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

05-19-2022 19:05 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Counts

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Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Collin Ball	80,000	11,500
Justin Belforti	71,000	21,000
Maxwell Young	70,400	4,400
William Jacobson	65,000	15,000
Samuel Panzica	65,000	-2,000
Mahesh Rathi	61,000	-15,000
Matthew Batoon	60,000	10,000
Hunter Cichy	57,000	7,000
Rodolfo Enriquez	55,000	5,000
Michael Wang	55,000	-3,000
Daniel Jones	55,000	5,000
Robert Hunt	53,000	9,500
Ian Ivers	51,000	51,000
Blake Whittington	50,000	50,000
Connor Armstrong	48,000	-2,000
Joshua Field	45,000	45,000
Wendy Nguyen	44,000	-1,000
Russell Koch	43,000	43,000
David Tobin	41,000	13,000
Adam Cowsert	41,000	-9,000
George Bronstein	32,000	-18,000
John New	31,500	-2,500
Kimberly Stone	23,000	-3,000
Senhao Cao	12,000	-3,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

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 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
Chase Griesbach	62,000	62,000
Wendy Nguyen	45,000	-5,000
Robert Hunt	43,500	43,500

Tags: Mahesh Rathi Robert Hunt

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
Senhao Cao	15,000	-35,000

Tags: Samuel Panzica Senhao Cao

05-19-2022 18:07 UTC-5

More Players Jump into Second Flight

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Cowsert	50,000
Senhao Cao	50,000
Hunter Cichy	50,000
Wendy Nguyen	50,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

05-19-2022 17:55 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Counts

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Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Collin Ball	68,500	18,500
Maxwell Young	66,000	16,000
Mahesh Rathi	60,000
Michael Wang	58,000	8,000
Jake Stein	50,000	50,000
Connor Armstrong	50,000	50,000
John New	34,000	-16,000
David Tobin	28,000	-22,000
Kimberly Stone	26,000	-24,000

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 17:20 UTC-5

Early Day 1b Runners

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Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodolfo Enriquez	50,000
Samuel Panzica	50,000
David Tobin	50,000
Maxwell Young	50,000
Matthew Batoon	50,000
Collin Ball	50,000
John New	50,000
Michael Wang	50,000	32,800
William Jacobson	50,000
George Bronstein	50,000
Kimberly Stone	50,000	50,000
Daniel Jones	50,000
Hunter Cichy	50,000
Justin Belforti	50,000