2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day: 3
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 3
Entries
39
Players Left
6

Thirty Minute Break (full)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The remaining players are now off on an extended 30-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
6,325,000
-225,000
-225,000
WPT 3X Winner
Nir Cohen us
Nir Cohen
5,370,000
120,000
120,000
Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
4,760,000
-540,000
-540,000
Alain Bauer fr
Alain Bauer
4,260,000
150,000
150,000
Steven Rivero us
Steven Rivero
2,580,000
205,000
205,000
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
1,785,000
5,000
5,000
Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
1,605,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Daniel Jones us
Daniel Jones
1,160,000
-115,000
-115,000
Scott Griffiths us
Scott Griffiths
1,075,000
150,000
150,000
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
900,000
115,000
115,000
Jonathan Dull us
Jonathan Dull
395,000
20,000
20,000
Mohammad Bagheri us
Mohammad Bagheri
375,000
-375,000
-375,000
Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
240,000
-105,000
-105,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Stephen Song Eliminated in 14th Place ($21,200)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Stephen Song
Stephen Song

Schuyler Thornton gathered a double after his wounding loss to Steven Rivero to regain his stack some. He was still short-stacked however and was covered by Stephen Song in a preflop all in.

Schuyler Thornton: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Stephen Song: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The flop came the {3-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. The turn was the {4-Spades} as Thornton started to stand up from the table but the seven from heaven the {7-Clubs} came down to keep Thornton alive and leave Song with just 60,000.

Song took it in stride when prodded about the bad beat.

"600 people would kill to be in this spot right now" Song said with a smile, referring to everyone else eliminated in the tournament before now.

He was all in for his tiny stack shortly after with {k-}{j-} vs the {10-}{10-} of Doug Polk. The board would not run out in Song's favor and he was eliminated

Player Chips Progress
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
1,780,000
1,515,000
1,515,000
Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
1,580,000
-195,000
-195,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Doug PolkSchuyler ThorntonStephen Song EliminatedSteven Rivero

William Nguyen Eliminated in 15th Place ($21,200)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
William Nguyen
William Nguyen

William Nguyen was all in with his short stack as a hand played out between Eric Afriat and Alain Bauer.

The board read {5-}{3-}{7-}{j-}{a-} on the river and Afriat bet which got Bauer to fold. Nguyen quickly flipped over his {8-}{4-} and walked away as Afriat had the {q-Spades}{10-Spades} which was enough to win the pot and send Nguyen away.

Player Chips Progress
William Nguyen us
William Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Alain BauerWilliam Nguyen Eliminated

Thornton Runs Into Straight

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action appeared on the river as the board had been run out to read {q-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}{j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. From the big blind, Schuyler Thornton bet 425,000. Steven Rivero moved all in from the cutoff. Thornton sighed a bit bet called quickly.

Rivero tabled the {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the straight which crushed the {j-}{j-} set of Thornton who was cut down significantly by the cooler.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Rivero us
Steven Rivero
2,375,000
1,025,000
1,025,000
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
265,000
-860,000
-860,000

Tags: Schuyler ThorntonSteven Rivero

Golden Nugget to Host $1,100 Buy-In, $1,000,000 GTD PokerNews Cup June 24-28

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget
PokerNews Cup Golden Nugget

This summer, Golden Nugget Las Vegas will play host to the 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. One of those events is the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup that will run from June 24-28.

The tournament will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 11 a.m. PT on Friday, June 24. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 respectively. The surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28. PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.

“We’re very excited to partner with our friends at Golden Nugget this summer to offer the PokerNews Cup in Las Vegas for the first time,” said Head of PokerNews Mark Powell-Bevan. “Not only will players have the opportunity at a seven-figure prize pool for an affordable buy-in, but they’ll also get to experience everything PokerNews has to offer including live updates, giveaways, videos, a live podcast, and more. It’s going to be one of the premier tournaments of the summer.”

“We’re especially excited about taking our partnership with PokerNews to the next level,” said Andy Rich, Golden Nugget Las Vegas Director of Poker Operations. “This is huge news for poker players, and we couldn’t be happier that all the action is right here at Golden Nugget during Grand Poker Series.”

For those looking to get into the PokerNews Cup event cheaper, there will be a $200 buy-in Mega Satellite guaranteeing 10 seats at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 23.

