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

05-21-2022 18:07 UTC-5

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Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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05-21-2022 17:32 UTC-5

Ansari Spikes Some Paint

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Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kamyar Ansari limped from under the gun and just two on his left was Anthony Russo who raised to 4,100. The action folded back around to Ansari and he quickly called, bringing down an flop.

Russo continued after his adversary checked, betting 2,000 and Ansari called. The action then checked through having a runout fill the board.

Ansari tabled for a pair of ladies and Russo chucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamyar Ansari	184,000	102,000
Anthony Russo	63,000	-20,000

Tags: Anthony Russo Kamyar Ansari

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

05-21-2022 17:19 UTC-5

Niyati Respectively Declines

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Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Pejman Niyati raised to 2,200 from middle position and Nir Cohen was on the small blind when he called. The dealer fanned out on the felt. Cohen tapped the table and Niyati bet 2,000.

Cohen took a brief moment but then check-raised to 5,100. A call by Niyati brought down the and both checked through to the .

On the river, Cohen bet 6,800 and Niyati respectively declined, tossing his cards into the muck and Cohen pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nir Cohen	68,500	8,500
Pejman Niyati	42,000	-9,000

Tags: Nir Cohen Pejman Niyati

05-21-2022 17:12 UTC-5

Assorted Counts

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Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Dao	240,000	190,000
Frank Stepuchin	130,000	60,000
Stephen Song	110,000	50,000
Bryan Piccioli	85,000	35,000
Anthony Russo	83,000	-27,000
Nir Cohen	60,000	60,000
Pejman Niyati	51,000
Lily Kiletto	34,000	-38,000

05-21-2022 17:03 UTC-5

Le Manages to Peel Some Luck

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Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Barbara Sargent was faced with a three-bet by Dien Le and she elected to four-bet shove. Le called for slightly less, having 65,500 and the cards were turned.

Barbara Sargent:
Dien Le:

Sargent took her dominating lead into a flop and looked as if she would send Le home. The unlikely peeled off as a turn card, flipping the narrative.

A completed the board and Le took down the hand for a full double, leaving Sargent with just two bigs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dien Le	133,000	133,000
Barbara Sargent	2,200	2,200

Tags: Barbara Sargent Dien Le

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

05-21-2022 16:44 UTC-5

Three More Levels

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Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The players have returned from their last break of the night and will now play three more levels. A total of 169 entry slips were gathered for this flight, bringing the total through the first five Day 1's to 494.

05-21-2022 16:32 UTC-5

Break Time for Day 1e

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Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The remaining field will now be taking a 15-minute break. Some of them enjoyed some grub thanks to @mixsonpoker who brought in some mouth-watering ribs.

The late registration period will end upon the completion of the break.

05-21-2022 16:21 UTC-5

Compton Chooses Correctly

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Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Mark Wong bet 8,000 on a turned board. The pot as around 29,000 and John Compton was on the other side of the table. Compton elected to call and the dealer completed the board with a

Wong fired again, this time for 16,500 and Compton hit the tank. After about two minutes, Compton called and tabled for the lower boat on board. Wong then turned over for the same hand and they chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Wong	185,000	135,000
John Compton	70,000	5,000

Tags: John Compton Mark Wong