2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Event #5: $600 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$40,702
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
528
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
64
Players Left
1

Jozoff Collects Another Bounty

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Agustin Jaimes
Agustin Jaimes

Agustin Jaimes pushed from the cutoff for 245,000 total and action folded to Michael Jozoff in the big blind who called.

Agustin Jaimes: {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Michael Jozoff: {j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

The flop fell {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Jaimes was still in the lead. A {4-Hearts} turn brought some more outs for Jozoff. The river hit one of his outs when a {5-Diamonds} completed the board, dropping Jaimes from the field.

Jozoff took his bounty up and rolled for a prize, claiming just $400 in the process. The $40,0000 prize is still up for grabs late in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Jozoff us
Michael Jozoff
1,330,000 460,000
Agustin Jaimes us
Agustin Jaimes
Busted

Tags: Michael JozoffAgustin Jaimes

Dunn Finds Ladies Late in the Day

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Kaleb Dunn
Kaleb Dunn

The action folded around to Kaleb Dunn who pushed the button for 226,000 and Michael Alvarez called in the big blind, putting Dunn at risk.

Kaleb Dunn: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Michael Alvarez: {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

The uneventful {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{a-Spades}{q-Clubs} board came down and Dunn won the hand with his boat, doubling up through Alvarez just moments before the break.

Player Chips Progress
Kaleb Dunn us
Kaleb Dunn
470,000 245,000
Michael Alvarez us
Michael Alvarez
450,000 -203,000

Tags: Kaleb DunnMichael Alvarez

Staats Extracts from Hays

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Chris Staats
Chris Staats

The board read {j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, Nathan Hays checked and Ahir Chatterjee bet 20,000 into a pot that was around 40,000. Chris Staats moved all in, totaling 129,000, and Hays check-shoved over the top for a total of 203,000.

Chatterjee folded, Staats tabled {8-Spades}{6-Spades} for two pair and Hays showed {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for a pair of johnnies. The {k-Spades} river cemented it for Staats who pulled in more than a double. Hays was left short and was seen walking to the payout desk just a few hands later.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Staats us
Chris Staats
300,000 150,000
Ahir Chatterjee us
Ahir Chatterjee
165,000 -95,000
Nathan Hays us
Nathan Hays
Busted

Tags: Chris StaatsNathan Hays

Rathi Takes Big From Salazar

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
MAHESH RATHI
MAHESH RATHI

Action was picked up on the turn as the board read {3-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}. From the small blind, Eric Salazar led for 28,000. It was a blind on blind battle as Mahesh Rathi was in the big blind and called.

The river came the {k-Diamonds}. Salazar checked. Rathi bet 55,000 into a pot of about 100,000. Salazar thought for close a minute before calling.

Rathi showed the {6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for the straight and collected the sizable pot as Salazar flung his cards into the muck in frustration.

Player Chips Progress
Mahesh Rathi us
Mahesh Rathi
710,000 72,000
Eric Salazar us
Eric Salazar
72,000 -256,000

Tags: Eric SalazarMahesh Rathi

Blake Whittington Leads Final 64 in First Mystery Bounty

Blake Whittington
Blake Whittington

The final day of Event 5: $600 Mystery Bounty $300,000 Guaranteed is about to begin here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas. A total of 528 registrants were gathered over the Day 1 flights and just 64 are left now to battle it out on Day 2. Each player will now receive a bounty chip whenever they knock out a player from the field that will be worth a minimum of $400 with a chance of landing up to $40,000.

Starting the day atop the leaderboard is Blake Whittington who bagged a monstrous 790,000 (198) from the Day 1c flight after making a correct read versus Joshua Alverez in the last few hands of the night. Closest behind Whittington is Zachary Vuong who found max-value with kings against Richard Stevens in Day 1d to catapult his stack, and will be entering Day 2 with 555,000 (139 bb). Also from the last flight of the event is Awonke Phewa who bagged 543,000 (136 bb) which is good for third on the leaderboard. Rounding out the top five stacks are Kaleb Dunn (481,000) and Nathan Jessen (459,000)/

Top 10 Stacks on Day 2

RankPlayerHometownChip CountBig Blinds
1Blake WhittingtonCleveland, TN790,000198
2Zachary VuongHouston, TX555,000139
3Awonke PhewaChicago, IL543,000136
4Kaleb DunnKansas City, MO481,000120
5Nathan JessenBlair, NE459,000115
6Martin OstrikerThornhill, ON455,000114
7Michael ZojoffNew York, NY440,000110
8Michael AlvarezOakview, CA436,000109
9Fausto SaucoLas Vegas, NV395,00099
10Mahesh RathiAustin, TX386,00097

The players will return to blinds of 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante on Day 2 and blinds will be bumped up to 40-minutes in length. There will be a 15-minute break after every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break after nine levels. All 64 runners are now guaranteed at least a min-cash with the shot at some mystery bounties every time they eliminate an opponent. The seating chart and payouts will be posted shortly.

The PokerNews live will reporting team will be bringing all of the updates right up until a champion is crowned, so stay tuned.

Tags: Blake WhittingtonFausto SaucoJoshua AlverezKaleb DunnMahesh RathiMartin OstrikerMichael AlvarezNathan JessenRichard Stevens