Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #15: $1,000 NLH Turbo
Day: 1
Garosshen Scoops Massive Four-Way All In
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Details of the following hand were reported by Kevin Garosshen.
Garosshen opened from early position at the 1,000-2,000,2000 blind level and saw David Mzareulov call in middle position. Robert Wood saw a spot he liked and went all in for about 80,000. The action was just getting started, though.
Carlos Rodriguez found two cards worth putting his tournament life on the line with, and he also went all in for just under 80,000. Garosshen called and David Mzareulov called as well.
Garosshen had 
and had all players covered, Wood held 
, Mzareulov tabled 
, and Rodriguez had 
. The largest pot of the tournament came down to the next five cards the dealer would put out.
Kings were still in the lead after the flop. On the turn, though, Garosshen had an unlikely chance to win it all with two hearts on the board. The magic fifth heart to make Garosshen's flush landed on the river and he won the massive pot to send three players home and become the overwhelming chip leader of the tournament.
"Let's go!" Garosshen's yell of excitement could be heard throughout the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
302,000 | 302,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Simpson Sits Down in the Turbo
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Conrad Simpson jumped in at level nine to try to spin up a stack. We'll keep an eye on how he does and if he can get it going with a stack of about 20 big blinds to get the job done.
"Max-pain late-reg turbo," said Simpson as he settled into his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Marin Gets Two-For-One With a Flush
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Leon Khachadour shoved his stack of about 24,000 in from early position. He found a call in middle position from table chip leader Daniel Marin. John Kloch liked his cards too, he went all in for less, about 19,000 from the button.
Cards were on their backs with no more action. Khachadour was ahead with 
, Kloch had the 
, but Marin had them both well covered and held 
.
"Jiggities!" yelled Khachadour who rooted for his hand to hold up.
The flop came 
to give Marin a flush draw to go with his over. The 
on the turn saw him vault to the lead with a flush. The river came a blank and Marin busted two players and scooped a large pot.
"I knew he was going to hit it," said Khachadour.
"Cards are going your way tonight," said another tablemate.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 63,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
How Texas Poker Differs from Las Vegas (and Elsewhere)
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Not to go all cheesy cliche, but as we discovered on our weeklong journey across the Lone Star State back in March, everything really is bigger in Texas...including the poker (and the pickup trucks).
Texas poker is about as similar to Las Vegas poker and other towns as Tom Dwan's style of play is to Allen Kessler's. The game is the same in some ways, but also very different in others, starting with the legal aspect.
Tran Finds a Flip
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tony Tran raised from under the gun for 12,000, nearly an all-in bet. Pedro Rodriguez made the call in the cutoff and action made its way to Aden Salazar on the button.
Salazar assembled a raise to the tune of 38,000 chips. Tran called for 14,900 effective, and Salazar's bet made Rodriguez fold, isolating Tran heads up.
Tran flipped up 
and Salazar showed 
. "We found a flip, boys!" shouted Tran. "Give me an eight on the flop," rooting against himself seemed to be his strategy.
It must have worked this time because the board ran out jack-high and Tran found a double through Salazar.
"You never get what you want in a casino, lamented Tran sarcastically.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | -40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Nunley Busts Another
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Scott Roberts raised from the button for 2,200. William Nunley was lying in wait in the big blind, when it got to him he went all in for about 15,000 effective that was remaining in Roberts' stack.
Roberts thought for a while, with 12 big blinds left he decided to go with his hand.
Nunley turned over the 
, Roberts had the 
on the button.
The board ran out 
and Nunley scooped up the pot.
"Another one," a tablemate said, "turbo special." Nunley busted the last three players at the table and the tournament director made moves to find players to fill the empty seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000 | 54,000 |
|
Busted |