Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #15: $1,000 NLH Turbo
Day: 1
Both Players Hit Their Queen, Only Rodriguez Wanted Her
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Benjamin Sturms raised to 400 in middle position and was immediately three-bet by Carlos Rodriguez to his left. All other players folded and Sturms decided to make the call.
Sturms checked it to Rodriguez who bet 3,500 and Sturms made the call.
The turn 
didn't change much and Rodgriguez went all in for about 7,500 and Sturms called.
Rodriguez turned over 
while Sturms had 
and was dominated. The 
on the river changed nothing and Rodriguez secured the full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | 27,000 |
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Rodriguez Wakes Up on the Right Side of a Cooler
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
One player opened for 600 before finding two callers, including Noel Rodriguez in the small blind. The big blind decided to raise the price of admission to 1,600 and all players came along.
The flop showed 
and action checked to Kamyar Ansari in middle position who bet about half pot. Rodriguez raised from the small blind and all other players folded. Ansari four-bet the flop and both players got all the chips in the middle.
Rodriguez had the while Ansari held the for flopped set over set that had Ansari drawing to the last three in the deck.
It didn't come, and Rodriguez jumped up to the top of the leaderboard early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 | 59,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Friday Starts Sunday with a Pot
Level 1
: 100/200, 0 ante
Action picked up on the turn in an early pot of 8,000 chips. Two players looked at a board of 
and Jeremy Lyons checked to Patrick Friday who had position.
Friday fired a bet of 5,800 into the pot. Lyons thought for a bit and made the call.
The river landed the 
and Lyons checked again. Friday made a bet of 13,000, nearly half of a starting stack, on the river. Lyons shook his head and let his cards go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,800 | 39,800 |
|
20,200 | 20,200 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Shuffle and Deal!
The tournament director has announced the beginning of this final event of the series with an enthusiastic, "shuffle and deal." Cards are in the air and the turbo is underway.
Welcome to the Final Event of the Lodge Championship Series: $1000 NLH Turbo $100,000 Guaranteed
It has been an amazing series here in Round Rock, Texas at The Lodge Card Club. While the Main Event continues on, we turn our attention to the final event of the series. Event #15: $1,000 Turbo NLH $100,000 Guaranteed starts at 6 p.m.
The $1,000 buy-in gets you 30,000 chips to power through this single-day event. Each level will be 20 minutes, so the action will be fast and furious. That said, registration and re-entry will be available until the beginning of the thirteenth level.
If you're looking to snag a trophy to close out The Lodge Championship Series, this is a great opportunity to end the series in style.
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Event #15: $1,000 NLH Turbo
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