Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day 1d Completed
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
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
82
Players Left
34
Steven Sarmiento Bags Lead After Day 1d of Main Event
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Day 1d, the fourth of six flights in the Lodge Poker Championships Event #13: $3,000 Main Event has come to an end after nine levels of play. This flight attracted 82 entries, which played down to 34 players (~40% of the starting field).
The chip leader at the end of the night was Steven Sarmiento with 375,500 as he emerged with a large stack toward the end of the night and was able to continue the momentum over the line for the chip lead.
Top 5 Day 1d Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Sarmiento | Forrest Hills, CA | 375,500 | 188 |
| 2 | Darren Rabinowitz | Las Vegas, NV | 291,000 | 146 |
| 3 | Jeremy Becker | New York, NY | 242,500 | 122 |
| 4 | Casey Brown | Montgomery, TX | 222,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Collin Ball | Northlake, TX | 209,000 | 105 |
Second in chips was Darren Rabinowitz who bagged 291,000, Jeremy Becker was third with 242,500, Casey Brown in fourth win 222,000 and Collin Ball continued his nice series so far with a fifth place stack of 209,000.
Several notables advanced on to Day 2, including Chance Kornuth with 98,000, Adam Hendrix with 75,000 and Ki Rector was able to bag a stack of 32,000 after being as low as three big blinds in the final level of the night.
The surviving 34 players will return to action on Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m. for the second day of this event. 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.
PokerNews will be on hand to cover Days 1e and 1f tomorrow, in which promises to be the largest day yet at the Lodge Poker Club.
End of Day 1d Chip Counts (full)
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
375,500 | 500 |
|
291,000 | 226,000 |
|
242,500 | 242,500 |
|
222,000 | 222,000 |
|
209,000 | 4,000 |
|
205,500 | 35,500 |
|
199,500 | 65,500 |
|
173,500 | 98,500 |
|
|
153,500 | 153,500 |
|
150,000 | 51,000 |
|
|
142,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
129,000 | 129,000 |
|
126,000 | 126,000 |
|
124,500 | -32,500 |
|
119,000 | 44,000 |
|
111,000 | 6,000 |
|
102,000 | 102,000 |
|
98,000 | -69,000 |
|
92,000 | -6,000 |
|
80,500 | 80,500 |
|
75,000 | 22,000 |
|
71,000 | 31,000 |
|
|
70,500 | 70,500 |
|
67,500 | -77,500 |
|
67,000 | 3,000 |
Play Ended
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Full recap and chip counts to follow shortly.
Four More Hands
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The floor has drawn four more hands to be played before the end of the night.
Hendrix Survives on River
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Adam Hendrix was all in preflop holding the 
, at risk vs the 
of Chance Kornuth.
The flop came 
to pair Kornuth's seven. The turn was the 
and the river saved Hendrix's chances to bag as the 
came off to give him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
167,000 | 129,000 |
|
|
53,000 | 34,000 |
Chivukula Pips Rector
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Action was on the turn with the board reading 
. From the big blind, Ki Rector bet 5,300, he was raised by Venkat Chivukula in the cutoff to about 22,8000, Rector called after thinking for a while, leaving himself not much behind.
The river was the 
. Both players checked. rector turned over the 
for a pair of eights, which Chivukula had pipped with the 
. Rector pounded the table in frustration as he lost the important pot to a hand barely better than his.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,000 | 87,000 |
|
6,000 | -81,000 |
Bauer Takes Out Brunette
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Alain Bauer was seen taking all of the chips from Kenneth Brunette on a board of 
as Bauer had the 
straight while Brunette had the 
which was the losing hand as he got up from the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | -80,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Sarmiento Collects With Flush
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action was already played out on the river with a board reading 
. Steven Sarmiento had made a chunky bet on the river which was called by Ryan Riske.
Sarmiento's winning hand of the flush was showing and Riske's was mucked as he carved out a portion of his stick to send to his right.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
375,000 | 269,000 |
|
|
105,000 | -90,000 |