2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Event #4: $400 NLH
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$526,640
Entries
1,556
Players Left
5
Average Chip Stack
6,224,000
Total Chips
31,120,000
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
1,556
Players Left
5

Big Slick Takes On Big Slick

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jesse Crenan moved all in for around 74,000 and Michael Freeborg shoved his 81,000 into the middle as well. The rest of the tabled respectively declined and they turned over their hands.

Jesse Crenan: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Michael Freeborg: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The flop rolled out {9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and the smell of a draw was in the air. A sweaty {7-Hearts} hit the felt, giving Freeborg a freeroll. The unlikely {j-Hearts} then slapped down and a runner-runner flush was completed for Freeborg.

Crenan looked of disgust as he took an exit, shipping his stack over to Freeborg who was nothing but smiles.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Freeborg us
Michael Freeborg
170,000 107,000
Jesse Crenan us
Jesse Crenan
Busted

Tags: Jesse CrenanMichael Freeborg

Byars Takes a Flip with Larson

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Darrin Mize opened from the highjack and David Larson shoved for a total of 86,000 in the cutoff. Sean Byars called in the small blind and Mize threw his hand into the muck.

David Larson: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Sean Byars: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The flop fell {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Byars was in front with his nines. The dealer burned and turned a {q-Hearts}, hitting Larson with a lady to move in front.

The board completed with the {7-Hearts} and Larson secured a double through one of the top stacks in the field.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Byars us
Sean Byars
315,000 -135,000
Darrin Mize us
Darrin Mize
205,000 -25,000
David Larson us
David Larson
199,000 199,000

Tags: Darrin MizeDavid LarsonSean Byars

Hernandez Up Quickly

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Joshua Hernandez
Joshua Hernandez

Three players were on a flop of {2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}. From middle position, Quinton Williams bet 24,000. Joshua Hernandez raised to 80,000 from the small blind, John Mullarky folded the big blind and Williams called.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds}. Both players checked to the river which was the {4-Diamonds} and both checked again.

Hernandez tabled the {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for two pair which was the winner as he gathered the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Hernandez us
Joshua Hernandez
660,000 301,000
John Mullarky us
John Mullarky
200,000 -43,000
Quinton Williams us
Quinton Williams
150,000 -104,000

Tags: John MullarkyJoshua Hernandez

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

PN Podcast: Hellmuth Controversy, Doyle Brunson Movie & Guest Dara O’Kearney

Dara O’Kearney Podcast
Dara O’Kearney Podcast

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen talk about the recent Hustler Casino Live (HCL) stream featuring heavy influences and a couple of poker pros. One of those pros, Phil Hellmuth, caused quite a stir after finding himself in a controversial spot. Find out what happened, as well as the big winner and losers from the game, in this episode.

Plus, you can hear about Southern poker pro Moe Moenini's tragic murder in Biloxi, tennis legend and former poker ambassador Boris Becker's jail sentence, and a movie being made about Doyle Brunson's life, which will be written and produced by Justin "Boosted J" Smith. The crew also highlight winners from the MSPT Sycuan, RGPS Seminole Coconut Creek, bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series, and EPT Monte Carlo.

Finally, Sarah chats with Unibet Ambassador Dara O’Kearney about a plethora of topics including his various books, how he found his way into poker, and transitioning from playing to incorporating coaching.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!

Champion to be Crowned Today in Event #4

Eider Dacruz
Eider Dacruz

The final day of Event #4: $400 NLH $500,000 Guaranteed is now upon here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas after a marathon of Day 1's that saw 1,556 registration slips sold. A total of 190 runners advanced onto Day 2 from the first six flights but only 186 will be taking a seat once the bag bonus was paid out to anyone who made it through more than one flight.

Leading the way is Eider Da Cruz of Gardena, CA, who topped the Day 1d field with a hefty bag of 506,000 (84 bb). Sitting next on the totem pole is Day 1e top dog Cosmic Medrano with 487,000 (81 bb) to begin the day. Sean Byars advanced through the Day 1e flight and is sitting comfortably in third on the leaderboard with 450,000 (75 bb). Rounding out the top five to begin the day are Quinzzy Pratt (441,000), and Michael Jozoff (407,000).

Some notables left in the field include Alexander Connolly (382,000), Day 1a chipleader David Ashkenasi (379,000), Chris Staats (288,000), Jason Gooch (286,000), Blake Whittington (276,000), Eric Salazar (259,000), and Quinton Williams (254,000).

