Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
39
Players Left
6
Eric Afriat Leads as Doug Polk Makes Final Six of the Main Event
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Day 3 of Event #13 $3,000 Main Event has come to an end after about eight hours of play that saw the day begin with 39 players and end with only six.
Eric Afriat ended the day as chip leader with 9,355,000 leads the six remaining players. Afriat took the reins midway through the day and spun his stack up to the top, he would level out at the start of the final table before hitting turbo to the top once again before the end of the night with a few key hands.
Second in chips to end the night was Alain Bauer with 7,880,000. He had a similar trajectory to Afriat as he put the pedal to the medal in the final few hands to skyrocket to the top after having become a serious player about halfway through the day.
Nir Cohen finished the day in third place with 6,225,000 after he won a large portion of his stack before the final table.
Final Table
| SEAT | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
| 1 | Steven Rivero | Hialeah, FL | 3,495,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Alain Bauer | Scotland | 7,880,000 | 131 |
| 4 | Daniel Jones | Las Vegas, NV | 1,740,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Eric Afriat | Miami Beach, FL | 9,355,000 | 156 |
| 6 | Doug Polk | Las Vegas, NV | 2,105,000 | 35 |
| 9 | Nir Cohen | Brooklyn, NY | 6,225,000 | 104 |
Steven Rivero with 3,495,000 and Daniel Jones with 1,740,000 also ended the night with chips.
But the story of the tournament continued as Doug Polk was able to find his way to bag and the final six, where he will sure to be the feature act on the streaming final table tomorrow. He finished fifth in chips with 2,105,000.
The day began with 39 players and was quickly cut down to the final three tables in just over an hour.
Some well-known players were cut down during the march to the final table, including Andrew Moreno in 22nd, Alex Keating in 20th after having had a large chip count in the early parts of the day and Stephen Song was eliminated in fourteenth in a brutal way when his kings were spilled by a rivered set of sevens.
The final table would be reached at around 9 p.m. where Mohammad Bagheri would become the first victim against Afriat in ninth place. Schuyler Thornton was then taken out in eighth place by Cohen and to end the night, Farid Jattin went from one of the biggest stacks to start the final table to out the door on the live stream bubble after losing big hands to Bauer and Afriat before being finished off by Rivero
The remaining six players return to the scene of the battle tomorrow at 2 p.m. to blinds at 32:38 left in Level 25 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 where they will play down to the winner.
The action will be live-streamed on a thirty-minute delay on the Lodge youtube channel. PokerNews updates will follow the live streaming.
Day 3 Over
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Day 3 has come to an end with six players bagging. Eric Afriat has the chip lead. A full recap will be posted shortly.
End of Day 3 Chip Counts
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,355,000 | -5,000 |
|
7,880,000 | 70,000 |
|
6,225,000 | -625,000 |
|
3,495,000 | |
|
2,105,000 | -385,000 |
|
1,740,000 | 120,000 |
Farid Jattin Eliminated in 7th Place ($59,600)
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Steven Rivero raised from the button, Farid Jattin moved all in for 1,085,000 from the small blind. Rivero thought for about 10 seconds before he called.
Fardi Jattin: 
Steven Rivero: 
The flop came 
to keep Rivero in the lead. The turn was the 
and the river came the 
and Jattin's fall from the top of the counts to out the door as the stream bubble boy was complete.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,495,000 | 860,000 |
|
Busted |
Afriat Clips Jattin on the River
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Eric Afriat opened from the hijack, making it 150,000 to go and Farid Jattin defended his big blind to see the 
flop. Jattin check-called a bet of 175,000 from the Canadian on the flop, and the turn was an .
Jattin tapped once more and Afriat put in 500,000. It took about 30-seconds but Jattin called and the 
completed the board. Afriat saw action check to him and this time he came out firing, betting 1.5 million.
The decision took Jattin over a minute but ultimately, he called. Afriat quickly tabled 
for a rivered straight and Jattin mucked, shipping a good chunk of his stack to Afriat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,360,000 | 3,160,000 |
|
|
1,085,000 | -2,435,000 |
Cohen Bluffs Out Afriat
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Action was joined on the turn. The board read 
. From middle position, Nir Cohen bet 380,000. Eric Afriat raised to 1,300,000 from the big blind which Cohen called.
The river came the to put three spades on board. Cohen fired 1,900,000 after a long thought process following Afriat's check.
Afriat thought for about 20 seconds before he folded. Cohen reeled in the chips and and showed the 
for missed clubs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,850,000 | 1,225,000 |
|
|
6,200,000 | -1,400,000 |
Bauer Takes Massive Pot From Jattin
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The board read 
in a blind-on-blind battle. From the small blind,Farid Jattin bet 600,000 into a pot of about 400,000. Alain Bauer was in the big and clicked it back for 1,200,000. Jattin thought for a bit before three-bet jamming all in for a massive amount, which Bauer called after a couple of seconds.
Alain Bauer: 
Farid Jattin: 
Bauer had trip jacks while Jattin would need to connect on his open ender. The river came the 
to keep Bauer ahead and score the massive pot through Jattin, likely the largest pot of the tournament thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,810,000 | 3,415,000 |
|
|
3,520,000 | -2,665,000 |
Schuyler Thornton Eliminated in 8th Place ($45,400)
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The action folded around to Schuyler Thornton in the small blind and he move his stack into the middle for 680,000. Nir Cohen was in the big blind with a decision to make, and he chose to call with his painted cards.
Schuyler Thornton:
Nir Cohen: 
The dealer slowly spread the flop, starting with a window , followed by 
. Thornton was still in the lead with his flopped snowman.
A turn hit down on the felt, leaving Cohen in need of a connection. The 
river did just that as Cohen nailed his flush to scoop in the pot, eliminating Thornton just shy of the official final table of six.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,625,000 | 1,585,000 |
|
Busted |
Mohammad Bagheri Eliminated in 9th Place ($35,000)
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop that read 
. From under the gun, Mohammad Bagheri bet 240,000, Eric Afriat raised it up to 500,000 from the small blind. Bagheri three-bet jammed for 985,000. Afriat took a few moments before he called.
Bagheri had the for the nut flush draw while Afriat had the top pair.
The turn was the and the river the 
to whiff Bagheri and end his day and what has been an overall successful Lodge Championship Series for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,600,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
Busted |