$1,200 Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1c
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
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500,000
8
70,000
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 1c at The Commerce Casino Hold’em Series in the $1,200 Main Event has concluded. It was third of five Day 1 flights in the $300,000 guarantee event saw 80 entrants, bringing the total number of entrants to 149. Today saw eight players advancing to Day 2, joining the seven players who already made Day 2. The chip leader at the end of Day 1c is Hattori Lopez who bagged 654,000.
Lopez has over $250,000 in career poker earnings, and was able to bag the chip lead in large part to a massive pot he played against Elvyn Bello, when he doubled up with pocket aces, against Bello’s pocket queens. Bello was down to just 65,000 chips after the hand, but was able to double up numerous time to find a bag and make Day 2. Behind Lopez on the leaderboard is Derek Greally in second, and Behzad-Teranie.
End of Day 1c Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattori Lopez | United States | 654,000 |
| 2 | Derek Greally | United States | 547,000 |
| 3 | Behzad-Teranie | United States | 500,000 |
| 4 | Colleen Long | United States | 442,000 |
| 5 | Peter Cross | United States | 397,000 |
| 6 | Elvyn Bello | United States | 364,000 |
| 7 | Jay Yates | United States | 225,000 |
| 8 | Sarah Cruce | United States | 70,000 |
The Bubble
The eight players all made the money after Fausto Valdez was eliminated on the bubble. His pocket jacks ran into the pocket kings of Behzad-Teranie, who flopped a set and sent Valdez home empty handed.
Flopping Quads
A theme on Day 1c was players flopping quads, as early in the day Sarah Cruce flopped quad sevens and managed to double up against Kenneth Hirose’s ace-king. Then later in the night Jay Yates won a much smaller pot after he flopped quad fives.
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 out of 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
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1d | September 20 | 12:00 p.m. |
| 1e | September 21 | 12:00 p.m. |
| 2 | September 22 | 11:00 a.m. |
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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654,000
-91,000
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-91,000 |
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||
|
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547,000
-133,000
|
-133,000 |
|
|
500,000 | |
|
442,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
397,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
|
364,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
225,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
70,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
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♦ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Action folded to Elvyn Bello on the button, and he raised to 30,000. Once it folded to the big blind Colleen Long, she three-bet to put Bello all in for his stack of 173,000, which he snapped called.
Elvyn Bello: K♥K♦
Colleen Long: A♥Q♦
Bello had the cowboys, and Long would need to improve to burst the money bubble. But once the board ran out 8♥J♦J♠3♦3♣ the pocket kings of Bello were still best, to give him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
-105,000
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-105,000 |
|
|
400,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Elvyn Bello raised to 28,000 from early position, and Peter Cross in the hijack made the call.
After the 5♠10♣Q♦ flop Bello moved all in for 103,000, which Cross called.
Elvyn Bello: A♠A♣
Peter Cross: A♦Q♥
It was a brutal flop for Cross who couldn't get away from his top pair, and after the board ran out 10♦ on the turn, and 9♣ on the river, Bello was able to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
108,000
53,500
|
53,500 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
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♣
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up with Hattori Lopez all in for 363,000, and Elvyn Bello putting him at risk.
Hattori Lopez: A♠A♥
Elvyn Bello: Q♠Q♣
Two of the biggest stacks in the tournament clashed, and it was a cooler for Bello. Once the board ran out J♦10♦2♣K♥6♠ the pocket aces of Lopez were still best, to give him a commanding chip lead as the money bubble approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
745,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
65,000
-415,000
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-415,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Colleen Long raised from the hijack, and when it folded to Behzad-Teranie in the small blind, he three-bet all in for 129,000. Once it folded back to Long, she made the call to put him at risk.
Behzad-Teranie: 8♠8♥
Colleen Long: A♣Q♥
It was a flip for Teranie tournament life, but once the board ran out 10♦8♣A♠2♥J♥ Teranie spiked an eight on the flop to give him a set, and the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
274,000
84,000
|
84,000 |