Event #13: $3,000 Main Event Day 1b | 2022 The Lodge Championship Series

05-19-2022 16:27 UTC-5

Main Event Keeps Rolling with Day 1b at 5PM

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The Lodge Championship Series has been a thrilling ride over the last two weeks but everything has been leading up to today as Event 13: $3,000 NLH Main Event $2,000,000 Guaranteed is now underway here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas.

The Main Event will have all hopefuls start with 50,000 chips in a structure that is sure to give plenty of play during the 50-minute blind levels. Unlike the previous events that were played down to the money, Day 1's will halt after nine levels of play or when the field has been shaved down to the final 15%, whichever comes first.

Day 1b is the second of six starting flights on the schedule for this event. All survivors who advanced from a Day 1 flight will return Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m. for the second day where the blinds will increase to 60-minutes. Day 2 will not halt until Level 19 has been met, sending whoever is left to Day 3 for 75-minute levels and a day that will end when just six remain.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the updates throughout the event, so stay tuned as all of the action unfolds.

05-19-2022 17:29 UTC-5

Lodge Championship Series Results So Far

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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 today, 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*
May 11	Event #8 - NLH $1600 Mystery Bounty	659	$1,000,000	Zachary Hambrice	San Antonio, TX	$96,408*
May 15	Event #9 - NLH $800	1,116	$756,480	Alexis Meyer	Monterrey, MX	$113,367*
May 18	Event #10 - NLH - High Roller	TBD	TBD	TBD
May 18	Event #11 - BIG O $500	140	$59,500	Diego Diaz	Leander, TX	$12,140
May 18	Event #12 - NLH Freezeout $300	215	$53,750	Justin Belforti	Medway, MA	$13,343

05-19-2022 18:25 UTC-5

Flop Hits Cao and Panzica

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

The action picked up on the flop when Senhao Cao bet 3,500. Samuel Panzica raised to 10,500, Cao quickly shoved and Panzica called for less, having around 32,000 in his stack.

Samuel Panzica:
Senhao Cao:

Cao flopped the nuts but needed to dodge some clubs to take it home. The dealer burned and turned an which hit Panzica with his flush.

Cao then shook his head as he was drawing dead to the river card, shipping a large portion of his stack over to Panzica.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Panzica	67,000 17,000	17,000

Senhao Cao	15,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Samuel Panzica Senhao Cao

05-19-2022 18:42 UTC-5

Rathi Takes Over a Hand Before Break

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Wendy Nguyen opened to 700, finding two callers in Robert Hunt and Mahesh Rathi. The flop fell and Rathi bet around 1,000. Nguyen and Hunt called to see the turn.

Rathi tossed in 4,000 which quickly received a fold from Nguyen but Hunt stuck around for the river. Rathi reached into his stack and pulled out 8,000 for the pot. Hunt took a moment but threw his hand into the muck and Rathi took down another hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahesh Rathi	76,000 16,000	16,000
Chase Griesbach	62,000 62,000	62,000
Wendy Nguyen	45,000 -5,000	-5,000
Robert Hunt	43,500 43,500	43,500

Tags: Mahesh Rathi Robert Hunt

05-19-2022 18:44 UTC-5

Golden Nugget to Host $1,100 Buy-In, $1,000,000 GTD PokerNews Cup June 24-28

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

This summer, Golden Nugget Las Vegas will play host to the 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. One of those events is the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup that will run from June 24-28.

The tournament will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 11 a.m. PT on Friday, June 24. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 respectively. The surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28. PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.

“We’re very excited to partner with our friends at Golden Nugget this summer to offer the PokerNews Cup in Las Vegas for the first time,” said Head of PokerNews Mark Powell-Bevan. “Not only will players have the opportunity at a seven-figure prize pool for an affordable buy-in, but they’ll also get to experience everything PokerNews has to offer including live updates, giveaways, videos, a live podcast, and more. It’s going to be one of the premier tournaments of the summer.”

“We’re especially excited about taking our partnership with PokerNews to the next level,” said Andy Rich, Golden Nugget Las Vegas Director of Poker Operations. “This is huge news for poker players, and we couldn’t be happier that all the action is right here at Golden Nugget during Grand Poker Series.”

For those looking to get into the PokerNews Cup event cheaper, there will be a $200 buy-in Mega Satellite guaranteeing 10 seats at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 23.

History of the PokerNews Cup

The first-ever PokerNews Cup took place in 2007 at Australia’s Crown Casino and saw Dory Zayner become the inaugural champion. The following year, Nali Kaselias won the same event while Darren Kramer claimed the title in the 2008 PokerNews Cup South African Poker Open. In 2009, it was Con Tsapkounis winning the third edition of PokerNews Cup Australia while Marc Naalden was victorious in the PokerNews Cup Alpine (Austria).

05-19-2022 19:29 UTC-5

Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!

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Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live-action that you're involved in.

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05-19-2022 20:16 UTC-5

Foxen Takes a Seat, Jacobson Takes Some Chips

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Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Alex Foxen has just taken a seat here on Day 1b and it took just one hand for him to start throwing some chips around.

Foxen opened from middle position to 900 and Mahesh Rathi called on his direct left. William Jacobson was in the hijack when he three-bet 4,200.

Foxen took a quick moment but ultimately, he elected to make his first hand an exciting one and four-bet, making it 10,500. Rathi ducked out and Jacobson then bumped it up to 27,500.

Foxen quickly folded to the five-bet of Jacobson who pulled in the pot, taking a nice chunk from Foxen on his first hand of the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Jacobson	77,500 12,500	12,500
Alex Foxen	39,500

Tags: Mahesh Rathi William Jacobson Alex Foxen

05-19-2022 21:06 UTC-5

Rathi Flips with Foxen

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Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Alex Foxen moved his remaining stack of 6,800 into the pot and Mahesh Rathi hooked him up with a call.

Alex Foxen:
Mahesh Rathi:

The dealer spread out on the felt and Rathi's sixes held on for the win. Foxen busted but quickly bought back into the event, taking a seat at Table 30.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahesh Rathi	127,000 12,000	12,000
Alex Foxen	50,000 10,500	10,500

Tags: Mahesh Rathi Alex Foxen

05-19-2022 21:22 UTC-5

Ball Slows It Down, Koch Catches up

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Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

David Tobin had a raise of 3,200 in front of him from under the gun and Collin Ball raised to 8,100 in the hijack. Russell Koch was in the big blind with a decision and in the end, he raised to 16,600. Tobin quickly declined and Ball called.

The dealer fanned out and Koch continued with a bet of 21,000. A quick moment of thought from Ball ended with a call. A turn peeled off and both checked through to the river where Koch checked once more.

Ball announced that he was all-in, and Koch instantly called. Ball turned over for a flopped bullet but Koch then revealed , giving him a rivered boat to end the night of Ball.

Player	Chips	Progress
Russell Koch	180,000 98,000	98,000
Collin Ball	Busted

Tags: Collin Ball David Tobin Russell Koch

05-19-2022 21:45 UTC-5

Stein Takes a Flip with Foxen

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Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The second bullet of Alex Foxen had been going well, having over 120,000 chips to start the hand. Foxen opened, Jake Stein jammed 15,900 and Foxen easily called in search of another pot.

Jake Stein:
Alex Foxen: