2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

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

2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
263
Players Left
26
Average Chip Stack
404,615
Total Chips
10,520,000
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
12,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
80
Players Left
8

Valdez Eliminated to Burst the Bubble

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: JJ All in
Behzad-Teranie: KK

Valdez ran into the pocket kings of Teranie, and after the board ran out K9436 Teranie improved to a set of kings, to knockout Valdez and burst the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Behzad-Teranie us
Behzad-Teranie
500,000
226,000
226,000
Fausto Valdez us
Fausto Valdez
Busted
Jaka Coaching

Greally Dishes Out a Bad Beat

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 354.

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: 65 All in
Derek Greally: 94

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
Derek Greally
680,000
195,000
195,000

Tags: Derek Greally

Valdez Wins the Race and Leaves Lopez on Fumes

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: AK All in
Francisco Lopez: 44

It was a flip with Valdez at risk and majority of Lopez's stack, and once the board ran out 9108A5 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 us
Fausto Valdez
230,000
Jaka Coaching
Francisco Lopez es
Francisco Lopez
Busted

Tags: Francisco LopezFausto Valdez

Long Takes a Chunk From Griener, Teranie Finishes Him Off

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 10QJJQ.

Jared Griener was facing a bet of 50,000 from Colleen Long. After debating his decision, Griener found the call, and was shown AQ 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: 44 All in
Behzad-Teranie: A6

Griener was ahead with his pocket fours, but once the board ran out 8A7QJ Teranie improved to a pair of aces, to eliminate Griener.

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

Tags: Jared GrienerColleen Long

Lopez Doubles Up

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: A10 All in
Button: A8

Lopez was in a great spot for the double, and after the board ran out Q3256 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 es
Francisco Lopez
112,000
29,000
29,000
David Levy il
David Levy
Busted

Tags: Francisco LopezDavid Levy

Greally Sets the Trap With Kings

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: AK All in
Derek Greally: KK

Greally smooth called on the button with his pocket kings, and had Hirose is a world of hurt. Once the board ran 35252 the pocket kings were still best, to take the pot and eliminate Hirose.

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

Tags: Derek GreallyElvyn BelloKenneth Hirose

Lopez Knocks Out Le

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: K5 All in
Hattori Lopez: KK

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 us
Hattori Lopez
475,000
240,000
240,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Q Le us
Q Le
Busted

Tags: Hattori Lopez

Griener Wins the Classic Flip

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: QQ All in
Jared Griener: AK

It was a classic flip, and the 727 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 us
Jared Griener
180,000
87,500
87,500

Bello Makes a Boat to Knockout Roca

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 K6JK.

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 JJ for a full house jacks full of kings, and Roca showed K10 for trip kings, as exited the tournament area.

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

Tags: Rey RocaElvyn Bello

Bello Takes the Rest From Gaskari

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: A10 All in
Elvyn Bello: 77

It was a flip for Gaskari's tournament life, and after the board ran out J2626 the pocket sevens of Bello were still best, And Gaskari was eliminated.

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