2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
259
Players Left
39

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Bocka Gaining Traction as Bubble Draws Near

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jeremy Bocka
Jeremy Bocka

Adam Wells opened to 18,000 from the cutoff and Connor Armstrong then shoved for a total of 106,000 on the button. In the small blind was Jeremy Bocka, he pushed 223,000 total and Well ducked out.

Connor Armstrong: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Jeremy Bocka: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The flop fell {5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} between the two and Armstrong needed to hit or his night was. The {9-Spades} and {j-Hearts} fell on the turn and river, sealing the pot for Bocka who seems to have picked up some steam near the bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Wells us
Adam Wells
630,000
408,000
408,000
Jeremy Bocka us
Jeremy Bocka
365,000
302,000
302,000
Connor Armstrong us
Connor Armstrong
Busted

Tags: Adam WellsConnor ArmstrongJeremy Bocka

Brunette Gets Shove Through; Chip Counts Table 30

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The board read {7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} on the turn. The pot had about 55,000 in it. Kenneth Brunette jammed 220,000 from the big blind.

Nir Cohen thought in the hijack for several moments before he decided to fold. It was a much faster decision from Elliot Smith in the big blind as he folded immediately.

Player Chips Progress
Dien Le us
Dien Le
575,000
139,500
139,500
John Chen us
John Chen
505,000
260,000
260,000
Nir Cohen us
Nir Cohen
497,000
-3,000
-3,000
Brian Green us
Brian Green
470,000
377,500
377,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
415,000
-50,000
-50,000
Chad Keating us
Chad Keating
380,000
-210,000
-210,000
Kenneth Brunette us
Kenneth Brunette
265,000
184,000
184,000
Mohammad Bagheri us
Mohammad Bagheri
155,000
-55,000
-55,000
Ramin Kaikhah us
Ramin Kaikhah
120,000
-53,000
-53,000

Tags: Elliot SmithKenneth BrunetteNir Cohen

Song Reaches the Milly Mark

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Stephen Song
Stephen Song

As told by someone at the table, the action was on a {j-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Spades}{8-Clubs}{a-Clubs} board when Stephen Song checked his action. Bin Weng bet 115,000 and Song check-raised for all of it.

Weng took a brief moment but called off is 300,000 that he had behind, putting himself all in. Weng tabled {a-}{2-} without a spade, which was two spades less than the {q-Spades}{9-Spades} that Song held.

Song pulled in the pot and now sits above a million whole Weng was sent home.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
1,100,000
525,000
525,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Bin WengStephen Song

Assorted Counts and Eliminations

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Thong Nguyen us
Thong Nguyen
1,050,000
55,000
55,000
Michael Jagroo us
Michael Jagroo
730,000
90,000
90,000
Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
700,000
561,500
561,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Jason Brewer us
Jason Brewer
665,000
439,500
439,500
Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
530,000
5,000
5,000
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
515,000
225,000
225,000
WPT 1X Winner
John Gallahar us
John Gallahar
495,000
495,000
495,000
David Childs us
David Childs
390,000
-120,000
-120,000
Daniel Jones us
Daniel Jones
250,000
-212,000
-212,000
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
230,000
-260,000
-260,000
WPT 3X Winner
Michael Perrone us
Michael Perrone
210,000
146,500
146,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Brett Murray us
Brett Murray
175,000
-17,000
-17,000
Angelina Rich au
Angelina Rich
Busted
Kristen Foxen ca
Kristen Foxen
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Tim Gray us
Tim Gray
Busted
Benjamin Perez us
Benjamin Perez
Busted
Yayun Liu us
Yayun Liu
Busted
Casey Brown us
Casey Brown
Busted

Short Stacks Moving Near the Bubble

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On Table 34, Billy Ward moved all in, totaling 53,000 and Collin Ball called to put him at risk.

Billy Ward: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Collin Ball: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board fell {8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Ball took it down with his straight, dropping Ward from the field.

On Table 11, Andreas Ioakimides raised to 17,000 and Mark Mendez jammed 83,000 total. Ioakimides called and they took to a flip.

Mark Mendez: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Andreas Ioakimides: {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The dealer spread {q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Mendez held on for the double through Ioakimides.

Player Chips Progress
Andreas Ioakimides us
Andreas Ioakimides
730,000
650,000
650,000
Collin Ball us
Collin Ball
598,000
199,000
199,000
Mark Mendez us
Mark Mendez
175,000
49,000
49,000
Billy Ward us
Billy Ward
Busted

Tags: Andreas IoakimidesBilly WardCollin BallMark Mendez

Polk Gets Some Back

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Doug Polk's over a million stack appeared to be about a third shorter as Raymond Brint on his right had significantly more than previously.

Polk was at the turn with Eric Salazar with the board reading {j-Clubs}{5-Spades}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, Salazar bet 58,000, Polk called.

The river came the {8-Clubs}. Action went check-check, Polk showed the {k-}{10-} to win the hand as Salazar mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Brint us
Raymond Brint
945,000
470,000
470,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
770,000
-245,000
-245,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Eric Salazar us
Eric Salazar
645,000
155,000
155,000

Tags: Eric SalazarRaymond Brint

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Final 85 Taking 15

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

The Main Event field is now down to the final 85 runners and they have just started a 15-minute break. Upon returning the blinds will be 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante as the money bubble looms.

Bauer Bossing

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alain Bauer
Alain Bauer

Action was picked up on the river mid tank as the board read {10-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{j-Clubs}. The pot had a large amount of about 175,000 in the middle. On the button Alain Bauer had forced Aaron McEvoy, who was in the big blind, to make a decision for his tournament life with about 160,000 behind.

McEvoy shuffled his chips slowly and studied the hand in his head. Bauer sat back with his arms crossed waiting for the decision. Eventually, McEvoy folded and Bauer added the pot to his ever-increasing stack as he looks to make another deep run here in the Lodge Champioship Series.

Player Chips Progress
Alain Bauer fr
Alain Bauer
1,170,000
385,000
385,000
Aaron McEvoy us
Aaron McEvoy
160,000
4,000
4,000