Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,000,000
Entries
617
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
44
Players Left
20
Maxwell Young Tops Day 1b Flight of $2M GTD Main Event
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The second flight of Event 13: $3,000 Main Event $2 Million Guaranteed has now hit the brakes after nine levels here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas. A total of 44 entry slips were sold on Day 1b, having just 20 of those slips turn into a Day 2 birth by night's end.
When the final buzzer went off it was Maxwell Young sitting in the top spot on the leaderboard. Young had a downfall during the midst of the day but fought his way back, taking his last chip-up from Michael Wang during the last 15-minutes of the night. Wang's ace-eight fell to the kings of Young to be eliminated, and Young went on to bag 226,000 for the Day 1b lead.
Ian Ivers shot up to second on the totem pole during the penultimate hand of his table. Ivers held big slick and was against the pocket jacks of Hunter Cichy. The turned board was clean for Cichy but a rivered deuce gave Ivers the wheel, sending Cichy on his way. Ivers ended the night with 196,000 thanks to that lucky river. Rounding out the top five are Gabriel Andrade (186,500), David Mzareulov (156,000), and Mahesh Rathi (151,000).
Top Five Counts of Day 1b
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxwell Young | North Palm Beach, FL | 226,000 | 118 |
| 2 | Ian Ivers | Canada | 196,000 | 98 |
| 3 | Gabriel Andrade | Houston, TX | 186,500 | 93 |
| 4 | David Mzareulov | Katy, TX | 156,000 | 78 |
| 5 | Mahesh Rathi | Austin, TX | 151,000 | 75 |
The most accomplished player to jump into the field today was Alex Foxen who quickly took an exit upon sitting down. Foxen's second bullet however went much better, ending the night with 144,500. Foxen has over $21 million in live career earnings and is a player that should be on everyone's radar heading into Day 2.
All 20 survivors from this flight will combine with the other five Day 1 flight survivors on Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m. for Day 2. Blinds will begin at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante and the levels will increase to 60-minutes in length. A total of ten levels will be played on the second day and all who remain will bag up for Day 3.
The second flight of the main event is now in the books but check out the High Roller that is still running as the PokerNews live reporting team brings the updates.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
226,000 | -18,000 |
|
196,000 | -9,000 |
|
186,500 | 56,500 |
|
156,000 | 1,000 |
|
151,000 | 6,000 |
|
144,500 | -15,500 |
|
137,500 | 59,500 |
|
136,000 | -74,000 |
|
114,500 | 93,500 |
|
106,500 | 34,500 |
|
92,500 | 2,500 |
|
90,000 | -400 |
|
81,500 | -58,500 |
|
76,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
63,500 | -11,500 |
|
|
61,500 | -83,500 |
|
56,500 | -7,500 |
|
50,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
41,000 | -4,000 |
|
34,000 | -63,000 |
End of Night Flip
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Hunter Cichy had all of his chips pushed into the pot, totaling around 72,000 and Ian Ivers called during the penultimate hand of their table.
Hunter Cichy: 
Ian Ivers: 
The classic flip saw Cichy hold strong on the turned board of 
, but a 
river built a wheel for Ivers, and Cichy was eliminated, dropping the field to just 20.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
Light Cards Scoop for Rathi
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Mahesh Rathi opened from the cutoff and John New pushed around 35,000 from the big blind. Rathi called and the cards went over.
John New: 
Mahesh Rathi: 
The board came down 
and Rathi's two pair brought him some chips, eliminating New from the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | 35,000 |
|
Busted |
Five More Hands
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The tournament clock has run down to the 10-minute mark and the tournament director has pulled a card for how many more hands. A total of five more hands will take place until players bag up for the night.
Young Stacks Wang as End of Day Appoaches
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Maxwell Young opened to 3,200 and Michael Wang moved all in, having around 30,000 and Young called without hesitation.
Michael Wang: 
Maxwell Young: 
The flop of 
gave some hope for Wang but that instantly vanished when the landed. Wang was then drawing dead to the river and Young took the lead of Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
244,000 | 105,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated counts of Final 25 (full)
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
155,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
145,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
139,000 | -16,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
110,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
97,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
90,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
78,000 | -37,000 |
|
|
75,000 | 26,000 |
|
|
72,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
71,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
70,000 | -7,000 |
|
|
64,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
45,000 | 9,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -22,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -10,000 |
|
40,000 | 19,800 |
|
|
32,000 | -13,000 |
|
24,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
21,000 | -51,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Armstrong Takes an Exit as Stone Adds Another Stack
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Connor Armstrong moved all in for his last 11,000. Kimberly Stone, Wendy Nguyen, and Mahesh Rathi called. The 
flop hit the table and Stone bet 20,000. Both Nguyen and Rathi folded, leaving just two for a showdown.
Armstrong flipped over 
and Stone showed . The runout sealed it for Stone who added another as the end of the day draws near and Armstrong was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
135,000 | 99,800 |
|
|
52,000 | -58,000 |
|
Busted |