2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
42
Players Left
4

$1,200 Main Event

Day 1b Started

The $1,200 Main Event Continues with Day 1b at The Commerce Hold'em Series

The Commerce Casino
The Commerce Casino

Action continues at The Commerce Hold'em Championship Series as Day 1b of the $1,200 Main Event begins at 12:00 p.m. local time in Los Angeles. The $300,000 guaranteed event will begin the second of five Day 1 flights, The first flight that took place saw 27 total entrants, with three players advancing to Day 2.

The chip leader after play concluded from Day 1a was Six-Time World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Brian Hastings, who topped the field after winning a massive pot on the last hand of the night, to bag 409,000 chips.

Chip Counts After Day 1a

PlaceNameCountryChip Count
1Brian HastingsUnited States409,000
2Preston PatzUnited States370,000
3Fred LavassaniUnited States301,000

For the Day 1 flights, 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 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 in 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 multiple times will have their smaller stack taken out of play, and receive a min cash for their stack.

$1,200 Main Event Remaining Schedule

DayDateTime
1bSeptember 1812:00 p.m.
1cSeptember 1912:00 p.m.
1dSeptember 2012:00 p.m.
1eSeptember 2112:00 p.m.
2September 2211:00 a.m.

Make sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and overage throughout the event, as we will have all the action until a winner is crowned at The Commerce Casino.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Brandt Takes One

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Sohale Khalili opened the action with a raise to 300 from the hijack, and was called by the cutoff Katherine Brandt.

After the flop came 52Q Khalili checked to Brandt, who bet out 400. Khalili then raised to 1,400, which Brandt quickly called.

The turn brought the J and Khalili checked to Brandt who bet out 2,500, which got Khalili to fold and give the pot to Brandt.

Player Chips Progress
Katherine Brandt us
Katherine Brandt
41,600
Sohale Khalili us
Sohale Khalili
38,200
38,200
38,200

Tags: Sohale KhaliliKatherine Brandt

Fiorentino Flops the Best of It

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Marc Fiorentino opened the action with a raise to 600 from middle position, and was called by the small blind.

After the 548 flop, the small blind led out for a bet of 700, before Fiorentino raised to 2,200. The small blind made the call.

Both players checked to showdown after the 5 turn, and 6 river.

The small turned over 64 for two pair sixes and fours, but Fiorentino had the winner with J8 for two pair eights and sixes.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Fiorentino us
Marc Fiorentino
43,000

Tags: Marc Fiorentino

Spitaleri Chips Up

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Action folded to Marc Spitaleri on the button, and he was called by both the small blind, and the big blind Derek Harrington .

After the KQJ flop, the blinds checked to Spitaleri, who bet out 600. The small blind folded, and Harrington called.

The turn brought the 2 and the Harrington check-called a bet of 1,500 from Spitaleri.

Both players checked after the 2on the river. Harrington turned over Qx4x for two pair queens and deuces, but Spitaleri had the winner when he tabled K5 for two pair kings and deuces.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Spitaleri us
Marc Spitaleri
43,500
43,500
43,500
Derek Harrington
Derek Harrington
37,800

Tags: Marc SpitaleriDerek Harrington

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 0

Quads Are Good

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 0 ante

Action folded to Joshua Prager on the button, and he raised to 800. The small blind Marc Spitaleri called, and the big blind folded.

After the 885 flop, Spitaleri checked to Prager who bet out 1,000, before Prager raised to 3,000. Prager made the call to see a turn.

After the 8 on the turn, Prager called a bet of 5,000 from Spitaleri.

The river was the K and Prager check-called a bet of 10,400 Prager.

Prager turned over J8 for quad eights, and Spitaleri showed 66 before tossing his cards in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Prager us
Joshua Prager
61,500
Marc Spitaleri us
Marc Spitaleri
16,800
-26,700
-26,700

Tags: Marc SpitaleriJoshua Prager