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

09-21-2024 18:09 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Quoc Le	135,000 15,000	15,000
Frank Lin	49,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Nguyen	225,000 100,000	100,000

Le's Check Raise Gets Through

Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player in the hijack raised to 4,000, and was called by a player in the cutoff. It then folded to Quoc Le in the small blind who three-bet to 13,000, Once it folded back to the hijack, she folded, and the cutoff made the call.

The flop came 7♠4♥A♥ and Le checked to the player in the cutoff, who bet out 12,000. Le then raised to 25,000 which got a quick fold, to give him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quoc Le	150,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Quoc Le

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

09-21-2024 17:30 UTC-8

Players Heading On Break

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break. This will be the last chance for players to register or reenter, as late registration closes at the start of Level 10.

09-21-2024 17:27 UTC-8

Nia Takes it Down

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Michael Nia opened the action with a raise to 3,300, and was called by the player in the big blind.

After the flop came 8♦6♠J♠ the big blind check-called a bet of 6,000 from Nia.

The turn brought the A♣ and both players checked to the 5♥ on the river. The big blind checked to Nia, who bet out 10,000, which got a quick fold from the big blind to give Nia the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	58,000 58,000	58,000

09-21-2024 17:14 UTC-8

Tosoc Gets What He Asked For as Pulusani Doubles

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Sandeep Pulusani opened the action with a raise all in for 26,000, and when it folded to Ryan Tosoc in middle position, he called. Action folded around, leaving the players heads up with Pulusani at risk.

Sandeep Pulusani: K♣Q♠ All in
Ryan Tosoc: A♣10♥

Before the board ran out Tosoc said "lets see a PLO runout" and after the A♥7♣5♥ flop to give him top pair and leaving Pulusani needing running cards, he said "So boring". But he got the sweat he asked for on the J♥ turn and said "ten one time" and he got what he asked for as the river brought the 10♣ to give Pulusani the double up with his Broadway straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sandeep Pulusani	57,000 57,000	57,000

Ryan Tosoc	22,000 22,000	22,000

09-21-2024 17:04 UTC-8

Nguyen Hits the River to Double Up and Take Down Queens

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

June Nguyen limped in from middle position, as did the player in the hijack, and cutoff. Then Jesse Jaurigu raised to 8,600, which got the blinds to fold, and Nguyen called. The hijack folded, and the player in the cutoff made the call as well.

The flop came 7♥8♥4♥ and it checked to Jaurigu who bet all in for 63,500. Nguyen thought about his decision before saying "Okay, I go home" and put in his stack of 49,800. The cutoff folded to leave the players heads up, with Nguyen at risk.

June Nguyen: 9♠9♥ All in
Jesse Jaurigu: Q♥Q♦

Jaurigu was in dominate position holding the bigger over pair, and flush draw. But when the board ran out A♦ on the turn, and 9♣ on the river Nguyen hit a two outer to make a set of nines and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Jaurigu	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Jesse Jaurigu June Nguyen

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

09-21-2024 16:44 UTC-8

Agopian Turns a Set to Crack Kings

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up with three players in the hand, on a board showing 7♣5♣3♠ and roughly 11,000 in the pot.

Derek Gregory checked from the small blind, when a player in middle position bet all in for 8,000. Steve Agopian in the hijack then raised all in as well for his stack of 21,000. Gregory then sat in the tank contemplating his decision, but elected to fold and leave the players heads up.

All in Player: K♦K♣ All in
Steve Agopian: 9♥9♦

The all in player had the bigger over and in a great spot to double up, that was until the 9♣ hit the turn to give Agopian a set of nines. The all in player could hit a king and also picked up a flush draw to stay in the tournament. But the river was the 7♠ to give Agopian the pot with his full house, nines full of sevens and eliminate a player.