Event #4: $400 NLH | 2022 The Lodge Championship Series

05-08-2022 23:13 UTC-5

Simmons Finds Fortuitous Flop to Eliminate Sanders

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Level 25 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Matthew Sanders open-shipped around 1,300,000 and Seth Simmons instantly called, putting Sanders at risk as the cards turn up.

Matthew Sanders:
Seth Simmons:

A dominating situation completely shifted when the flop rolled out, smashing Simmons with a set of dimes to take the lead. The fell on the turn and gave Sanders some straight outs but nothing panned out for him on the river.

Simmons took down the hand with his boat and Sanders then took a walk out the door, leaving with a payout slip and bad beat story.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Simmons	3,850,000	2,500,000
Matthew Sanders	Busted

Tags: Matthew Sanders Seth Simmons

Level: 25

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

05-08-2022 23:00 UTC-5

Simmons Fades to Drop McKenzie from the Field

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Level 24 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Emmanuel McKenzie went all in for just a few big blinds and Seth Simmons called for a runout.

Emmanuel McKenzie:
Seth Simmons:

The flop came down and McKenzie picked up diamonds. A turn and completed the board, shipping the pot to Simmons after McKenzie missed his outs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Simmons	1,350,000	325,000
Emmanuel McKenzie	Busted

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05-08-2022 22:53 UTC-5

Letempt Leaves Anderson in Shambles, Xu Finishes Him Off

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Level 24 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Upon arriving at the table there was a monster pot between Benjamin Anderson and Jonathan Letempt. The pot seemed to be around 1.7 million and already had board on the felt.

Anderson was all-in, and Letempt was in the tank. In the end, Letempt called for a little over 1.5 million and Anderson turned over for two pair. Letempt then slammed his on the table for the win with his second pair taking the cake.

Just a few hands later, Anderson moved all in for around 200,000 and Kevin Xu instantly shoved over the top. The rest of the tabled respectively declined and the two put their cards on the table.

Benjamin Anderson:
Kevin Xu:

The dealer fanned out a devastating flop for Anderson as Xu rolled over broadway in the first three cards. A runout was of no help for Anderson and he was sent home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Letempt	5,100,000	2,700,000
Kevin Xu	1,495,000	170,000
Benjamin Anderson	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Anderson Jonathan Letempt Kevin Xu

05-08-2022 22:34 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Level 24 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Brewer	3,250,000	300,000
Eider Da Cruz	3,200,000	2,000,000
Hieu Tran	3,100,000	125,000
Rudy Cadenas	2,970,000	2,320,000
Benjamin Anderson	2,600,000	850,000
Jonathan Letempt	2,400,000	-300,000
Benjamin Perez	1,975,000	-1,760,000
Elijah Ruffin	1,850,000	1,025,000
Rohit Prakash	1,460,000	-670,000
Emmanuel McKenzie	1,400,000	-650,000
Kevin Xu	1,325,000	-25,000
Matthew Sanders	1,200,000	-100,000
Chris Staats	1,150,000	-1,100,000
Seth Simmons	1,025,000	270,000

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Level: 24

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

05-08-2022 22:29 UTC-5

Caliendo Takes an Exit in 15th Place

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Level 23 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The action folded around to Joseph Caliendo in the small blind, he shoved around 650,000, and Kevin Xu called from the big blind.

Joseph Caliendo:
Kevin Xu:

The board came down and Xu took down the pot with his king-high, eliminating Caliendo from the tournament in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Xu	1,350,000	730,000
Joseph Caliendo	Busted

Tags: Joseph Caliendo Kevin Xu

05-08-2022 22:14 UTC-5

Eyzaguirre Runs into a Monster

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Level 23 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ricardo Eyzaguirre shoved for 925,000 from middle position and Jonathan Letempt three-bet shoved over the top in the cutoff. The rest of the table ducked out and Eyzaguirre was in rough shape when they turned over their hands.

Ricardo Eyzaguirre:
Jonathan Letempt:

The board rolled out and rockets held up for Letempt who pulled in the pot. Eyzaguirre was eliminated, dropping from the field in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Letempt	2,700,000	850,000
Ricardo Eyzaguirre	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Letempt Ricardo Eyzaguirre

05-08-2022 21:57 UTC-5

Final Two Tables

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Level 23 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Big blinds
1	1	Joel Schmitt	500,000	6
1	2	Benjamin Anderson	1,750,000	22
1	3	Ricardo Eyzaguirre	1,920,000	24
1	4	Joseph Caliendo	1,195,000	15
1	5	Kevin Xu	620,000	8
1	6	Jonathan Letempt	1,850,000	23
1	7	Eider Da Cruz	1,200,000	15
1	8	Hieu Tran	2,975,000	37
1	9	Chris Staats	2,250,000	28

2	1	Rudy Cadenas	650,000	8
2	2	Seth Simmons	755,000	9
2	3	Benjamin Thomas	715,000	9
2	4	Benjamin Perez	3,735,000	47
2	5	Rohit Prakash	2,130,000	27
2	6	Scott Brewer	2,950,000	37
2	7	Emmanuel McKenzie	2,050,000	26
2	8	Elijah Ruffin	825,000	10
2	9	Matthew Sanders	1,300,000	16

Level: 23

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000