2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1d
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

Crockett's Not a Believer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Action was picked up in a four-bet pot with roughly 10,500 in the pot and the board showing 295.

Stephan Crockett checked to the four-bettor, who fired out 3,000, which Crockett called.

After the 4 on the turn Crockett check-called a bet of 10,000.

The river was the 2 and Crockett checked, then quickly called the all in bet of 19,800. The player who went all in showed A7 for just ace high, and Crockett had the winner when he tabled 85 for a pair of fives to eliminate the player.

Player Chips Progress
Stephan Crockett us
Stephan Crockett
82,500
82,500
82,500

Tags: Stephan Crockett

Salvatore Turns a Better Two Pair to Knockout Liang

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 16,000 in the pot and the board showing J34K2. Michael Liang was all in for 31,100, and Vince Salvatore putting him at risk.

Michael Liang: 43 All in
Vince Salvatore: K3

Liang was in a world of trouble as Salvatore had the better two pair. The 2 on the river gave Salvatore the pot, and Liang was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Vince Salvatore us
Vince Salvatore
94,500
41,100
41,100
Michael Liang us
Michael Liang
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michael LiangVince Salvatore

Lee Knockouts Zur With Big Slick

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kyung Lee raised to 2,100 from early position, and was called by both the player in middle position and the cutoff. Then Tal Zur in the small blind three-bet all in for 11,300. After the big blind folded, Lee four-bet to 100,000, which got the callers to both fold and leave the players heads up, with Zur at risk.

Tal Zur: AJ All in
Kyung Lee: AK

Zur was dominated by Lee, and once the board ran out 58Q82 the ace king was still best, and Zur was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Kyung Lee us
Kyung Lee
119,000
Tal Zur us
Tal Zur
Busted

Tags: Tal ZurKyung Lee

Morozumi Hits the Jack He Didn't Want

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up with Naoya Morozumi all in, and Andy Garcia calling to put him at risk.

Naoya Morozumi: AK All in
Andy Garcia: JJ

It was a flip for Morozumi's tournament life, and he would need to improve against the pocket jacks of Garcia. The 106Q flop gave Morozumi additonal outs for Broadway, but the 6 turn took those outs away. Which was unfortunate because the river was the J to give Morozumi the Broadway straight, but improved Garcia to a full house, jacks full of sixes to take the pot and eliminate Morozumi.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia
94,500
Naoya Morozumi jp
Naoya Morozumi
Busted

Tags: Naoya MorozumiAndy Garcia

Salvatore Flops the World, Turns the Nuts

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Vince Salvatore raised to 4,000 from middle position, and was called by a player in the cutoff, and the big blind.

After the A510 action was checked to the cutoff, who bet 6,000. Both the big blind and Salvatore made the call.

All three players checked to the river after the 2 on the turn, which brought the J. The big blind checked, and Salvatore went all in for 24,500, and the cutoff quickly made the call for less. The big blind folded and Salvatore tabled AK for the nut flush, and the cutoff showed AQ before exiting the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Vince Salvatore us
Vince Salvatore
78,500
-16,000
-16,000

Tags: Vince Salvatore

Wu Flushes Out West

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

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 567 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: AQ
Di Wu: J10

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

Gill Adds to His Stack and Knocks a Player Out

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: A6 All in
Robert Gill: AQ

Gill had his opponent dominated, and once the board ran out 57A8K 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

Nguyen Sends A Player Out

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: QJ All in
Paul Nguyen: A7

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

Casella Runs Into Harris's Kings

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: AJ All in
Bradley Harris: KK

Casella ran into the pocket kings of Harris, and once the board ran out 10Q7Q5 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

Vopperian Spikes a Queen for a Double Knockout

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: QQ

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 Q5272 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