Event #8: $1,600 Mystery Bounty Day 1g | 2022 The Lodge Championship Series

05-14-2022 21:12 UTC-5

Full Chip Counts as End of Day Draws Near (full)

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Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Allen	848,000 590,000	590,000
Brian Lee	655,000 135,000	135,000
Kenneth Neyerlin	450,000 140,000	140,000
Devin Ullman	440,000 -16,000	-16,000
David Gonzalez	440,000 440,000	440,000
Gloria Jackson	434,000 -36,000	-36,000
Tim Gray	430,000 390,000	390,000
Alberto Chocron	356,000 66,000	66,000
Sande Slutsky	340,000 50,000	50,000
Luis Vargas Valtierra	310,000 180,000	180,000
Nir Cohen	290,000 290,000	290,000
Jason Aden	279,500 239,500	239,500
Jamey Hendrickson	250,000 -212,000	-212,000
Carlos Caldas	245,000 10,000	10,000
Seneca Easley	205,000 -30,000	-30,000
Suju Abraham	195,000 155,000	155,000
Daniel Armstrong	185,000 -10,000	-10,000
Daniel Marin	175,000 175,000	175,000
David Kim	155,000
Qing Lu	145,000 -135,000	-135,000
Joon Park	140,000 -15,000	-15,000
John Compton	120,000 -15,000	-15,000
Josh Beckenstein	120,000 -55,000	-55,000
Joshua Hale	120,000 120,000	120,000

Frank Ibarra	105,000 9,000	9,000

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05-14-2022 21:28 UTC-5

Allen Continues Reign of Terror; Hand-for-Hand in Play

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Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Daniel Armstrong opened to 13,000 from middle position, Josh Beckenstein called in the hijack and Daniel Allen stuck around as well from the small blind.

The dealer fanned out on the flop and the action checked to Armstrong who continued with a bet of 32,000. Beckenstein called and Allen then opted to check-raise, making it 200,000 to go. Armstrong called all in, having less than the raise of Allen and Beckenstein dipped.

Daniel Armstrong:
Daniel Allen:

Armstrong was in trouble with his aces after seeing the three nickels in Allen's hand. All hope for Armstrong disappeared when the dealer flipped over the turn, hitting Allen with quads fives to scoop the pot.

The elimination of Armstrong has now set the field at 25 players, meaning hand-for-hand is now in play as we wait for the Day 2 bubble to pop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Allen	1,120,000 272,000	272,000
Daniel Armstrong	Busted

Tags: Daniel Allen Daniel Armstrong Josh Beckenstein

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

05-14-2022 22:00 UTC-5

Chocron Stacks Lu to End the Night

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Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action picked up on the flop when Alberto Chocron threw in a bet and Qing Lu quickly shoved her stack, totaling around 125,000. Chocron instantly called and the room all waited patiently to see the cards. Once hands were completed on the other two tables, Lu stood up and revealed for top pair with the flush draw.

Chocron peeled over for top two and was leading the way. A turn was of no concern for Chocron and the river sealed it for him. Lu was eliminated as the Day 2 bubble and the rest of the field bagged up for the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Chocron	410,000 54,000	54,000
Qing Lu	Busted

Tags: Alberto Chocron Qing Lu

05-14-2022 22:20 UTC-5

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

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Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Allen	1,066,500 -53,500	-53,500
Brian Lee	769,500 114,500	114,500
Devin Ullman	546,000 106,000	106,000
David Gonzalez	542,500 102,500	102,500
Tim Gray	468,500 38,500	38,500
Kenneth Neyerlin	428,000 -22,000	-22,000
Sande Slutsky	423,000 83,000	83,000
Alberto Chocron	410,000
Jason Aden	386,500 107,000	107,000
Gloria Jackson	341,500 -92,500	-92,500
Luis Vargas Valtierra	302,000 -8,000	-8,000
David Kim	273,000 118,000	118,000
Seneca Easley	237,000 32,000	32,000
Jamey Hendrickson	236,000 -14,000	-14,000
Carlos Caldas	215,000 -30,000	-30,000
Josh Beckenstein	179,500 59,500	59,500
Suju Abraham	156,000 -39,000	-39,000
Nir Cohen	137,000 -153,000	-153,000
Joon Park	125,500 -14,500	-14,500
Daniel Marin	125,500 -49,500	-49,500
John Compton	119,000 -1,000	-1,000
Frank Ibarra	96,500 -8,500	-8,500
Joshua Hale	78,500 -41,500	-41,500

Jay Lee	72,500 2,500	2,500

05-14-2022 23:00 UTC-5

Daniel Allen Bags Seven-Figure Stack on Day 1g of $1M GTD Mystery Bounty to Take Overall Lead

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Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The penultimate flight of Event 8: $1,600 Mystery Bounty $1 Million Guaranteed has come to an end after 11 hours of heated action here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas. Day 1g ended as the biggest flight, having 191 entry slips collected when late registration had commenced, and just 24 found a Day 2 bag.

When the last chance saloon had closed for business it was Daniel Allen sitting on top of the leaderboard with his hefty 1,056,500 stack. It was not until the final four tables that he really started to heat up. His first real hand came with a set of fives versus Jamey Hendrickson who had top two, and he then followed that with a set of kings shortly afterward.

Allen took his newly acquired chips to the final three tables where he continued his heater. Daniel Armstrong called his stack all-in on a paired flop with his pocket aces and Allen tabled ten-five, giving him three nickels. The unlikely quad-making five peeled off on the turn and Armstrong took an exit, making Allen the first player to reach a seven-figure stack in this event.

Brian Lee is next on the leaderboard with 769,500 in chips after what was a relatively easy day for him. Lee seemed to increase his chips during every round, ending the night second overall. Rounding out the top five are Devin Ullman (546,000), David Gonzalez (542,500), and Tim Gray (468,500).

Top Five Counts of Day 1g

Rank	Player	Hometown	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Daniel Allen	Peoria, AZ	1,066,500	213
2	Brian Lee	Lubbock, TX	769,500	154
3	Devin Ullman	Naples, FL	546,000	109
4	David Gonzalez	Mission, TX	542,500	109
5	Tim Gray	Austin, TX	468,500	94

The 24 survivors will combine with the other flights for Day 2 tomorrow May 15, at 2 p.m. to find an Event 6 champion. Everyone on the final day will be guaranteed at least a min-cash and will have bounties in play, having every knockout earn a bounty chip that can be redeemed for a shot at the $100,000 top prize.

Day 2 will have blinds of 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. The prize pool, payouts, and seating chart will be posted prior to the start of play. Blind levels will increase to 60-minutes in length throughout the final day with a dinner break coming after six levels have been completed. The day will not stop until a winner has been named or a deal has been struck.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be here throughout the event, so stay tuned as the action unfolds here in the Lodge Championship Series.

Tags: Brian Lee Daniel Allen Daniel Armstrong David Gonzalez Devin Ullman Jamey Hendrickson Tim Gray