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

05-20-2022 10:00 UTC-5

Welcome to Day 1c of the $2M GTD Main Event

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The first two flights have come and gone in Event 13: $3,000 Main Event $2 Million Guaranteed here in Round Rock, Texas at The Lodge Poker Club. A total of 122 entries were compiled in such flights and 48 advanced on to Day 2. Leading the way thus far is Raymond Brint who managed to bag 401,500 in Day 1a.

Day 1c is set to begin at 11 a.m. and all who sit down will see a stack of 50,000. Blinds will be a reasonable 50-minutes in length, giving plenty of time for the players to pick their spots. The late registration period will remain open until the start of Level 7 and the night will end after Level 9, or when just 15% of the field is left standing.

All survivors who advanced from a Day 1 flight will return Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m. for the second day. A total of ten levels will be played on the second, all being 60-minutes in length and all survivors will then bag up for Day 3. The third day will play down to just six players before the night commences, at 75-minute levels and will return to crown a champion on Tuesday, May 24.

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

Tags: Raymond Brint

05-20-2022 11:34 UTC-5

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Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

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05-20-2022 12:07 UTC-5

Bin Weng Takes a Seat After Late Night

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Bin Weng is the 40th entry in the field and has just taken a seat on Table 27. He looks surprisingly rested after spending 14 hours on the felt yesterday.

Weng's long grind ended around 4 a.m. during the final day of the High Roller just last night when he took an exit in 6th place for a respectable $21,123.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Bin Weng

05-20-2022 12:21 UTC-5

Moreno Already Stacking Piles

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

The most accomplished player to start Day 1c is also sitting on top of the field early.

Andrew Moreno has just under $3 million in career earnings and is off to a hot start thus far, having 121,000 after just one level.

It might be early but it most certainly wouldn't be a shock if he finishes on top of the field as well when it is time to bag up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	121,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Andrew Moreno

05-20-2022 12:50 UTC-5

Rodriguez Slows Down the Beat

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Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

On the hand before the blinds increased, a 700 raise by Frank Sill was called by Carlos Rodrigues on his left and Ricardo Alvarado on the big blind. A flop landed on the felt and Sill continued for 1,000.

Rodrigues bumped it up to 2,500, Alvarado folded and Sill quickly put in enough chips for a call. The dealer burned and turned a . Sill tapped this time to Rodriguez who fired in another 2,500.

A check-call from Sill brought the river and Sill checked his option one more. Rodriguez smiled, put his arm out, and began to check the pulse of his opponent.

He checked behind, tabling for two pair and Sill mucked face-up, shipping the pot to Rodriguez.

"His pulse was like a baby, I had to check," said a laughing Rodriguez while stacking his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Sill	79,000 29,000	29,000
Carlos Rodriguez	43,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Carlos Rodrigues Frank Sill Ricardo Alvarado

05-20-2022 13:45 UTC-5

Day 1c Gains Some Familiar Faces

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Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

The first break of the day is over in what is the biggest field thus far. Day 1c now has 86 entries with another three hours left in late registration, and some big names have just jumped into the flight.

One big name, in particular, is Canada's Eric Afriat who took home $100,000 just two nights ago in Event 9 after a heads-up deal. He is not the only canuck from that final table to take a seat as Kristen Foxen, who finished 5th for $34,834, is now in the field as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	50,000 50,000	50,000

Frank Stepuchin	50,000 50,000	50,000

Stephen Song	50,000 50,000	50,000

Andrew Robinson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Upeshka De Silva	50,000 50,000	50,000

Eric Afriat	50,000 50,000	50,000

Will Berry	50,000 50,000	50,000
Kristen Foxen	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jacob Ferro	50,000

Tags: Eric Afriat Kristen Foxen

05-20-2022 14:02 UTC-5

Action Heating Up After the Break

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Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

The flop was and action checked to Eric Afriat who bet 3,500. Wojciech Barzantny and Casey Brown both check-called, creating a healthy-sized pot.

The dealer burned and turned over an . Afriat saw each of his opponent's tap the table and bet once more, putting 8,500 into the pot.

Barzantny and Brown both called the amount, jacking up the pot for what might be an action river. A completed the board and little action ensued, having all three check through.

Barzantny opened his hand and revealed which ended up as the winner after his adversaries mucked their hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey Brown	132,000 132,000	132,000
Wojciech Barzantny	67,500 17,500	17,500
Eric Afriat	33,500 -16,500	-16,500

Tags: Casey Brown Eric Afriat Wojciech Barzantny

05-20-2022 14:21 UTC-5

Lodge Championship Series Results So Far

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Level 5 : 300/600, 600 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 $5,000 High Roller	82	$120,704	Michael Perrone	Chicago, IL	$120,704
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

05-20-2022 15:20 UTC-5

Alvarado Receives Early Birthday Present

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Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Ricardo Alvarado opened to 1,400 in middle position, and Peter Kaemmerlen, Frank Sill, and Max Hovenden all called. Brian Lamkin looked down at his hand from the big blind and elected to three-bet, making it 5,700.

Alvarado decided a four-bet was in order, putting in 13,500. The action folded to Lamkin who called to see the flop where he led out with an 11,000 bet.

The bet turned into a raise when Alvarado doubled it to 22,000. Lamkin called and the peeled off on the turn. Lamkin tapped his turn and a quick shove came from Alvarado.

Lamkin hit the time-bank button for over five minutes before coming to a decision. He called his 19,000 stack into the pot and held in his hand.

The hand was over when Alvarado tabled for a three cowboys. An insignificant completed the board and Lamkin stormed off, leaving all of his chips for Alvarado to stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Alvarado	128,000 63,000	63,000

Peter Kaemmerlen	105,000 21,000	21,000
Frank Sill	82,000 -18,000	-18,000
Max Hovenden	45,000 -5,000	-5,000
Brian Lamkin	Busted

Tags: Brian Lamkin Frank Sill Max Hovenden Peter Kaemmerlen Ricardo Alvarado

05-20-2022 16:10 UTC-5

Chips are Flying on Table 29

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Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The action picked up on a flop with the action checked to Eric Afriat who bet 3,300. Two folds made it Jacob Ferro's action, he elected to call and see the turn.

A quick tap by Ferro was met with a quick bet of 8,500 and Ferro instantly check-raised for a total of 20,400. Afriet took a moment but, he called and the fell.

Ferro threw in 25,000 after the third club hit the board. Afriet took several minutes before he declined and slowly pushed his hand into the muck.

The field now has a new leader heading into the break.