Event #9: $800 NLH
Day 1a Completed
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Event #9: $800 NLH
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 The Lodge Championship Series
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$756,480
Entries
1,116
Level
29
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
112
Players Left
14
Aden Salazar Claims Chip Lead After Day 1a of Event #9
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1a of Event #9: 750K GTD NLH is through for the day after 8 hours of play here at the Lodge Poker Club. The first flight attracted 112 entries, which played down to just 14 players (12%) at the end of the day.
Aden Salazar bagged the largest stack with a whopping 722,000 after he gathered most of it in the last couple of levels of the day, including the final elimination when he burst the bubble by taking out Shlomi Shriki.
Behind him by about 200,000 was Nathan Hays who bagged 523,000, who took the chip lead after the final break and looked poised to be chip leader before Salazar’s surge to top of the counts.
Day 1a Top 5 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 1 | Aden Salazar | Cleveland, TX | 722,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Nathan Hays | Kearney, NE | 523,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Jesus Cantu | Austin, TX | 459,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Vu Nguyen | Live Oak, TX | 299,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Andrew Ostapchenko | Long Beach, CA | 220,000 | 27.5 |
Jesus Cantu bagged up his stack of 459,000, which was good enough for third place in the counts at the end of the day. He was the beneficiary of a massive pot midway through the day when he cracked aces with runner-runner flush.
The top three stacks ended the day with over half of all chips in play. After that there was a significant gap as Vu Nguyen was next with 299,000 and Andrew Ostapchenko with 220,000 to round out the top five stacks.
Lori Gansel was the happiest player when the bubble burst as she was able to secure a cash with her short stack of 65,000.
The fourteen players will move on to Day 2, on Wednesday and join all the other advancing players from the upcoming five flights.
PokerNews will continue with coverage of Day 1b tonight and Days 1c and 1d tomorrow.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
722,000 | |
|
||
|
523,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
459,000
209,000
|
209,000 |
|
299,000
-56,000
|
-56,000 |
|
220,000 | |
|
187,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
160,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
145,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
134,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
133,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
121,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
116,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
82,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
65,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Salazar Takes Out Shriki to Burst the Bubble
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action picked up on the flop with three players in the hand. Shlomi Shriki checked, and Andrew Ostapchenko bet 25,000. Aden Salazar called. Back to Shriki who announced all in for 134,000 which grabbed the attention of the observing gallery.
Ostapchenko thought briefly before folding, but Salazar snapped called. "Alright, flip them up," announced the tournament director.
Shriki revealed the 
for the flush draw, but Salazar had him in rough shape with the 
for the better flush draw and top pair. Shriki paired his four on the turn but was left unimproved on the river to be the bubble boy.
Salazar scooped the pot to finish his incredible late push that left him as today's chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
722,000
422,000
|
422,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
220,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
Hand for Hand Begins
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With 15 players left in the field, the tournament has begun hand for hand play. The next player eliminated will be the bubble and the remaining 14 will have secured their spot in day two.
Ostapchenko Doubles Up as the Bubble Draws Close
Level 15
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jacob Min open-shoved his stack of 107,000. Andrew Ostapchenko called for less with his stack of 92,000 and the rest of the players folded.
Min revealed 
and Ostapchenko had 
and was at risk. The board ran out 
and Ostapchenko doubled up leaving Min with less than two big blinds and Min busted shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Hays Gets Straight Value From Gansel
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was joined on the turn as the board read 
. Nathan Hays bet 25,000 and Lori Gansel called.
The turn was the 
. Hays bet again, this time for a meaty amount of 70,000. Gansel called fast and Hays tabled the straight with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
445,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
85,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
Sortin Out as Eliminations Fly
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Karen Sortin was all in preflop with the 
while Vu Nguyen had the 
.
The board would not save her as it ran out 
with neither player holding a club.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
355,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
Busted |
Miracle Ace on the River Saves Gansel
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Flavio Pavalon opened in early position to 12,000. Action folded to Lori Gansel in the big blind who pushed all of her 102,000 chips into the middle. Pavalon snapped called and flipped over . Gansel revealed her 
.
The flop came 
, giving Gansel a still no good pair of nines. The turn was the . Gansel stood up just in time to see the miracle hit the river and invite her to sit back down to a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
204,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |