 6,200	6,200
Jacky Lee	16,400 -28,400	-28,400

09-20-2024 13:53 UTC-8

Higgins Takes From Ferguson

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Natalie Ferguson raised to 1,300 from under the gun, and a player in the hijack called. Then Daniel Higgins on the button three-bet to 4,000, which Ferguson called, and the hijack folded.

The flop came 2♦2♠5♣ and Ferguson decided to led out for a bet of 1,000, before Higgins raised to 4,000. Then Ferguson three-bet to 9,000, and Higgins made the call.

After the 3♥ on the turn, Ferguson checked to Higgins, who bet out 13,000, enough to put Ferguson all in. She gave it some thought, before finding the fold and giving the pot to Higgins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Higgins	98,800
Natalie Ferguson	10,500

Tags: Natalie Ferguson