PokerNews Cup
PokerNews Cup

History of the PokerNews Cup

The first-ever PokerNews Cup took place in 2007 at Australia’s Crown Casino and saw Dory Zayner become the inaugural champion. The following year, Nali Kaselias won the same event while Darren Kramer claimed the title in the 2008 PokerNews Cup South African Poker Open. In 2009, it was Con Tsapkounis winning the third edition of PokerNews Cup Australia while Marc Naalden was victorious in the PokerNews Cup Alpine (Austria).

Jacob Long Eliminated in 16th Place ($17,000)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jacob Long
Jacob Long

Daniel Jones limped under the gun and Jacob Long moved all in for 90,000 from the hijack. Scott Griffith called in the big blind and Jones stuck around as well.

The players checked through the {10-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop and a {3-Diamonds} peeled off. Both put in around 115,000 to see the {q-Diamonds} river where Griffiths bet 100,000.

Jones called in the end, tabling {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a flopped ten but it was not enough to beat Griffths' {3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Long turned over {a-Spades}{3-Clubs} for not nearly enough to top the full house of Griffiths and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Jones us
Daniel Jones
1,275,000
125,000
125,000
Scott Griffiths us
Scott Griffiths
925,000
185,000
185,000
Jacob Long us
Jacob Long
Busted

Tags: Daniel JonesJacob LongScott Griffith

Afriat Sends Whittington Swimming in the Tank

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action came in on the river with a large pot of 600,000 in the middle. The board read {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. From the big blind Blake Whittington bet 320,000. Eric Afriat raised all in to force Whittington to make a massive decision for his tournament life.

Whittingon took his time as he thought it out and studied Afriat, trying to get any type of information off of him. He seemed genuinely on the 50/50 edge of what to do throughout the entire tank. Eventually, after multiple minutes, Afriat called clock. As the countdown wound down, Whittington still seemed torn and let the count expire to declare his hand dead.

Afriat eased Whittington's mind as he showed the {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} for the stone-cold nuts as Whittington claimed to have folded the {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flush.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
6,550,000
2,320,000
2,320,000
WPT 3X Winner
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
785,000
-635,000
-635,000

Tags: Blake WhittingtonEric Afriat

Andreas Ioakimides Eliminated in 17th Place ($17,000)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Andreas Ioakimides
Andreas Ioakimides

Farid Jattin raised from the button. Andreas Ioakimides shoved all in from the big blind and Jattin called.

Andreas Ioakimides: {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Farid Jattin: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

The flop came {j-Spades}{q-Spades}{2-Hearts}. The turn was the {k-Hearts} and the river the {k-Clubs} to finish the day for Ioakimides.

Player Chips Progress
Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
5,300,000
1,080,000
1,080,000
Andreas Ioakimides us
Andreas Ioakimides
Busted

Tags: Andreas IoakimidesFarid Jattin

Jattin Halts and Cohen Takes Over

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Farid Jattin opened to 60,000 and found three callers. Nir Cohen in the hijack, Andreas Ioakimides in the cutoff, and Schuyler Thornton in the big blind. The {k-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop fell on the felt and all four checked through to the {7-Clubs} turn card.

Jattin led out for 320,000 and Cohen called. The other two ducked out, leaving just Jattin and Cohen to see the {10-Spades} river. Jattin shifted gears and checked to Cohen who piled in a bet of 865,000.

It took a moment but Jattin ended up folding, shipping the pot to Cohen who didn't even have to show a card.

Player Chips Progress
Nir Cohen us
Nir Cohen
5,250,000
100,000
100,000
Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
4,220,000
-310,000
-310,000
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
1,125,000
450,000
450,000
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
1,045,000
-5,000
-5,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Andreas Ioakimides us
Andreas Ioakimides
715,000
-385,000
-385,000

Tags: Andreas IoakimidesFarid JattinNir CohenSchuyler Thornton

Afriat Taking From Bauer

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

From early position Alain Bauer three-bet to 340,000 over a raise from Eric Afriat in the small blind. Action was back on Afriat who four-bet to 1,000,000. Bauer thought for quite some time and played with his stack before folding. Afriat showed {a-}{a-}. Bauer claimed that he folded queens when he saw the aces.

A couple of hands later, the action was picked up on the turn as the board read {5-Spades}{9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. From the cutoff, Afriat bet 255,000, Bauer called. The river was the {3-Diamonds}. Afriat bet 1,000,000 and Bauer quickly folded {a-Spades}{j-Spades} face up.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
4,230,000
1,195,000
1,195,000
WPT 3X Winner
Alain Bauer fr
Alain Bauer
4,110,000
-1,555,000
-1,555,000

Tags: Alain BauerEric Ariat