Event #9: $800 NLH | 2022 The Lodge Championship Series

05-18-2022 21:34 UTC-5

Jeremy Whalen Eliminated in 19th Place ($6,127)

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Level 23 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Johnathan Morrell opened to 175,000 and Jeremy Whalen then three-bet shoved 590,000. Morrell called and the players turned them over.

Jeremy Whalen:
Johnathan Morrell:

The board came down and Morrell won the hand with a boat. Whalen took an exit, leaving just two tables in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnathan Morrell	1,900,000 550,000	550,000
Jeremy Whalen	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Whalen Johnathan Morrell

05-18-2022 21:32 UTC-5

Sung Kim Eliminated in 20th Place ($6,127)

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Level 23 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sung Kim was first to act and shoved 985,000 from under the gun. In the cutoff was Eric Afriat who decided to call and then James Calderaro made it really interesting when he pushed over the top from the big blind. Afriat snap-called for 1,030,000 more than Kim had and the three turned the over.

Sung Kim:
Eric Afriat:
James Calderaro:

"I know a queen is coming!" said Calderaro, and Afriat replied "This one is meant to be for me," with a smile.

The dealer fanned out and Afriat appeared to be right. A turn left just one out from Afriat scooping and the was not it. Afriat took down the entire pot, eliminating Kim from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	5,195,000 3,095,000	3,095,000

James Calderaro	525,000 -1,325,000	-1,325,000

Sung Kim	Busted

Tags: Eric Afriat James Calderaro Sung Kim

05-18-2022 21:18 UTC-5

Andrew Ostapchenko Eliminated 21st ($6,127)

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Level 22 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Andrew Ostapchenko went all in preflop and found a caller in Michael Wang.

The race was on as Ostapchenko had and Wang had . The board came clean for Wang with and Ostapchenko's day came to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	2,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	Busted

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Michael Wang

05-18-2022 21:05 UTC-5

John Compton Eliminated in 23rd Place ($5,144)

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Level 22 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Upon arrival, the action was on fourth street between John Compton and Collin Ball. There was roughly 500,000 in the pot when Ball threw in a light bet, having on the board.

Compton check-jammed for more than the pot and Ball obliged. Compton turned over for just ace-high and was behind the of Ball.

The river came a and Ball pulled in all the chips, dropping Compton from the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Collin Ball	2,900,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
John Compton	Busted

Tags: Collin Ball John Compton

05-18-2022 20:55 UTC-5

Vy Nguyen Eliminated in 25th Place ($4,161)

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Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Vy Nguyen pushed all in preflop for about seven big blinds and was called by Evan Burrow who had slightly more than him and put Nguyen at risk.

Nguyen had the and Burrow had the for two overs. The flop came clean for Nguyen who couldn't look at the board. As the turn fell the , he asked the man next to him. "How'd I do? Did I win?" as he hadn't yet brought himself to look.

His neighbor shook his head no. "Got you on the turn."

The river was no help and Nguyen was eliminated in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Burrow	1,100,000 550,000	550,000
Vy Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Evan Burrow Vy Nguyen

05-18-2022 20:47 UTC-5

Jonathon Castellanos Eliminated in 26th Place ($4,167)

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Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action fell on Jonathon Castellanos in the cutoff position and he moved it all into the middle for a total of 500,000. Johnathan Morrell took some time to make a decision in the big blind but in the end, he threw in a chip to call and Castellanos was at risk.

Jonathon Castellanos:
Johnathan Morrell:

Ladies were in full swing at the final three tables but Castellanos was not as fortunate as Aden Salazar who just knocked out Michael Rossitto with them.

Morrell took a commanding lead on the flop and Castellanos was eliminated after the hit the board, falling in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnathan Morrell	1,350,000 465,000	465,000
Jonathon Castellanos	Busted

Tags: Aden Salazar Johnathan Morrell Jonathon Castellanos

05-18-2022 20:36 UTC-5

Michael Rossitto Eliminated in 27th Place ($4,161)

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Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aden Salazar opened and on his direct left was Michael Rossitto who shoved for around 1.5 million. Salazar called and the cards were turned over.

Michael Rossitto:
Aden Salazar:

The flop was an instant killer when hit the felt, giving Salazar a set of ladies. A turned proved that it is always a sweat but an missed the flush draw of Rossitto and Salazar pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aden Salazar	6,050,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Michael Rossitto	Busted

Tags: Aden Salazar Michael Rossitto

05-18-2022 20:17 UTC-5

Ball Rolls Over Tran

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Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Collin Ball opened from the hijack before Tony Tran decided to go all in for about 8 big blinds on the button.

It got back around to Ball who called and flipped up . "You deserve this one," he told his opponent.

Tran flipped over and was looking for an ace to stay alive.

The board gave him a pair of nines but no more, and Tran was eliminated in 28th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Collin Ball	1,100,000 610,000	610,000
Tony Tran	Busted

Tags: Collin Ball Tony Tran

05-18-2022 20:05 UTC-5

Afriat Straightens Out Kim

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Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action picks up on the turn with a pot of about 450,000. The board showed and Eric Afriat checked over to Sung Kim who bet 160,000 in position. Afriat called.

The turn brought the , putting a four-liner on the board and action went check-check.

The river fell the and Afriat now led into Kim to the tune of 250,000. Kim shook his head but ultimately put the chips in the pot.

Afriat turned over the for the straight to the king and Kim mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Afriat	1,650,000 750,000	750,000

Sung Kim	350,000 -750,000	-750,000

Tags: Eric Afriat Sung Kim

05-18-2022 19:52 UTC-5

Salazar Sinks Whittington and Soars as a Leader

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Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Blake Whittington shoved about ten big blinds from middle position. Aden Salazar shoved over the top with a massive stack and the table covered.

James Calderaro considered committing his stack as well from the big blind. Ultimately, he decided to fold and let the other two battle it out.

Whittington showed while Salazar flipped .

"No!" exclaimed Calderaro when he saw what he would have been up against.

The board came out ace-high and Salazar added even more chips to his stack. "Ace queen?" asked Salazar. But Calderaro didn't share what caused his pain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aden Salazar	4,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Blake Whittington	Busted

Tags: Aden Salazar Blake Whittington James Calderaro