Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #9: $800 NLH
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$756,480
Entries
1,116
Level
29
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
112
Players Left
14
Cantu Gets There in Massive Pot
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jesus Cantu played a four-bet pot against Gerard Sukhram that the table reported after the fact.
Sukhram four-bet preflop and Cantu decided to take his hand to the flop. The dealer put out the 
and both players got all their chips into the middle.
Sukhram turned over the 
which had the 
of Cantu drawing thin. One of the best turns in the deck in the 
gave Cantu lots of hope and the miracle 
river completed the runner-runner flush that catapulted Cantu into the lead to scoop the 200,000 chip pot and eliminate Sukhram.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
Busted |
Tibbs Tabs Opponent
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Mark Tibbs was in a preflop flip as he held the 
vs the 
of his opponent.
The board ran out safely for the sixes as it came 
to give Tibbs a nice boost to hos stack and shrink the field by one more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Firicano Gets One Through
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
On the turn the board read 
. Pedram Ghassemi bet 12,500 and was called by Frank Firicano.
The river came the 
. Ghassemi slowed down and checked. Firicano jammed all in for about 14,200. Ghassemi folded his hand to send the chips to Firicano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
57,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
Shumard Goes for the Hero Call
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Three players looked at a flop of 
. Action checked to Caleb Shumard on the button who bet 4,200 and was called by Aden Salazar in the small blind and Mark Tibbs in middle position.
The turn brought the 
pairing the board and all three players checked.
The river was the 
and Salazar decided to lead for about a pot-sized bet of 17,300. Tibbs folded, but Shumard put together calling chips and put them over the line. Salazar showed the 
for the bluff, but Shumard flipped over the 
and yelled, "chop."
As he looked closer, though, he realized his hero call wouldn't be bringing any chips his way. "Oh no, the eight plays," he realized. It did, and Salazar was happy to scoop the pot with his ace high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Nguyen Gets Aggressive on the Flop
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Vu Nguyen raised preflop to 2,200 and got calls from Andrew Ostapchenko on the button and Frank Firicano in the big blind. The flop showed 
for the monotone board.
Firicano checked in flow and Nguyen bet 2,000. Ostapchecnko answered with a raise to 4,800 on the button. Firicano quickly folded. Nguyen considered his options and decided to ramp up the pressure with a three-bet to 11,500.
Ostapchenko looked at his cards one last time and threw them into the muck. Nguyen turned over the 
to show the semi-bluff. "Queen high was good," said Ostapchenko as Nguyen dragged his pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Varied Chip Counts
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
120,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
117,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
64,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Schmitt's Kings Survive a Scary Runout
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Three players saw the flop that read 
and Joel Schmitt bet 5,000. Jeffrey Fielder called the bet on the button and the big blind folded.
The turn brought the and Schmitt decided to check. Fielder now bet 7,500 and Schmitt check-called.
The river brought the 
and both players checked. Schmitt rolled over the 
and Fielder said, "nice hand," and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
40,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |