Event #5: $600 Mystery Bounty | 2022 The Lodge Championship Series

05-10-2022 21:53 UTC-5

Updated Counts of Final 12 (full)

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Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahesh Rathi	2,250,000 100,000	100,000
Marc Lesitsky	1,450,000 350,000	350,000
Blake Whittington	1,375,000 -235,000	-235,000

Michael Jozoff	1,350,000 -475,000	-475,000
Mohammad Bagheri	1,300,000 700,000	700,000
Tino Glorio	1,075,000 205,000	205,000
Kaleb Dunn	890,000 440,000	440,000
Michael Noori	865,000 -185,000	-185,000

Jack Wilson	830,000 245,000	245,000
Chris Staats	730,000 180,000	180,000
Daniel Zambrano	600,000 -5,000	-5,000
Michael Alvarez	585,000 25,000	25,000

05-10-2022 21:56 UTC-5

Jack Wilson Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,425)

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Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jack Wilson shoved his stack into the middle for around 800,000 and Mahesh Rathi called, putting Wilson at risk of elimination.

Wilson tabled ace-jack and was flipping versus the pocket tens of Rathi. The board came king-high and missed Wilson completely, shipping the pot to Rathi who turned his new bounty into another envelope that revealed only $400.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mahesh Rathi	3,200,000 950,000	950,000
Jack Wilson	Busted

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05-10-2022 22:04 UTC-5

Alvarez Spikes One to Stay Alive

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Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Alvarez moved all in for a total of 335,000 and Kaleb Dunn called.

Michael Alvarez:
Kaleb Dunn:

The flop slapped Alvarez with a set of sevens to take the lead. A runout completed the board and Alvarez secured a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Alvarez	790,000 205,000	205,000
Kaleb Dunn	480,000 -410,000	-410,000

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05-10-2022 22:10 UTC-5

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

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Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

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.

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05-10-2022 22:17 UTC-5

Kaleb Dunn Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,425)

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Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Kaleb Dunn was all in preflop with the vs the of Michael Noori.

The flop came to hit Noori. The turn was the and the river the to end the night for Dunn as Noori pumped his fist as he collected his fourth bounty chip which are becoming valuable with the $40,000 still looming.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Noori	925,000 60,000	60,000

Kaleb Dunn	Busted

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05-10-2022 22:29 UTC-5

Tino Glorio Jr Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,425)

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Level 23 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Jozoff opened to 125,000 from middle position, Mahesh Rathi called on the button and Tino Glorio Jr completed as well from the small blind.

The flop fell and all three checked through to the turn where Glorio fired in 350,000. Jozoff moved all in, Rathi folded and Glorio called for his remaining amount of around 400,000.

Jozoff turned over for a pair of sevens with the spade draw and was ahead of Glorio's . The river missed both, sending another bounty over to Jozoff and Glorio was eliminated in 10th place.

The final table is now set here in Event 5 of the Lodge Championship Series.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Jozoff	2,785,000 1,435,000	1,435,000
Tino Glorio	Busted

Tags: Mahesh Rathi Michael Jozoff Tino Glorio

Level: 24

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

05-10-2022 22:37 UTC-5

Official Final Table (full)

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Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Seat	Player	Hometown	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Chris Staats	Tuttle, OK	1,260,000	16
2	Marc Lesitsky	Monclova, OH	1,150,000	14
3	Mahesh Rathi	Austin, TX	2,600,000	33
4	Michael Noori	Tarzana, CA	1,075,000	13
5	Mohammad Bagheri	Dallas, TX	950,000	12
6	Daniel Zambrano	N/A	975,000	12
7	Michael Alvarez	Oakview, CA	750,000	9
8	Blake Whittington	Cleveland, TN	1,710,000	21
9	Michael Jozoff	New York, NY	2,850,000	36

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Jozoff	2,850,000 65,000	65,000
Mahesh Rathi	2,600,000 -600,000	-600,000
Blake Whittington	1,710,000 335,000	335,000

Chris Staats	1,260,000 530,000	530,000
Marc Lesitsky	1,150,000 -300,000	-300,000
Michael Noori	1,075,000 150,000	150,000

Daniel Zambrano	975,000 375,000	375,000
Mohammad Bagheri	950,000 -350,000	-350,000
Michael Alvarez	750,000 -40,000	-40,000

05-10-2022 22:58 UTC-5

Michael Noori Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,118)

Jeff McMillan

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Michael Noori moved all in from early position. Mohammad Bagheri shoved for more in the hijack and everyone else folded.

Norrri had the while Bagheri had the .

The flop came with a sweat . The turn was the and the river was the to end the night for Noori.

He then went to redeem his four bounty chips.

Once again the room waited with bated breath. He drew two $1,000 bounties, then got the second largest one remaining the $7,500 and finished it off with a nervous peel that was only a $400.

Bagheri then chose to draw his newly collected bounty which was the $1,000 to keep the $40,000 still looming.