$1,200 Main Event
Day 1e Completed
2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series
$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1e
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$542,850
Entries
517
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
254
Players Left
25
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The fifth and final Day 1 flight in the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Casino Hold’em Series has been completed. Day 1e saw the most entrants yet with 254, almost doubling the amount of entrants from the first four flights, bringing the total to 517, creating a prize pool of $542,800. 25 players advanced to Day 2, bringing the final number of players to 51 who advanced on to Day 2. The chip leader at the end of Day 1e is Paul W Lee who bagged 930,000.
Lee will come into Day 2 as the overall chip leader. He is an Orange County, Ca. resident with over $450,000 in career poker earnings, with a high score of $140,273 when he finished third in the 2018 Super Seniors Event at The World Series of Poker. Right behind Lee in chips is Edgar Diaz who managed to bag 875,000, and in third is notable LA live stream player Michael Nia with 811,000.
Top 10 Chip Counts From Day 1e
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul W Lee | United States | 930,000 |
| 2 | Edgar Diaz | United States | 875,000 |
| 3 | Michael Nia | United States | 811,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Tosoc | United States | 808,000 |
| 5 | Sanjeev Kapoor | United States | 609,000 |
| 6 | Stone Malick | United States | 593,000 |
| 7 | Martin Carnero | Peru | 581,000 |
| 8 | Christopher Preziotti | United States | 528,000 |
| 9 | Aaron Zhang | China | 494,000 |
| 10 | Derek Gregory | United States | 488,000 |
Other notable players in the top 10 chip counts from Day 1e include World Series of Poker bracelet winner Ryan Tosoc, Martin Carnero who has over $1,200,000 in poker earnings, and Derek Gregory who has over $1,000,000 in career poker earnings.
Bubble Popped By Quads
With several short stacks in the field, the 25 remaining players all found themselves in the money and onto Day 2 after a massive pot between the chip leader Paul W Lee and L.B. Gray. Lee called an under the gun raise from Gray when he was in the small blind. Both players checked to the turn after the flop came J♣3♦J♦ which brought the K♦. Lee then bet out 25,000 and then called a raise of 75,000 from Gray. After the 9♣ on the turn Lee check-called a massive all in of 300,000 from Gray. Lee then turned over J♠J♥ for quad jacks to become the overall chip leader heading into Day 2 as Gray showed 5♥5♦ as he left the tournament area being the unfortunate bubble boy.
One of the players who found a bag in Day 1e is Jesus Delgadillo (431,000) who got off to a hot start early in the day, when he made a straight flush on the river to eliminate a player who made a full house on the river. He was able to ride that momentum into Day 2 with a healthy stack of 431,000.
Day 2 action is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday September 22 in Level 14 at the 3000/5000/5000 blind levels with 5:09 left on the clock. Players will play 40-minute levels until they reach the final table, when they will go to 60-minute levels. There will be 15-minute break after every two hours of play.
Make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates and coverage until a champion is crowned.
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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930,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
875,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
811,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
808,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
||
|
609,000
299,000
|
299,000 |
|
593,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
581,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
528,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
494,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
488,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
453,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
431,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
353,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
351,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
342,000 | |
|
311,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
281,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
241,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
|
202,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
167,000 | |
|
144,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
128,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
|
92,000 | |
|
47,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
38,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Play has concluded for the night, and the 51 players who made Day 2 will return Sunday September 22 at 11:00 a.m. local time when a champion will be crowned.
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
L.D. Gray opened the action with a raise to 32,000, and it folded to the small blind Paul W Lee who made the call.
The flop came J♣3♦J♦ and both players checked to the K♦ turn. Lee bet out 25,000, and Gray raised to 75,000, which Lee called.
After the 9♣ on the river, Lee checked to Gray who announced all in for his stack of 300,000, which was snap called by Lee.
Lee quickly turned over J♠J♥ for quad jacks and Gray showed 5♥5♦ as he left the tournament area being the bubble boy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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835,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop in a limp pot between the small blind Paul W Lee and the big blind Richard Ham.
The flop came 2♠3♦10♣ and Lee checked to Ham who bet out 15,000. Lee then raised to 50,000, and Lee made the call.
Both players checked after the 2♦ on the turn, which brought the K♣ on the river. Lee then bet out 50,000, and Ham made the call. Lee tabled Q♠10♠ for two pair tens and deuces to take the pot, as Ham mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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560,000 | |
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210,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 26 players left and 25 advancing to Day 2, the floor has announced play will go to hand for hand.
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up with Karen Sarkisyan all in for 145,000, and Michael Ung putting him at risk.
Karen Sarkisyan: A♥A♦ 
Michael Ung : J♦J♣
Sarkisyan was in a prime to position to double up with his pocket aces, and once the board ran out 3♥5♣7♣9♦K♥ he secured the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
260,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to a player in the small blind who went all in for 96,000, and was called by Ryan Tosoc in the big blind.
Small Blind: A♠5♥
Ryan Tosoc: K♣Q♣
The small blind was ahead with his ace high, but after the board ran out 3♥Q♠8♥K♠10♠ Tosoc improved to two pair, kings and queens to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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520,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
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