Top 10 Stacks on Day 2

RankPlayerHometownChip CountBig Blinds
1Eider Da CruzGardena, CA506,00084
2Cosmic MedranoGrapevine, TX487,00081
3Sean ByarsArlington, VA450,00075
4Quinzzy PrattWashington DC441,00074
5Michael JozoffNew York, NY407,00068
6John WhitemarshHarrisburg,TX401,00067
7Zachary WoodwardArlington, TX383,00064
8lexander ConnollyPainesville, OH382,00064
9Justus GloverPelham, AL381,00063
10David AshkenasiWichita, KS379,00063

The players will begin Day 2 on blinds of 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante that will run 40-minutes in length. All remaining players are now guaranteed at least a min-cash and will play down until a winner has been crowned. The prize pool and payouts will be posted as soon as available.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the updates, so stay tuned as the action unfolds here on Day 2 of Event #4: $400 NLH $500,000 Guaranteed.

Tags: Alexander ConnollyBlake WhittingtonChris StaatsDavid AshkenasiJason GoochJohn WhitemarshJustus GloverMichael JozoffZachary Woodward

Day 2 Seat Draw

PlayerChip CountTableSeat
ZACK HERRERA61,0001011
NICK DAO355,0001012
MATTHEW THOMPSON137,0001013
ALBERTO CALDERON205,0001014
BLAKE WHITTINGTON276,0001015
DAVID BOALS150,0001016
TREY MAYERS92,0001017
JOHN VALKENAAR121,0001018
ALEX BECKER58,0001019
    
MICHAEL JOZOFF407,0001021
WALTER GLASIER174,0001022
JULIO CRUZ247,0001023
KENNY NGUYEN49,0001025
JON BERTELSMAN149,0001026
JOHN CLANCY253,0001027
LOUIS LOZANO110,0001028
SCOTT BREWER87,0001029
    
MARK FINK165,0001031
TAD MACARAEG159,0001032
DAVID HUGHES115,0001033
DARRIN MIZE230,0001034
KI RECTOR58,0001035
DAVID LARSON101,0001036
JOSEPH LEUNG115,0001037
SEAN BYARS450,0001038
JOSEPH KALISEK163,0001039
    
JOHN MILLER156,0001041
LEON KHACHADOUR84,0001042
SCOTTSON WHITE65,0001043
ROBERT FLOWERS64,0001044
JORDAN REID177,0001045
DAVID ASHKENASI379,0001046
LUKE SHAW109,0001047
ROGER FRANCO244,0001049
    
NICHOLAS GETZEN203,0001051
KEVIN GAROSSHEN268,0001052
XIN LIN40,0001053
JAYSON LEE136,0001054
JESSE CRENAN77,0001055
DANIEL ZAMBRANO170,0001056
KYLE THOMPSON110,0001057
MICHAEL FREEBORG63,0001058
SCOTT GRIFFITHS86,0001059
    
JOSHUA SEIBER127,0001061
MICHAEL ALVAREZ33,0001062
RUDY CADENAS81,0001063
BENJAMIN ANDERSON269,0001064
COLLIN BALL129,0001065
JARON BAILEY104,0001066
EIDER DACRUZ506,0001067
NICHOLAS BURNETT152,0001068
ALEJANDRO LIVAS197,0001069
    
JASON PURCELL143,0001071
MATTHEW MCDOWELL252,0001072
ANDRE BRYAN174,0001073
THEODORE PARRELLA74,0001074
JOSHUA CHASE92,0001075
ROCCO SMERIGLIO107,0001076
BABATUNDE ONIMOLE97,0001077
DON ICAWAT85,0001078
JUSTUS GLOVER381,0001079
    
JEREMY MOORE120,0001081
JOSHUA DIXON136,0001082
CARLOS CALDAS147,0001083
DIPANJAN CHATTOPADHYAY92,0001084
ALEXANDER ALLEGRANZA307,0001085
JAMES JONES55,0001086
RICHARD ZEPEDA203,0001087
HIEU DANG44,0001088
JOSEPH CALIENDO226,0001089
    
ERIC TANG122,0001091
ANNE SIDARI227,0001092
CHRISTOS GEORGAKIS131,0001093
PASHA GOLOVIN105,0001094
JOSH BECKENSTEIN47,0001095
KATHRYN CAPPUCCIO66,0001096
STEPHEN DECKER258,0001097
MARCUS STERNER166,0001098
TYLER HANBERRY329,0001099
    
