2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
78
Players Left
28

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Conrad Simpson us
Conrad Simpson
175,000
125,000
125,000
Maxx Coleman us
Maxx Coleman
102,000
52,000
52,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Rossitto us
Michael Rossitto
86,700
86,700
86,700
Michael Jozoff us
Michael Jozoff
86,000
-16,000
-16,000
Upeshka Desilva us
Upeshka Desilva
83,000
33,000
33,000
Angelina Rich au
Angelina Rich
77,000
27,000
27,000
Kimberly Stone us
Kimberly Stone
53,000
-7,000
-7,000
Andrew Ostapchenko us
Andrew Ostapchenko
32,000
-18,000
-18,000
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
17,200
-32,800
-32,800
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Andrew OstapchenkoAngelina RichConrad SimpsonKimberly StoneMaxx ColemanMichael JozoffMichael RossittoMichael WangUpeshka Desilva

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Tran Turns Stone Into Dust

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tony Tran
Tony Tran

Action picks up on the turn with a board showing {6-Spades}{q-Spades}{k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Stone had position and had bet 12,000 into a pot of about 28,000. Her opponent, Tony Tran, put in the min-check-raise to 24,000. After some thought, Stone made the call, leaving herself about 24,000 behind.

The {a-Clubs} hit the river and Tran moved all in quickly by placing a large stack of 5,000 value chips across the line. Stone started talking to herself.

"It's so stupid. I didn't realize how few chips I had and now I've hit my hand."

No snap call is good. Can I guess her hand without getting in trouble?" asked Tran.

"I don't know," said the dealer.

"I guess I'll just shut up then," Tran laughed.

After some deliberation, Stone did indeed put in the call. Tran showed the {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades} for flopped trips. Stone accidentally threw her cards into the muck before revealing them as required.

"I have to flip them," and the dealer attempted to retrieve them from the muck. He pulled out the {a-Spades}{4-Clubs}.

"That wasn't them," said Stone before she exited the area.

"Just report that hand as Ace-King," said the table.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Tran us
Tony Tran
2,100,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Kimberly Stone us
Kimberly Stone
Busted

Tags: Kimberly StoneTony Tran

Stepuchin Livens up the Place

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Frank Stepuchin
Frank Stepuchin

Frank Stepuchin is in the mix at the Main Event. He showed up with a football and a brew in hand.

"Can you throw that football over the mountains?" asked someone from a nearby table.

"What's the over/under on this guy getting DQ'ed from too many penalties?" asked James Calderaro.

Stepuchin was obviously worried about getting too many penalties, so he decided to tape his mouth shut for his own best interest.

Stepuchin has livened up the area and will try to run up a stack while he brings smiles to those around him.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Stepuchin us
Frank Stepuchin
50,000
50,000
50,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Frank StepuchinJames Calderaro

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Calderaro Makes a Play and Smith Makes a Call

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
James Calderaro
James Calderaro

Action picked up on the river with a scary board of {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. James Calderaro had position and made a bet of 30,000 into a pot of about 60,000 after action had checked to him.

Elliot Smith went deep into the tank.

"Can I look at my phone?" asked Calderaro, and the dealer shook his head.

Smith eventually landed on a call for a large portion of his remaining chips.

Calderaro flipped up the {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}.

"Nice hand, sir," said Smith who also flipped up {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

"That is a bad player. Bad," said Calderaro with a smile and both players shared a laugh. "Jesus Christ, man, everything beats you."

Everything except Calderaro's hand, which resulted in a chop and a few laughs.

Player Chips Progress
James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
80,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
70,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Elliot SmithJames Calderaro

Smith's Bullets Gun Down the Button

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
ELLIOT SMITH
ELLIOT SMITH

Henry Porcaro raised on the button to 5,500 before immediately getting three-bet by Elliot Smith to 20,000.

Porcaro eyed up Smith's stack. He decided to go all in, and had his opponent covered. Unfortunately for him. his opponent snap called and said, "I have aces."

Smith did have {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}. Porcaro revealed that he made the move with {a-Spades}{3-Diamonds} from the button. "I only make that move once per tournament," said Porcaro.

This time, the board gave him not much with {10-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}. The turn brought in a gutshot with the {2-Diamonds}, but the {8-Diamonds} missed him.

"That play would have worked almost all the time," said Smith. "I admire the effort."

Smith scooped the massive pot that catapults him to one of the day's chip leaders.

Player Chips Progress
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
302,000
232,000
232,000
Henry Porcaro us
Henry Porcaro
29,000
-181,000
-181,000

Tags: Elliot SmithHenry Porcaro

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Brint Has His Opponent All Mixed Up

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Raymond Brint
Raymond Brint

Raymond Brint raised to 5,000 from late position and got one caller, Cameron Mixson, from the small blind.

The flop came {8-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Mixson started with a check and Brint checked behind.

The turn was the {j-Hearts} and Mixson now led for about 4,500. Brint decided to call.

On the river {3-Clubs}, Mixson again led, this time for 8,500. Brint didn't call, instead, he raised it up to 20,000. This sent Mixson into the tank. After about a minute, he made the call only to see the bad news.

Bring rolled over {8-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for flopped trips and he added to his large stack.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Brint us
Raymond Brint
370,000
94,900
94,900
Day 1A Chip Leader
Cameron Mixson us
Cameron Mixson
65,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: Cameron MixsonRaymond Brint

Henry Wins a Flip

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Dean Henry
Dean Henry

Action picked up with Jesse Solano going all in over an open for about 32,000. His shove didn't make it far, Dean Henry also went all in behind for 120,000 and all other players folded.

Solano showed his {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Henry flipped the {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. The board came out all low cards, but with two diamonds. The turn and river both brought diamonds as well, and Henry made a four-card flush to eliminate Solano.

"Weird way to win it," said Henry, but he didn't complain as he scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dean Henry us
Dean Henry
120,000
120,000
120,000
Jesse Solano us
Jesse Solano
Busted

Tags: Dean HenryJesse Solano