Event #5: $600 Mystery Bounty
Day 1c Completed
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #5: $600 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
528
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
132
Players Left
16
Blake Whittington Takes Overall Lead in Event 5
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The third flight in Event 5: $600 Mystery Bounty $300,000 has now come to an end after nine hours of play. A total of 132 showed up for Day 1c and just 17 managed to advance. When the last chance saloon had closed for business it was Blake whittington sitting atop the leaderboard with 790,000, good for the overall lead in this event.
Whittington was on a steady climb throughout the day and was in mostly small pots until the end of the night. Jason Alverez put Whittington to the test when he shoved a river with king-high. Whittington called with a pair of jacks and the correct read was enough to catapult him into the lead.
Top Five Counts from Day 1c
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Blake Whittington | Cleveland, TN | 790,000 | 198 |
| 2 | Nathan Jessen | Blair, NE | 459,000 | 115 |
| 3 | Demetrius Campbell | San Antonio, TX | 267,000 | 67 |
| 4 | Michael Noori | Tarzana, CA | 246,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Tino Gloria Jr | Temple, TX | 243,000 | 61 |
Nathan Jessen was the only other player even considerably close to Whittington, bagging 459,000 by the end of the night. Jessen ran pure at the beginning of the day and surged to the top when he rivered a boat against Alexander Suprun who had turned a straight.
The 16 survivors will be joining the other 23 who made it through the first two flights for Day 2. The last flight of the event is still running but upon completion the numbers will be posted and all who bag will return tomorrow at 2 p.m. for the final day. The mystery bounties will be in play and blinds will go up to 40-minutes in length.
That wraps it up for the PokerNews live coverage of this flight, but tune in now as Day 1d is still in progress.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
790,000 | -42,000 |
|
459,000 | 81,000 |
|
267,000 | 62,000 |
|
246,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
243,000 | 150,000 |
|
180,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
164,000 | |
|
|
154,000 | -1,000 |
|
153,000 | 84,000 |
|
|
119,000 | -105,000 |
|
80,000 | 5,000 |
|
67,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
59,000 | |
|
|
58,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
41,000 | -107,000 |
Gut Read Sends Chip Lead Pot to Whittington
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The turned board of 
already had around 140,000 in the pot when Jason Alverez bet 85,000. Blake Whittington check-called and a 
completed the board.
Whittington checked once more and Alverez instantly jammed his stack in the middle, totaling around 415,000. Whittington took a moment to decide but in the end, he elected to call for his tournament life and put in his 247,000 stack.
Alverez slowly flipped over 
, showing just air and Whittington tabled 
for a pair of johnnies to take down the pot, catapulting him into the pole position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
832,000 | 423,000 |
|
|
164,000 | -330,000 |
Hand-For-Hand Still Rolling in Day 1C
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The penultimate flight has now been in the hand-for-hand stage for well over a level, and 17 are still left fighting it out.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Alverez Hooks Up Jaimes with a Triple
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jason Alverez opened to 17,000 from under the gun and Agustin Jaimes shoved 19,000 on the button. Blake Whittington called in the big blind and Alverez threw in the extra 2,000 to see the 
flop.
Whittington check-called a bet of 15,000 and the 
landed. Whittington checked once more and Alverez put in a bet of around 75,000. Whittington quickly folded and Alverez turned over 
for just queen-high.
Jaimes showed 
, giving him the best hand and the 
river cemented it for him, tripling his stack late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
494,000 | 196,000 |
|
|
409,000 | 119,000 |
|
|
69,000 | -125,000 |
Day 2 Bubble Has Arrived
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Zachary Hambrice pushed all in for around 70,000 and Michael Noori called, putting Hambrice at risk with just 18 runners left in the field.
Zachary Hambrice: 
Michael Noori: 
The board comes down 
and Noori takes down the pot with his cowboys, dropping the field down to just 17 runners.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
242,000 | 94,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Jaimes Takes Over on the River
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Blake Whittington opened to around 14,000 and Agustin Jaimes called to see the 
flop. Whittington bet 13,000 after receiving a check by Jaimes, who then called.
Jaimes tapped a turn, Whittington bet 28,000 and Jaimes called after a moment of thought. The dealer completed the board with the 
and Jaimes quickly shoved 68,000. Whittington instantly folded and Jaimes took down a pot late in the flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
194,000 | 22,000 |