2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1e
Event Info

2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$87,315
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$542,850
Entries
517
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1e
Entries
254
Players Left
25

Paul Lee Ends Day 1e as Overall Chip Leader in the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Casino Hold'em Series

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Paul W Lee (Photo by: @Kierolovesyou)
Paul W Lee (Photo by: @Kierolovesyou)

The fifth and final Day 1 flight in the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Casino Hold’em Series has been completed. Day 1e saw the most entrants yet with 254, almost doubling the amount of entrants from the first four flights, bringing the total to 517, creating a prize pool of $542,800. 25 players advanced to Day 2, bringing the final number of players to 51 who advanced on to Day 2. The chip leader at the end of Day 1e is Paul W Lee who bagged 930,000.

Lee will come into Day 2 as the overall chip leader. He is an Orange County, Ca. resident with over $450,000 in career poker earnings, with a high score of $140,273 when he finished third in the 2018 Super Seniors Event at The World Series of Poker. Right behind Lee in chips is Edgar Diaz who managed to bag 875,000, and in third is notable LA live stream player Michael Nia with 811,000.

Top 10 Chip Counts From Day 1e

PlaceNameCountryChip Count
1Paul W LeeUnited States930,000
2Edgar DiazUnited States875,000
3Michael NiaUnited States811,000
4Ryan TosocUnited States808,000
5Sanjeev KapoorUnited States609,000
6Stone MalickUnited States593,000
7Martin CarneroPeru581,000
8Christopher PreziottiUnited States528,000
9Aaron ZhangChina494,000
10Derek GregoryUnited States488,000

Other notable players in the top 10 chip counts from Day 1e include World Series of Poker bracelet winner Ryan Tosoc, Martin Carnero who has over $1,200,000 in poker earnings, and Derek Gregory who has over $1,000,000 in career poker earnings.

Bubble Popped By Quads

With several short stacks in the field, the 25 remaining players all found themselves in the money and onto Day 2 after a massive pot between the chip leader Paul W Lee and L.B. Gray. Lee called an under the gun raise from Gray when he was in the small blind. Both players checked to the turn after the flop came J3J which brought the K. Lee then bet out 25,000 and then called a raise of 75,000 from Gray. After the 9 on the turn Lee check-called a massive all in of 300,000 from Gray. Lee then turned over JJ for quad jacks to become the overall chip leader heading into Day 2 as Gray showed 55 as he left the tournament area being the unfortunate bubble boy.

L.D. Gray (Photo by:@Kierolovesyou)
L.D. Gray (Photo by:@Kierolovesyou)

One of the players who found a bag in Day 1e is Jesus Delgadillo (431,000) who got off to a hot start early in the day, when he made a straight flush on the river to eliminate a player who made a full house on the river. He was able to ride that momentum into Day 2 with a healthy stack of 431,000.

Day 2 action is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday September 22 in Level 14 at the 3000/5000/5000 blind levels with 5:09 left on the clock. Players will play 40-minute levels until they reach the final table, when they will go to 60-minute levels. There will be 15-minute break after every two hours of play.

Make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates and coverage until a champion is crowned.

Tags: Aaron ZhangChristopher PreziottiDerek GregoryEdgar DiazJesus DelgadilloMartin CarneroMichael NiaPaul LeeRyan TosocSanjeev Kapoor

Gray Bluffs Into Quads to Burst the Bubble

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
L.D. Gray (Photo By: @kierolovesyou)
L.D. Gray (Photo By: @kierolovesyou)

L.D. Gray opened the action with a raise to 32,000, and it folded to the small blind Paul W Lee who made the call.

The flop came J3J and both players checked to the K turn. Lee bet out 25,000, and Gray raised to 75,000, which Lee called.

After the 9 on the river, Lee checked to Gray who announced all in for his stack of 300,000, which was snap called by Lee.

Lee quickly turned over JJ for quad jacks and Gray showed 55 as he left the tournament area being the bubble boy.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul W Lee
835,000
275,000
275,000
Day 1E Chip Leader
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L.D. Gray
Busted

Tosoc Sends a Player Out

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ryan Tosoc (Photo by: Kierolovesyou)
Ryan Tosoc (Photo by: Kierolovesyou)

Action folded to a player in the small blind who went all in for 96,000, and was called by Ryan Tosoc in the big blind.

Small Blind: A5 All in
Ryan Tosoc: KQ

The small blind was ahead with his ace high, but after the board ran out 3Q8K10 Tosoc improved to two pair, kings and queens to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Tosoc
520,000
370,000
370,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

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Brandt Gets Aces to Send Nguyen Packing

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Katherine Brandt (Photo By:@Kierolovesyou)
Katherine Brandt (Photo By:@Kierolovesyou)

Paul Nguyen was all in for 85,000, and Katherine Brandt called to put him at risk.

