2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Event #4: $400 NLH
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
141
Players Left
17

Smith Finds Much-Needed Double

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Meghan Smith moved her stack into the middle for a total of 22,000 and Anthony Whatley called.

Meghan Smith: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Anthony Whatley: {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The dealer fanned out a spicy {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop, hitting both players but Smith had the best of it with her set. The turn was a {2-Spades} and she still sat in the lead.

The board completed with a {q-Clubs} and Whatley missed his flush draw, sending a complete double to Smith.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Whatley us
Anthony Whatley
59,500
Meghan Smith us
Meghan Smith
49,500 -1,500

Tags: Anthony WhatleyMeghan Smith

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jason Gooch us
Jason Gooch
190,000 -110,000
Richard Frani us
Richard Frani
185,000 40,000
Mehmet Cetinkaya us
Mehmet Cetinkaya
175,000 100,000
David Ashkenasi us
David Ashkenasi
Day 1A Chip Leader
170,000 25,000
Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
165,000 73,000
Chris Staats us
Chris Staats
152,000 -8,000
David Boals us
David Boals
150,000 70,000
Dudley Miller us
Dudley Miller
105,000 105,000
Bradley Ehlers us
Bradley Ehlers
95,000 95,000
David Hughes us
David Hughes
90,000
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
88,000 28,000
Alexander Suprun us
Alexander Suprun
58,000 -43,000
Meghan Smith us
Meghan Smith
55,000 5,500
Juan Rodriguez us
Juan Rodriguez
48,000 -24,000
Joshua Hernandez us
Joshua Hernandez
35,000 -10,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Sledge Hit with a Cold Deck

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Christopher Staats
Christopher Staats

Chris Staats checked the {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{j-Spades}{8-Clubs} board to Riando Sledge who bet 20,000 into a pot that was around 28,000. Staats check-called and the board completed with an {8-Hearts} river.

Staats elected to bet 40,000 and Sledge quickly put in the chips to call, tabling his {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for the nut flush. Staats then turned over {a-Spades}{8-Spades} for a boat to scoop in the pot, catapulting him near the top of the field as Day 1a draws near the end.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Staats us
Chris Staats
215,000 63,000
Riando Sledge us
Riando Sledge
75,000 -65,000

Tags: Chris StaatsRiando Sledge

Ashkenasi Sends Hays to the Rail

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
David Ashkenasi
David Ashkenasi

David Ashkenasi opened from middle position and Nathan Hays pushed all in from the small blind for just over 40,000. Ashkenasi called and Hays was then at risk of elimination.

Nathan Hays: {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}
David Ashkenasi: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The flop came down {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, hitting Ashkenasi with a set of nines. A {4-Spades} turn left Hays drawing dead to the {5-Spades} river and he was eliminated, shipping his stack over to Ashkenasi.

Player Chips Progress
David Ashkenasi us
David Ashkenasi
Day 1A Chip Leader
220,000 50,000
Nathan Hays us
Nathan Hays
Busted

Tags: David AshkenasiNathan Hays

Runner-Runner Keeps Suprun Around

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Anthony Whatley and Mark Fink both called the 4,000 big blind. Alexander Suprun looked at his cards from the small blind and shoved 34,000. Whatley called and Fink chucked his cards, leaving just two for a showdown.

Alexander Suprun: {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Anthony Whatley: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The {k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop landed on the felt, missing Suprun completely but a {6-Diamonds} turn brought him some added outs. An unlikely {5-Spades} completed the runner-runner straight for Surpun who pulled in the pot for a double.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Suprun us
Alexander Suprun
78,000 20,000
Anthony Whatley us
Anthony Whatley
51,000 -8,500

Tags: Alexander SuprunAnthony WhatleyMark Fink

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Ashkenasi Continues to Steamroll Day 1a

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

David Hughes moved his 56,000 stack into the middle and David Ashkenasi obliged.

David Hughes: {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}
David Ashkenasi: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

Hughes was dominated headed into the {j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop and was still trailing after hitting his pair of sixes. A {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} runout failed to improve the hand of Hughes who was eliminated, shipping another pot to Ashkenasi late in the day.

Player Chips Progress
David Ashkenasi us
David Ashkenasi
Day 1A Chip Leader
325,000 105,000
David Hughes us
David Hughes
Busted

Tags: David AshkenasiDavid Hughes