2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
27
Players Left
3

$1,200 Main Event

Day 1a Started

The $1,200 Main Event Gets Underway at The Commerce Casino

The Commerce Casino
The Commerce Casino

Action begins at The Commerce Casino in Las Angeles for the $1,200 Main Event. The Commerce Hold’em Series concludes with the main event taking in place from September 17th-September 22rd. There will be five Day 1 flights, and Day 2 will take place on September 22nd. Action will begin today at 12 p.m. local time.

Tournament Schedule

DayDateTime
1aSeptember 17th12:00 p.m.
1bSeptember 18th12:00 p.m.
1cSeptember 19th12:00 p.m.
1dSeptember 20th12:00 p.m.
1eSeptember 21st12:00 p.m.
2September 22nd11:00 a.m

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The 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 blind 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 in multiple flights will have their smaller stack taken out of play, and receive a min cash for their smaller stack.

This event features a $300,000 guarantee, with the winner of last years Main Event at during the Commerce Hold’em Series being Richard Hasnip, taking home $80,480.

Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage throughout this event.

Tags: Richard Hasnip

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Fiorenti Defends His Blind and Takes It

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Chris Nelson opened the action with a raise to 500 from the cutoff, and was called by the big blind Marc Fiorenti.

Fiorenti then check-called a bet of 500 from Nelson, after the A47 flop.

Both players checked to showdown after the 6 turn, and 3 river.

Fiorenti tabled J7 for a pair of sevens, which was good to take the pot as Nelson mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Fiorenti us
Marc Fiorenti
41,200
Chris Nelson us
Chris Nelson
38,600

Tags: Chris NelsonMarc Fiorenti

Fiorenti Gets There in Four-Bet Pot

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Sohale Khalili opened the action with a raise to 600 from the hijack, and was called by the player on the button. Then Marc Fiorenti three-bet to 2,600 from the small. Khalili then four-bet to 7,600, which got the button to fold, and Fiorenti made the call.

The flop came 729 and Fiorenti check-called a bet of 4,500 from Khalili.

Both players checked after the 4 turn and 5 river.

Fiorenti tabled 109 for a pair of nines, which was good to take the pot as Khalili showed AxKx before tossing his cards in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Fiorenti us
Marc Fiorenti
62,500
21,300
21,300
Sohale Khalili us
Sohale Khalili
24,500

Tags: Sohale KhaliliMarc Fiorenti

Lavassa Rivers a Boat to Beat Cruce's Turned Broadway

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing Q102 and roughly 3,000 in the pot.

After the flop Sarah Cruce in the small blind, and the big blind Sam Weiss checked to Fred Lavassa who bet out 500. Both Cruce and Weiss made the call to see a turn.

After the A on the turn, all three players checked to the A river. Cruce led out for a bet of 500, which was called by Weiss. Then Lavassa raised to 5,000, which was quickly called by Cruce, and got Weiss to muck his hand.

Lavassa tabled A10 for a full house aces full of tens, as Cruce tossed KJ for a Broadway straight in the muck, giving Lavassa the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Fred Lavassa us
Fred Lavassa
47,200
Sam Weiss us
Sam Weiss
38,500
Sarah Cruce us
Sarah Cruce
32,700

Tags: Sarah CruceSam WeissFred Lavassa

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 0

Fiorenti Takes Another Pot

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 0 ante

Action folded to Artashe Kartaly who limped in from the cutoff, before Marc Fiorenti raised to 1,200 on the button. After the blinds folded, Kartaly made the call to see a flop.

Both players checked to the turn after the J5K flop, which brought the 6. Kartaly then check-called a bet of 1,2000 from Fiorenti.

After the 9 on the river, Kartaly checked to Fiorenti who bet out 2,500. After debating his decision, Kartaly found a fold to give the pot to Fiorenti.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Fiorenti us
Marc Fiorenti
102,500
40,000
40,000
Artashe Kartaly us
Artashe Kartaly
53,200

Tags: Marc Fiorenti

Khalili Doubles With Big Slick

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 0 ante

Jesse Jaurigu opened the action with a raise to 800 from middle position. He was called by Sam Weiss on the button, before Sohale Khalili three-bet to 4,800. Once the big blind folded, Jaurigu four-bet all in, which got Weiss to fold, and Khalili made the call to put himself at risk for his stack of 26,700.

Sohale Khalili: AK All in
Jesse Jaurigu: AQ

Khalili had Jaurigu dominated, and in a great position to find the double up. After the board ran out 37104A the ace king of Khalili remained best, to take the pot and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Sohale Khalili us
Sohale Khalili
56,300
31,800
31,800
Sam Weiss us
Sam Weiss
41,600
3,100
3,100
Jesse Jaurigu us
Jesse Jaurigu
15,200

Tags: Sam WeissJesse JauriguSohale Khalili