2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
$374,800
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,000,000
Entries
617
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 4
Players Left
1

Afriat Five-Bets With Five-Three

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Under the gun, Steven Rivero raised to 160,000. Eric Afriat three-bet to 650,000 from the small blind. Rivero four-bet to 1,000,000.

Back on Afriat who five-bet to 2,000,000. Rivery waited some time before six-bet jamming all in. Afriat thought it out before folding his hand.

The stream revealed that Afriat had the {5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} while Rivero had the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
8,000,000
-1,800,000
-1,800,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Steven Rivero us
Steven Rivero
7,400,000
2,200,000
2,200,000

Tags: Eric AfriatSteven Rivero

Bauer Gets a Call

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Steven Rivero limped from the small blind and Alain Bauer checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. Action went check-check. The turn was the {9-Spades} Bauer bet 160,000, Rivero called.

The river came a third nine the {9-Clubs}. Bauer fired 650,000 and Rivero called after a moment.

Bauer tabled the {8-Spades}{7-Hearts} boat which beat the {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} of Rivero.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alain Bauer fr
Alain Bauer
13,200,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Steven Rivero us
Steven Rivero
5,700,000
-1,700,000
-1,700,000

Tags: Alain BauerSteven Rivero

Polk's Shove Gets Through

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Eric Afriat raised to 200,000 in the small blind. Doug Polk called in the big blind. The flop came {3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. Afriat bet 150,000, Polk came along.

The turn was the {8-Spades}. Afriat bet 400,000 and Polk came over the top with a shove to 980,000 which Afriat laid down.

Polk had the {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts} while Afriat had the {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds} as Polk moved back up to what he started the day with.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
9,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
2,200,000
95,000
95,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Doug PolkEric Afriat

Afriat Adds More

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Eric Afriat
Eric Afriat

Steven Rivero raised to 160,000 under the gun, Eric Afriat called in the small blind.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, action went check-check. The turn was the {4-Diamonds} to put four to a straight flush on board. Rivero bet 300,000 and Afriat called.

The river came the {10-Diamonds} to put a flush on the board. Rivero bet 900,000 and Afriat snap-called.

Afriat had the {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for the nut flush while Rivero had the {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs} to give Afriat the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
11,000,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Steven Rivero us
Steven Rivero
3,000,000
-2,300,000
-2,300,000

Tags: Eric AfriatSteven Rivero

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Afriat Sends Polk Short

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

As the stream was having technical difficulties, the flop showed {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Doug Polk bet and Eric Afriat called.

The turn was the {j-Diamonds}. Afriat bet 600,000 and Polk called.

The river came the {10-Hearts}, Afriat bet 1,500,000. Polk sighed and thought a while before he called and said "flush is good" indicating that Afriat had a flush as he collected the pot and the cards were not shown on the stream.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
13,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
1,700,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Doug PolkEric Afriat

Doug Polk Eliminated in 4th Place ($142,000)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Doug Polk
Doug Polk

Doug Polk moved all in for about ten big blinds from the button. Steven Rivero called in the small blind.

Doug Polk: {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Steven Rivero: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Polk would need a lot of help but the flop did not bring it as it came {a-Spades}{8-Spades}{j-Clubs} Polk would need running nines or running spades to survive, the turn was the {4-Hearts} to end his run as the {4-Diamonds} came on the river.

Polk walked away in fourth place after his nice run.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alain Bauer fr
Alain Bauer
13,100,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
12,200,000
-800,000
-800,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Steven Rivero us
Steven Rivero
4,900,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Profile photo of Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Doug PolkSteven Rivero

Rivero Gaining

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alain Bauer raised to 225,000 from the button, Steven Rivero defended the big blind.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}. It went check-check to the {6-Spades} turn. Rivero bet 200,000, Bauer min-raised to 400,000 and Rivero called.

The river came the {k-Diamonds}. It went check-check again.

Rivero had the {8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a pair of threes which won the pot as Bauer only had the {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alain Bauer fr
Alain Bauer
15,000,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Profile photo of Steven Rivero us
Steven Rivero
8,000,000
3,100,000
3,100,000
Profile photo of Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
7,000,000
-5,200,000
-5,200,000
WPT 3X Winner

Tags: Alain BauerSteven Rivero