Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day 1e Completed
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day: 1e
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
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
169
Players Left
71
Dien Le Tops Day 1e to Take Overall Lead in LCS $2M GTD Main Event
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The penultimate flight of Event 13: $3,000 NLH $2 Million Guaranteed Main Event has now come to an end after nine levels of play here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas. A total of 169 slips were sold for Day 1e when late registration had closed and 71 found a bag when the night ended.
When the last chance saloon had closed for business it was Dien Le sitting on top of the field with 435,500 in chips. Le doubled with queens versus aces early in the day and never looked back. He is now the overall leader of this event with just one flight left to play.
The closest behind Le on the totem pole is Stephen Song with 291,000 in his Day 2 bag. Song career earnings are sitting just shy of $3 million in cashes and brings an aggressive style that is always exciting to watch. Rounding out the top five for this flight are Tad Macaraeg (267,000), Ryan Roussel (265,000), and Shawn Rice (263,500).
Top Five Counts of Day 1e
| RANK | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
| 1 | Dien Le | Bellevue, WA | 435,500 | 218 |
| 2 | Stephen Song | West Palm Beach, FL | 291,000 | 146 |
| 3 | Tad Macaraeg | Austin, TX | 267,000 | 134 |
| 4 | Ryan Roussel | New Orleans, LA | 265,000 | 133 |
| 5 | Shawn Rice | Lubbock, TX | 263,500 | 132 |
The biggest field of the night had some other familiar names finding a bag and some of those are Nir Cohen (215,000), Bin Weng (207,00), Jeremy Meacham (146,000), William Nguyen, and Guilebaldo Flores (103,500). Another face you can't forget to advance was Frank Stepuchin who ended with 126,500 for the night.
After nine levels, 71 runners from this flight found a bag and they will combine tomorrow with the other Day 1 survivors at 2 p.m. to play ten levels. 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.
That is a wrap for the penultimate Day 1 flight of the Main Event but PokerNews will be here until a champion has been crowned so tune in for all the action.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,500 | 302,500 |
|
291,000 | 171,000 |
|
267,000 | 10,500 |
|
265,000 | 215,000 |
|
263,500 | 133,500 |
|
258,500 | 188,500 |
|
232,000 | 182,000 |
|
231,500 | 181,500 |
|
215,000 | 146,500 |
|
213,500 | 213,500 |
|
212,000 | 67,000 |
|
207,000 | 2,000 |
|
193,000 | 58,000 |
|
185,500 | 45,500 |
|
180,500 | -59,500 |
|
179,000 | 27,000 |
|
176,000 | 51,000 |
|
168,500 | -11,500 |
|
|
155,500 | 105,500 |
|
146,000 | 75,000 |
|
144,000 | -101,000 |
|
143,500 | 67,500 |
|
143,000 | 143,000 |
|
139,500 | -28,500 |
|
126,500 | -21,500 |
Porter Takes Back-to-Back Hands vs. Russo
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Tad Macaraeg started the hand off when he raised to 5,000 in the cutoff and Andrew Porter then shoved the small blind for a total of 33,300. Anthony Russo shoved over the top from the big blind and Macaraeg let his cards slide.
Andrew Porter: 
Anthony Russo: 
Russo had Porter dominated but a very sweaty 
flop hit down on the board. The sweat ended quickly when Porter binked his flush on the 
turn and Russo was the drawing dead to the 
river.
On the next hand, Porter opened the button and Russo pushed in 17,700. Porter called and the two turned over their hands once again, but Russo was at risk this time.
Anthony Russo: 
Andrew Porter: 
The board ran out dry, having 
fill up the community and Porter took it down. Russo was eliminated just a few hands shy of a Day 2 bag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
256,500 | 111,500 |
|
92,000 | 42,000 |
|
Busted |
7 More Hands in Day 1e
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The tournament director has announced that Day 1e will play a total of seven more hands before bagging up for the night.
Fortuitous River Saves Hanberry
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Tyler Hanberry opened to 3,500 in the cutoff and Guilebaldo Flores then bumped it up to 8,500 on the button. George Abi-Zeid was in the big blind and four-bet to 21,500. Hanberry shoved it in, totaling 44,000 and Flores folded to Abi-Zei who snapped it off.
Tyler Hanberry:
George Abi-Zeid: 
A 
flop fanned out and cowboys held a grasp on the hand. The turn was the which left Hanberry with one last chance for romance.
Lady luck showed up for the date, hitting Hanberry with an river to scoop in the pot, besting the kings of Abi-Zeid to shoot past the 50,000 stack that he had been sitting on for most of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
168,000 | |
|
99,000 |
Flores Wakes Up with Rockets
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The action fell on Greg Himmelbrand who opted to shove from the small blind and Guilebaldo Flores called in the big blind.
Himmerlbrand tabled a strong looking 
but Flores had stronger, revealing 
. The board rolled out 
and Himmelbrand was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000 | 24,000 |
|
Busted |
Weng Is a Non-Believer
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The 
flop saw two check to Bin Weng who bet 5,200 into a pot that contained roughly 10,000. Ian Tang was the only player to call and the dealer flipped over an turn.
Both tapped the table to see a fall and Tang then threw in 21,000. Weng took his time but in the end, he called. Tang showed 
for a pair of sixes and Went quickly showed to pull in the pot with his ace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000 | 15,000 |
|
120,000 | -15,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
190,000 | 56,000 |
|
|
180,000 | 110,000 |
|
160,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
152,000 | 92,000 |
|
150,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
148,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
145,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
125,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
120,000 | 10,000 |
|
120,000 | 5,000 |
|
110,000 | 37,000 |
|
110,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
74,000 | 14,000 |
|
65,000 | 15,000 |