$1,200 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1a
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
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1a | September 17th | 12:00 p.m. |
| 1b | September 18th | 12:00 p.m. |
| 1c | September 19th | 12:00 p.m. |
| 1d | September 20th | 12:00 p.m. |
| 1e | September 21st | 12:00 p.m. |
| 2 | September 22nd | 11:00 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.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
The tournament director has instructed players to shuffle up and deal, as play has begun in the the $1,200 Main Event here at Commerce Casino.
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 A♥4♥7♠ flop.
Both players checked to showdown after the 6♣ turn, and 3♣ river.
Fiorenti tabled J♣7♦ for a pair of sevens, which was good to take the pot as Nelson mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,200 | |
|
38,600 |
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 7♠2♣9♥ and Fiorenti check-called a bet of 4,500 from Khalili.
Both players checked after the 4♦ turn and 5♠ river.
Fiorenti tabled 10♦9♦ 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,500
21,300
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21,300 |
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24,500 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing Q♥10♥2♦ 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 A♦10♠ for a full house aces full of tens, as Cruce tossed K♠J♥ for a Broadway straight in the muck, giving Lavassa the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,200 | |
|
38,500 | |
|
|
32,700 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 0
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 J♥5♥K♣ 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
102,500
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
53,200 |
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: A♦K♠ 
Jesse Jaurigu: A♥Q♠
Khalili had Jaurigu dominated, and in a great position to find the double up. After the board ran out 3♣7♥10♠4♦A♣ the ace king of Khalili remained best, to take the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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56,300
31,800
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31,800 |
|
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41,600
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
15,200 |