Faraz Jaka opened to 1,200 in the cutoff and Jean Gaspard called on the button. Brian Etheridge three-bet to 4,500 in the small blind, with only Gaspard calling.
The 8♦6♦9♠ flop saw Etheridge lead out for 7,500 before Gaspard moved all in for 31,500. After taking some time, Etheridge called and the hands were turned up.
Jean Gaspard: 9♣6♣
Brian Etheridge: J♠J♦
Gaspard flopped two pair and was able to hold through the Q♣2♥ runout to earn the double through Etheridge.
Ori Elul opened to 1,000 from under the gun and Xuejun Huang called on the button. Ark Onikul defended his big blind and the dealer fanned out the 2♥Q♣7♣ flop.
Huang and Onikul checked to Elul, who continued for 1,400. Huang got out of the way before Onikul raised to 2,900. After a moment, Elul moved all in and Onikul quickly called.
Ori Elul: K♣10♣
Ark Onikul: K♠Q♦
Onikul was in the lead with top pair, improving to two pair on the 7♥ turn. Elul was unable to complete his flush draw on the 10♥ river, exiting the tournament early in Level 4.
Beth Hall opened to 1,100 in middle position and Brian Hastings made the call from the cutoff. Hamid Khorram then moved his last 7,500 into the middle, with Hall calling and Hastings getting out of the way.
Hamid Khorram: Q♦8♦
Beth Hall: A♠10♥
Hall found a pair on the 7♠10♦9♣ flop, while Khorram found outs with a straight draw. The 10♠ turn left Hall with trip tens, while the K♠ river was a blank to send Khorram to the rail.
Action was three-handed to the 7♣3♦2♠ flop, where George Archer led out from the small blind for a pot-sized bet of 7,500.
Andrew Ostapchenko made the call in the big blind and Victoria Livschitz folded on the button. The 6♣ turn saw Archer size up to 15,000 and Ostapchenko made the call.
Archer fired again on the A♣ river, this time for 12,000. After taking some time, Ostapchenko tossed in the call. Archer revealed K♣J♣ for a flush to take down a big pot.
Martin Carnero opened to 1,000 in the cutoff and action folded to Jamie Shavel in the big blind. The call was made and the dealer turned over the A♥2♥7♠ flop, where both players checked.
Shavel led out for 1,500 after seeing the 8♠ turn. Carnero did not take long to fold, as Shavel took down a small pot.
Back in September, the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Casino Hold’em Series saw 517 entrants generate a prize pool of $542,850. Day 2 started with 51 players and ended in a three-way ICM chop with Sungmin Cho taking home the championship trophy and the top prize of $87,315.
At the time of the ICM chop, Cho from Seoul, South Korea, was the chip leader and was crowned the champion of the tournament. Cho was celebrating his honeymoon with his new wife in Los Angeles at The Commerce Casino. After being unable to play poker for the last six months, his wife agreed to let him enter a tournament while on their honeymoon. He seized that opportunity and emerged with the Day 1b chip lead. Near the money bubble, he remarked, “I’m just really having fun; I haven’t played a tournament in so long.” The fun didn’t stop as he cruised through Day 2, and by the time of the ICM chop, he held 9,800,000 of the 20,680,000 chips in play and was named the champion of the $1,200 Main Event.
2024 Hold’em Series Main Event Final Table Results
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