Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1a
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The seven remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
John Misirian raised to 7,000 from under the gun, and when it folded to the hijack Brian Hastings, he three-bet to 18,000. It folded back to Misirian, who called to see a flop.
The flop came 4♦2♠Q♣ and Misirian checked to Hastings, who bet out 11,000. Misirian then raised to 45,000, leaving 24,000 behind. Hastings then three-bet to put him all in, which Misirian called.
John Misirian: Q♠J♥ 
Brian Hastings: Q♥Q♦
The flopped set of Hastings had Misirian drawing dead, and after the K♣ on the turn and 2♥ on the river, Misirian was officially eliminated, as Hastings scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action folded to Preston Patz in the cutoff, and he raised to 6,000. He was called by the small blind Chris Nelson, and the big blind Marc Fiorenti.
The flop came 10♣6♣4♦ and it checked to Patz, who bet out 8,000. Nelson folded, and Fiorenti made the call.
After the J♠ on the turn, Fiorenti checked to Patz, who asked to see the stack of Fiorenti, and instantly put him all in for 26,000. Fiorenti wasted no time and snap called to put his tournament at risk.
Marc Fiorenti: K♣6♥
Preston Patz: K♥Q♣
Fiorenti correctly called off with third pair, but would have to fade the opened ended straight draw, and one over card of Patz. When the river came the 5♥ the pair of sixes of Fiorenti was still best, to give him the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
-55,000
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-55,000 |
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115,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
89,000
42,500
|
42,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Michael Casella opened the action with a raise to 6,500, and when it folded to Preston Patz in the hijack, he three-bet to 20,000. It then folded back to Casella, who four-bet to 56,500. Patz then instantly five-bet all in for the last 140,000 of Casella, who said "damn" and mucked his hand to give the pot to Patz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
224,900
|
224,900 |
|
|
140,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Orest Korene opened the action with a raise to 6,500 from the hijack, and when it folded to Michael Casella on the button, he three-bet to 16,000. After the blinds folded, Korene made the call to see a flop.
The flop came A♥4♠2♠ and Korene checked to Casella, who bet out 13,000. Korene then raised to put Casella all in for 72,500, which he snap called to put himself at risk.
Michael Casella: A♣2♣
Orest Korene: A♦Q♥
Casella was able to flop two pair against the bigger ace, and once the board ran out 8♦ on the turn, and 9♣ on the river, the two pair aces and deuces were good to take the pot and double up.
Korene was left with just 16,000 chips after the hand, and was seen exiting the tournament area a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
182,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action folded to Ronald Miller on the button and he raised all in for 11,500. The small blind Orest Korene called, and after the big blind folded it was the two players heads up, with Miller at risk.
Ronald Miller: A♥8♣
Orest Korene: K♠7♥
Miller was ahead with ace high, but would need to fade the two live cards of Korene. Once the board ran out 6♠4♥2♠A♠6♣ Miller improved to two pair, aces and sixes to take the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,000
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
|
27,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action folded to Sohale Khalili on the button, who raised to 5,500. Then the small blind Ronald Miller three-bet all in for 70,000, before the big blind Orest Korene also went all in for his last 58,500. Khalili quickly folded, leaving the two players heads up, with Korene at risk.
Orest Korene: A♠K♥
Ronald Miller: J♠J♥
Korene would need to improve to stay in the tournament, and the 6♦6♠4♣ flop brought no helo for him. But after the K♦ on the turn and A♥ on the river, Korene improved to two pair, aces and kings to double up and leave Miller short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,500 | |
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
11,500
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 15,000 in the pot, and the board showing 8♥8♦7♠.
John Misirian and Chris Nelson checked to Brian Hastings, who bet out 5,000. Misirian called, and Nelson folded to leave the players heads up.
Both players checked after the 10♠ on the turn. The river was the 5♦ and Misirian checked, and Hastings bet all in for the rest of Misirian's stack of 30,000, which was snap called. Hastings announced full house and showed 5x5x, but Misirian quickly tabled 7♦7♣ for a bigger full house, sevens full of eights to take the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
128,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
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|
|
78,200
38,100
|
38,100 |