ZACHARY WOODWARD383,0001101
BRANDON LULOV101,0001102
QUINZZY PRATT441,0001103
SETH SIMMONS252,0001104
DEAN HENRY145,0001105
TUOYO SCOTT-EMUAKPOR54,0001106
THOMAS DALESANDRO126,0001107
LORENZO ADAMS142,0001108
EVAN BURROW187,0001109
    
JIMMY LUJAN355,0001111
MARCOS ESTRADA134,0001112
KAMORU YUSUF214,0001113
MAHESH RATHI95,0001114
MATTHEW BRAY151,0001115
RICARDO EYZAGUIRRE165,0001116
BRADLEY EHLERS40,0001117
BRADFORD GIBSON129,0001118
LORRAINE WIDENER164,0001119
    
JOHN REYNA167,0001121
HECTOR RIVERA286,0001122
JOEL SCHMITT268,0001123
CODY KOCH105,0001124
CHRISTOPHER ZOLLO121,0001125
ERIC GUERRA50,0001126
JOHN WHITEMARSH401,0001127
AARON MCEVOY47,0001128
OSCAR LONGORIA162,0001129
    
JACOB MIN273,0001141
JASON OBINGER308,0001142
JOHN DAVIS109,0001143
ELIJAH RUFFIN103,0001144
ALEJANDRO ARMAS258,0001145
JULIUS CANTU50,0001146
JONATHAN DULL145,0001147
JONATHAN ALFONSO166,0001148
MEYLIS KARAYEV88,0001149
    
ROHIT PRAKASH112,0001151
CHARLEMAGNE BENJAMIN169,0001152
RYAN WELSH88,0001153
NICHOLAS PUPILLO138,0001154
AMIT MANKHAND62,0001155
HIEU TRAN209,0001156
VAN NGOC VU169,0001157
PHILLIP SIDARI107,0001159
    
DAMION RICHARDSON65,0001161
ANDREW COOK179,0001162
BENJAMIN PEREZ343,0001163
TYLER NORRIS136,0001164
EMMANUEL MCKENZIE148,0001165
JEFFREY FIELDER82,0001166
PHILLIP THWEATT140,0001167
ERIC SALAZAR259,0001168
JOHN CRAMER129,0001169
    
JUSTIN BELFORTI255,0001171
CHRISTOPHER STAATS288,0001172
NADA SIDDIK161,0001173
TIMOTHY MYERS184,0001174
JUAN RODRIGUEZ69,0001175
SERGEI PEFRUSHEVSKII215,0001176
JOHN MONTGOMERY96,0001177
MICHAEL REISMAN332,0001178
YOUNG RYU111,0001179
    
JOHN JUNTUNEN198,0001181
ROBERT KNOTT97,0001182
RICHARD FRANI188,0001183
JOSHUA HERNANDEZ359,0001184
JOHN MULLARKY243,0001185
ISAAC EBROM125,0001186
DAVID KIM133,0001187
PHILIP CHOW64,0001188
QUINTON WILLIAMS254,0001189
    
ALEXANDER CONNOLLY382,0001191
DANIEL TOMLINSON85,0001192
NATHANAEL KOGEL130,0001193
DARREN REW167,0001194
KEVIN XU121,0001195
JAMES SUNWOO124,0001196
PATRICK CHRISTENSEN250,0001197
MILES WILSON60,0001198
ROSS MILLER167,0001199
    
YASHWANTH VEDIRE231,0001201
DANIEL MARIN147,0001202
MEHMET CETINKAYA171,0001203
DINH NGUYEN36,0001204
RANDOLPH DOSSETT90,0001205
ANDREW ROBINSON334,0001206
JARED EBERLY155,0001207
BENJAMIN THOMAS326,0001208
ELVIN SIMPSON110,0001209
    
JERRY INGRAM101,0001211
DUDLEY MILLER67,0001212
ISAIAH SINGLETERRY158,0001213
JULIE TUMLINSON25,0001214
MARC LESITSKY122,0001215
WILLIAM PREECE198,0001216
SALIM SALEM206,0001217
GLORIA JACKSON71,0001218
ROBERT NGUYEN165,0001219
    
MICHAEL HEWITT90,0001221
KALEB DUNN109,0001222
BRADLEY GAFFORD193,0001223
JOE ROGERS55,0001224
JASON GOOCH286,0001225
JONATHAN LETEMPT84,0001226
COSMIC MEDRANO487,0001227
MATTHEW SANDERS134,0001228
SE PAK250,0001229

Event #4: $400 NLH

Day 2 Started