Event #10: $5,000 NLH High Roller | 2022 The Lodge Championship Series

05-19-2022 17:24 UTC-5

Foxen Makes the Call

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was at the river with the board reading . Andrew Ivers bet 20,000. Alex Foxen thought it out for a good while before calling.

Ivers had nothing with the while Foxen had the which was the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	205,000 52,000	52,000

Andrew Ivers	105,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Andrew Ivers

05-19-2022 17:21 UTC-5

Nguyen Eliminated

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Wendy Nguyen moved all in preflop and was called by Drew Abbadessa.

Nguyen had the while Abbadessa had the .

The board ran out and Nguyen was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew Abbadessa	316,000 226,000	226,000
Wendy Nguyen	Busted
Adrian Garduno	Busted

Tags: Drew Abbadessa Wendy Nguyen

05-19-2022 17:13 UTC-5

Table 41 Chip Heavy

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Bin Weng just joined table 41 to create a dynamic where that table has significantly more chips than the other two tables as five of the six players have big stacks. The total amount of chips at table 41 accounts for about 45% of the chips remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Ferro	805,000 49,000	49,000
Philip Shing	550,000 75,000	75,000
Bin Weng	515,000 -135,000	-135,000

Badr Imejjane	460,000 -15,000	-15,000
Alain Bauer	415,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ryan Riske	85,000 -95,000	-95,000

05-19-2022 17:02 UTC-5

Rapid Eliminations Continue

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With the stack depth being quite deep, the amount of elimination thus far in the day has been a surprise as nearly half the field has been trimmed before the first break has arrived.

After Christopher Sparks and Maxwell Young were eliminated, Jennifer Abad would follow them out the door as she shoved all in from the small blind. Soheb Porbandarwala had her sweat his cards with him and it was not what she wanted to see as he peeled the and called, while she had the .

The board ran out to miss the ace and send her out and bring the field to 19, and the average stack now even deeper at 81 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soheb Porbandarwala	592,000 337,000	337,000
Jennifer Abad	Busted
Maxwell Young	Busted
Christopher Sparks	Busted

Tags: Jennifer Abad Maxwell Young Soheb Porbandarwala

05-19-2022 16:58 UTC-5

Weng Powers Out Perrone

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Three-way action was on a flop of as Farid Jattin led out with a bet from the small blind, Bin Weng raised to 32,000 from the big blind. Michael Perrone called on the button and Jattin got out of the way.

The turn was the . Weng fired 47,000 and Perrone called again. The river was the . Weng led-jammed and Perrone had a decision to make for his remaining 155,000. He stewed it over for about three minutes before eventually laying it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	650,000 30,000	30,000

Farid Jattin	485,000 95,000	95,000
Michael Perrone	155,000 -94,000	-94,000

Tags: Farid Jattin Bin Weng Michael Perrone

05-19-2022 16:40 UTC-5

Shing Shaves Rathi Further Down

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A large pot was already in the middle as the board read . From early position Phillip Shing bet 66,000, Mahesh Rathi called.

Shing tabled the which was the best hand as Rathi mucked his cards and was knocked down to about twelve big blinds which he would go on and lose all of in subsequent hands to be eliminated after starting the day third in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Shing	475,000 5,000	5,000
Mahesh Rathi	Busted

Tags: Mahesh Rathi Phillip Shing

05-19-2022 16:35 UTC-5

Chip Count Update After First Level of the Day (full)

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After the first level of the day, the big winners have been Jacob Ferro, Philip Shing, John Gallaher, Badr Imejjane and Alain Bauer who have added substantial amounts to their stacks.

Bin Weng and Farid Jattin have tread water so far, while things have not gone as smoothly for Mahesh Rathi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Ferro	756,000 126,000	126,000
Bin Weng	620,000 30,000	30,000

John Gallaher	535,000 60,000	60,000
Badr Imejjane	475,000 -40,000	-40,000
Philip Shing	470,000 115,000	115,000
Alain Bauer	425,000 115,000	115,000
Farid Jattin	390,000 -51,000	-51,000
Soheb Porbandarwala	255,000 -12,500	-12,500
Jeremy lyons	253,000 25,000	25,000
Michael Perrone	249,000 -56,000	-56,000

Brandon Lulov	229,000 -18,000	-18,000
Blake Barousse	185,000 -8,500	-8,500
Noel Rodriguez	183,000 9,500	9,500
Ryan Riske	180,000 75,000	75,000
Andrew Ivers	165,000 -60,000	-60,000
Alex Foxen	153,000 64,000	64,000

Maxwell Young	133,000 -37,000	-37,000
Wendy Nguyen	116,000 -26,000	-26,000
Adrian Garduno	92,000 -18,000	-18,000
Drew Abbadessa	90,000 -35,500	-35,500
Jennifer Abad	90,000 3,000	3,000
Mahesh Rathi	50,000 -120,000	-120,000