2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1d
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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 1d
Entries
114
Players Left
11
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Dobbertin Wakes Up With Jacks and Makes Garcia the Bubble Boy

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jared Griener opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 27,000. It then folded to the small blind Andy Garcia, who three-bet all in for 70,000. Ty Dobbertin in the big blind snap called, which got Griener to fold and leave the players heads up.

Andy Garcia: [AsKJd] All in
Ty Dobbertin: J♠J♣

Garcia ran straight into the jacks, and would need help to avoid being the bubble boy. But once the board ran out 7♦7♣K♥Q♣K♣ the pockets jacks of Dobbertin were still best, and eliminated Garcia to burst the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Griener us
Jared Griener 		585,000
-5,000
 -5,000
Ty Dobbertin us
Ty Dobbertin 		445,000
100,000
 100,000
Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia
Busted

Tags: Ty DobbertinJared GrienerAndy Garcia

Both Nguyen's Go Out Back to Back

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Di Wu opened the action from the under, going all in for his stack of 625,000. It folded to the big blind Dylan Nguyen, who said "okay" and made the call for his last 80,000.

Dylan Nguyen: Q♦10♥ All in
Di Wu: A♦6♦

Wu was ahead with his ace high, and after the board ran out 3♠8♠10♣A♣5♦ Wu improved to pair of aces to knockout Nguyen.

Moments later Paul Nguyen was seen leaving the tournament area after being eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Di Wu cn
Di Wu
715,000
175,000
 175,000
Dylan Nguyen us
Dylan Nguyen 		Busted
Paul Nguyen us
Paul Nguyen 		Busted

A Cool Sends Out Gill

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

Jared Griener opened the action with a raise to 12,000, and when it folded to Robert Gill, he defended the big blind.

The flop came 4♠K♠J♦ and Gill checked to Griener who bet out 11,000. Gill then raised to 27,000, before Griener then three-bet to put Gill all in for his stack of 165,000. Gill quickly made the call and the player put the cards on their back.

Robert Gill: K♥4♣ All in
Jared Griener: K♣J♠

Both players flopping top pair left Gill needing a four to stay in the tournament. But after the 2♥ on the turn, and 7♦ on the river, the two pair of Griener took the pot and eliminated Gill.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Griener us
Jared Griener 		395,000
160,000
 160,000
Robert Gill us
Robert Gill 		Busted

Tags: Jared GrienerRobert Gill

Harris Flops a Set to and Knocks Out Crockett

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river with roughly 155,000 in the pot and a board showing 5♠3♥8♣K♦2♦.

Bradly Harris was facing an all in bet of 135,000 from Stephan Crocket, which he quickly called to put him at risk. Crocket then turned over K♥Q♦ for a pair of kings, but Harris had the winner with 8♠8♦ for a flopped set, to eliminate Crocket.

Player Chips Progress
Bradley Harris us
Bradley Harris 		450,000
170,000
 170,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
Stephan Crockett us
Stephan Crockett
Busted

Tags: Bradly HarrisStephan Crocket

Higgins and His Kings Get Unlucky

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Daniel Higgins was all in for his last 57,000, and Zachary Mcdiarmid called to put him at risk.

Daniel Higgins: K♠K♥ All in
Zachary Mcdiarmid: 7♠7♦

After losing a few hands in a row and being left short, Higgins woke up with pocket kings in a great position to double up. But after the board ran out 8♠4♦J♣6♦7♣ Mcdiarmid spiked a seven on the river for a set to eliminate Higgins.

Player Chips Progress
Zachary Mcdiarmid us
Zachary Mcdiarmid 		250,000
115,000
 115,000
Daniel Higgins us
Daniel Higgins
Busted

Tags: Zachary McdiarmidDaniel Higgins

Vopperian Spikes a Queen for a Double Knockout

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up with two players all in, and Kevork Vopperian calling to put them at risk.

All in Player: JxJx All in
All in Player: KxKx All in
Kevork Vopperian: Q♦Q♠

It was three big pairs all clashing, but the pocket kings were in a great spot to get a near triple up. But once the board ran out Q♥5♥2♦7♦2♠ Vopperian made a set of queens to take the post and knockout two players.

Player Chips Progress
Kevork Vopperian us
Kevork Vopperian
355,000

Tags: Kevork Vopperian

Casella Runs Into Harris's Kings

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Bradley Harris opened to 8,000 from under the gun, and was called by Zachary Mcdiarmid in the hijack. and the small blind. Then Michael Casella three-bet all in for 71,500, before Harris four-bet all in. That got Mcdiarmid and the small blind to fold, leaving the players heads up.

Michael Casella: A♣J♣ All in
Bradley Harris: K♠K♥

Casella ran into the pocket kings of Harris, and once the board ran out 10♥Q♥7♣Q♦5♥ the pocket kings were still best for Harris, to take the pot and eliminate Casella.

Player Chips Progress
Bradley Harris us
Bradley Harris 		285,000
230,000
 230,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
Zachary Mcdiarmid us
Zachary Mcdiarmid 		175,000
118,200
 118,200
Michael Casella us
Michael Casella
Busted

Tags: Bradley HarrisMichael CasellaZachary Mcdiarmid

Nguyen Sends A Player Out

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up with a player all in for 30,000, and Paul Nguyen calling to put him at risk.

All in Player: Q♠J♥ All in
Paul Nguyen: A♦7♦

The all in player would need improve past the ace high of Nguyen, but after the board ran out As6d5s7cQh] Nguyen made two pair aces and sevens to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Nguyen us
Paul Nguyen 		95,000

Tags: Paul Nguyen

Gill Adds to His Stack and Knocks a Player Out

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player raised all in from under the gun for 16,000, and when it folded to Robert Gill in the hijack, he made the call. Action folded around, leaving the players heads up, and the under the gun player at risk.

Under the Gun: A♦6♦ All in
Robert Gill: A♠Q♣

Gill had his opponent dominated, and once the board ran out 5♦7♠A♥8♠K♦ the ace-queen was still best, to give Gill the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Gill us
Robert Gill 		228,000

Tags: Robert Gill

Wu Flushes Out West

Tyler Boyer
Tyler Boyer
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 5♥6♥7♥ and roughly 36,000 in the pot.

Aaric West bet out 7,000, and Di Wu raised to put him all for his stack of 42,000, which he quickly called to put himself at risk.

Aaric West: A♠Q♥
Di Wu: J♥10♥

Wu flopped a flush, but West could hit another heart to make a bigger flush. But once the turn came the A♣ and the river was the 6♣ the flush of Wu was still best, and West was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Di Wu cn
Di Wu
140,000
Aaric West us
Aaric West
Busted

Tags: Di Wu

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