Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
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2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1c
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
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500,000
8
70,000
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Hattori Lopez raised to 6,000 under the gun, and was called by Hattori Lopez on the button, and the big blind.
All three players checked after the Q♣J♥2♠ flop, and the turn brought the Q♠ After the big blind and Lopez checked, Chung bet out 10,000. The big blind folded, and Lopez made the call.
After the 10♣ on the river, Lopez led out for a bet of 40,000, and Chung gave it some thought before finding a fold, and giving the pot to Lopez.
After the hand Lopez flashed 8x7x for just eight high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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235,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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|
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55,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action folded to Francisco Lopez in the hijack, who raised to 6,000, and was called by the player in the cutoff.
The flop came 2♦2♣3♦ and the cutoff called a bet of 5,000 from Lopez.
After the Q♣ on the turn, Lopez went all in for 26,000, which was snap called by the cutoff.
Francisco Lopez: Q♠10♣ 
Cutoff: Q♥9♥
Both players turned top pair, but Lopez had the bigger kicker. After the 4♣ on the river, Lopez still had the best hand, to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 20,000 in the pot, and the board showing 10♦2♠J♠.
The player in the big blind checked to Sarah Cruce, and she bet out 15,000, which the big blind called.
Both players checked to the river after the 7♣ on the turn, which brought the A♠. The big blind then checked to Cruce, who bet out 15,000, and the big blind called. Cruce tabled K♠10♠ for the nut flush to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jay Yates opened the from under the gun with a raise to 5,000. He was called by the cutoff Paul Lee, and the big blind Hattori Lopez.
After the 9♠5♥5♦ flop, it checked to Lee who bet out 5,000. Lopez folded and Yates made the call.
After the 3♥ on the turn, Yates check-called a bet of 8,000 from Lee.
The river brought the 3♠ and and both players checked. Lee was playing the board after he showed 2♥2♣, but Yates was not as he tabled 5♠5♣ for quad fives to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
145,900
|
145,900 |
|
|
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90,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
23,000
-141,000
|
-141,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action was picked up on the turn, where a pot was brewing between Kenneth Hirose, and Rey Roca. The board was showing 2♠Q♣2♥4♥ with roughly 38,000 in the pot.
Kenneth Hirose checked to Rey Roca, and he bet out 15,000, before Hirose raised to 45,000. After giving it some thought, Roca made the call to see a river.
The river was the 9♣ and Hirose announced all in for Roca's last 85,000. After sitting in the tank for over a minute, Roca mucked his hand and gave the pot to Hirose.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
85,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action was picked up with Peter Cross all in for 24,000, and Dylan Nguyen calling to put him at risk.
Peter Cross: K♥K♣
Dylan Nguyen: 10♦6♦
Cross woke up with kings and Nguyen would need a lot of help to crack them. But after the board ran out Q♣A♥7♥3♦2♠ oit was a sweat free run out for Cross as the kings held and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
41,300
|
41,300 |
|
54,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500