$1,200 Main Event Day 1e | 2024 The Commerce Casino Hold'Em Series

09-21-2024 21:23 UTC-8

Can Never Be Too Careful

Tyler Boyer

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board showing 5♦3♠2♣5♠ and roughly 41,000 in the pot.

Tongguang Sun bet out 33,000 from the big blind, before the player under the gun raised all in for 185,000. This sent Sun into the tank. After spending over a minute debating his decision, Sun stood up and adamantly announced call as he slammed his chips on the table.

Under the Gun: A♦K♦ All in
Tongguang Sun: A♥4♥

Sun flopped a wheel, but still took his time for the call after the board paired on the turn, to much surprise of the table. The under the gun player was drawing to a chop, but the K♠ on the river changed nothing and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tongguang Sun	430,000 430,000	430,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

09-21-2024 21:14 UTC-8

Murphy Gets Aces and Triple's Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player from middle position raised to 10,000, and was called by the player in the hijack. After the cutoff folded, Nathaniel Murphy three-bet all in for 38,000. The blinds folded and both the original raiser and the hijack called.

With the two players heads up and Murphy all in, action checked to showdown after the board ran out 10♥J♠6♠7♠5♥. The hijack turned over Q♠Q♥ which made the middle position player muck their cards, but Murphy had the winner with A♠A♥ to triple up with his pocket aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathaniel Murphy	126,000

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09-21-2024 20:59 UTC-8

Playing Down to 25

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Tyler Boyer

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With 254 entrants for Day 1e, the field will play down to the final 25 players, who will all make the money and advance to Day 2 Sunday September 22 at 11:00 a.m. local time.

09-21-2024 20:50 UTC-8

Khobyer Turns a Set for the Knockout

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Tyler Boyer

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up with a player all in and Davis Khobyer putting him at risk.

All in Player: 6x6x
Davis Khobyer: 5♥5♣

Khobyer was way behind with the smaller pocket pair, but once the board ran out 10♠A♥8♠5♠J♣ he turned a set of fives to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davis Khobyer	155,000

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09-21-2024 20:42 UTC-8

Prize Pool Announced

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Tyler Boyer

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

With 517 entrants, the players have created a prize pool of $542,850. All the players who made Day 2 have locked up a min cash of $2,410, with the top prize being $111,520.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$111,520	10-12	$9,390
2	$78,140	13-15	$7,870
3	$50,250	16-18	$6,460
4	$33,440	19-21	$5,370
5	$25,730	22-24	$4,520
6	$21,310	25-27	$3,770
7	$17,890	28-36	$3,070
8	$14,520	37-45	$2,740
9	$11,160	46-51	$2,410

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

09-21-2024 20:36 UTC-8

Medvedenko Finds Aces to Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up with Slava Medvedenko all in for 89,000, with a covering stack putting him at risk.

Slava Medvedenko: A♦A♣ All in
Opponent: A♠K♦

Medvedenko had the bullets, and had a sweat free board after it ran out 6♥10♣2♦5♠4♠ to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Slava Medvedenko	185,000

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09-21-2024 20:25 UTC-8

Gray Out Flops Queens to Take Massive Pot

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop, the board was showing 10♠K♣7♠ with roughly 70,000 in the pot.

A player was all in for 44,000, L.D. Gray was all in for 150,000, and a covering stack putting both players at risk.

All in Player: K♦J♦ All in
L.D. Gray: K♠Q♠ All in
Opponent: Q♦Q♣

Gray found himself with the best hand with his pair of kings and king kicker. Once the board ran out 9♥ on the turn, and 2♥ on the river, his pair of kings were still best. He eliminated a player and scooped a massive pot to be among the chip leaders on Day 1e.

Player	Chips	Progress
L.D. Gray	365,000

09-21-2024 20:07 UTC-8

Nguyen Wins the Race

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Paul Nguyen opened the action with a raise to 11,000 in the cutoff, and when it folded to the small blind he three-bet all in for 55,000. Once the big blind folded Nguyen made the call to put the player at risk.

Small Blind: 5♥5♦ All in
Paul Nguyen: Q♦10♦

It was a race for the small blinds tournament life, but once the board ran out 9♣4♠10♠K♣Q♠ Nguyen improved to two pair, queens and tens to secure the pot and knockout his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Nguyen	255,000 30,000	30,000

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