Event #4: $400 NLH
Day 1b Completed
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #4: $400 NLH
Day: 1b
Justus Glover Leads 22 Survivors From Day 1b of Event #4 in Lodge Championship Series
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1b of Event #4: $400 NLH $500,000 Guaranteed has now come to an end here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas after almost eight hours of play. Day 1b attracted 177 entries and ended with 22 players remaining (12% of the field).
Emerging as the chip leader at the end of the night was Justus Glover of Pelham, AL who bagged a stack of 381,000. Glover caught the attention of the room late in the night with his play as well as with his loquacious and friendly table demeanor as he started to accumulate chips and win several key hands to catapult him to the chip lead.
Joshua Hernandez finished shortly behind Glover, second in chips with 359,000. Kevin Garosshen was third with 268,000 at the end of play after he won several key hands late. Darren Mize (230,000) and Richard Zepeda (203,000) rounded out the top five stacks in Day 1b.
One of the most well-known players among the 22 to advance to Day 2 was Nick Pupillo, who is the owner of almost $4 million in career tournament earnings. He was steady in chips throughout the day before finishing with a stack of 138,000, good for 13th in chips.
The 22 players who remained alive at the end of the night will now join the 17 from Day 1a and advance onwards to Day 2, which is on Sunday at 2 p.m. local time. If any player wishes to play another Day 1 flight they can and attempt to get another min-cash with their best finishing stack advancing to Day 2.
PokerNews will be back at it tomorrow with Day 1c starting at 11 a.m. local time.
Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
381,000 | 71,000 |
|
359,000 | 359,000 |
|
268,000 | 48,000 |
|
230,000 | 85,000 |
|
203,000 | 181,000 |
|
193,000 | 193,000 |
|
169,000 | 169,000 |
|
167,000 | 2,000 |
|
164,000 | 164,000 |
|
151,000 | 151,000 |
|
143,000 | 75,000 |
|
139,000 | 37,000 |
|
138,000 | 138,000 |
|
121,000 | 89,000 |
|
121,000 | 4,000 |
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
109,000 | -26,000 |
|
101,000 | 101,000 |
|
92,000 | 92,000 |
|
92,000 | 92,000 |
|
44,000 | -23,000 |
|
22,000 | -110,000 |
Day 1b Comes to an End
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The money bubble has been breached as 22 players are now bagging and tagging their chips. Full chip counts and a recap of the day's action will follow shortly.
"It's Hard to Take Out This Good Looking Mexican!"
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With play on the stone money bubble, John Reyna was all in and at risk with the 
in a classic flip vs the 
of Kevin Garosshen.
The flop came 
to hit Reyna. The turn was the 
and the river came the 
to confirm the survival of Reyna on the bubble.
"It's hard to take out this good-looking Mexican!" yelled Reyna, which has become his catchphrase in the last couple of levels as he has said it each time that he has won the several consecutive all ins to survive and build his once short stack into a respectable one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 | 39,000 |
|
|
165,000 | 165,000 |
Hand for Hand Play Begins
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With one elimination to go before the end of Day 1b, hand for hand play has started.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Glover Sends Smeriglio to the Brink
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was picked up on the river with the board reading 
. The pot was close to a meaty amount of 70,000.
From the big blind, Justus Glover bet 50,000. Rocco Smeriglio went deep into the tank to consider the bet. He toiled with the decision for quite some time, before eventually the clock was called by the dealer. The floor came over to count it down and Smeriglio did not act before zero to make his hand dead as he continued to stew it over in his head.
Smeriglio showed the 
, Glover did not show and collected his new winnings as he continues to surge with Day 2 on the horizon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000 | 95,000 |
|
115,000 | 115,000 |
Xu Turns the Winner
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Kevin Xu has his opponent covered in a preflop all in with 
against 
.
The flop came 
. The turn was the killer for the sixes as the came off. The river was the and another player was dropped from the field as the rapid pace eliminations continued late in the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
117,000 | 85,000 |
Glover Wins Flip
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Justis Glover called the all in from his opponent to give himself a chance to take out another player.
His opponent held 
while Glover had 
.
The flop came 
. The turn was the to send Glover into the lead and the river was the to end the night for his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | 69,000 |