Event #8: $1,600 Mystery Bounty
Day 1f Started
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #8: $1,600 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1f
Day 1f Starting at 5 p.m.
It is time for the sixth starting flight of Event #8: $1,600 Mystery Bounty 1 Million Guaranteed here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas. There have been a total of 121 entries thus far with Day 1e ongoing as the largest one yet and the upcoming weekend is expected to bring in the largest portion of registrants.
Matthew Mayer is on top of the field after bagging 581,500 in the Day 1a flight as that will be the mark to aim for in the subsequent flights.
All registrants will sit down to 40,000 in chips for the first day and will play down until just 12% of the field is left standing. There will be unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 7 for anyone who takes an unlucky exit or wants to jump in for the first time. Blinds will begin at 100/200 with 40 minutes to play each level.
All survivors of the Day 1 flights will return on Sunday, May 15. Anyone who bags more than once will get a bounty chip for each extra bag, playing their highest-valued stack moving forward. Each bounty can be redeemed on the second day for an envelope that contains a prize that ranges from $1,000 all the way up to the $100,000 first-place prize.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here throughout the day, so pop in for all of the updates.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Day 1f Underway
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Day 1f has started play with 17 entries at the jump.
Players in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 14,000 |
Lodge Championship Series Results Thus Far
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
The Lodge Championship Series is underway here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas. This series runs from May 4-24, having over $5 million in guarantees, including a $2 million guaranteed main event that begins on May 19.
Here is a look at some of the events that have been completed thus far, along with prize pools and winners.
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4 | Event #1 - NLH $300 Seniors | 172 | $43,000 | John Skrovan | Granger, TX | $9,557 |
| May 4 | Event #2 – PLO $500 | 119 | $50,575 | Pejman Niyati | Plano, TX | $15,173 |
| May 4 | Event #3 - NLH $1,000 Six Max | 125 | $110,000 | Badr Imejjane | Frisco, TX | *$24,673 |
| May 5 | Event #4 - NLH $400 Multi-Flight | 1,556 | $526,640 | Rudy Cadenas | Las Vegas, NV | *$54,231 |
| May 8 | Event #5 – NLH $600 Mystery Bounty | 528 | $300,000 | Mohammad Bagheri | Dallas, TX | $40,024 |
| May 10 | Event #6 – NLH $500 Tag Team | 34 | $20,000 | Matthew Sottek & Walter Glasier | Texas | $4,837 |
| May 10 | Event #7 – NLH $300 Veterans Charity Event | 47 | $15,000 | Roger Pettit | Killeen, TX | *$2,507 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
More Players Entered
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | 9,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
|
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40,000 | -13,000 |
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40,000 | -28,500 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
Dang Wins Six-Way Pot
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Six players were in a hand on the flop as it came 
. Everyone checked. The turn came the 
. Everyone checked again.
All six saw the 
on the river. All checked to Hieu Dang who was closing the action. He bet 3,200 which folded everyone out swiftly and he collected the family pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000 | 4,000 |
Brazdeikis Fires Three Barrels
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Four players were at the flop that read 
. Lukas Brazdeikis bet 600 which folded out two players and got one call from Ian Vertefuille.
The turn was the 
Brazdeikis fired 1,200 which was called to go to the river which came the . Brazdeikis fired a third barrel for 3,200 and this one was enough to fold out his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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37,000 | -3,000 |
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32,000 | 32,000 |