Event #4: $400 NLH
Day 1d Completed
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #4: $400 NLH
Days: 1d
Eider Da Cruz Bags Runaway Chip Lead After Day 1d of Event #4
Level 14
: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1d 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 seven and a half hours of play. Day 1d attracted 270 entries and ended with 33 players remaining (12% of the field).
Emerging as the chip leader at the end of the night was Eider Da Cruz of Gardena, CA who bagged a whopping 506,000 which is more than 100,000 clear of the chip leaders of the previous Day 1s. Da Cruz had a big stack throughout the day and really catapulted into the huge chip lead when he won a crucial hand where he rivered a full house in the last level of the night.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
| 1 | Eider Da Cruz | Gardena, CA | 506,000 |
| 2 | Zachary Woodward | Arlington, TX | 383,000 |
| 3 | Tyler Hanberry | Austin, TX | 329,000 |
| 4 | Eric Salazar | Greensboro, NC | 259,000 |
| 5 | Justin Belforti | Medway, MA | 255,000 |
| 6 | Patrick Christensen | Austin, TX | 250,000 |
| 7 | Roger Franco | Austin, TX | 244,000 |
| 8 | Hieu Tran | Amarillo, TX | 209,000 |
| 9 | Salim Salem | Austin, TX | 206,000 |
| 10 | Alejandro Livas | Weslaco, TX | 197,000 |
Zachary Woodward bagged the second biggest chip stack with 383,000 after he had a stellar day. Tyler Hanberry was the only other player to finish with a stack of more than 300,000 as he finished third with 329,000.
In fourth place at the night’s conclusion was a familiar name in the tournament poker world, multi-time WSOP circuit ring winner Eric Salazar who registered late in the day and spun his stack up quickly to end the day with 259,000.
Also bagging was Rocco Smeriglio, who bagged a modest stack of 107,000 but it will feel like heaps to him as he was able to shake aside the disappointment of being the stone bubble boy last night in Day 1b to come back and find a bag tonight.
The 33 players who remained alive at the end of the night will now join those from previous flights who survived an re-emerge for 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 1e starting at 11 a.m. local time in what is anticipated to be the largest day yet.
End of Day 1d Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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506,000 | -4,000 |
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383,000 | 238,000 |
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329,000 | 142,000 |
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259,000 | 163,000 |
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255,000 | 160,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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244,000 | 69,000 |
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209,000 | 209,000 |
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206,000 | 1,000 |
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197,000 | 197,000 |
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184,000 | -13,000 |
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174,000 | 19,000 |
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163,000 | 23,000 |
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148,000 | 148,000 |
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136,000 | 136,000 |
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134,000 | 134,000 |
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129,000 | -8,000 |
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125,000 | 125,000 |
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121,000 | 121,000 |
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110,000 | 110,000 |
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110,000 | 110,000 |
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109,000 | |
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109,000 | 109,000 |
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107,000 | 107,000 |
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103,000 | 103,000 |
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End of Day 1d
Level 14
: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
The day had come to an end. Eider Da Cruz appears to be the chip leader as the players bag their chips. Full chip counts and recap will follow.
Castropinto Bubbles Day 1d
Level 14
: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Angel Castropinto moved all in for about 120,000 over a raised to 13,000 from Eider Da Cruz who took a moment before he called.
The cards were turned over when all hands were completed. Castropinto was at risk with the 
while Da Cruz had the 
.
The entire room was quietly rooting for a hold as the flop came 
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to bust Castropinto on the bubble after one hand of hand for hand play and bring a close to the night's proceedings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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510,000 | 90,000 |
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Busted | |
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Hand For Hand
Level 14
: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Hand for hand play has begun with only one elimination needed before the money and the end of the night.
Da Cruz Takes Massive Pot With Rivered Boat
Level 14
: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up on the river as the board read 
. Joseph Kalisek bet 20,000. Eider Da Cruz raised all in and was snap-called.
Da Cruz tabled the 
for the rivered full boat which caused Kalisek to muck as the largest pot of the night went over to Da Cruz and Kalisek's large stack was cut down significantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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420,000 | 355,000 |
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140,000 | -80,000 |
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Richardson Raises and Shows Bluff
Level 14
: 3,000-6,000, 6,000 ante
The flop came all spades 
. From the button, Andre Bryan bet 12,000. Damion Richardson raised to 30,000 from the small blind. Bradford Gibson took a few moments before he folded the big blind.
Action was back on Bryan who contemplated it for a while before he folded as well.
Richardson tabled the 
for no pair and no spade as he gathered in some critical chips as the bubble looms.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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155,000 | 155,000 |
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137,000 | -6,000 |
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135,000 | 83,000 |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Franco Finds Aces
Level 13
: 2,000-4,000, 4,000 ante
Roger Franco was all in preflop holding the vs the 
of his opponent.
The board would be safe for the aces despite the pleas for an eight from some of his tablemates who were rooting for the knockout as it came 
and Franco secured his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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175,000 | 110,000 |
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