Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
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
Steven Sarmiento Eliminated in 18th Place ($17,000)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Steven Sarmiento opened from the middle of the table to 60,000 and Blake Whittington called in the small blind, bringing the 
flop.
A check from Whittington saw Sarmiento bet 75,000. Whittington check-raised to 250,000 and Sarmiento moved it all in, totaling around 550,000. Whittington snap-called and they then turned over some nice-looking hands.
Steven Sarmiento: 
Blake Whittington: 
Whittington was behind the two pair of Sarmiento until a sweaty-looking 
peeled off, hitting Whittington with a straight but Sarmiento then had a world of outs.
The 
river bricked out for Sarmiento who was eliminated in 18th, falling to the straight of Whittington who seems to have picked up some steam here on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,420,000 | 720,000 |
|
Busted |
Final 18 Redraw (full)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
| 11 | 1 | Farid Jattin | 4,530,000 | 151 |
| 11 | 2 | Nir Cohen | 5,150,000 | 172 |
| 11 | 3 | Andreas Ioakimides | 1,100,000 | 37 |
| 11 | 4 | Steven Rivero | 1,350,000 | 45 |
| 11 | 5 | Jonathan Dull | 375,000 | 13 |
| 11 | 6 | Stephen Song | 1,050,000 | 35 |
| 11 | 7 | Schuyler Thornton | 675,000 | 23 |
| 11 | 8 | Jesse Lonis | 345,000 | 12 |
| 11 | 9 | Doug Polk | 1,775,000 | 59 |
| 32 | 1 | Mohammad Bagheri | 750,000 | 25 |
| 32 | 2 | Scott Griffiths | 740,000 | 25 |
| 32 | 3 | Daniel Jones | 1,150,000 | 38 |
| 32 | 4 | Eric Afriat | 3,035,000 | 101 |
| 32 | 5 | Blake Whittington | 700,000 | 23 |
| 32 | 6 | Jacob Long | 865,000 | 29 |
| 32 | 7 | Alain Bauer | 5,665,000 | 189 |
| 32 | 8 | William Nguyen | 480,000 | 16 |
| 32 | 9 | Steven Sarmiento | 650,000 | 22 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,665,000 | 235,000 |
|
5,150,000 | 25,000 |
|
4,530,000 | |
|
3,035,000 | 110,000 |
|
1,775,000 | -75,000 |
|
1,350,000 | -300,000 |
|
1,150,000 | 90,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -180,000 |
|
1,050,000 | 300,000 |
|
865,000 | -20,000 |
|
750,000 | 275,000 |
|
740,000 | 385,000 |
|
|
700,000 | -135,000 |
|
675,000 | -45,000 |
|
|
650,000 | -40,000 |
|
480,000 | -415,000 |
|
375,000 | -105,000 |
|
345,000 | 45,000 |
Wendy Nguyen Eliminated in 19th Place ($14,200)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Wendy Nguyen was all in preflop as she was under the gun against Alain Bauer who was under the gun plus one.
Nguyen was in big trouble holding the 
against Bauer's 
who yet again found himself on the right end of a huge pocket pair cooler.
The flop came 
giving both players a set to needle Nguyen a bit more. The turn was the 
and the river came the 
to end her run just before the final two table redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,430,000 | 820,000 |
|
Busted |
Alex Keating Eliminated in 20th Place ($14,200)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
From the button, Alex Keating made it 120,000. Nir Cohen three-bet to 250,000 out of the big blind. Keating piled in a four-bet to 620,000. Cohen thought for about 30 seconds before five-bet ripping all in. Keating considered it for a while before ultimately calling to make for a huge pot between two close stacks.
Alex Keating: 
Nir Cohen: 
The flop was the 
. The turn was the kill card as the 
came off to launch Cohen into a commanding lead. The river came the 
to eliminate the Austin native and give Cohen the chip lead for the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,125,000 | 2,480,000 |
|
Busted |
Polk Tries to Tango with Bauer
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Alain Bauer bumped it up to 65,000 from the hijack. Doug Polk was on the button when he three-bet to 205,000 and Bauer quickly four-bet, totaling 345,000.
Polk called to see the 
where Bauer continued with 150,000 bet. Polk called, bringing down a turn where Bauer once again bet 150,000.
600,000 was pushed into the pot from Polk as he raised. Bauer instantly jammed over the top and Polk just as quickly folded his hand, shipping the pot to Bauer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,610,000 | 1,460,000 |
|
|
1,850,000 | -1,375,000 |
Cohen Pumps the Brakes
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Alex Keating raised 60,000 and Nir Cohen three-bet to 180,000 in position. Keating called and the 
rolled out.
Keating check-called a bet of 105,000 from Cohen to see the 
turn where he tapped once more. Cohen again bet, putting in 435,000 after seeing a duck peel off.
Under a minute is all it took for Keating to call and the river filled the board. Keating tapped and Cohen thought about his decision for several minutes, ultimately he checked behind.
"I have an eight," said Keating but before he could even show a card Cohen tabled . Keating then chucked his hand into the muck, shipping a healthy-sized pot to Cohen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,645,000 | 470,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | -1,250,000 |
John Gallaher Eliminaed in 21st Place ($14,200)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
John Gallaher raised under the gun. Alain Bauer three-bet from the cutoff. It folded back to Gallaher who four-bet jammed and was snap-called.
John Gallaher:
Alain Bauer:
Gallaher had stepped into the needles and would need serious help to survive. The flop came 
. The turn was the and the river was the to end the run of "JohnnyRunGood" Gallaher as the Scottish-Frenchman Bauer crossed the three million marker in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,150,000 | 620,000 |
|
Busted |
Andrew Moreno Eliminated in 22nd Place ($12,000)
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
When arriving at the action it appeared that each player put in 195,000 before the flop with Andrew Moreno in the big blind, having just 125,000 behind, and Doug Polk in the hijack.
The dealer spread 
on the flop and Moreno put in 100,000. Polk put in a few more chips above the bet of Moreno but didn't announce a raise so the dealer counted it as a call.
An 
rolled out, Polk threw in enough to cover his foe and Moreno called his last 25,000 into the pot. Polk rolled over 
and Moreno tabled 
.
The river missed Moreno and he was eliminated, sending the rest of his stack to Polk who is now back over the 3 million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,225,000 | 310,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000