Paul Nguyen: AJ All in
Katherine Brandt: AA

Nguyen ran into the aces of Brandt, and once the board ran out 82J93 Brandt's aces were still best and Nguyen was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Katherine Brandt
320,000
320,000
320,000
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Paul Nguyen
Busted

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Kozin Knocks Out Nguyen With Kings

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Gary Kozin (Photo by:@kierolovesyou)
Gary Kozin (Photo by:@kierolovesyou)

Gary Kozin opened the action with a raise to 26,000 from under the gun. It folded to Dylan Nguyen in the hijack who three-bet all in for 65,000. Once it folded back to Kozin, he snap called to put Nguyen at risk.

Dylan Nguyen: 1010 All in
Gary Kozin: KK

Nguyen jammed into the pocket kings of Kozin, and the JA9 brought no help. However, the 8 on the turn did give Nguyen an open ended straight draw as extra outs, but when the 5 hit the river he was eliminated and Kozin scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Gary Kozin
155,000
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Dylan Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Gary KozinDylan Nguyen

Prize Pool Announced

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Commerce
Commerce

With 517 entrants, the players have created a prize pool of $542,850. All the players who made Day 2 have locked up a min cash of $2,410, with the top prize being $111,520.

PlacePrizePlacePrize
1$111,52010-12$9,390
2$78,14013-15$7,870
3$50,25016-18$6,460
4$33,44019-21$5,370
5$25,73022-24$4,520
6$21,31025-27$3,770
7$17,89028-36$3,070
8$14,52037-45$2,740
9$11,16046-51$2,410

Nguyen Wins the Race

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

Paul Nguyen opened the action with a raise to 11,000 in the cutoff, and when it folded to the small blind he three-bet all in for 55,000. Once the big blind folded Nguyen made the call to put the player at risk.

Small Blind: 55 All in
Paul Nguyen: Q10

It was a race for the small blinds tournament life, but once the board ran out 9410KQ Nguyen improved to two pair, queens and tens to secure the pot and knockout his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Nguyen
255,000
30,000
30,000

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Nguyen Cracks Aces

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Paul Nguyen (Photo by :@Kierolovesyou)
Paul Nguyen (Photo by :@Kierolovesyou)

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 1067 with roughly 30,000 in the pot. Paul Nguyen was all in for 85,000, with a player under the gun putting him at risk.

Paul Nguyen: 99 All in
Under the Gun: AA

Nguyen ran into pockets aces but once the board ran out 5 on the turn, and 8 on the river, Nguyen improved to a straight to crack the pocket aces, and double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Nguyen
225,000
100,000
100,000

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Pak Sends a Player Out Blind Versus Blind

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Edward Pak
Edward Pak

Action was picked up with the player in the big blind all in for 7,200, and the small blind Edward Pak putting him at risk.

Small Blind: K3 All in
Edward Pak: AK

The small blind was dominated by the bigger ace of Pak, and once the board ran out 9AK5J Pak improved to two pair, aces and kings to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Edward Pak
72,500
72,500
72,500

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Day 1e Begins in the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Casino Hold'em Series

Commerce
Commerce

The Final Day 1 flight at The Commerce Casino Hold'em Series begins at 12:00 p.m. local time with Day 1e in the $1,200 Main Event. The $300,000 guaranteed event saw in the first four flights draw 263 total entrants, with 26 players advancing to Day 2.

The chip leader from Day 1d, this biggest flight so far was Bradley Harris (674,000). The overall chip leader at this point is Sungmin Cho who impressively bagged 775,000 after Day 1b. Sitting second in chips in was the Day 1c leader Hattori Lopez The Day 1a chip leader was six time WSOP bracelet winner Brian Hastings, with 409,000.

Top 10 Chip Counts Through Day 1d

PlaceNameCountryChip Count
1Sungmin ChoSouth Korea775,000
2Bradley HarrisUnited States679,000
3Di WuChina674,000
4Hattori LopezUnited States654,000
5Jared GrienerUnited States605,000
6Yan YanUnited States573,000
7Derek GreallyUnited States547,000
8Behzad-TeranieUnited States500,000
9Ty DobbertinUnited States471,000
10Colleen LongUnited States442,000
10Joshua PragerUnited States442,000

For the Day 1 flights, players will start with 40,000 chips at the 100/200 blind levels. There will be 40-minute blind levels, until the final table where they will play 60-minute levels. Players will have a 15-minute break after every three levels of play. This event has unlimited rebuys, with registration for this event concluding after the start of Level 10, and Day 1 flights ending after the players make the money.

1 in 10 players will make the money. Players may play multiple Day 1 flights after bagging to improve their Day 2 stack. Any player who bags multiple times will have their smaller stack taken out of play, and receive a min cash for their stack.

$1,200 Main Event Remaining Schedule

DayDateTime
1eSeptember 2112:00 p.m.
2September 2211:00 a.m.

Make sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and overage throughout the event, as we will have all the action until a winner is crowned at The Commerce Casino.

Tags: Bradley HarrisBrian HastingsColleen LongDerek GreallyDi WuHattori LopezJared GrienerJoshua PragerSungmin ChoTy DobbertinYan Yan